[from Caitlin on omjp]

I firstly wanted to say how proud I am of my community; I have met so many dedicated, creative, and effective activists over the past eleven days. Ya’ll make revolution irresistible. I want to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to record their testimony and post it because it is so important to have records of what happened to people, their experiences and their perspectives. Processing stressful and exciting events is an important part of life and especially when you have had little time to sleep, let alone write or confide. It can make an already empowering situation feel more real and solid.

Places you can post your accounts of events, clarifications, and information: Olympia’s Independent Media Center. Olympia’s blog site at: OlyBlog. You can read comments and post them on the Olympian’s web page (if you want to subject yourself to that). Just click on the comment button.

We were also told of a web site called www.blackdogfoundation.org. The person who informed the group gathered described it as a repository for testimony and would love to see people post to it (he warned that some of the postings are old). He said that the organization works as a resource for veterans and survivors of domestic violence who don’t feel comfortable going directly to the police. He can be contacted at eoinhiggins@gmail.com and said that he is willing to be both a legal contact and a witness to anyone who goes to trial.

Lapalapa Poof!: A thirsty dog drinks out of a toilet and magically turns into a puppy, thus discovering the legendary fountain of youth. (Dogtown Zoo (1982))

Lapalapalapa Poof!: The Squat brothers, Diddley and Doodley, test out the theory that Juan Ponce de Leon's fabled fountain of youth is now a toilet in Florida, and they magically turn into infants. (Dogtown Zoo (1982))

Last Jump: See Tromp Tromp Leap, Last Jump, Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggh

Leap!:
(1) Snoodle B. Clapsaddle jumps into a deep hole as he attempts to hide from a deadly lawnmower that seeks to chew him him up. (Cranium Frenzy 7 (1994))
(2) A Morty Dog fleeing a homicidal lawnmower leaps over Mukey the Mutant Membrane. (Cranium Frenzy 7 (1994))
(3) A Morty Dog lifts the mask of the Bathtub Man only to find his "face" is actually the entrance to a long tunnel. "Oh, why the Hell not?" says Morty as leaps in. (How Two Ex-Presidents Went Up My Nose! (1994))
See also: Tromp Tromp Leap, Last Jump, Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggh

Leap! Z-z-z-zip!: Arnie Wormwood, P.I., finds himself trapped in a small room with a criminal Triceratops. But he spies a large zipper down the back of the creature and "leapingly leaped into two-fisted action!" revealing a demented little man inside a costume. (Cranium Frenzy 2 (1982))

Linga: See Ringa Linga Ringa Linga Ringa Linga Ringa Linga Ringa

Loopy-Loop!: See Sproing! Loopy-Loop! Shoop!

Voop Voop Voop Voop Voop Zang! Crash! Zip! Splat!: In a new bowling alley, just set up near the top of the Washington Monument, a Morty Dog enthusiastically spins his arm before releasing a bowling ball (Voop, etc.). He lets the ball go with terrific force (Zang!), but it CRASHes through a wall, ZIPs through the air and lands (Splat!) in the "face" of a man who has no face. The man, oddly enough, is happy, in fact he says he is "bowled over with joy!" (Face-No-Face and the Dog (1986))

Vrooom: A malcontent cartoon character drives off in a Porsche. Before he leaves here are his demands to the cartoonist: "Listen, Willis-- I want to leave this story in booshwah style! For years, you have regarded me as only 'lines on paper'-- well, I'm just not that way ... Now I want you to give me a little class before I leave this story. And if I don't get it ... *heh-heh* ... maybe some of the readers would be interested in hearing stories about you-- like the one about the vodka and ... what's that you say? You've changed your mind? Well well well. Great! Now draw me a Porsche convertible with a full tank of gas and show me which way south is ... I'll go to Hollywood and act in some animations ... I can always find work as an extra in the Saturday morning cartoons. Ha-ha-ha-ha! So long you cheapo cartoonist! I'm headed for El Dorado! [Vrooom] (One Way Flight to Anywhere But Here (1977))

Vrrooooomm! Zip!: An alien spacecraft revs the engine and leaves 1692 Massachusetts. (Cranium Frenzy 2 (1982))

...with posting this video. I'll keep working on it, but I've got to give it a break or I'll be pitching my computer out the window.

Pictures from kid.citizen:

Click picture for slideshow. (Thanks again and again kid.citizen!)

Here's another slideshow of quantumfairie's photos.

From The Olympian article Port protests escalate:

Gene Otto and his wife, Judi Mendoza, who own Otto's and the San Francisco Street Bakery, saw the gathering as they drove by and stopped to see what was happening. They had been there for 30 minutes, standing along the sidelines, when state troopers converged and shoved them hard with batons. Neither was demonstrating or standing in the officers' way, although they said they supported the cause.

"I was pretty surprised to be shoved with a baton. That's the first time that's happened to me," Otto said.

"There was no reason that this had to escalate," he said.

This comment from Norm is in the thread More action at the port today, I'm posting it here on front page because it represents what I believe ideally we should all do: check things out for ourselves, be willing to admit when we don't know, and try to maintain an attitude of curiousity and questioning.

Intrigue?

Had you asked me a month ago if I would be down at the port observing a protest I would have called you crazy. Now that I have read through some of your ( people on this site ) thoughts, ideas, hopes, I find myself sympathetic. I'm not saying I'm going to jump in anywhere with a sign and start kicking down a fence, but 4 days over the past week I have gone down to the port in the evenings to try and see for myself just what it is everyone is all about....police forces included. Although I can't agree with the actions of SOME of the protesters, I can say that I've learned a great deal of respect for most. I can also say there are some down at the port who aren't very friendly, but judging by the people on this site I'm hoping I am just unluckily running into the few and not the many. Yesterday I even brought my girlfriend down with me, we both found it very energizing. I've spent the last few days doing laundry every night because I manage to be in just the right wind direction to catch a nice dose of pepper spray. What does it mean? Where do I go from here? I have no clue, but I do know that I feel a lot less anxiety when I drive by people protesting on a street corner. I don't feel the need to claim that ALL of the people who protest in Oly are from Evergreen. I question how well some of our local police commanders respond to things. I question the motives of some people who claim to be peaceful protesters, but seem to just be looking for a fight. I guess that I'm really just looking to learn everyone's point of view.