Occupy Wall Street - Day Seven

This blog was originally going to be used to promote my upcoming novel, but in light of the #OccupyWallSt movement, I've decided to cover that instead. If you don't know what Occupy Wall Street is, it's probably becase the main stream media has refused to cover the ralley, despite the fact that a Tea Party ralley a fraction of the size would have recieved plenty.

On September 17th protestors flooded into Liberty Plaza to begin protesting the corruption in Wall Street. It's no secret that the United States and many other countries have been struggling for several years now. As Americans, we like to shuffle the blame off onto our presidents; but let's be realistic. Anyone who went to high school should know that the President of the United States has very limited powers; he can't really change anything. So blaming Clinton or Bush or Obama is about as effective as lighting farts to keep warm.

The real problem lies within Congress and the Senate. Anyone who cares to sit down and take a look at our economic system knows that these bodies were pocketed by what is commonly refered to as "Big Money". I don't know about you, but I just cannot afford a lobbyist.

Anyway, despite attempts to black us out, the Occupy Wall Street movement has begun to fireball. What began as a ralley in NYC has become a global movement; and we don't plan to stop until we've gotten what we want. What do we want? Well, a tentative list of our demands has been posted; narrowing them down is a democratic process. Personally, I would like to see everything on that list come to frutition; but some things may be shaved off eventually.

For my part in the movement, I have been spreading the word everywhere possible. I've watched our Facebook page grow from a little over 1,000 to over 10,000 in likes. Given the lack of media coverage, our growth has been astounding. Social networking has been a miracle to our cause.

Thanks to #Carpool to Occupy Wall St I have found a potential ride to join the Wall Street protests myself. If all goes well, we will be departing on Tuesday; and I'm looking foward to reporting from location!

If you would like to keep up with our movement on Wall Street, feel free to watch our live feed and join in the discussion; and don't forget to check back in for updates!

A Brief Introduction

My name is Hayden. I was born in Atlanta. My family moved to Oklahoma just prior to my 16^th birthday.
I don’t know why, either.
As nondescript as Oklahoma tends to be, it’s certainly not the worst place one could live. Since we moved here I’ve met the best friends I ever had in my life. We all have one thing in common and that one thing is why we met in the first place. If it wasn’t for that one thing none of us ever really would have spoken to one another, because at a glance we would have assumed we have nothing in common. I won't say what the one thing is. A little bit of mystery is fun, right?

15 (Supposedly) Interesting Facts

1. I was born November 12, 1991

2. So I'm a Scorpio

3. I'm also an INTJ personality type. The internet tells me that this is the rarest personality type on the planet. As in only 1-4% of the entire world population (as close as they can tell, anyway). Hopefully that explains things.

4. I got my foot stuck in a toilet once.

5. The firemen busted it open with an axe to get me out, and that's how I got my first scar.

6. I have a golden retriever named Kona. He's the closest thing to a child I ever intend to have.

7. I'm halfway finished writing my second book "Ancient" which will be the first in my series "The Poisonwood Cycle". It's about werewolves in a semi-historical medieval setting.

8. I finished my first book in my freshman year of high school, and then trashed it.

9. I intend to publish this one.

10. My co-author lives in Canada.

11. We've been "pen-pals" for over 8 years now.

12. We've never met face to face before. Hopefully that'll change by the end of this year.

13. I'm a hobby photographer and  graphic designer when I'm not writing.

14. I really dislike being hugged. If I'm going to see you more than once this year I don't need to hug you.

15. I still want an effing pony!