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This is the product of my pent-up obsessiveness... that deserves no place on my other blogs. Why? Because no one will read it anyway, or rather - it should be put in a place where the people will know what to expect.

And what should you expect? Expect randomness, expect obsessiveness (though I put no claim on being the biggest or the most obsessed), and expect nitpicking... I might not even make any sense. I would put screen caps or icons or whatnot up here if I felt like it... but... we'll see if I feel like it at all.

I don't intend for this to be emo at all, it shouldn't be. Complaining and idolizing should be (note to self) directed only towards those works of which I claim fantaticism. I'm sure you'll figure those out soon enough.

Rants by category: memories.

From Disgrasian.  Pure awesome.

YouTube sensation Tim Chantarangsu, aka TimothyDeLaGhetto2, may have a small dick, but, man, is he hung with some nards.

 

 

“For Asian dudes, this idea of the small penis joke is like our Kryptonite…that’s supposed to be the worst thing you could say to an Asian dude, it’s almost like this Asian penis joke is like the n-word equivalent for Asian dudes, cuz it’s like oh my god I can’t believe he just said that, I’mma get this Asian dude, I’m gonna either say he’s got a small dick or he eats dog or he eats dog with a small dick. By taking the power away from that, I’m doing kinda like black people did where they embraced the n-word as a word of love.”

For more of Tim’s videos, check out:

[TimothyDeLaGhetto2 YouTube Channel]
[TraPhik MySpace]

From the Disgrasian Blog: "You're a disgrace to your race."

AMAZIAN –

Amazin’ Asian.

ANTI-ASIAN –

n. An Asian who’s aging well.  adj. Delaying or lessening the effects of aging by about 10 years, especially on the skin: an anti-asian cream.

Asiandroid –

Asian robot. Example: Julie Chen.

Blasian –

Black Asian. And badass.

CHINYSTERIA –

The alarmist fear that China is our new enemy and wants to poison our food, eat our dogs, take over the country and force us all to speak Ching-Chong.

Dental Disgrasian –

Disgraceful person with f-ed up, toothy teeth.

Discrazian –

Shameful member of the tribe who is also crazy.

DISGAYSIAN –

Shameful member of the tribe who also happens to be gay.

DISGRASIANMOBILES –

The Honda Element and the Toyota Scion; souped-up Acuras; a brand spankin’-new Infiniti.

EMANCIPASIAN –

Freedom.

EXPLOITASIAN –

Yellow exploitation.

FASHISM –

The oppressive, unassailable ideas handed down by the Fashion world.

GAYSIAN –

Fun.

GONGBANG –

An assault on the ears of gonging sounds that occurs in movies and television whenever someone or something Asian appears on screen. Example, Long Duk Dong in Sixteen Candles.

HARDASS ASIAN PARENTS –

Our mothers and fathers, whom we, despite our achievements and senses of familial duty, are usually disappointing.

HONORASIAN –

Honorary one of us.

KA-CHING CHONG –

Foreign language spoken by business-minded people who see dollar signs in the place of one billion slanty-eyes.

Ka-Ching-Chong –

Foreign language spoken by business-minded people who see dollar signs in the place of one billion slanty-eyes.

MALAPROPASIAN –

Asian who uses sucky speech, or sucky speech used by Asians.

MISTASIAN IDENTITY –

Mistaking one of us for another; a result of believing that we all look alike.

Muslasian –

Muslim Asian.

Mutasian –

A recurring archetype in movies and television who does not have speaking lines. Also known as an Ornamental.

Nipple Slipple –

Peek-a-Boobie!!!

Nuddhism –

Religion practiced by Far Eastern nudists.

Panda-ring –

Pandering to our people.

Race Hustlers –

Michelle Malkin’s pet name for us!

Racial Dilettante –

A person who dabbles in the affect of another race or races (see Racial Drag), particularly when that race is “IN.”

Racial Drag –

Accoutrement and/or affect donned by one race to mimic another. Example: when a white girl wears chopsticks in her hair.

RICISM –

Racism against, among, and for rice eaters.

Samurite –

White Samurai who is typically the only person on Earth capable of saving innocent Japanese villagers from evil warlords and marauders.

Uncle Tam –

Yellow Uncle Tom.

Yellowface –

When a non-yellow person wears geisha make-up or slanty eyeliner while speaking mangled English. See also, Racial Drag.

www.ehow.com/how_2089421_be-mysterious.html

There are those who wear their heart on their sleeve, and those who are mysterious. If you're naturally an open book and want to add a touch of mystery to your life, you need to make a few simple changes. Within weeks, you'll be totally mysterious and your friends will all wonder what on earth you're thinking.

1. Step 1

   Be confident. The trick to being mysterious is to keep them guessing. You need to walk and talk like you know everything there is to know, no matter what. Keep your chin up and your chest out, and always speak with authority.

2. Step 2

   Smile. A slightly sinister smile works in just about every occasion. If you don't know the answer to a question, just smile and chuckle. If someone wants to know something that you aren't willing to divulge, just smile. It will drive him crazy and he won't be able to figure out what you're thinking.

3. Step 3

   Never answer questions fully. The trick to being mysterious is to leave people wanting more. So, when someone wants to know something, only give her part of the answer. Make her work for the rest.

4. Step 4

   Leave your shades on, 24-7. They say that the eyes are the window to the soul, so keep yours covered at all times. That way, when you have conversations with people, they'll have no idea what you're doing behind the glasses. They won't know if you're being sarcastic or sincere, and they'll always be left wondering.
    

Apparently, this is serious stuff...

www.dating-relationship-advice-for-women.com/be-mysterious.html

And most of it is just full of retarded shit...

The only person who pulls off the racist one-liners in this show... (in tracksuit)



Sue Sylvester: [Picking out the minority glee kids] Santana! Wheels! Gay kid! Asian! Other Asian! Aretha! Shaft!

Sue Sylvester: Sometimes people ask me, "Sue, how come you're so sensitive to minorities?" Well, I'll tell you why. Because I know firsthand how hard it is to struggle as a minority in America today. I'm 1/16th Comanche Indian. In fact, I like minorities so much, I'm thinking of moving to California to become one.

Sue Sylvester: Let me break this down for you, okay? I empower my Cheerios to be champions. Do they go onto college? I don't know, I don't care. Should they learn Spanish? Sure, if they wanna become dishwashers and gardeners. But if they want to be bankers and lawyers and captains of industry, the most important lesson they could possibly learn is how to do a round off.

Sue Sylvester: I don't trust a man with curly hair. I can't help, but picturing birds laying sulfurous eggs in there and I find it disgusting.

Sue Sylvester: When Sandy said that he wanted to write himself in as Cleopatra, I was aroused, then furious.

Sue Sylvester: Let me be the one to break the silence. That was the most offensive thing I've seen in twenty years of teaching. And that includes an elementary school production of Hair.

Sue Sylvester: Dear Journal, Feeling listless again today. It began at dawn, when I tried to make a smoothie out of beef bones, breaking my juicer. And then at Cheerios practice, disaster. It was unmistakable. It was like spotting the first spark on the Hindenburg. A quiver. That quiver will lose us Nationals. Without a championship, I'll lose my endorsements, and without those endorsements, I won't be able to buy my hovercraft.

Sue Sylvester: Glee Club. Every time I try to destroy that clutch of scab-eating mouth-breathers it only comes back stronger like some sexually ambiguous horror movie villain. Here I am, about to turn 30, and I've sacrificed *everything* only to be shanghaied by the bi-curious machinations of a cabal of doughy, misshapen teens

Sue Sylvester: Your resentment is delicious.

A great starter on this topic is HipHop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes, a PBS documentary about masculinity in rap and hip hop by a someone who has always loved the music but has come to realize the harmful representations it promotes. Filmaker Byron Hurt breaks it down...

And apparently the phrase "no homo" has caught on in today's rap world. This short video from Current TV pokes fun at the phrase (and the phrase-sayers) while questioning its place in today's world.


I haven't found anywhere that discusses the issue of hypermasculinity and the societal masculinity in general than over at feministing under the "masculinity" tag. Check it out.

AMV = anime music videos.

Must make.

Want more.

Will see.

( Some favorites under the cut. )

Yes, this is an anime for lovers of darker, philosophical fairy tales, theatrical productions, ballet, and classical music. Don't get me wrong, there's a good deal of light-hearted cute-ness, whimsy and cracked out anime humor... but there's more to this 26 episode show than first meets the eye.

The bottom line: Give this one a shot. Really... and rather than reinvent the wheel - I'll quote:

Either this is a very deceptive series or Japanese 10-year-old girls have a taste for the surreal. This is a magical girl series that could have been written by Borges.

Ahiru is a young student at a ballet academy, or perhaps she's a duck (in Japanese: ahiru) dreaming she is a young student at a ballet academy. Or perhaps she's a character in a fairy-tale written by the creepily nutcracker-like Drosselmeier

MIT Anime Club Showing Synopsis

Princess Tutu surprised me. I previously hadn't much opportunity to watch the show and I only had a very small impression to work from. Viewing the series from start to finish was very refreshing and something I wish I had done sooner. Despite the kiddy look and girly design that blankets the show this is truly a series that anyone could sink their teeth into. It's a sweet little treat with a ton of layers that only gets better as you get closer to the last bite. Tutu is a high recommendation!

While on the surface Princess Tutu might appear to be some sort of standard magical girl show featuring a transforming ballerina, it ended up being an unusually creative, compelling, and even occasionally thought provoking title that made excellent use of various fairy tale and ballet elements to produce something that simultaneously seems very new while still retaining the old fashioned favor of those older stories. — Jeremy A Beard

THEM Anime Reviews Princess Tutu

u knoe u wanna roll 1!!!11!

Seems like someone fronted the money to punch Hollywood in the face (propaganda vs. propaganda) as soon as the U.S.'s botched occupation began in 2003... Based on controversy alone, I want to see this movie. Hey I read The Satanic Verses didn't I?

Valley of the Wolves Iraq (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi Irak) is a popular Turkish film from 2006 based on a television series of the same name that has been a hit in Turkey for three seasons. The movie is set in northern Iraq during the Occupation of Iraq and begins with U.S. forces capturing 11 Turkish special forces soldiers. There are some references to other real events such as the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and the container shipping incident where prisoners were suffocated and shot was based on true events that occurred in Afghanistan. The film is sometimes referred to as the Turkish Rambo.

Filmed with a budget of $10.2 million Valley of the Wolves is the most expensive Turkish film ever. The film grossed $27.9 million at the box office - $25.1 million in Turkey and $2.8 million in Europe.

( Read about the films reception (from wikipedia)... )

It seems so obvious, but good to keep in mind...


Tips on how to build a healthy love life with your spouse.

By: Hara Estroff Marano
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Human beings crave intimacy, need to love and be loved. Yet people have much trouble doing so.

It's clear from the many letters I get that lots of folks have no idea what a healthy relationship even looks like. Because I care about these things, and care about the environments children grow in, I'm using this space as an attempt to remedy the problem—again.

From many sources and many experts, I have culled some basic rules of relationships. This is by no means an exhaustive list. But it's a start. Print them out and pin them up on your refrigerator door. I won't test you on them—but life will.

* Choose a partner wisely and well. We are attracted to people for all kinds of reasons. They remind us of someone from our past. They shower us with gifts and make us feel important. Evaluate a potential partner as you would a friend; look at their character, personality, values, their generosity of spirit, the relationship between their words and actions, their relationships with others.

* Know your partner's beliefs about relationships. Different people have different and often conflicting beliefs about relationships. You don't want to fall in love with someone who expects lots of dishonesty in relationships; they'll create it where it doesn't exist.

* Don't confuse sex with love. Especially in the beginning of a relationship, attraction and pleasure in sex are often mistaken for love.

* Know your needs and speak up for them clearly. A relationship is not a guessing game. Many people, men as well as women, fear stating their needs and, as a result, camouflage them. The result is disappointment at not getting what they want and anger at a partner for not having met their (unstated) needs. Closeness cannot occur without honesty. Your partner is not a mind reader.

* Respect, respect, respect. Inside and outside the relationship, act in ways so that your partner always maintains respect for you. Mutual respect is essential to a good relationship.

* View yourselves as a team, which means you are two unique individuals bringing different perspectives and strengths. That is the value of a team—your differences.

* Know how to manage differences; it's the key to success in a relationship. Disagreements don't sink relationships. Name-calling does. Learn how to handle the negative feelings that are the unavoidable byproduct of the differences between two people. Stonewalling or avoiding conflicts is NOT managing them.

* If you don't understand or like something your partner is doing, ask about it and why he or she is doing it. Talk and explore, don't assume.

* Solve problems as they arise. Don't let resentments simmer. Most of what goes wrong in relationships can be traced to hurt feelings, leading partners to erect defenses against one another and to become strangers. Or enemies.

* Learn to negotiate. Modern relationships no longer rely on roles cast by the culture. Couples create their own roles, so that virtually every act requires negotiation. It works best when good will prevails. Because people's needs are fluid and change over time, and life's demands change too, good relationships are negotiated and renegotiated all the time.

* Listen, truly listen, to your partner's concerns and complaints without judgment. Much of the time, just having someone listen is all we need for solving problems. Plus it opens the door to confiding. And empathy is crucial. Look at things from your partner's perspective as well as your own.

* Work hard at maintaining closeness. Closeness doesn't happen by itself. In its absence, people drift apart and are susceptible to affairs. A good relationship isn't an end goal; it's a lifelong process maintained through regular attention.

* Take a long-range view. A marriage is an agreement to spend a future together. Check out your dreams with each other regularly to make sure you're both on the same path. Update your dreams regularly.

* Never underestimate the power of good grooming.

* Sex is good. Pillow talk is better. Sex is easy, intimacy is difficult. It requires honesty, openness, self-disclosure, confiding concerns, fears, sadnesses as well as hopes and dreams.

* Never go to sleep angry. Try a little tenderness.

* Apologize, apologize, apologize. Anyone can make a mistake. Repair attempts are crucial—highly predictive of marital happiness. They can be clumsy or funny, even sarcastic—but willingness to make up after an argument is central to every happy marriage.

* Some dependency is good, but complete dependency on a partner for all one's needs is an invitation to unhappiness for both partners. We're all dependent to a degree—on friends, mentors, spouses. This is true of men as well as women.

* Maintain self-respect and self-esteem. It's easier for someone to like you and to be around you when you like yourself. Research has shown that the more roles people fill, the more sources of self-esteem they have. Meaningful work—paid or volunteer—has long been one of the most important ways to exercise and fortify a sense of self.

* Enrich your relationship by bringing into it new interests from outside the relationship. The more passions in life that you have and share, the richer your relationship will be. It is unrealistic to expect one person to meet all of your needs in life.

* Cooperate, cooperate, cooperate. Share responsibilities. Relationships work ONLY when they are two-way streets, with much give and take.

* Stay open to spontaneity.

* Maintain your energy. Stay healthy.

* Recognize that all relationships have their ups and downs and do not ride at a continuous high all the time. Working together through the hard times will make the relationship stronger.

* Make good sense of a bad relationship by examining it as a reflection of your beliefs about yourself. Don't just run away from a bad relationship; you'll only repeat it with the next partner. Use it as a mirror to look at yourself, to understand what in you is creating this relationship. Change yourself before you change your relationship.

* Understand that love is not an absolute, not a limited commodity that you're in of or out of. It's a feeling that ebbs and flows depending on how you treat each other. If you learn new ways to interact, the feelings can come flowing back, often stronger than before.

I know nothing about x-men.  I went to see X Men Origins with some friends ... and wow.

This man has the most captivating masculine screen presence I've ever seen.  Wow, I mean he's a great actor... but something about that movie.  This is definitely an excellent movie for women...

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These personality type online tests are not very accurate.

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• In England... really? Maybe in Japan I would have been more used to seeing something like a whole train station break into dance.
• NY Times - Without Cafeteria Trays, Colleges Cut Water Use, and Calories ... I wouldn't be surprised.  We see so much waste.
  
• Is "jerkin" really a "dance"... wow lame.  Thanks Jess for enlightening my dance ignorance however.
  

Oh that was short... there was actually a lot more, but it was probably too personal - so no post.  Bye.

When you play the playlist in youtube, there is an option to "randomize" on top of the playlist box.

I'm so going this year. From what I've heard so far... I'm most excited for Erykah Badu, People under the stairs and Ayo (Jam Day). I'm not the hugest fan of dancehall which seems to comprise most of the Reggae day lineup :\ ...more traditional reggae for me.

( Time for some thrilling heroics. )

Private Gomer Pyle: Seven-six-two millimeter. Full. Metal. Jacket.

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Pogue Colonel: Marine, what is that button on your body armor?
Private Joker: A peace symbol, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Where'd you get it?
Private Joker: I don't remember, sir.
Pogue Colonel: What is that you've got written on your helmet?
Private Joker: "Born to Kill", sir.
Pogue Colonel: You write "Born to Kill" on your helmet and you wear a peace button. What's that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke?
Private Joker: No, sir.
Pogue Colonel: You'd better get your head and your ass wired together, or I will take a giant shit on you.
Private Joker: Yes, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Now answer my question or you'll be standing tall before the man.
Private Joker: I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir.
Pogue Colonel: The what?
Private Joker: The duality of man. The Jungian thing, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Whose side are you on, son?
Private Joker: Our side, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Don't you love your country?
Private Joker: Yes, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Then how about getting with the program? Why don't you jump on the team and come on in for the big win?
Private Joker: Yes, sir.
Pogue Colonel: Son, all I've ever asked of my marines is that they obey my orders as they would the word of God. We are here to help the Vietnamese, because inside every gook there is an American trying to get out. It's a hardball world, son. We've gotta keep our heads until this peace craze blows over.
Private Joker: Aye-aye, sir.

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Private Joker: I wanted to see exotic Vietnam... the crown jewel of Southeast Asia. I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them. I wanted to be the first kid on my block to get a confirmed kill!

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Stanley Kubrick's
Full Metal Jacket
1987

Trying to avoid deadline-induced stress...

FAQ of the Firefly OB (Original Board) for the Firefly OG's (original gangstas lol) : Browncoats.

The cast  & writer posted here themselves.  Their messages still stand.  Considering how confusing that particular forum is I'm surprised.

Guerilla Marketing Campaign for Firefly / Serenity - up since 2004, WOW.

( More about supporting the 'verse! )

In all honesty, it's a good thing this keeps having to be said.  It's a testament to the greatness of the Firefly / Serenity 'verse that it keeps gaining fans wherever it goes, even SEVEN YEARS AFTER it was first aired.

( What the fans have been doing to bring the show back over the years... )