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I think im turning Japanese

2006-01-26T23:30:00.000-08:00

ive recently got into college and my main course is japanese at the moment, and i just wanted to say what a intricate language, The Main language of alphabet runs off five vowels A I U E O another example KA KI KU KE KO. At first i was looking at this thinking how the fuck am i gonna learn all this, but now its all coming together. When i look at the English alphabet and the language its just as fucked up as the japanese (in a good way) i mean in english we have so many ways of saying different words and pronunctiations like Ruff, Rough stuff like that.

Ill find my self sometimes staring at the Hiragana (japanese basic alphabet) that i write, just because its so elegant and its art in its own style. Truly i am a japanese man stuck in a white boys body but enough said, 3 HEAR Ye's to japanese!!!! HEAR YE HEAR YE HEAR YE

Shout Out to Trader Joe's!

2006-01-24T19:46:00.000-08:00

This is in similar taste to my "Would Life Be As Joyous Without Family Guy?" post.

I just wanted to take a quick second and give recognition to Trader Joe's for such a plethora of delicious, inexpensive organic choices.

Seriously, where else can you buy a nutastic 100% juice (meaning not deadly) Mango drink that tastes like Mango-a-go-go from Jamba Juice.

Ah dude, Trader Joe's should totally have a whole list of items on their website from which you can observe, just like on American Eagle's website.

I think in future posts I'm going to give a recommended item to try in case you haven't discovered it at Trader Joe's.

Trader Joe's item of the post: 100% Juice Mango & Antioxidants - A juice blend of 5 fruits with vitamins C, E, A & Selenium. Basically to give you an idea of how incredible it is, it tastes like melted mangoes.

I Googled mangos for images, and on the fourth selection I found this delicious picture, enjoy.

Feb 3rd

2006-01-21T00:37:00.000-08:00

This February Third my band is playing with a shit load of other bands, actually Its our first show and weree almost headlining. We have the second to last spot on there, im not to sure what the other bands sound like but yeah ill just do a solo for hours!!! YES!!! haha no anyways it should be fun its at ShowCase Near Chino Hills for anyone that knows where that is. Entrance fee is kind of pricy at 10 bucks which i wouldent even pay to go but hey if you do more power to you.

Dear AOL, Why Update the AIM Look?

2006-01-20T00:16:00.000-08:00

Okay first off, I'm going to tell you my computer is retarded. Literally. In today's standard of computers it's relatively challenged. It's a Duron 800Mhz (kick-ass) with about a gig and a quarter of RAM with a 64MB Geforce 3 video card.

This little puppy used to be a pretty sweet rig, and it still is unless I'm trying to play any contemporary computer game.

Applications only run slowly if there are intense processes being handled, namely 3D generation or heavy applications like Photoshop. I can run Firefox 1.5 real smooth-like and it actually opens up quickly. iTunes is kind of slow, unfortunately because it uses a heavy interface and until yesterday AIM was one of the fastest applications I had on my computer.

I just downloaded and installed the new AIM Triton.

Now, booting up AIM and changing or selecting anything is a workout for my computer. I was forced into installing the new version because my buddy upgraded a week ago and anything I typed caused white text with a white background on his screen, which means mass highlighting on his part.

Why did AOL make the decision to change the user interface for AIM? It wasn't necessary. Before, it was fairly simple and easy to navigate. Sure, they added some cool tabs on this one but they certainly made it more of a load on the CPU. Even if they're doing it for security reasons it shouldn't be this slow on my computer.

Keep the goodies, like cross-platform voice talk with Apple users and tabbing, but dump the slow, useless face plate. I actually for once had to dig through and think about where things were located.

Isn't application design supposed to cause a smooth experience for the user?

Companies like AOL caused my computer to become obsolete seconds after I built it, four or five years ago. In the near future I'm afraid I'll be forced into purchasing a new computer, which shouldn't be necessary. Thanks AOL!

Trails in the Sky

2006-01-16T21:35:00.000-08:00

We turn to the sky in years to come and realize we've become desensitized to the modernization and simplicity of public transportation.

The skies will have stories throughout the days of who has passed where and when, fingerprints in the sky of our destinations over colonized land.

[Trails in our sky]

Maglev trains will race citizens below cities, inside vacuumed tunnels screaming at speeds of over five hundred miles an hour.

Waves will power our refrigerators, striking the coasts, generating clean energy in ocean power plants.

Computers will be alive with organic technology crawling beneath our fingertips.

Information will be free and available; organizations run by humanitarians, not entrepreneurs.

I live to evolve what exists today into a society that can only exist tomorrow.

Playing Shows (music)

2006-01-11T23:23:00.000-08:00

A while back i was on myspace and a band added me (ill leave there name blank) and i thought hey cool this band consists of all girls how versatiley unique in the music industry. The Music was indie.. and i was not to fond of it even though im a big indie fan, but i gave them my hellos and hi's and i try and act nice and i write to them how bout we play a show sometime itll be fun for both of our bands to play, when my band is done recording, ill ask again.

SO
my band got done recording and i send them a email again about playing and they give me this line on how they dont book shows and etc, so i say ok thats fine we still wanna play with you guys for fun and i get a second email back of a nice fine long paragraph. It consisted of a bitchy attitude and tone and i find my self frustrated as i read the words of a band i thought would be cool and all there doing is chewing me out saying how they dont book shows( again) which i already understood the first time they told me.

so i say fuck you very nicely and say how the fuck else do you think we would play a show together?! you would tell me what upcoming show your gonna book your selves and ill try and do it for my band = WERE playing a fucking show you stupid bitches.

What im trying to say out of all of this is... the music industry really is a bitch from trying to make friends to getting your band out there or just you, i mean this band acted like they were big shit and there not even anywhere, people can be so misleading sometimes.......

Eat Like Our Primatives, Visit the Doctor Less

2006-01-11T12:04:00.000-08:00

I'm sitting here eating refried beans and I realized something about health and the food industry.

If we as consumers were given the correct information as to eating the correct food, the right vitamins and the proper minerals our bodies truly need, I think all of the bullshit diseases that exist today would just begin to fade away. I believe when people begin to realize food is more important to their health than to their tastebuds, most illnesses will disappear.

So you might be saying right now, what about the food pyramid?

[Image source: Wikipedia.org; article: food pyramid

Granted it is fairly complete, and you'll find the addition of water servings on other food pyramids, but look at all of that starch at the bottom! Six to eleven servings of starch? How is that healthy? If you exercise a lot, these are great sources of energy, but not everyone exercises their body on a daily basis, so this starch goes right to the storage facilities in the body.

Makes you wonder which companies control the information we receive on human nutrition.

It's amazing to me how companies can sell food that is proven to cause damage to the body when consumed in overindulgence. Did we really have gummy sugar snacks back when we were hunting for our survival? All that we had available was the meat we could catch and the fruit we could find.

I'm sure these companies would love to go back in time and introduce their food to the primative human's diet, that way our body could use these companies' food correctly.

In conclusion, I like to believe that everyone and every company should somehow, in one way or another, contribute to the good of humanity, or at least not damage it. What exists today that is setting us back?

Would Life Be As Joyous Without Family Guy?

2006-01-09T11:36:00.000-08:00

I've been pondering this question for awhile. Would life really be as fulfilling and joyous without the existence of Family Guy? I mean, would I be able to think of any quote from the show and become engulfed in a barrage of laughter if Family Guy didn't exist?

[Family Guy: genius is an understatement]

The answer is no. No, life would not be as joyous

I'd like to note that television really isn't worth watching these days, unless the show has some depth to it (only everything on the Discovery Channel has depth). Family Guy has depth. Even my dad watches Family Guy.

Now, after answering that question about joyousness and all that junk, I'd like to move to what life would be like without the existence of Family Guy.

Here's just an example (warning, this is harsh):
Me: "So, Nick, did you watch television last night at 9 PM?"
Nick: "Yeah, Joe, I did. It sucked. Nothing entertaining was on."
Me: "Yeah, wow, it really was boring. Life sucks."
Nick: "I hear ya man life does suck."

Good thing for Family Guy.

Have a good day, and remember, use the force only for good! Wait, I mean, keep watching Family Guy. Actually do both.

Fuel Consumption and Douchebaggery

2006-01-08T16:03:00.000-08:00

I hate how people with large fortunes end up buying cars with the largest engines to be used daily. Just because the option is available doesn't mean they have to take three times as much fuel as my car. As if having more money gives people the right to damage our atmosphere and suck resources out of the ground.

[Yosemite, unaffected by douchebaggery]

Props to Brad Pitt for buying a Toyota Prius. He has all of the money in the world, yet he takes world matters into consideration.

Don't think for one second that if you can afford paying for high fuel consumption that you should take the option.

I you drive daily, use a car that gets at least 25 mpg on highways, then use your big engines for the weekend joy rides.

Albertsons... Its your badass store?!

2006-01-08T14:58:00.000-08:00

I recently got a job at albertsons doing meat department.. right now as we speak im on my lunch break and so far ive never had such a badass job, every employee that works there is really friendly as well as the managers, i havent met one mad or pist off or disliking manager.

My head Manager of the Butcher Block ill say his name is Carl for right now, is by far the coolest my chill managers ive ever worked under, not only does he curse and just tell me stories all the time while hes hacking away at the liver of a poor animal he and the other managers and clerks always tell me dont take peoples shit if they give you anything just to talk to them and really, to me it means a lot cause you would think anybody in this kind of business wouldent give a rats ass about the new guy but they all give me helpful hints and tips.

So heres my helpful hint and tip
If you like a job work like you like it dont go in everyday hating it unless everyone is complete dicks, all the employees are completly badass to me but the customers can suck my scrotum and i still think my job is badass.

Cruise Liners

2006-01-07T23:06:00.000-08:00

Today i was taking a trip to the bathroom finally relieved of the mess that was held up in me, and as i was sitting there i noticed a magazine. It was a Nature landscaping magazine actually so i started to skim through it and try and pick out certain things in it the magazine which i will leave blank for now had tips on things like where to find good fancy meals for about 60-80 bucks for a pound and a half of lobster.

What caught my attention amazingly though was some tips on saving money on Cruise trips and i briefly skimmed through it and i noticed with all the information i had read that cruise liners have a good way of taking peoples money, for example a full trip with everything included costs about 600-800 bucks. Doesnt sound to much but it actually is and there are ways you can disclude money from that like not including backmassages in the deal and beverages or things like photography pictures while your on the boat (which still costs you money to get the picture the photographer takes) i just found it interesting how corporate names still succeed on slithering around peoples wallets.

Some Web 2.0 Speculations on Political Options

2006-01-07T13:05:00.000-08:00

Digg.com is a great site. So is del.icio.us. Great places for communal activities.

Knowing the power of web 2.0, I really wish people could step on the ball and start incorporating government initiatives and activities into communal web 2.0 applications. Let me give an example.

Wouldn't it be awesome if a site existed (henceforth known as "The Site"), overseen by the government but not run by it (cuz we all know capitalists are much more proactive than government workers), that allowed instant access to bills and legislations being put to use in your state, or for the nation?

Imagine this: someone has a proposition or bill idea that would work well in the eyes of many for the state or country's good. This someone logs into "The Site", types up a clearly laid out, organized proposition with good points and utilizations, then submits it. "The Site" then posts this proposition to a queue (kind of like digg) where members can edit it (open source politics), the edits are made clear from the original prompt and after existing for a good amount of time the proposition can be proposed to authorities in the state. Maybe this proposition shouldn't even be edited, maybe users should just add weight to it by agreeing or disagreeing with it, the same way you can "digg" articles.

Even better, as soon as it gains enough weight, it would be automatically proposed to an authority, right into an authority's mailbox to be given serious attention.

Ah, this is just the beginning of what web 2.0 can do for our participation in national interests.

Shadow of Colossus

2006-01-07T11:22:00.000-08:00

I have been going over to my friends house recently to play a Playstation 2 game called Shadow of Colossus, at first i wasnt very intrigued as i was watching my friend play it, but then i started playing the real game and i was hooked.

There really is no other game like this, its unique in its own aspect in everyway possible, The story is your trying to save a loved one (typical i know) who you fell in love with but she died so you bring her to this magical mystical land of giants and Titans and Gods.

It Starts you out making a deal with a god who will resurect her if you kill 16 Titans across a Giant Landscaping of beautiful scenery.

I have currently been very hooked on the game and i am on boss 13 out of 16 but there are wide variety of badass creatures, for example theres one that flies and you have to jump on its wing and hold on for a pretty crazy ride and as you climb across its wing you have to use your sword to find its weak point which is a glowing spot usually on certain places of the titan.

They equip you with only 3 items and i never felt the need to get more items those three were always just fine, you have a Bow with unlimited arrows, Your Sword and most useful weapon which you can also shine light with to find where the titan is itll lead you directly to it, and your Hands which is for better gripping when your on the titan.

It really is a unique game in its own and none other has been made like it, my words can only scarcely describe how cool this game is, its worth everycent of buying even though the game is short for only 8-10 hours of gameplay.

(The Picture Above is Real Time Play)

The Recluse Intro Tab (Cursive)

2006-01-07T03:23:00.000-08:00

Its 3:23 and ive had cursive stuck in my head all day since they are such a uniquely excellent band, i thought i should learn the intro tab correctly by earing it out so ive decided to post it here for everyone that cares to learn it... ive listened to it over and over and im 99.9% sure its correct Enjoy!

Band: Cursive
Song: The Recluse Intro Tab
Key of: A

e-------------------8-------------10-----------------------8--------------------
b--10h11-10h11-----11---10-11---11----10h11-10h11---11-------11-10-11
g--------------------------------------------------------------------12----------
(3x Times)

e-------------------8-------------10-----------------------8--------------------
b--10h11-10h11-----11---10-11---11----10h11-10h11---11-------11-10-slide
g--------------------------------------------------------------------12----------
(1x Time)