I do listen to music in English. And otehrs i guess, but not that often. And so anyways, I made a list :) of course more goes into the choice than just lyrics; my own emotional attachment to songs and the overall sound are factors as well.
ah, who am i kidding, this is a recommen list for people who don't have enough balls to listen to songs in other languages. eh, gotta promote the good music anyways ^^
BOLD means super recommen ^^
Gotta Knock A Little Harder - Kanno Yoko
Duvet - Boa (no not BoA)
Rise - Origa (it's basically english, russian and latin - close enough)
Tal Vez - Belanova (basically anything from Belanova)
Spiderwebs - No Doubt
Ask DNA - Kanno Yoko (ummmmm...cliches make it awesome? BUDDHA LOVES YOU AND JESUS SAVES)
Komm Susser Todd - Shiru Sagisu (it's in english. it's also the most upbeat depressing song in the world)
Be My Wife - Beat Crusaders (i THINK it's all in english...my mind slips me, but anyways, FANTASTICAL{may be a cover cause bc has like a million, including the mickey mouse club theme song})
Rip Her to Shreds - Blondie
Kirakuni - Crystal Kay (okay ummm there are like two japanese words haha i just love this song, it's a bit like a softer janet jackson or something)
6 days - DJ Shadow
Blind Unicorn - Olivia (this reads like utter poetry Olivia is a genius)
Sakuran - Shiina Ringo (yes this is entirely in english)
Stick Em' Up - Quarashi (you know what i am sooo secretly gangsta YEAH I'M ON THE MIC LIKE A FASCIST MUSSOLINI)
Artsy - The Grouch (okay maybe not haha)
Peek-A-Boo - Siouxsie & The Banshees
i spy i spy - JET x Superfly
Dynamite - Tokyo Jihen (this is the only song my mother has admitted to liking of mine XD)
You Make Me Want To Be A Man - Utada (please only watch the utada united 2006 version, the recorded version gives me a headache IT'S DIFFERENT 99%)
Kremlin Dusk - Utada (OMG i love this song referencing edgar alan poe it's the only part of edgar alan poe i have ever appreciated)
Simple and Clean - Utada (OMG my senior quote was totes gonna be from this song but then we didn't have them and now it will forever be my secret. seriously i had that picked out from the first time i heard the song around freshman year. this song is beautiful)
Devil Inside - Utada (anotehr one where you might wanna head over to youtube and watch the utada united 2006 live version. the devil playing the cello makes it more fantastic. this song just personifies the snarkiness utada has. it was a club hit when it came out in america. but then utada's american career was killed when people called her "teh japanese britney" NOT TRUE WITCHEZZZ)
Sanctuary - Utada (just because it has backwards lyrics XD)
I Was Born to Love You - Queen
SLAP THAT NAUGHTY BODY - Anna Tsuchiya (okay but ummm the majority and best part is english)
Wish - Olivia (ummm why don't you just do yourself a favor and listen to every Olivia song you can XD)
What About Me? - Bonnie Pink (and um yeah do the same for bonnie. really, this is a fantastic song about being the other woman)
Haha too many anime titles i know. Oh well Kanno is the most talented music person I can think of anyways.
Well needless to say making this post makes me want to make an Asian version. And also makes me want to jsut force everyone in the world to listen to the music i like XD
I'm also working on a review of the newest Superfly single. And Utada's new album. But only time will tell.
I do listen to music in English. And otehrs i guess, but not that often. And so anyways, I made a list :) of course more goes into the choice than just lyrics; my own emotional attachment to songs and the overall sound are factors as well.
ah, who am i kidding, this is a recommen list for people who don't have enough balls to listen to songs in other languages. eh, gotta promote the good music anyways ^^
BOLD means super recommen ^^
Gotta Knock A Little Harder - Kanno Yoko
Duvet - Boa (no not BoA)
Rise - Origa (it's basically english, russian and latin - close enough)
Tal Vez - Belanova (basically anything from Belanova)
Spiderwebs - No Doubt
Ask DNA - Kanno Yoko (ummmmm...cliches make it awesome? BUDDHA LOVES YOU AND JESUS SAVES)
Komm Susser Todd - Shiru Sagisu (it's in english. it's also the most upbeat depressing song in the world)
Be My Wife - Beat Crusaders (i THINK it's all in english...my mind slips me, but anyways, FANTASTICAL{may be a cover cause bc has like a million, including the mickey mouse club theme song})
Rip Her to Shreds - Blondie
Kirakuni - Crystal Kay (okay ummm there are like two japanese words haha i just love this song, it's a bit like a softer janet jackson or something)
6 days - DJ Shadow
Blind Unicorn - Olivia (this reads like utter poetry Olivia is a genius)
Sakuran - Shiina Ringo (yes this is entirely in english)
Stick Em' Up - Quarashi (you know what i am sooo secretly gangsta YEAH I'M ON THE MIC LIKE A FASCIST MUSSOLINI)
Artsy - The Grouch (okay maybe not haha)
Peek-A-Boo - Siouxsie & The Banshees
i spy i spy - JET x Superfly
Dynamite - Tokyo Jihen (this is the only song my mother has admitted to liking of mine XD)
You Make Me Want To Be A Man - Utada (please only watch the utada united 2006 version, the recorded version gives me a headache IT'S DIFFERENT 99%)
Kremlin Dusk - Utada (OMG i love this song referencing edgar alan poe it's the only part of edgar alan poe i have ever appreciated)
Simple and Clean - Utada (OMG my senior quote was totes gonna be from this song but then we didn't have them and now it will forever be my secret. seriously i had that picked out from the first time i heard the song around freshman year. this song is beautiful)
Devil Inside - Utada (anotehr one where you might wanna head over to youtube and watch the utada united 2006 live version. the devil playing the cello makes it more fantastic. this song just personifies the snarkiness utada has. it was a club hit when it came out in america. but then utada's american career was killed when people called her "teh japanese britney" NOT TRUE WITCHEZZZ)
Sanctuary - Utada (just because it has backwards lyrics XD)
I Was Born to Love You - Queen
SLAP THAT NAUGHTY BODY - Anna Tsuchiya (okay but ummm the majority and best part is english)
Wish - Olivia (ummm why don't you just do yourself a favor and listen to every Olivia song you can XD)
What About Me? - Bonnie Pink (and um yeah do the same for bonnie. really, this is a fantastic song about being the other woman)
Haha too many anime titles i know. Oh well Kanno is the most talented music person I can think of anyways.
Well needless to say making this post makes me want to make an Asian version. And also makes me want to jsut force everyone in the world to listen to the music i like XD
I'm also working on a review of the newest Superfly single. And Utada's new album. But only time will tell.
I do listen to music in English. And otehrs i guess, but not that often. And so anyways, I made a list :) of course more goes into the choice than just lyrics; my own emotional attachment to songs and the overall sound are factors as well.
ah, who am i kidding, this is a recommen list for people who don't have enough balls to listen to songs in other languages. eh, gotta promote the good music anyways ^^
BOLD means super recommen ^^
Gotta Knock A Little Harder - Kanno Yoko
Duvet - Boa (no not BoA)
Rise - Origa (it's basically english, russian and latin - close enough)
Tal Vez - Belanova (basically anything from Belanova)
Spiderwebs - No Doubt
Ask DNA - Kanno Yoko (ummmmm...cliches make it awesome? BUDDHA LOVES YOU AND JESUS SAVES)
Komm Susser Todd - Shiru Sagisu (it's in english. it's also the most upbeat depressing song in the world)
Be My Wife - Beat Crusaders (i THINK it's all in english...my mind slips me, but anyways, FANTASTICAL{may be a cover cause bc has like a million, including the mickey mouse club theme song})
Rip Her to Shreds - Blondie
Kirakuni - Crystal Kay (okay ummm there are like two japanese words haha i just love this song, it's a bit like a softer janet jackson or something)
6 days - DJ Shadow
Blind Unicorn - Olivia (this reads like utter poetry Olivia is a genius)
Sakuran - Shiina Ringo (yes this is entirely in english)
Stick Em' Up - Quarashi (you know what i am sooo secretly gangsta YEAH I'M ON THE MIC LIKE A FASCIST MUSSOLINI)
Artsy - The Grouch (okay maybe not haha)
Peek-A-Boo - Siouxsie & The Banshees
i spy i spy - JET x Superfly
Dynamite - Tokyo Jihen (this is the only song my mother has admitted to liking of mine XD)
You Make Me Want To Be A Man - Utada (please only watch the utada united 2006 version, the recorded version gives me a headache IT'S DIFFERENT 99%)
Kremlin Dusk - Utada (OMG i love this song referencing edgar alan poe it's the only part of edgar alan poe i have ever appreciated)
Simple and Clean - Utada (OMG my senior quote was totes gonna be from this song but then we didn't have them and now it will forever be my secret. seriously i had that picked out from the first time i heard the song around freshman year. this song is beautiful)
Devil Inside - Utada (anotehr one where you might wanna head over to youtube and watch the utada united 2006 live version. the devil playing the cello makes it more fantastic. this song just personifies the snarkiness utada has. it was a club hit when it came out in america. but then utada's american career was killed when people called her "teh japanese britney" NOT TRUE WITCHEZZZ)
Sanctuary - Utada (just because it has backwards lyrics XD)
I Was Born to Love You - Queen
SLAP THAT NAUGHTY BODY - Anna Tsuchiya (okay but ummm the majority and best part is english)
Wish - Olivia (ummm why don't you just do yourself a favor and listen to every Olivia song you can XD)
What About Me? - Bonnie Pink (and um yeah do the same for bonnie. really, this is a fantastic song about being the other woman)
Haha too many anime titles i know. Oh well Kanno is the most talented music person I can think of anyways.
Well needless to say making this post makes me want to make an Asian version. And also makes me want to jsut force everyone in the world to listen to the music i like XD
I'm also working on a review of the newest Superfly single. And Utada's new album. But only time will tell.
I do listen to music in English. And otehrs i guess, but not that often. And so anyways, I made a list :) of course more goes into the choice than just lyrics; my own emotional attachment to songs and the overall sound are factors as well.
ah, who am i kidding, this is a recommen list for people who don't have enough balls to listen to songs in other languages. eh, gotta promote the good music anyways ^^
BOLD means super recommen ^^
Gotta Knock A Little Harder - Kanno Yoko
Duvet - Boa (no not BoA)
Rise - Origa (it's basically english, russian and latin - close enough)
Tal Vez - Belanova (basically anything from Belanova)
Spiderwebs - No Doubt
Ask DNA - Kanno Yoko (ummmmm...cliches make it awesome? BUDDHA LOVES YOU AND JESUS SAVES)
Komm Susser Todd - Shiru Sagisu (it's in english. it's also the most upbeat depressing song in the world)
Be My Wife - Beat Crusaders (i THINK it's all in english...my mind slips me, but anyways, FANTASTICAL{may be a cover cause bc has like a million, including the mickey mouse club theme song})
Rip Her to Shreds - Blondie
Kirakuni - Crystal Kay (okay ummm there are like two japanese words haha i just love this song, it's a bit like a softer janet jackson or something)
6 days - DJ Shadow
Blind Unicorn - Olivia (this reads like utter poetry Olivia is a genius)
Sakuran - Shiina Ringo (yes this is entirely in english)
Stick Em' Up - Quarashi (you know what i am sooo secretly gangsta YEAH I'M ON THE MIC LIKE A FASCIST MUSSOLINI)
Artsy - The Grouch (okay maybe not haha)
Peek-A-Boo - Siouxsie & The Banshees
i spy i spy - JET x Superfly
Dynamite - Tokyo Jihen (this is the only song my mother has admitted to liking of mine XD)
You Make Me Want To Be A Man - Utada (please only watch the utada united 2006 version, the recorded version gives me a headache IT'S DIFFERENT 99%)
Kremlin Dusk - Utada (OMG i love this song referencing edgar alan poe it's the only part of edgar alan poe i have ever appreciated)
Simple and Clean - Utada (OMG my senior quote was totes gonna be from this song but then we didn't have them and now it will forever be my secret. seriously i had that picked out from the first time i heard the song around freshman year. this song is beautiful)
Devil Inside - Utada (anotehr one where you might wanna head over to youtube and watch the utada united 2006 live version. the devil playing the cello makes it more fantastic. this song just personifies the snarkiness utada has. it was a club hit when it came out in america. but then utada's american career was killed when people called her "teh japanese britney" NOT TRUE WITCHEZZZ)
Sanctuary - Utada (just because it has backwards lyrics XD)
I Was Born to Love You - Queen
SLAP THAT NAUGHTY BODY - Anna Tsuchiya (okay but ummm the majority and best part is english)
Wish - Olivia (ummm why don't you just do yourself a favor and listen to every Olivia song you can XD)
What About Me? - Bonnie Pink (and um yeah do the same for bonnie. really, this is a fantastic song about being the other woman)
Haha too many anime titles i know. Oh well Kanno is the most talented music person I can think of anyways.
Well needless to say making this post makes me want to make an Asian version. And also makes me want to jsut force everyone in the world to listen to the music i like XD
I'm also working on a review of the newest Superfly single. And Utada's new album. But only time will tell.
I do listen to music in English. And otehrs i guess, but not that often. And so anyways, I made a list :) of course more goes into the choice than just lyrics; my own emotional attachment to songs and the overall sound are factors as well.
ah, who am i kidding, this is a recommen list for people who don't have enough balls to listen to songs in other languages. eh, gotta promote the good music anyways ^^
BOLD means super recommen ^^
Gotta Knock A Little Harder - Kanno Yoko
Duvet - Boa (no not BoA)
Rise - Origa (it's basically english, russian and latin - close enough)
Tal Vez - Belanova (basically anything from Belanova)
Spiderwebs - No Doubt
Ask DNA - Kanno Yoko (ummmmm...cliches make it awesome? BUDDHA LOVES YOU AND JESUS SAVES)
Komm Susser Todd - Shiru Sagisu (it's in english. it's also the most upbeat depressing song in the world)
Be My Wife - Beat Crusaders (i THINK it's all in english...my mind slips me, but anyways, FANTASTICAL{may be a cover cause bc has like a million, including the mickey mouse club theme song})
Rip Her to Shreds - Blondie
Kirakuni - Crystal Kay (okay ummm there are like two japanese words haha i just love this song, it's a bit like a softer janet jackson or something)
6 days - DJ Shadow
Blind Unicorn - Olivia (this reads like utter poetry Olivia is a genius)
Sakuran - Shiina Ringo (yes this is entirely in english)
Stick Em' Up - Quarashi (you know what i am sooo secretly gangsta YEAH I'M ON THE MIC LIKE A FASCIST MUSSOLINI)
Artsy - The Grouch (okay maybe not haha)
Peek-A-Boo - Siouxsie & The Banshees
i spy i spy - JET x Superfly
Dynamite - Tokyo Jihen (this is the only song my mother has admitted to liking of mine XD)
You Make Me Want To Be A Man - Utada (please only watch the utada united 2006 version, the recorded version gives me a headache IT'S DIFFERENT 99%)
Kremlin Dusk - Utada (OMG i love this song referencing edgar alan poe it's the only part of edgar alan poe i have ever appreciated)
Simple and Clean - Utada (OMG my senior quote was totes gonna be from this song but then we didn't have them and now it will forever be my secret. seriously i had that picked out from the first time i heard the song around freshman year. this song is beautiful)
Devil Inside - Utada (anotehr one where you might wanna head over to youtube and watch the utada united 2006 live version. the devil playing the cello makes it more fantastic. this song just personifies the snarkiness utada has. it was a club hit when it came out in america. but then utada's american career was killed when people called her "teh japanese britney" NOT TRUE WITCHEZZZ)
Sanctuary - Utada (just because it has backwards lyrics XD)
I Was Born to Love You - Queen
SLAP THAT NAUGHTY BODY - Anna Tsuchiya (okay but ummm the majority and best part is english)
Wish - Olivia (ummm why don't you just do yourself a favor and listen to every Olivia song you can XD)
What About Me? - Bonnie Pink (and um yeah do the same for bonnie. really, this is a fantastic song about being the other woman)
Haha too many anime titles i know. Oh well Kanno is the most talented music person I can think of anyways.
Well needless to say making this post makes me want to make an Asian version. And also makes me want to jsut force everyone in the world to listen to the music i like XD
I'm also working on a review of the newest Superfly single. And Utada's new album. But only time will tell.
Okay.
When people gushed over The Departed I tried really hard to keep my mouth shut.
When it won best screenplay, I tried REALLY hard not to freak out.
What? Swear words and a stupid rat metaphor warrants good script writing? FRICK, sign me up, I can rewrite asian movies all day long.
Hollywood is still pulling punches. They won't stop coming. Off the top of my head, the following asian films have been remade.
One Missed Call (never would work without shikou)
The Eye (ummmm gave away the entire plot WITHIN THE TRAILER)
The Lake House (never mentioned it being Il Mare)
The Ring
The Grudge
Shall We Dance? (OMG I will kill whoever made this film IT WAS HORRID I WANTED TO VOMIT - NEVER BEFORE IN MY LIFE HAVE I SEEN A FILMED RAPED AND STRIPPED OF EVERYTHING LOVELY LIKE THIS BEFORE SCREW YOU JLO)
Dark Water
The Departed (A joke.)
My Sassy Girl (WHAT THAT MOVIE IS PERFECT AND IF THERE IS NO TREE IN THE REMAKE I WILL RIP OUT SOMEONE'S THROAT C'MON WHO EVEN LIKES ELISHA CUTHBERT??!!)
Akira (GOD JUST SLIT MY WRISTS ALREADY AKIRA IS A TRUE PIECE OF ART DOES NOT NEED LEO'S UGLY-NESS ON IT HELLO I MEAN FEW FILMS ARE AS STUNNING AS THE ORIGINAL AND WHAT THE HELL??? I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND MY BRAIN WILL NOT PROCESS THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THOSE MONEY WHORES ARE SPLITTING IT UP JESUS WHY WHY WHY)
Speed Racer (as much as i love rain i know deep down this will suck.)
Battle Angel (if james cameron ever stops making imax movies or whatever he does that sucks)
Blood+ (okay they are totally screwing this movie up from what i can see but I love koyuki soooo i guess i will just have to wait)
And then...the only one I want...Evangelion...but let's face it, it's gonna be probably another 6 years or so.
What's next? Quentin Tarantino finally goes all the way and remakes Battle Royale? OVER MY DEAD BODY.
And now, Sympathy For Lady Vengeance. Why won't it stop? Why can't I just go to a theatre and watch a foreign film? ANY foreign film? I hear they can do it other countries :(
16 weeks ago was my 3 year anniversary of walling. Obviously I had no idea. One day I may make someone a terrible wife. But that's still a nice achievement, ne? I can't help but smile with pride.
And today I looked at where I'm standing and where I stood.
That is a nice feeling isn't it? In retrovision somethings can look ultra harsh, and other things can be blurred and softened by the present. It's really very selective isn't it? Personally I've always organized my memories, thoughts, and feelings like photographs. Today I sat down and flipped through the pages and savored each moment I had.
Looking back, there are somethings I am embarrassed about. But I don't feel anything like regret. Looking at the things I put together in the past reminds me of a person I once was. The person's a little different, almost like looking at a photo of yourself as a baby. It's strange to realize how different and yet the same a person becomes.
I guess the only place to start is the beginning. The first wall I ever made. I admit it, I had been slowly building it up in my head. I had secretly been studying the movements of others and looking on in envy at their popularity. I wanted to make something as well. I wanted people to turn on their desktop and see something I had crafted.
So I downloaded a free 30 day trial of Adobe Photoshop. I had plenty of previous experience with it - at school on my free time, I had obsessively been using the eraser tool to chisel out scans of random anime characters. Ever since that fateful yearbook class in eighth grade I continue to this day to be obsessed with cutting out images.
And so I made my first wall, in 3 hours. It was a red outer space scene, with a girl in pigtails placed awkwardly in the corner. Her name is Chidori. And, yes, the wall had multiple photoflares. I had a firm belief at that time that the clone/stamp tool was useless as well. I had no idea what the rule of 3rds was. I was awesome like that.
To this day, that wall has only received 3 comments.
But I certainly had to start somewhere, and I literally started at the very bottom of the digital world. I admit, at first I wanted to only make something sparkly and pretty. My earlier works certainly reflect that.
When you first start walling, it's a little bit like putting on make up for the first time. And of course, you think you look fab when in reality you've got on too much eyeliner and blush. And obviously, no one ever goes for the neutral or understated colors. And so I went insane with pastel sparkle tacky-ness.
And in the middle of this phase, I switched sites. It sounds pathetic to have gratitude towards an internet site , but I have no other words to describe how I feel about AP.
It's no secret that I am pretty much an ignored person. But when I submitted my first piece at AP, it hit rank 1. That was the first time in my life that I remember feeling reinforced or encouraged to continue about anything. Looking back at the comments, I remember every thought that raced through my mind as I read them.
"What do you mean "text" This wall is perfectly fine without it!" (Yeah umm that was back in the heyday of customized fonts, before "text" became practically a sin if executed wrongly or repetitively)
I was set on fire after that. And slowly I gained extreme (and unexpected) popularity. There were times when I would second guess myself. Was I really accomplishing anything at all?
Then I hit my peak. Wonderland. It may sound conceited but I understand perfectly why that wall is still my most popular. Over 2,000 downloads later, I wonder what kind of people have seen that image. I wonder what they thought about it? I wonder if someone religiously uses it?
Then my ranking started slowly going up. At first I was overwhelmed with joy at the little star that appeared next to my name. Then a few months later it changed to an apostrophe.
I will admit, it is awesome to be considered a "senior member." I'm ranked number 26 today out of 689,468 registered users.
It kinda commands respect, right? XD
I have too much pride to paint myself as a popularity whore. But undoubtedly I feel sad when I don't get very many comments. And surely, my main motivation use to be validation of others.
But it's not my main drive any longer, because I realized I could never be fulfilled wholly that way.
But I digress.
Many people in my life accuse me of "hating everything."
I have no idea how to respond.
But I will say that there is no possible way for me to list the things I truly like and appreciate. More often than not they are very trivial.
So what exactly do I like?
The feeling I get knowing someone appreciates my work.
The feeling I get when I tell someone to have a nice day.
The feeling I get when I get someone to approach an idea differently.
The feeling of having helped someone convey their message.
The way people laugh at my writing.
The way someone smiles when I crack a joke.
Little compliments I receive about my appearance.
Watching a really funny movie.
Hearing some random person say something entirely ridiculous when they think I can't hear.
Listening to an amazing song.
Seeing a cute guy smile.
Seeing a cute guy take of his clothes.
Having a seizure on stage.
Seeing someone cheer up.
Getting into an argument with someone.
Making someone cry.
Being scared out of my mind with someone.
Reading a book I've visited many times before.
Venturing into a new book that I can come to love and live secret lives within.
Someone randomly telling me that I could write a book if I only tried.
Someone chastising me for not doing my best.
Being an anal witch face.
If I gave any one of those answers, I'd sound crazy, selfish as hell, or frivolous. Or maybe I'm just really bad at communicating my thoughts with others. But honestly I don't mind either way. I can't compare my pleasures with others, and I can't prove their worth. Validation is something I have to get from myself.
Looking at my walls today I realized all of this. And that's why I am so grateful, and I think my heart may burst with sentimentality. I have an endless amount of tomorrow, and a wonderful collage of yesterdays. To say I don't hate some things would be a lie. To say I don't still look to others for little pieces of spoiling validation would also be a lie. I still have forever to become mature, ne?
And so I wonder what I will think one year from now. And if I can still be strong enough to look forward and smile.
ACCORDING TO ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME.
In no particular order:
WFB/ Noam Chomsky debates:
"May I complete a sentence?"
"But what about those NATZEES Noam?"
This version may not be complete(?) but it's nice quality.
part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYlMEVTa-PI
part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Samvw6Z08&feature=related
WFB/ Gore Vidal debate clippette:
"You better stop with this NATZEE talk!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYymnxoQnf8&feature=related
4chan City:
Um, is it wrong that I love Southern Cross? BTW, that song is entirely in english.
This flash is a parody of the very famous japanese original, Nightmare City.
"WTF I AM BRURNING!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar4WzQ7KHak
News no Fashion Check:
Whenever I watch subs, I always wonder in the back of my head if they are right.
Very clever this video is.
"Now you know we don't only wear feathers and sequins!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzlcMZAJf4
Tokimeki DooBeeDoo by WaT:
Secretly I've always respected WaT for not joining Johnny's entertainment company. They are cool cause they play the harmonica and guitars.
This PV was used to sell televisions. Please DO NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. It's a JOKE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7yKUvQUR4I
KAT-TUN FANBOY GUITAR:
ummm boy? girL? I dunno.
The important part of the story is that this came out a few days after we got the RADIO RIP of LIPS.
What the hell? This is awesomer than the original, and they didn't even have the tabs. Or a clear copy.
Their other vids are sweet as well ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FqM5noNQLU&feature=related
kanjani8 shaked hand with 40,000 fans!!:
Ummm and they also didn't realize XD
haha summary:
To promote their single Naniwa Iroha Bushi (the song playing in the bg the whole time) osaka johnny's group Kanjani8 shakes hands with fans! Fan girls cry and talk about how much they love them, Yoko gets pervy after 2 hours and tries to kiss people, and ryo yells NICE BOOBS! to one of (?) the people he shakes hands with.
At the end they tell them they shook hands with 40,000 people and they are very surprised.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHwqgGdvnqc
Joe Jonas Fallign on broken Glass:
Um this is the crap American children listen to today? Pretty crappy I must say, and not very hot either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWDw-xWOKw8&feature=related
「ハレ晴れユカイ」ダンス(成功例):
Ummmmm frick this is awesome. And people speak poorly about anime fans...sorry but anyone who doesn't know the full dance to haruhi ed theme is a looser and no i am not being sarcastic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L4krBEWS9E
And if you have no idea why those people are all dancing:
Ummm there was this anime called "the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya" and it was complete win. the episodes were aired in the wrong order on purpose, so if you try to just watch episode one, you would be really confused. but that's part of the reason there is now a term called "haruhism" or the way of haruhi. and why 100s of nerds now know the full choreography from the ed sequence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQDoME0QMTQ&feature=related
Okay so i guess that's it.
I recently attended a lecture on Prisons, Politics, and Gender given by Angela Davis.
This is what the post will be about.
Angela Davis is a former (?) Black Panther freedom fighter, and she is now current Professor of The History of Consciousness at UC Santa Cruz. She is most famous for the campaign to free her from prison in the 70's, cause she kinda broke the law. But not really at all. But just because she didn't BREAK any law didn't mean that she wasn't on the FBI's top ten most wanted list for something like 2 months.
She also once ran for VP of the US under the Communist ticket. Because of her affiliation to the communist party she was fired from a prominent position in state government by Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan - what a complete embodiment of Satan douche. Don't worry, she was totes rehired.
So yeah, she's pretty interesting.
So why did I go to this lecture? Let me explain with this dialog:
Brittany: OMG girl you wanna go listen to Maya Angelou speak?
Me: OMG *fangirls* YES! Now I can find out why the caged bird sings!!!
Brittany: Yeah...I dunno anything about her but Carissa says she's here RIGHT NOW! LETS GO PUT ASIDE YOUR FOOD!
Me: Okay, I will even put aside nutrition to go! Screw eating!
...at the auditorium...
Me: Ummm Brittany this isn't Maya Angelou, it's Angela Davis
Brittany: Oh close enough
Me: Eh, whatever, prisons is a sweet topic *cool*
Let me just start of by saying that Angela Davis has THE COOLEST AFRO IN THE WORLD.
Okay, now on to the serious part.
The lecture started off poorly. The whole thing was kinda shaky until the end. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
To start off she mentioned Obama and Clinton. And then she said she really could care less because she is now a member of the Green Party and voted in that primary. But she does think that neither of them can a have a voice for all women/African Americans/minorities.
It was rather refreshing to hear someone speak about them that way.
Next she brought up Sodexho, which was the first thing me and Britt noticed about the pamphlets in our hands. Sodexho was a sponsor of this event and we weren't getting any damn food.
But her point about it was different. Turns out, Sodexho provides meal services to most of the colleges around America, most prisons around the world, and the US army.
It also use to be the largest shareholder of the company that owns most of the prisons in the world.
So technically she shouldn't have ate the food that was provided to her here - but she was real hungry XD
Next she talked about how the ideas of Kentucky Fried Chicken and commercial Prisons came from the same people.
Apparently they wanted to create two business that would always be in demand.
Oh, the jokes - they are endless and hilarious.
Next she addressed race and prisons. Sorry, I am not talented enough to convey what she said here. This where the presentation really started to take off and her confidence grew.
I also learned that there is now an entire prison in Arizona dedicated to handling solely Hawaiian prisoners.
She then talked about a young man who was shot in the head for being gay by a fellow classmate. Both are 15 & 14 respectively.
Well the boy died. And now the 14 year old will be tried as an adult.
A bad situation all around.
And I feel horrible, because I read that the boy often wore high heels to school. Sorry, just a shout out to his memory ~fabulouzz bb~ christ I never even bother to put on a pair.
In short, I learned more from her lecture than I learn in an entire month of reading multiple news sources everyday.
I left during the questioning round though, because Britt bailed and a weird guy asked a very creepy rhetorical question and I was like: "No sorry dudes I'm dying of starvation."
All in all it was really fun :)
I had to wait so long till i could post this cause up until now I hadn't heard the whole thing.
Whatev. I already knew it was fabulous. I have psychic music powers like Rolling Stone (who reviewed the new Counting Crows album before they heard it...)
Before I type anything here I would like to remind everyone that there really isn't such a thing as a good American "pop female artist." Beyonce lost me when she came out with that song about doing a Naomi Campbell walk and Kelly Clarkson sucks (her latest album finally reflects her true talent)
No, all we have is prego XTINA and CRAZY b spears. And Madonna is British apparently.
So get ready to experience the awesomeness of the BEST SINGLE OF THE YEAR so far...
60s70s80s
okay i'm saying so far but i really mean probably. c'mon nothing toped her album PLAY last year, but that's another story.
today the PV for What a Feelin FINALLY aired on mtv. So now I actually know what all three songs sound like.
weirdly enough, this single is a COVER single. but don't get me wrong, this is what a COVER should be :)
1st Track
60s -New Look
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This song covers "Baby Love" by The Supremes. It's my 2nd favorite track, because the pv is SO well shot. It was shot back in July I believe.
In case you couldn't tell, this single and all 3 A-SIDES are part of a massive ad campaign with Vidal Sassoon. Good thing, because Namie has the most fabulous hair in the universe.
2nd Track
70s -Rock Steady
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This song covers Aretha Franklin's "Rock Steady"
This track is kinda "meh" for me. I like the song, but the PV is all kinds of stupid. Caucasian extras in Japan = most horrible actors in the world. And it really makes me mad when people talk in PVs anyways.
3rd Track
80s -What a Feelin
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This song covers Irene Cara's "What a Feelin"
Flash Dance anyone??
No one else can pull off 80s hair that good :)
This one has less of a story than the other two, but it is ultimately my favorite because it's FABULOUZZZ BB. And it has a Robot/Namie dance off.
Robots: 1 Namie: 0
SO neways check these out, they are really cool :) and WHAT A FEELIN video is extra good quality cause I uploaded it myself :) your welcome.

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