Hot vs. Cold

Today was a pretty hot (high 80’s is hot to me, yes) and sunny day despite the fact that I was wearing black. (I have this thing where when I wear black, it absorbs more heat than my own skin, thus making it less hotter for me. I don’t know, ask science.) Tomorrow’s forecast assumes that it will be hotter (high 90’s) and even hotter the following day (high 100’s). Dammit…

That being said, you should already be assuming that I hate hot weather. Do I? I do. Why? It’s hot. I just hate the fact that I’m already a nervous sweater (not the clothing, but one who sweats when nervous) and the added heat just makes me sweat even more. I hate sweating. Sweating only makes me feel good when I’m running and working out. Sweating is totally not cool when I’m just sitting there doing nothing. Then that would make me feel sticky/gross and force my OCD to take a shower for the second time of that day. Hot days even make people use more electricity using their air-conditioners or fans thus supporting global warming through the heat caused by the electricity. The only good thing about a hot day are the cold foods. (ie. ice-cream, halo-halo, ice-cream, shakes, smoothies) Another thing would be the less clothing people wear. <s>More so for girls.</s> <s> Especially for girls.</s> People as in girls. Swimsuits are nice.

Cold weather on the other hand is awesome. So awesome, I could barely think of how awesome it is. No sweating! People dress in layers and seeing them in those awesome stylish layers make it awesome. Cold? You could cuddle with someone. Snow days, if you’re lucky, with snowball fights and all that jazz. Snowboarding/skiing trip (Lake Tahoe ftw). Cold still? Shivering is fun. So fun that it doesn’t cause you to sweat. The only downside would be shrinkage. Frost bite too if you’re totally naked and laying down outside. Getting your tongue stuck on metal is also bad. I just love cold weather.

Only deviantart can show my emotions visually as I am drawing disabled. That’s just my take on the subject of hot and cold. This was made due to the fear of the upcoming days. I really hate hot weather. Now if you don’t mind, I will go and take a shower…again.

Edited 5/15: btw this was 1 hour of thinking it all up @_@ I could do bettar =p

The Women Who Labored For Us

First of all, Happy Mother’s day everyone! Unlike many people, I barely have the money to buy my mama something nice. Especially since all my money is from her anyway. “Mom, can I borrow $50 so I can buy you something?” Yeah, it doesn’t work. =(

My mama actually has work today, which sucks, since I won’t even be able to spend the day with her. We did, however, go on a cosmetic shopping spree yesterday at this obscure little Korean store called The Face Shop. Yeah, she spent all the money, but the smile on her face was priceless *tear*. The workers at TFS were very helpful and patient as well. I kept asking one lady about all these random products and I was amazed that she took the time to explain to someone who looks 12 years old. And my mother’s questions, which are 10 times worse as mine (especially since she’s serious when she asks them), were also thoroughly answered.

Purchases & freebies. Free towel + makeup bag not shown.

Anyway. After spending almost $100, I think my mother was satisfied. She was beaming proudly at all she bought… or maybe it was because of the fumes from their products. The ladies also gave us a lot of freebies/samples and even a branded beach towel, which made her happier. Maybe it was because she kept hinting, “It’s mother’s day tomorrow… hee hee hee..” My mom could probably convince jewelry stores to give her freebies as well. Yay for the built-in haggle gene.

But yeah. I feel guilty that I didn’t make a masterpiece like Charles did, but I hope I can make it up to my mom for her birthday, when I finally get a job. I remember the very first thing I made for my mom. I was six years old, and I made a her a wallet out of construction paper. She used it for a day =)

Happy Mother’s day everyone. Show an ounce of effort by tidying up your room a bit. Even if its just taking out all the dirty laundry from under you bed.

March 11, 2008

It’s Mothers Day today and you all know what that means. Shopping/making the ‘perfect’ gift for your mother. I don’t want to be the downer on this subject, but I sort of hate how this day forces oneself to do something special for your mother. If it hasn’t already, it will eventually encourage people to appreciate their mothers on this day, and this day only. I don’t mean that. Right now I’m thinking of what I should right on this awesome card. I’m just making my stress into fake anger to get rid of it. That’s what I do.

I love my mother. Proof of that is on every card I have given her on this same day, and on her birthdays. I, trying to be the mature boy, have noticed and feel bad for myself reiterating the same thing over and over on her cards while adding a little something something just to spice it up. I feel like I have said what I wanted to say to her directly already, but I feel like if I don’t write what I have been for 17 years that she might get the wrong idea and think that I’m thinking bad of her or something… Gah. I don’t know what to do…

Yes ma’am. Mom’s always right. That being said, Happy Mother’s to mine and everyone elses whom which are blessed to still have one. They’re awesome non-profit maids.

Yes. But seriously, make an effort for today at least to show your appreciation and affection towards your mother. It may not be superdeedooper awesome, but her knowing you did something for her should make it count to the funds for your birthday gift. Of course, today shouldn’t be the only day you do this. It’s your call.

Again, Happy Mother’s Day.

Peekaboo Wii Strip For You?

When I first heard that a pole dancing game was trying to get on the Wii, I had mixed feelings. I was especially confused about the picture.

Why is there a guy there o.o;;.

I respect them for thinking up this idea, even though it may not be original.

“Peekaboo and its partners are focussed on using Wii friendly hardware to make aerobic pole dancing instantly accessible just as Guitar Hero did for rock’n’roll.”

I doubt their popularity will ever reach the heights that Guitar Hero has. Also, if Guitar Hero : rock’n'roll AND Wii Fit : exercise, shouldn’t pole dancing : stripping rather than aerobics? Just my $00.02

Another confusing aspect would be the design and gameplay of the developing videogame. Will there actually be a pole peripheral? Will the said peripheral have buttons on it? Is there going to be a DDR-styled mat connected to the pole for ‘gamers’ to step on? How will the wiimote fit into this? There are too many questions left unanswered still.

That being said, at this present time, this game doesn’t pertain to my likings. It may be because it doesn’t interest my gaming style/abilities. It may be because it seems like it’ll only target girls women, please just women. It may be because I don’t have a girlfriend…womanfriend? Whatever the case may be I just don’t see this getting on the family friendly Wii unless they make it less sensual than their DDR spinoff. Also, unless the game will cost less than their own portable poles I suggest you go for the real thing. But what do I know about poles aside from the fact that they hurt if your head bumps into them.

P.S. If you haven’t already clicked the lower links, I suggest you do it at your own risk as they may be NSFW. If you can’t help yourself then just scroll really fast =)

P.S.S. To all you guys who for some reason or another decide to get this game IF it comes out, please, if you have no restraint over yourself, try to play it alone.
Gah! The guy in the picture still gets to me…

Let’s Go Fishing~

When we think about it, how much do humans really know about the oceans? We probably know more about our solar system than the salty water we’re surrounded by. The following pictures are of sea creatures that I personally found amusing (if not terrifying) to look at. It seems as if the deeper we get, freakier aquatic life gets. Or maybe it’s just coincidence. Well, the ocean is vast. We’ll probably find beautiful ones too right? =)….

Right…?

When a squid becomes addicted to helium.

Silly shrimp, legs are for mammals!

Sebastian decided to use Rograin. (Can you spot the “:P” face? Hint:tilt head to the right)

“Gaze at the stars with ME, baby.”

Squid + Nessie + Eel + Fish. Make up your mind.

The megamouth shark. I like obvious names.

“Honey, I cooked dinner for you <3…” How romantic.

Coffin fish. They can inflate themselves like puffer fish… but they look funnier, I bet.

The “handfish”. I love these names.

Mr Saturn?

Longcat will liek longfish.

Eee I wanna squish it.

-insert evil laugh-

Happy meal? No! Happy seal :3

The fish that will eat your lunch AND look like your lunch after you throw up from looking at it. Skills.

Found by Japanese fishermen. Awesome. Even their sharks are epic.

Owned by silly string.

Insert… what?

I hope we don’t see these creatures anytime soon on seafood menus. There so many more pictures I’d like to post, but you can do your own research. And Charles will probably kill me for taking up so much space. Anyway, here are some more pictures to end this entry.

I just wanna hug this Axolotl!!11!one

Coolest slug ever.

o. hai.

‘kay. One last one, I promise. I should stop here because I think I’m getting too carried away with this. So here — just because it’s cute.

Images found from:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
http://www.thedeepbook.org
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/fishface.html
http://www.oceana.org/
http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?gid=54
http://www.markhaywardismyhero.com/2007/01/28/rare-deep-sea-frilled-shark-filmed-in-japan/
http://tinselman.typepad.com/tinselman/2007/03/blue_dragon.html
http://google.com

Best Wishes…

Stanley Kamel was found dead Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Who is Stanley Kamel you ask? Sadly, I had no idea who he was either until I did a bio check on him (Google…). He was Dr. Kroger on one of my favorite shows, Monk, and was featured as minor characters on many other shows such as Three’s Company, ER, and Star Trek, but more importantly on Days of Our Lives, which started his television career and ended his Broadway days, as Eric Peters. This may be late news and I apologize, but when I found out how he died it ran fear through my veins. At the young age of 65, the cause of death was a heart attack.

I’m not a doctor or nurse or plan to be either of them in the near future, but I do know that heart attacks are caused mostly due to smoking, drug abuse, high LDL or ‘bad cholesterol’ and low HDL or ‘good cholesterol’, high blood pressure, and as a reoccurring heart attack or stroke. Other risk factors are at an older age, 40 for men and 50 for women, which don’t apply to us…hopefully.

I am sharing this to all of you to think about and take care of your own health. I’m not saying Stanley wasn’t taking care of his body well, he was just unlucky. You guys shouldn’t put yourselves at that risk at this young of an age, assuming of course no old people are reading this but if you are this applies to you too. I hope, no, I encourage, no, I order you people to get checked by your doctor and get your blood pressure and cholesterol tested. Since there are no symptoms of showing that you’re at risk of a heart attack or stroke, besides the occasional ‘heart burn’ feeling, it’s important to get checked. (I am assuming of course that none of you abuse drugs or smoke. If any of you guys do those two things previously stated, then that’s all on you. I honestly don’t care much for those who do those things, but that’s another story topic. Just don’t do those things…)

Also, even if you run everyday, are in shape, and eat only healthy foods, that doesn’t mean you aren’t at risk. It could be genetic. I myself had and have high blood pressure even when I was running in track and eating healthy during those halcyon days. =/ I still try, being the keyword, to do those things, but I can’t really get rid of it. Stupid genetics. That being said, I shall ask again for you guys to get tested and/or stop doing anything abusive to your body and your health. It would take 15 minutes at the most, unless you’re 18 because I still go to the pediatric center =). Seriously though, keep track of your health.

My regards and best wishes go to Stanley Kamel’s family and those who were close to him.
You were awesome. Hats off to you.

Top 6 Commercials.

As I eat this “5 dollar foot long” SANDWICH, you pervs, I can’t help but remember their very odd yet catchy and funny, at least to me, commercials. This strangely made me flip through channels to see if said commercial was on. It wasn’t, but I still watched it =).

Commercials nowadays are starting to get more creative and effective enough for TV watchers to remember them. For now, that Subway commercial would probably place 6th on a list of my most memorable commercials. Of course, this isn’t a static list and I most likely just can’t remember my most favorite ones due to my mind overflowing with more important material… and that excuse is what I will stick to. Here are my top 5 memorable commercials. After reading this, feel free to list your top 5 =) That is of course if anyone even reads this lol.

#5 Sprite’s ‘Sublymonal’ Commercials
When I first saw one of these commercials, I was dumbfounded. It seriously felt like two sumo wrestlers crashed their bodies together with my head right in the middle of it. Their subliminal message was so obvious it had no affect on me. Wait… why the hell did I remember this commercial… Touché Sprite.

#4 Scion Commercials
They got me when they had the commercial about the little deviants. I was confused as hell and it made me always think of Scion whenever i heard or saw the word ‘deviant’.(Scionart.com) This commercial alone wouldn’t have made it without the help of their new commercial. Their new commercials are pretty funny and are pretty creative. Their small tweak made a big difference to their status in my head.

#3 Element Honda Commercials
Their style is very unique and still very simple. Their commercial probably consists of less than 100 frames, but they still get the message out. I like how each speaking character has their own ‘unique’ voice. You gotta love stereotypes.

#2 Sonic Commercials
Even though the closest Sonic is in Tracy, that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t hesitate to take a road trip with one person. Only one person though or else the Sonic dialogue might not happen and I want that Sonic dialogue! Oh how I want that Sonic dialogue… Getting back on topic, their commercials are memorable to me. Why? I guess it is mostly due to their sense of humor. Just the mix of their tone, calmness, awkwardness, and stupidity is overwhelming that I can’t help but remember them. I would love to have a breakfeast sometime…

#1 Skittles Commercials
‘Nuff said. Seriously though, words can’t even express how creative and funny all of their commercials are. I admit, some of their commercials were weird, but that just makes them even more memorable. To add to that, I love Skittles. =) Yahyahyah I do! Damn… too many commercials to add, you could search them yourself…

The End…?

J: do a happy blog.
J: cuz yesterday was
J: sud.
C: LOL
C: youre the emo one
C: jk
C: youre the current events
C: im the ranter
C: then imma branch off to video games
C: and u can do like poems
C: or whatever
C: you know
J: alright.
C: girly stuff
J: i quit.
C: jk
C: …
J: this can be
J: a charles production
J: i quit.
C: NO
C: NO
C: dude
C: youre gay if you quit
J: go do your own damn banner
J: i’m gonna take off everything i did
J: so there’s no trace of me
J: i’ll erase myself from this piece of crap.
J: forever
J: and ever.
J: and when one day
J: you recall the times we’ve had
J: i won’t be there to reminisce with you
J: and you’ll be sorry, charles.
J: you’ll be sooo sorry.
J: as you sit there
J: sitting alone
J: in a field somewhere
J: sobbing over your loss
J: a breeze will past by
J: whispering
J: “she’s gone… long… gone..”
J: i quit.
C: LOL
C: posting this
J: no i’m serious.
C: wow
C: i cant believe youll do this to me
C: me, charles
C: the one you set up with a date
C: the one that failed today
C: the one who is very dark
C: i cant believe you
C: the fruit of our labor
C: or more like, the can of our hard work
C: no not can
C: the carbonation
C: has dissipated
C: in the air
C: spread far and thin
C: barely connected
C: i dont know
C: i failed here too
C: holy fuck*
J: LOL
C: whats wrong with me
J: OMFG.
J: i hella cracked up starting from
J: the one who is dark
J: LOL
C: lol
J: you’re good.
C: thank you
J: nao post
J: :]
C: what
C: no
C: my posting was a failure
C: compared to yours
C: yours had true emotions
C: i felt it
C: my emotions changed as i read your discouraging words
C: when u were sad i was sad
C: when u were mad i was mad
C: i was really mad
J: LOL
C: LOL
C: i paused cause i laughed
J: post this shit.

* a cuss word

Dog Dies for the Sake of Art

Link: Artist Leaves Dog to Die on Exhibition Display

“… a man who calls himself an artist. His name is Guillermo Vargas Habacuc and the year is 2007. Guillermo is one of the artists taking part in an art exhibition that takes place at a Costa Rican gallery – pompously called “Centro Nacional de la Cultura” (National Center for Culture). He pays a bunch of kids to catch the street dog, which he cruelly baptizes “Natividad” (Spanish for “birth”). His aim is to make an artistic statement about the fragility and the misery in which all dogs – indeed, all human beings live, and he achieved just that by letting the dog starve to death tied to a wall, in plain view of the exhibition visitors, some of whom demanded futilely that the dog be released.

All he did, he says, was to make a show of its death in order to bring home the truth about how all dogs live miserable lives. “I let him die of hunger in the sight of everyone, as if the death of a poor dog was a shameless media show in which nobody does anything but to applaud or to watch disturbed. In the place that the dog was exposed remain a metal cable and a cord. The dog was extremely ill and did not want to eat, so in natural surroundings it would have died anyway; thus they are all poor dogs: sooner or later they die or are killed,” the so-called artist brags on his blog.”

So today, I came across this article. My initial reaction was “holy shit”, to put it bluntly. The fact that this man is so proud of his “art” is not what vexes me. It’s the fact that the gallery actually permitted him to showcase this. Sure, art basically has no boundaries. Heck, you gotta love artists - they can call any crap they make as “art” and still get validation. But this is beyond my understanding. Although the death of the dog struck my emotions the way art is intended to, I just feel as if there could have been other alternatives to portray the “miserable lives of dogs”. PAINT vs tying a starving dog to a wall in some gallery to be seen as “art” rather than a living thing? Come Charles, let’s be artists so that way, we’re not bound by SOLID concepts of right/wrong and success/failure like most healthy people.

Even if the poor thing was going to die in the first place, why exhibit it’s inevitable death for people to marvel upon? That’s just as cruel, demeaning, and inhumane as killing the dog yourself. In conclusion, I can’t see myself hanging that or displaying that in my home.

- Jimilyn

Late Night

This may be a bit sudden, but I am bored and I noticed my TV is only on just for noise during these late nights. Late night shows are exactly what they should be, hand-me-downs and paid programming tediums. I feel envy towards those non-insomniacs who fall sound asleep before the nightly drought of high rated shows. Actually, those aforementioned “high rated shows” aren’t what they used to be either. I remember back then when I turned on my TV and I wouldn’t change the channel because a good show was always on. (<3′ed Cartoon Network. Not so much anymore. I miss you no faced Tom!)

Nowadays, TV isn’t what it used to be as it was for me before. Before internet, perhaps? Even the umpteen thousand channels provided by a cable or satellite provider cannot compare against teh internetz. Watch whatever show you want at any time you want: reruns of past episodes that you may have missed, old school shows when you want to reminisce, new and old movies (ie. Never Been Kissed), Japanese dubbed anime because English dubbed butchers 90% of them (It’s hard to rhyme when you think of English dubs. Not just anime shows.) The TV is just an organized computer that shows things you don’t really want to see.