the good the bad the weird

I can't freaking wait for this to come out. Or, considering I'll be in Japan, maybe I'll get to see it before it hits the states:



I also just watched "The Restless". Aka "Joong-cheon". Aka "Midheaven".
Whatever the hell it's called, it's a damn fantastic movie. Or I liked the hell out of it.

Woo-Sung Jung is my new asian heartthrob. He's now on par with Takeshi Kaneshiro. whew.

R.I.P. George Carlin 1937-2008

why, hello there. sexy french man.

So, I don't follow the worldwide track of the shit that is American Idol. The music of the "winners" all belong on some easy listening compilation CD, set between Michael Bolton and the mid-90's Richard Marx.
But, France has seemed to have gotten it right. Or at least, this guy came out winning and going a route that sounds like he was able to stick to his quirky, different sound.
It kinda helps he's nice to look at too.

Embedding is disabled so I get to link it. thffftpttt.

Julien Dore is kind of awesome

And Stephen, before you get your panties in a wad, watch the video. () He has a pocket knife just for you.

The video is kind of awesome anyways. It's so awesome there are 3 versions.

I'm so glad things like this exist in the world

Otherwise I would go insane.
Cutest Kitten ever
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why have I never seen this?

Saigon kick in the face

Well, a lot of people won't agree, but I really don't care. Everyone has their tastes. This band has always been one of my favorites ever since my parents would blast it on the stereo system at home in the uber early 90's. I love this band and I think that "Love is on the Way" somehow pigeonholed them into a "ballad" band when in fact they are the complete opposite. I guess this is an insight into my true taste in music. Harmonies and rock and roll. Another band like this? Alice in motherfucking Chains. Both these bands hold true to my heart forever.

silly video, but awesome song:


set to some movie I haven't seen:




And...there most famous song:


this is a great song:

2007 in a nutshell

TOP MOMENTS

*Driving to Dallas to see MUSE. The show is up to par with my experience of the David Bowie concert.

*Seeing Joanna Newsom with the Austin Symphony Orchestra. It was just incredible. That girl is stunning. Musically and Physically.

*I finally applied for JET (The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program) that I've been talking about on and on for the last two years.

*I came out of my slump and focused on getting out of school. By doing this, I got 31 hours out of the way in just 2007 and I'm gonna finally graduate this may.

*I became immensely closer with some of my Japanese classmates. I hope these to be lifelong, but if not, they forever will hold a place in my heart.

*I have mostly lost the emotionally damaging and draining people in my life and have some more uplifting folk to be around.

*I got off that damned prescription to Ambien and do my best not to ever take it again.

*I bought my own laptop!

NOT SO TOP MOMENTS

*Going through that horrid slump and losing so much weight that people physically could tell something wasn't so right.

*Repercussions of ambien are not fun. Let's just put it at that.
-on a side not to this, I think ambien might have effected my short term and possible a little bit of my long term memory. I find myself having a more difficult time remembering things, especially for exams, etc...I find myself speaking and forgetting what I was saying in the middle of my sentences. Abusing ambien is no bueno.

*School kicked my ass. I was sleeping, eating, and doing schoolwork. I missed out on a lot of events due to tests, papers, etc...

*Applying for JET is nerve wracking and the wait is bothering me a bit. I just want to know if I at least scored an interview. Thinking about leaving my loved ones, including Kaya, is bothering me a lot.

*I'm still paying on that laptop.

I'm pretty sure there is a number of things I'm missing in this short list. I will add as I think them up, but so far this seems to be a good start. It's been one hell of a year and I hope 2008 will bring me a good year through and through. It's been a while since I've had one of those, and it'd be nice to have one again. I've learned a hell of a lot of life lessons the last 2 years. I want to learn some good life lessons this year.

New Year's Resolution?
Make my family proud. This has so many meanings at once, but it's the best way I can put it.

I really do hope 2008 will be a good year for me. Please?!?

happines defined

It's a video portion of my Japanese skit with my group members. The premise is that I've been kidnapped and to save me, my roommate must bake a cake. To get the ingredients , he has to fight a pirate dairy farmer, a ninja chicken farmer, and a zombie that has a potato sack race to win the flour. I end up really being the mastermind behind the whole thing and am the final boss. It was fun to do needless to say. But, it's hard to try and act in a language that is hard to speak fluently. Wang-san (ninja) did an amazing job.

I have a few requests for me to post this for easier access. If you watch the following, I apologize for my poor Japanese. I screw up a few times. The pauses are deliberate because there was a physical interaction with the video. Alright. yeah.

Sorry for the bad quality. It was a cell phone pic. But, the guy was super nice! He was just really laid back and relaxed and was really easy to talk to. I was pretty happy about the whole thing. Thankyou Erin for helping me out on this one!! I love you to death!

Japan!

Japan 2005

Japan 20005 more

Japan sweet Japan

my trip in all it's gloriness and really bad photography.