On the computer with a purpose, or a porpoise.

I haven't actually decided which one yet, gotta make a comeback with this thing, let it all air out get off the ground and throw a rock into the lake, make a ripple or two. I'll be driving a little bit harder in a few days here and maybe finally ween myself off of that digital bottle and get back on the bike. Spin some wheels!

Here we have an example of an orangutan and a siamang interacting with one another in the wilderness of the... Absolutely Apes exhibit at the San Diego Zoo. Notice how the orangutan, affectionately named Clyde, positions an adjacent burlap sack over its muzzle while engaging in an intense staring contest with the lanky siamang, who has acquired the unfortunate name of Unkie. A battle of dominance, a war of attrition, this contest raged on for a grueling 25.4 seconds until their minute attention spans caused them both to break their ranks and pursue other interests; such as defacating and playing with Clyde's awesome dreads.

If anyone is reading this, I still have a ticket to the SD Zoo. If anyone wants to buy their own ticket, I will gladly drive there from Riverside as long as the whole day is spent there (from opening to close). Let me know if you, the reader, are interested!

It's been too long since I've last posted; hell, since anyone posted looking at the date of the last entry. I'm sorry I have neglected this place, so it is time for me to make amends. I'll try to post tri-weekly, more if possible. And here, I'll start off with this image I took last quarter when I was heading to the media library. I have to admit, before I noticed the writing under it, I was contemplating on doing it myself. And for those who don't know what this is from, here's the video for it...

Electric Six - High Voltage

Watching this video again reminds that I need to get their CDs and listen to them. Anyway, time for me to shove on off and attempt to do work.

Probably one of the coolest things i've seen made from Legos.

http://gizmodo.com/5035196/moving-lego-donkey-kong-people-lego-donkey-fcking-kong

Chromeo- Momma's Boy

Oo now here's a video i can get behind; catchy tune, Aha-like video, and a beard worthy of Kimbo Slice. Stop reading, click play and enjoy.

Am I wrong for wanting one?

Must win competition!

Everyone watch my video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bvuh_70Oms and tell everyone about it! Send it around!

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7, originally uploaded by Dj Squizzum.

The better half of my view from the hotel room in Houston.

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Ice is back with my brand new invention
Something grabs a hold of me tightly
Then I flow like a harpoon daily and nightly

How he became famous with that, I'll never know.

I heart Mr. Bean.

IMG_0351, originally uploaded by Dj Squizzum.

here we go again, i'll get a real picture up for tomorrow. Only the 5th one i've posted and i'm already being lazy... Same alley same sign different part.

4, originally uploaded by Dj Squizzum.

Looks like father time beat me home, I'm counting this one for july 3rd. A shot of the kayaks at the Oxnard harbor; Fun times indeed.

3, originally uploaded by Dj Squizzum.

Somehow barbie failed to realize that her fake money doesn't apply here in the real world. I feel bad for the kid who went with their parent to the bank that day...

one of those matt moments

my turn:


I'll leave the story open ended to you guys. Think whatever you want to think about this picture. The story possibilities are endless with this one.

Well I guess it is my turn to post a picture...well I don't have any fancy camera like you guys do so this will have to do. I can't look at this picture without laughing like a fool!

2, originally uploaded by Dj Squizzum.

Ok, two days strong here's another pic. A view of the sun setting while cruising down Doris. I probably should have had my eyes on the road.

So since i feel like i been neglecting you kindergartners

heres an image with my cool buddy joe
shes loads of fun and pretty much kicks ass in dealing with art
more so than me
as you can see we wanted to rock Guy Fawkes
but yea thats my picture of the day i'm hoping other people will follow up.

Daily Dose/ 1 Pic/Once a day/ 1 Story
IMG_0350, originally uploaded by Dj Squizzum.

Ok I'm trying a new thing. I'm not sure this is even going to last 1 week but i want to try to do 1 picture each day with a story. (1 day 1 pic 1 story) better yet (the daily dose) yeahh daily dose, that sounds fancy enough. Anyway kicking it off with an older picture of a night were Nat and I traveled through the mean streets of Oxnard. More specifically an alley by the experimental cafe.

If only for the fact that wang is in the title:



That's Numberwang!

The Man, The Legend, The Fervorous Fellatio

So instead of working on my proposal due today at 4PM (which I have nothing complete for yet), I've been writing the biography of my wrestler on the Facebook application appropriately called Wrestler. And I feel like sharing it since not everyone may have the application or take the time to go through the profiles in the game and read these things.

His story is of the typical "street fighter gone MMA professional" tale. In the beginning, when he would fight, he would lack finesse. He was not out there to entertain or woo the crowd with amazing technical feats, but rather for blood and would do whatever it took to satisfy his hunger for destruction, even if it would harm him. This quest to make his opponents writhe in pain often caused himself to be placed in unnecessary danger and, as a result, cost him many matches. His lewd, disrespectful, and downright disgusting conduct after being victorious in a match (there is a reason why he is called "The Fervorous Fellatio") got him barred from all MMA venues. With nowhere else to turn, he was forced to conform to the rules and regulations of wrestling. Though he felt limited within the sport, he soon started to revel in the glory showered upon him by adoring fans as he began to rise to fame. Now he strives to be the best, and while Fellatio may be turned down often, eventually it will be given in to.



Alright, seriously have to get working now...

WOW HOW BIG OF A NERD/GEEK/DORK AM I?

So i think i have an addiction to Pokemon Diamond that isn't normal cause i saw a kid the other day and he was playing the game and i wanted to battle against him but our eyes never crossed so we didn't get into a battle. Good thing too cause i would have beat him hardcore.

Has it ever occurred to anyone that Vincent (Tom Cruise) in Collateral is inconsistent and unfair?



After busting a cap in two white dudes for nearly stealing his briefcase, Vincent doesn't even punish Jamie Foxx's character, Max, for stealing and throwing his briefcase onto a highway where it gets ran over by a big rig later on in the film. Isn't that unfair?

A Steven Spielberg film starring Liam Neeson as Abe Lincoln coming in 2009? I'm down. I do think Liam Neeson would make a great Lincoln. Probably because I can't see anyone else playing Lincoln.

Anthony Goes for the Green

Well summer time has finally come after a long Spring semester! Unfortunately it was followed directly by another summer semester =/. Living on campus has been pretty boring thus far, if I were to compare it to a video games it would definitely be Silent Hill 4: The Room (less monsters but a similar amount of isolation). Well anyway to help pass the time when I'm not doing schoolwork or going to work, I decided to take up some of those scholarship opportunities that I never got around to doing. This one in particular is for the All-Ink.com "person who had an impact on your life." Ugh these essays always seemed so tedious in the past...But anyway this is what I came up with in the last 10 minutes (50-200 words) so enjoy ^_^

"Throughout my life I have always lived by the code of self reliance and independence, thus my readings of the works written by Malcolm X have played a pivotal role in the shaping of my outlook on life. Namely after reading his autobiography a few years ago, I came to see first hand the power of individual effort and the earnest desire for the betterment of oneself and the community around them. As Malcolm X grew as a person, he realized the many truths of life regarding equality and freedom, and how all are deserving of such ideals and through vigilance they can achieve them. I have lived my life following his rules of self determination and hard work, not only in my college career but also in my overall outlook on life. Just as Malcolm X never gave up in the face of difficult times, I have also striven to persevere against the challenges of both education and life. I hope that by furthering my education and earning my degree that I can someday give back to the community which has already given so much to me."

Kind of corny but that also means more fiber, and that means results. I figure I'll be doing a few of these things a week, and the more money I get the less guilty I'll feel about upgrading the computer I plan on buying in a few months!

But yeah I fully recommend reading Malcolm X's autobiography. I read it last summer after buying it on a whim and was absorbed by it after just a few pages. A lot more controversy surrounds his life compared to the other big civil rights leader of the time, Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm himself agreed that in the beginning his views were filled with racism toward the white community, however as he grows as a person he begins to change his outlook on the source of the problems and the ways in which he and the community can deal with them. It is unfortunate that both of these civil rights leaders were robbed of their future potential but their messages live on in the hearts and minds of the future generations.

So i haven't posted in a while

Sooo to make it up to you guys i shall write about my dreams. I'll start off with one of my cooler/funnier dreams. Oh! and you guys are in for a treat cause i'll post pictures with it.

Alright so i had this dream a while back(like a week or so ago). I guess i should put a title up first.

The Great Catfish Run

there we go, doesn't seem like that bad of a title, anyway on to the story. So my dream started off with a pair of legs.

i'm the one with the dollar bill.

anyway so apparently i spent my last dollar on one last thrill. While this was happening Matt and my bro were experiencing the same thing albeit it was a little bit different than mine.

Matt lost his money on the tables.Leo lost his money on the streets.

So once i was done with my rather disappointing last hurrah i go outside and find a flyer and on it was an invitation for a catfish race.
the flyer goes on to say that theres big money in catfish racing, so i called up matt and my bro to see if they wanted to come along as well. At first they both thought it was stupid until i said that there was big money in it.
I didn't even finish my sentence when they both came and picked me up and off we went to a parking lot where the race was held.
so when we get there we greeted by thugs and would-be serial killers. they told us that we had to go out to one of the lakes and catch the biggest Starry Night Catfish we could get. After saying that they all shot their guns in the air and yelled battlecries. Matt got in the drivers seat my bro got navigator and i was the fisherman. So off we went into the night for what seemed like hours until we hit this lake with a glimmering pool.

In it we could see what looked like stars so i quickly got out the fishing rod and casted.

not too soon after i put my line in i hooked the big one and began having thoughts of how i could spend all my money.

so we head back to the parking lot with this behemoth of a fish and talked to the gangsters. after they inspect it they all agreed and claimed that we were the winners of big money.

apparently they took the literal meaning of the words and gave us big money.

Soo thats my dream hope you guys enjoyed what i think of or more like dream of.

Crunch Time

So, it's nearing the end of the school year for me which mean, yes, finals are approaching. If only this were still kindergarten. Then all I'd really have to worry about is coloring my picture of what I'm going to do during vacation (which would consist of a jagged "Sea Green" crayon drawn ocean meeting some "Peach" sand accompanied with a smiling stick figure, representing myself, near a freshly built sand castle with a "Apple Red" crab near it, a "Solar Yellow" sun smiling down upon us all cool like with his sun glasses and some really drawn out "M"s symbolizing seagulls) and then sharing it with the rest of the class. Following afterwards would be snack time and then recess until we're picked up by our respective parents and/or guardians.

But alas, I am now a college student. What does that equate for this double Humanities major...er? Articles, essays and papers, oh my! I currently have at least one more paper to do for my English 20C class; which, by the way, is more focused on film than English. That kind of irks me since they try to make us learn more film aspects than English and I'll, more likely than not, never use those methods or terminology again after this. Once that paper is done, all I have to do are the readings to prepare for the final on the last day of that class. Then I still have to memorize the first set of lines from the Canterbury Tales in Middle English for English 112. Beowulf went just fine and I'll possibly post a recording of myself reciting the first 3 lines of it in Old English later on. Then to wrap up that class I have a midterm/final on the last day of class as well. For my Archaeological Theory and Methods class I need to write up a proposal for funding for an (surprise) archaeological dig. Not too hard except for the fact that the rough draft is due this Wednesday and I have nothing. And finally, Tagalog, where I have two more quizzes and a final presentation left, that should be cake.

Well that's the rundown on my current status as a student of Spring Quarter 08 in UC Riverside. Now I must get ready for class.

P.S. - Teacher! I finished my drawing!

Fortunes in fortune cookies. Let's face it, they make life a whole lot interesting if you really believe in what they say (and especially when you add the words "in bed" after your fortune).

I know i've had my fill of crazy fortune cookie stories. Although I admit, some fortunes are really stupid. Like the one I got years back at a Panda Express, "You will order more orange chicken." Yeah that fortune was true, but what kind fortune is that? Of course i'm gonna order more orange chicken, isn't that inevitable? Oh and this other one that I just got right now, "A blonde from afar has something interesting for you [in bed lol]." A blonde from afar? Something interesting? Wtf? I am deeply puzzled by this odd fortune.

Anyways, one fortune cookie story worth mentioning began on November 20, 2007, when I got a fortune saying, "Remember three months from this date. Good things are in store for you." So I marked the date on the back of the fortune and hung it on my wall. I waited three long months for the day to come wondering what in the heck was in store for me. That day, February 20, 2008, I had a presentation to do for one of my film classes and that was that. Yeah a presentation. I don't think a school assignment would be something good in store for me. And other than that, nothing really great happened at school. So while I was driving back home thinking of how fortune cookies are ridiculous, little did I know that I was driving 85 mph. Also, it took a long time for me to realize that I just passed a police car. Woops. The police man gave me my ticket and I knew there and then that I had just lost some big bucks.

Ugh to you fortune cookie.

But then I really started thinking about what that fortune told me. I mean shit, I just got a ticket and will be charged at least $200 for this. This sucks! How can this be a good thing!?! Then it hit me. Maybe it's a good thing I got that ticket; maybe that ticket saved my life? Maybe if I drive at safer speeds from now on, I won't get into an accident or hurt anyone else? This thought seriously got me into believing what that fortune had said.

Or is it just some coincident that that incident happened 3 months after reading that fortune?

I'm a total believer of God and I know that He's out there (you don't have to agree with me on this, i'm just telling how I feel about this and a connection with the fortune). Perhaps God or a guardian angel caused that fortune cookie to come to me on that certain day so that they could try to teach me a lesson about my driving? Were they trying to send me a message through this fortune cookie that my speeding ticket was a good thing helping me realize to watch my speed so that I could avoid accidents? Whatever the reason is, coincident or divine intervention, silly fortune or message from God, this fortune cookie made a huge impact in my life causing me to be more cautious on the road so that I could stay alive.

I'm sure many of us have gone through these kind of "coincidental" or trippy events, which correspond to some of our fortunes, making us question whether or not these fortunes are really true. Got any worthy fortune cookie stories of your own? Comments section yo.

Studying for classes often seems to feel like a chore, even for the classes that interest me the most, and with only two weeks left of this semester, it seems like I'm going to be doing a lot of it. I can only get so much studying done in the presence of pool tables or laptops, but thankfully UNM houses a wonderful study spot right on campus! Yes the beautiful duck pond, I've only recently been able to hang out there to study because of the weather and it makes the task much more enjoyable. I've gone there countless times, whether to study, feed the duck, or just take a rest in between classes. Kids and their parents take a walk around the pond looking at the ducks and turtles, dogs chase the ducks into the water (some dogs even jumping in to swim around); whatever people come here to do they get a chance to relax and enjoy themselves. I can fondly recall my younger days where mon cheri and I fed the ducks together on one snow bound day in a scene worthy of a kmovie. Speaking of distractions, I should be writing a paper right now ugh.

Anyway as this is my first post I must thank Cho for adding me onto his diary group and Darrell for introducing me to this blog group. I will also thank everyone here for making contributions and keeping this diary alive and interesting!

Ugh I won't be getting any essay writing done tonight. So let's talk about kindergarten. The only legendary aspect of my kindergarten experience was the jungle gym submarine. I remember getting sent to the circle of isolation because I didn't want to sing Baby Beluga during class time (a decision I do not regret to this day). That circle punishment is hilariously lame, it was like 5 feet away from the rest of the class yet most of the kids sent to it ended up crying (not me of course).

Well that is all for tonight, more to come and thanks for reading

mindhax

Life's hard. However, there are little things we can do here and there to make life a whole lot easier. A year ago, I was introduced to The Secret, which is a book/movie by Rhonda Byrne that explains "The Law of Attraction." Basically, the general concept is that you attract the things you constantly have on your mind. For instance, if you're thinking negatively all the time, then negative things will always happen to you. On the other hand, if you think optimistically and hold a positive view on your life, then good things will happen to you. You may think that this sounds way too simple or too good to be true. Indeed, it's not that easy. In order to make the Law of Attraction work, you got to focus on the things you want most in life; then while you are concentrating on the things you desire most, this confidence and positive perspective will help you to do what it takes in order to reach your goals or desires. The more you want something, the more you will be able to find ways in attaining it. I am a total believer of this, though I have not perfected this.

I have been searching for other ways of "hacking life" and I found this one website really useful. http://hackyourself.org/ offers advice that has enlightened me and enabled me to prosper in life. It does an excellent job because I have learned to abandon my low self-esteem and become who I want to become. Furthermore, this site has provided me the means of going through life without unnecessary obstacles and burdens. Not that I want to have everything easy in life; life isn't worth it if everything is just handed to you on a silver platter. But seriously, life is already hard as it is though, so who needs things that will slow and put you down in life? You just gotta keep your head up and take control.

I suggest reading or watching The Secret and checking out the hackyourself website. They've helped me out a lot and I think they will provide you with a lot of information that you wish you knew a lot sooner.

What's Good Everybody?

After having been a resident of Riverside for two years, I thought I would've become invulnerable to hot weather. Not really. I'm still a little bitch when it comes to the heat. Even around mid 70s pisses me off.

What pisses me off more is that when it's hot like this, it keeps me from eating my hot Cheetos. Ugh. Don't want to get all sweaty and gross.

Anywho, i'd like to welcome Anthony to the Kindergarten Legends. I'm looking forward to his posts. And Mario Kart Wii is out everybody. Pick up them koopa shells and slam on the accelerator.

I don't think I can ever be a writer

yeaa i don't i can be a writer cause of my super slow typing. which is why i think that this new game i stumbled into is like manna from heaven. Yea so the game is called typeracer which is basically a typing program with competition thrown in for motivation. look at my lame score..
thank god that this game groups you up with people of the same skill as you are. if you look at the bottom of that pic you can see some damn speed demons tearing up their keyboard. Often i wonder how i don't type blisteringly fast like those guys and i think its because of my gamer background. i mean its usually one hand on the keyboard and the other on a mouse. so in games like CS or Quake you either have to learn how to type insanely fast or learn how to duck into a corner and taunt from the safety of a well placed box of insanely durable wood.
well the site is http://play.typeracer.com

sarahposter1, originally uploaded by Dj Squizzum.

All cheesy headlines aside Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a pretty funny movie. I suggest everyone who isn't easily put off by sexual exploits check it out. It's a shame I'm probably not going to write too much on this one since just about anything would be a spoiler but i will say there are a lot of funny moments, puppets, boobies, blood, and some sweet sweet music. As far as trailers on this one there were two that stood out to me. One was about a handful of actors who get stuck in the same jungle from the movie Predator and think they're still filming even though they're in real peril. The other (funnier) trailer was for a movie called The Pineapple Express complete with the now overused"from the guys who brought you Superbad" phrasing. Even though that phrase has been used more than a Britteny Spears joke over the past couple of years, it still holds valid because let's face it Superbad was funny as hell and I'll let you decide where you spend your 10 bucks later this summer.................. Nah you get no choice, check this one out. Oh and the song in the trailer is "Paper Planes" by M.I.A. (Careful on her page, lots of flashing colors)



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Trapped in an Elevator

No, this isn't R. Kelly's follow up to "Trapped in the Closet," it's the video of Nicholas White enclosed in an elevator for 41 hours back in 1999. I can't even imagine being stuck in such a confined space for even 1 hour, let alone 40 more. There's a link to the story in the info section, but it's more of an essay about elevators and such rather than this guy's ordeal, so skipping through it is recommended if you just want to know about what you're seeing in the video.

Thought this was interesting
will write more when i wake up

The World's Hardest Game

Alright, well I just spent a good part of the night playing this... The World's Hardest Game. As for world's hardest game, I can't say, but is it pretty damn difficult, 'effing A' right it is! After two hours I finished it, and I have the screenshots to prove it!

Getting near the end...

Almost done..!Uhhhh... Look at that!

Now that I beat the game, I need to finish up my essay due by 5PM tomorrow...

Japanophiles why i hate them

Soo lately i been hating on japanophiles. what is a japanophile you say? lets look at the wikipedia entry:

Japanophilia is an interest in, or love of, Japan and all things Japanese. (Its opposite is Japanophobia.) One who has such an interest or love is a Japanophile.[1] Various cultures and peoples have gone through various periods of Japanophilia, for various reasons, throughout history."

Now that isn't sooo bad but its this subculture of white people that just completely embody everything that is seen in anime and manga. hmmm like they take things too far is all i'm saying. Like for example that girl in borders where she completely bagged on my comic cause its not manga or cause the eyes aren't expressive (its mice, they have beady eyes) yeaaa i just don't like people that can't handle other art styles except anime. anyway thats a thing i hate(a lot)[really]

SERIOUSLY FED UP.

My ROP teacher always looks at me like i'm stupid. I'm one of the few who actually want to do work and don't find excuses. Seems like whatever I do it goes unnoticed by her because I don't kiss ass. Recently a friend told me that I don't have to be as smart because of my looks. Fuck that. Today I interviewed a lady for my ROP project. She was really rude, but I ingored it with a smile. Throughout the whole interview I was polite as ever and then she goes, so you're taking nursing at Ventura. I reply, no SDSU.. then she gives me look like "Oooh." I twisted it a little but same difference. Last week I had lunch with a friend and I told him about my college plans, and how I want to help out my family. He starts looking behind me with a nasty face and I ask why, and it was because the lady who served us gave a doubting face while she was cleaning up. Bottom line I hate rude people and I definately hate being doubted.

Being looked at stupid doesn't feel good. People think I'm that girl who uses my looks to get grades. If anything people copy my paper, damn. Fuck judgement. I'm going to go read a dictionary or something.

Arachnophobia

I FREAKIN' HATE SPIDERS! I can't stress that enough. And for the past 3 days, i've been seeing spiders in spontaneous locations around my room (Oh and I saw another one hanging out at the kitchen a while ago. Bitch scared me while I was washing dishes). Anyways, when i'm not feeling wussy, I totally come up with innovative ways of capturing and killing them. One time, I used pepper spray. Well that wasn't really smart but the spider was sure out of it with one spray. One of the recent methods I used was tripod + paper clip. The spider I used this method on was on the ceiling, thus it was difficult to reach. The tripod's adjustability with length extension assisted me in reaching the 8 legged guy. The paper clip, which was folded around one of the feet of the tripod exposing the sharp edge, was used to stab the little guy. Ouch. I got him at ground level and used the finishing move "tsinela smash 2x." I'm sure there's more spiders to come cause I know they love laying a shit load of eggs. But looking at the bright side of things, that will only make way for me to expand my arsenal and think up different extermination methods.

Yeaaah boyyyyeeeeeee.

School > Life

School has been owning my ass like a lifer does to a new inmate in prison. Well, after giving you that horrible image, which I hope none of you imagined because that's pretty nasty, I might as well delve into details. I'm taking four classes this quarter, 19 units. First up is Anthropology 172: Archaeological Theory and Method. Now, I find this class to be very interesting, especially since I'm considering a career in archeology. The class is purely discussion based on the content of the assigned articles and chapters from the textbook, so reading is mandatory. Next on the list is English 20C: Introduction to Alternative Critical Perspectives on Literature and Culture. We have been focusing heavily on visual media within this class, through movies and music videos, and we have already had to read a short novella, The Island of Dr. Moreau. Since the beginning of the quarter, our topic has mainly been on the subject of human and humanoid characters and there significance alone and contrasted to others. The second English class on the list is English 112: History of the English Language. Now, I'll be honest, this class sounds like it is boring, but I actually find it very interesting, especially since the professor is pretty funny and thorough with his explanations. We are learning the origins of the English language of course, but we also have to learn how to speak the older dialects (ye olde english, anyone?) along with phonetic transcriptions (link goes to an example). To help show of what is asked for in this course, I'll paste the requirements for two of our quizzes coming up...

QUIZZES #5 AND #6

As you know, quizzes 5 and 6 will consist of recitations of Old and Middle English. To receive a “C” on these quizzes, you may provide me with a fresh audiotape or a CD of yourself reciting the passages. To receive a “B”, you should be able to read the texts to me in reasonable approximation of OE and ME pronunciation. To receive an “A” on these quizzes, you must memorize the lines and recite them to me with some smoothness and reasonable accuracy in pronunciation. You may do both on the same day or do them on the due dates as listed/

Quiz 5: Record, read or recite the following lines from Beowulf:

Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.

Quiz 6: Record, read or recite the following lines from the Canterbury Tales:

Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;

I actually can't wait to do it, haha. To understand anything within this class, reading is absolutely necessary along with the supplementary videos we must watch on our OWN time in the media library. Last, but not least, is Tagalog 10C. Mas mahirap ang quarter ngayon kaysa bagong dalawang quarter. A lot of presentations, a lot of new words and a lot of new conjugations; it's like learning a new language... because it is! Alright, well that was a brief overview of what I've been up to lately. I'm going to try and post more often, but it matters if I actually have time to write instead of read... And now, off to screening for English 20C. Oh yeah, that's another fun part of that class. Last week we watched Edward Scissorhands and later on in the quarter we're watching Akira. Alright, need to get my snacks before the movie starts. Later.

More or less how i'm feeling

So true

[from Indexed][from Garfield minus Garfield][from A Softer World]
[from ExtraLife]
just some of the comics i visit

My current favorite.


I've only had Mango flavored, but that will only be the start. Ever since pinkberry, mochi has been on the top of my favorite snacks. And I've also had Sushi cravings.. thanks to Cho for guiding my tastes buds to the YUMMY sushi, not that California Roll BS. All asian with the food selections.. to top it off, on my left hand side is a half empty boba. =Y

Anyways, this past weekend I went to Riverside to see UCR's PCN. Pretty intense considering how much thought and hard work was put into it. The little drama throughout the story touched on a lot of important issues teens worry about before going to college. The young lady was pushed into the medical field but didn't really want that. Her dad was a doctor and her mom was a nurse. She had a boyfriend who tried to do everything to push her to stay in California in order to be close to him. In the end, she did what she wanted. One line that stood out is, "The word love in Tagalog means love and expensive." O boy was the Tinikling section was AMAZING. Long, creative, and AMAAAAAAZING.. they even managed to make a filipino flag with the sticks. My eyes have opened up a lot more and i'm even more excited than I was before about moving to San Diego. There really IS soo much more to see, people to meet, experiences to go through. I'm ready. The bad side of my weekend would be how my age always leaves me out of 18+ experiences, the main one being Clubbing. I felt a little left out, but what can I do? Then Saturday 2 parties that I couldn't go to. Well enough of my teenage drama. Just thought I should write something, anything, to contribute.

Damn Alright Dion

Alright so last friday was beer night as most of the peeps here know. Anyway i was trying to figure out what the thing i was wearing was called soo i went to Kat to try to figure out what it was called, Ruby said it was a Lava Lava but Kat said it was a Pareo.

sooo according to wikipedia:
"The pāreu or pareo (see below) is the Tahitian word for wraparound skirt. Originally it was used only to refer to women's skirts, as men wore a loincloth, called a maro. Nowadays the term is applied to any piece of cloth worn wrapped around the body, worn by males or females."

sooo i was wearing it wrong but ahhh well
i thought i looked ok
and really thats all that really matters as long as i'm comfortable in my own skin

anyway on to more things

Alright so a cool artist to mention is David Cousens or DavetheOriginal as he is known in Conceptart.org
I first heard of him way back in '03 or '04 (i'm not sure)
i was surfing the web and stumbled into conceptart.org
and i kinda clicked around
saw a forum called "new media coloring book vol. 2"
and in there artists were putting up their lineart
and were letting people color it
so there i was looking at all these pictures
and i saw david's lineart and immediately fell in love with the style of it
booted up Adobe Photoshop CS (wow old)
and got to coloring his artwork
at first i didn't know how to color so i just copied his style
let me see if i can find it

this is mine
hmmm hopefully he still has it
(10 minutes later)
ok i can't find it
but trust me when i say that picture up there is pretty close to it
anyway hes a really cool artist
hes very helpful when you post something up
like for example he'll tell you that you are improving and he'll link to a site that can help you some more

now its time for some of his artthe bottom two is from his Computer Arts: Top 10 Fun Things to draw
the top is just cause i like skull boy and the luchadore frog

more of his art can be seen at
www.coolsurface.com

Ah Bleh

Juno Poster, originally uploaded by Dj Squizzum.

Strong start, and now it seems everyone is pass out drunk. not a single post in the past few days but hey that's the way it goes, dump all of the coal into the fire and then watch it peter out. In any case Juno is coming out on dvd tomorrow. It's a shame I won't be picking that one up for a while since i like to be cheap with my dvds. Time to get off your asses and turn in those taxes oh wait, time's up.

IMG_0737, originally uploaded by Dj Squizzum.

Last day away from the mainland Natalie and I drove up the east side and stopped at this temple. The beauty of this place was great, would've been that much better without the tourists and the gift shop but the 30 foot Buddha makes up for it. (no picture of Buddha, I don't take pictures inside of religious buildings, esp when i had to take my shoes off to walk through it.) Enjoy, there's bound to be more I'm sure. I'll throw on a link to the rest for your browsing pleasure. Clicky Clicky

The cool things you can do with Mario Paint Composer...

James Jean

Ok so i have this weird love for James Jean's paintings. I noticed his work about a year ago while looking at Fables cover pages. I'm on the late train but hes working with Prada right now for their new line of bags or was it clothes? I'm not sure i was looking at the pictures. Anyway here are some pictures just so i can finally stop putting up youtube links. Also i think i have horrible sentence structure. I think it stems from all the Haiku style sentences i like to write in. Anyway James Jean learn to love him cause i'm sure you seen some of his art somewhere. Oh also James Jean is also doing a Castlevania animated film sooo that should look freaking awesome.

Anyway pics!..
First some Prada
My new desktop background (still from the Prada art)
A page from his sketch book
and the cover to 1001 Nights of Snowfall (great read btw)

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