Tag Archives: Boredom

Cell Phones, Movies, Oh My!

Let’s start with the easy stuff first. AT&T sucks for users that want to actually have an Android phone. I am one of those people, and luckily my contract is up. On the downside, I don’t like CDMA phones (that gets rid of Sprint), Verizon doesn’t offer a discount for my place of employment (and they are expensive really for no reason, not to mention poor coverage in my area); however, there is T-mobile. They do have cheap plans; however, I am not sure if they have a discount which I can take advantage of with my place of employment. I mean, you can’t really pass up 24% discounts off of service. I’m just sayin’.

I suppose I could just buy myself an unlocked Android phone that works on the 3G frequency that AT&T uses (the Google Nexus would work just fine, but 500+ USD???). I suppose I should just continue to wait, but I just can’t stand the idea of not having a device that I can root and do whatever I want with. Totally unfair, but really super shallow =-P

So then we move on to The Last Airbender, I’m sure some of you have seen the previews for it. It looks pretty cool, as I was/am a fan of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series; however, it has some serious failings. I may have written about this before, but I’m too lazy to search. Anyhow, my biggest issues with the movie is the blatant white washing. I was thinking of boycotting the movie and simply getting it from the Pirate Bay once it hit the torrents; however, I’m some what undecided. It’s also kind of concerning because Mr. M. Night Shyamalan is really a kind of hit and miss sort of director. Some of the movies he has directed are really pretty awesome. For instance, I’m a fan of The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Lady in the Water; however, I’d go so far as to say his other work (in my opinion) was really rather horrible. So what is going to happen with The Last Airbender? It’s pretty much a coin toss I guess.

And the “Oh My” part. Inter-personal relationships. It seems to me things are becoming increasingly complicated, and increasingly unpleasant. I generally try not to be a pessimist when it comes to working out perceived or actual problems between myself and others; however, I’m having a difficult time remaining optimistic. I’m becoming displeased with certain actions and behaviors that generally I would just attribute to how a person works. I try to be understanding of how a person works, how they behave and how their personality and experiences shape their wants, needs, and actions to obtain those things. I’m finding my understanding and patience lacking. On the other hand, I tend to not take the easy way out, so I wonder what will happen? Hrmm…hrmm. Good question! :mrgreen:

Later gators.

So serious!

I wonder if she looks so serious all the time - not that I'd see her face, but it's a thought.

Open Letter to Thailand

Dear Thailand,

Stop white washing your women. You have some of the best looking women over there, but you only really model (after about 2 hours of searching) pale girls with only vaguely classical Thai features. Half of the girls could pass for white if it weren’t for the eyes (even their hair is dyed brown) This annoys me. Please stop.

Also, could you please pass this on to India as well? You freakin’ people. You two have a wealth of really really hot girls of dark complexion (brown and  naturally golden skinned girls, both of you) and yet I can’t find any good pictures of them. By good I mean high quality. You wouldn’t mind doin’ me a favor and possibly put your models in shorter skirts could you? I’m so tired of the bikini and floor length dress crap. Thanks!

And now because you two fail, we have: HOTNESS!

I like it with the ears on. *blinks*

Happy Birthday To Me

So, it’s my birthday today. I don’t plan on doing anything, but my mother wants me to go out to lunch with her. We’re going to an Italian place. Maybe I’ll talk her into going to dinner instead of lunch, because I’m not a huge fan of the restaurant’s lunch dishes. What else am I doing for my birthday? Working. Glee for me!

What would be absolutely wonderful is if there were a bunny waiting for me when I get home to blow and screw my brains out. Le sigh. That leaves me with just..playing MAG and Star Ocean. Not bad alternatives, but definitely huge steps down from the whole getting worn out by some really awesome bunny. It’s a sad state of affairs, I gotta tell ya.

And for what you’re really looking for:

Kim Ha Yul

Perfect, little further out, I'd had to muss your make up?

A lot of people say they don’t like the silly faces. I rather adore the silly faces. Not everything has to be super sexy or super sensuous. Playful is good! Just like one shouldn’t freak out if there is laughter and play time in the bedroom (or elevator/car/back of theatre/locked bathroom at a party/park bench/err other places you’re screwing).

I was supposed to post this a long time ago, but I couldn’t find a good picture and then I ended up going to bed because I have to work tonight. Yah, on my birthday. Gleeful!

Precious – No I Won't See It

Between Tyler Perry, BET, and movies that Hollywood produces like Precious I am just about sick of black television and movies. I’ll start with Tyler Perry. I just am not seeing the talent. Slapstick comedy about black households should be the last thing blacks should be seeing in theatres or on television. The Cosby Show was a good comedy, that gave pretty decent examples (for that time period) on how an affluent black lifestyle may or should be. It was genuinely funny, and it wasn’t mirroring really abusive behavior that occurs in many of our black households then nor today. Oh, I’ve worked in the health care field, yes abuse is still rampant in black communities whether it’s perpetrated by family members or simple black on black (non-family) violence in our ghettos and neighborhoods. I don’t know Tyler Perry, and I know many people that enjoy his work – I don’t know why – maybe they’ll come explain that sort of thing to me here; however, I really believe/think he shouldn’t feed and perpetuate what I view as really poor black behavior in such a light hearted way.

BET – oh how I loathe thee. BET has some of the w0rst programming known to man. You’d think that BET would at least be willing to air shows that do not stereotype the black male or the black condition, that we wouldn’t have shows such as Teen Summit, which aired real issues faced by real black teens concerning violence, sexual education, peer pressure and so on canceled. Alas, that’s not that case. On Sunday you can be sure to have gospel being shown though. I’m not really sure about the blacks outside of those I know, but Gospel isn’t something I’m very familiar with or even identify with. It certainly doesn’t target the 18-34 year old demographic that I can tell, unless they are actively being raised in a heavy handed elderly black household. I know of one such house in which some children are being raised this way, and I’m fairly certain they aren’t terribly happy.  I actually fall in that 18-34 year old demographic, and I gotta tell you I certainly don’t find much of the programming on BET even remotely interesting or entertaining.

And then there’s Precious. I’m sure Precious is a good movie, but it’s also just another example of helping white people feel good about themselves for having gone to see it. What I mean by this, is that many whites seem to behave in the fashion that by going to see (and I guess become informed about the “black struggle” as it were) movies that put on zoo like display abusive black environments, that they are some how helping the inequality in this country. That’s not true, you knowing that a majority of blacks live in poorer conditions than your average white family does not do anything to help Junebug learn that getting an education will get him out of the hood, not clinging to gang life to try and survive and playing basketball in the hopes of making it to the NBA.

To put an end cap on this. Blacks need to actively seek better, not mimic the white condition. Blacks can’t afford to let BET tell them what is good (because BET doesn’t fucking know, and you need to get an education I guess in order to understand that). Blacks can’t have role models in the NBA/NFL/etc.  or in Hollywood, because those places aren’t where you should be seeking anything healthy in your life.

Humor

I don’t have anything interesting to post today; however, this caught me while reading Slashdot (perhaps you’ve heard of it?). Enjoy.

We've all heard the really random and insane medical theories by religious extremists, it's okay - you can laugh.

Ever hear/read those articles about the insane religious zealots (of any bent) that refuse medical treatment? Yah. It's stupid, I know.