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Back2Pluto.com Presents: An Interview With Jowin, by guest contributor Lumo Rimbaud
In today's hip-hop world rife with oversaturation and monotony, it SEEMS as though no one is even ATTEMPTING to venture out into the great, rambling, crimson beyond and blaze new trails, chart new ground. Most are too buried in their own narrow-mindedness, too scared to make something memorable, too bound to the boring ol' past to create something pioneering. But, there are some young, vibrant artists out here doing some amazing things to this genre. Whether it's the aquatic otherworldliness of Levi Watson and Gary Samurai, or the colorful, Jamla soul of Curbside Jones, ill sounds ARE abundant…if ya know where to sniff mi amigo.
Among these hip hop pariahs stands the amazing Jowin. With influences as disparate as Japanese pop and Gospel, an eclectic production style, and an exquisite ear for beats that perfectly underscore his offbeat subject matter, Jowin is sure to become an artistic giant of the game sooner than later. Mark my words.
Lumo: From where does Jowin hail?
Jowin: Macon, Georgia.
Lumo: What started you on the path to becoming a musician and when did you realize that music was something that you REALLY wanted to do as a career?
Jowin: I realized it was something I really wanted to do around senior year high school, 2009, when this artist named Jubee began mentoring me because he saw my potential.
Lumo: You make a lot of your own beats. The production you did on your Project: Rebloom EP is amazing and really unique. Did you start making your own beats out of necessity?
Jowin: Yep, started off as a necessity, now I actually work best when I'm making my own beats. The more control the better.
Lumo: Who's your favorite non-hip hop artist to listen to?
Jowin: Haha, I don't listen to much hip-hop in the first place so it'd be hard to pin it down. Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Utada, alot of random gospel, but specifically Fred Hammond and Karen Clark Sheard, and I'm really liking Jessie Ware right now too. Also anything produced by early Teddy Riley is always in my rotation.
Lumo: Though it isn't the only thing you talk about in your music, the otaku culture seems to be a prominent part of your artistry. Being a fan of anime and gaming myself, I actually became a fan of yours through the song "Cosplay Girl Rebloom", and seeing that Persona 3 S.E.E.S armband in your "Wallflower" video. How and when did you get introduced to otaku culture?
Jowin: I started watching anime around 2002, like most kids. But got introduced to otaku culture in 2005, when I first got my PSP. I used to go to this community fan site called PSPCrazy.net to download stuff for my PSP. They had a section on the forum for videos too so I would just go there out of curiosity, and download random stuff like the Red vs. Blue series and Family Guy, but they had a bunch of anime too, so I took advantage of that and started marathoning random anime like crazy. Combine this with the fact that me and my family just moved to the countryside so we switched to satellite TV and consequently got the G4TV channel. One thing lead to another and I came to find that anime and gaming had a culture surrounding it, so I became a part of it.
Lumo: What are some of your favorite anime? Samurai Champloo is MY personal all-time favorite.
Jowin: Tenchi series, Genshiken, Panty and Stocking, Steins; Gate, Outlaw Star are the top fives. I have alot of favorites though (and non-favorites) you can see most of them on Myanimelist profile
Lumo: Favorite gaming console?
Jowin: This is always a hard question for me. Gamecube has my favorite game of all time on it, Super Smash Bros. Melee, PS1 gave me my fondest memories though. I think overall though, you really can't deny the PS2's library. You cannot front on the diversity, quality, and quantity that console has. So I'd say PS2 is my favorite.
Lumo: What exactly is "Weekend Cartunes"?
Jowin: We're a video production collective. We make short films, music videos obviously, video game related video content, documentaries and we've officially started creating cartoons/anime now too, we have more types of stuff we want to create but that's what we're able to do right now. We want to bring something different as far as what our content represents. We release seasonally but as we expand more and more we'll be able to release things more regularly.
Lumo: Individualism and isolation are two themes you speak on a lot in your lyrics, in songs like "Wallflower" and "Miiflow(er)". You even sort of poked fun at the idea that people may have of you as this hermit with the title of your latest project, "Jowin Actually Has Friends". What's so enticing about the solitary life *laughs*?
Jowin: I don't know, I could get really philosophical about it but I think a simple answer would be "control". When you're in solitude you have the most control over what's happening.
Lumo: What has been the worst comparison your music has received?
Jowin: I don't even want to say it because you never know who's reading, it's so random and reachy that you wouldn't even be able to guess it most likely. To make this a positive answer though, most people say I sound like nothing they've heard, especially recently.
Lumo: Which one of your projects was the most fun to record and why?
Jowin: Out of the ones already out: Luff, Jowin. When I started working with Plue [Starfox], it brought out the final piece of what kind of artist I want to be. That project also made me more comfortable with taking risks. I think people are able to hear that when they listen to it too, there's a sense of freedom and humor to it that shines through. Those elements have stayed in my artistry ever since.
Lumo: Out of all the producers you've worked with, including yourself, who is your favorite collaborator?
Jowin: So, if I can include myself, then I'd have to say myself. I'm as much of a producer as I am a rapper/vocalist, doing both is how I work best.
Lumo: Any upcoming projects you want our readers to keep their ears open for?
Jowin: Circumescent, my first full-length album, and the last project of the 2013 trilogy, releases this Winter. New season of "Weekend Cartunes" begins this Fall. We have some new shows, we've improved our current ones, and we even have some new people. Should be fun.
Lumo: Alright Jowin, that's that. Thank you very much for your time. Any shout outs???
Jowin: Weekend Cartunes cast. Midnight Kids Academy. And most importantly shout outs to you guys for having me!
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Perhaps it might have helped if you read the forum rules at the top of every section before asking for something it would be illegal to supply.
I'm not going to lie. It is very disheartening to come to a site that is set up to help people when they need it, and get nothing back. It is also disheartening to have who I assume is a mod chastise me for nothing. Lets do some quoting here.
[07-07-2006 01:00 AM] chipito: I believe it was Ghana and The Czech Republic that pulled down Americas pants and shafted them good and proper in the first round of the World Cup. heeheehee .......
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[10-07-2006 01:10 AM] clogger: How is the bike Brocks?
[10-07-2006 03:24 AM] abrocky: will post some pics in a bit... not good mate, think bout 3-600 damage, not sure yet
[10-07-2006 03:24 AM] abrocky: ordered me a haynes, lol
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[10-07-2006 03:25 AM] abrocky: thanks!
[11-07-2006 01:13 AM] clogger: Haynes are good... I got one for my Lada Riva ;-)
[15-07-2006 01:22 AM] clogger: Happy daze ..
[15-07-2006 03:43 AM] abrocky: good morning all
[Yesterday 01:17 PM] the red pill: I bought me a 360 today i could resist it no more i got it home set it up and thought crap i didnt get any 360 games so im gonna have to play my old xbox 1 games till tomorrow
[Yesterday 01:18 PM] the red pill: THATS WHY I AM ANGRY
[Yesterday 02:09 PM] Bald Bouncer: Get Battlefield 2
[Yesterday 07:51 PM] Zogbort: hi! anybody have a copy of the SD605B firmware?
[Yesterday 07:51 PM] Zogbort: i am in dire need
[Today 01:41 AM] clogger: Behave yourself Zogbort :-(
Out of all that, me asking for help when I couldn't get a response to a thread was misbehaving? Instead of telling me straight out that you can't give out files, I was given an enigmatic talking-to. Frustrating. And then posting reply after reply to myself and having people look but not bother to help me out when I needed it was equally as frustrating. I just got done having my samsung drive sit there and blink for a bit, show that there is power and having nothing happen, with the knowledge that someone here could have helped, but just didn't want to. So I am left with a drive with xbox firmware (which I finally found) with the contacts that were supposed to hold the wires and solder on popped off during the first attempt, and no front face plate. I am left with a useless drive that I couldn't get help with. In fact, the only reply (other than to behave) was a single link to the tutorial. Questions asked got no response. I am also aware after having read through many posts that since I 'dared' to post such a thread as this, I will probably get made fun of or chastised, or who knows, maybe this is misbehaving too.
Perhaps it might have helped if you read the forum rules at the top of every section before asking for something it would be illegal to supply.
Ok, well now I know that, and I didn't ask twice. I fail to see why I couldn't have been told that. No defence for the rest of it, just for me not knowing about the file rule. Interesting.
Being told to "behave yourself" is what we call a polite warning, which is preferable to the alternative. We are not here to read the rules for you - that's down to you, but I guess the "behave yourself" comment pointed you in the right direction after all.....Originally Posted by Zogbort
Apology accepted.
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Hi I'm new here and I love Giant Microbes!
Hi as I said before I'm new. I have 19 microbes and live in Raleigh and I was born in Germany. My first microbes were the Health group. None of my other posts have been working so I don't kow if this will. Oh, I want to be a geneticist and am 12. I like pasta, traveling, BOOKS!, and of course giant microbes. Oh and turtles. I dislike SATs and meat. This is not my first forum, I've been on Twilight's forum. So yeah that's about it.
yay it posted!
Welcome Giardia!!! :):)
Hi! Welcome to the Forums! (does my greeting get old?:D XD)
Glad you were able to post! Something similar happened to me when I first joined in... I kept trying to post but nothing would show up over the bulletin boards, and so I ended up emailling the staff about this issue and sure enough, my messages finally got posted.
Anyway, so you were born in Germany? That's awesome! :D For how long did you live there before you came to the US?
Well welcome! You were born in Germany! That's interesting! I was only born in New Hampshire, but I do like New Hampshire!:) Where in Germany? But welcome! How many microbes do you have?:):D
*gasp!* 10825!! YOU'RE BACK!!! :eek::eek::eek:
Wha-what happened?! Ha ha, long time no see! :D
hooray youre back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi again! I am happy that people are so glad to see me!:):D I've had a busy last few months, so I haven't had much time to be here. I am also glad that so many new members are joining!:D And, a lot of new members are joining MCS! I'm so glad!:D
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WHERE'VE YOU BEEN AT?!? :eek: :D:D, lol
Welcome back!!:D
I was born in weinheim germany. I have 21 microbes as of a few days ago. I dodn't know you were gone but I'm glad you're back. I just got a gigantic penicillan! I'll try to post pictures. I also got toxic mold who is really cute. I also go $70 so I'm thinking of getting the professionals.
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The University of Texas-Pan American Division of External Affairs held an awards luncheon March 19 to honor the top recruiters to the Angel Investor scholarship fund.
Arlene Rodriguez of the High School Equivalency Program raised the most money and was awarded a trip for two to Las Vegas, including two nights at a hotel and round-trip airfare from Southwest Airlines. She raised nearly $21,100 and signed up 12 contributors.
|Three employees at The University of Texas-Pan American were honored at a recent luncheon for their help with the Angel Investor scholarship fund. From left are Marisela Leal, Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development; Arlene Rodriguez, High School Equivalency Program; Irene Sanchez-Casas, director of Stewardship and Annual Giving; and Patty Rodriguez, Payments and Collections.
Patty Rodriguez of Payments and Collections finished second in money raised with more than $6,500. She received $500.
Marisela Leal of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development also received $500 for her efforts. She signed up nine contributors, second to Arlene.
Spearheaded by the Division of External Affairs, the Angel Investor scholarship fund program encourages donations to scholarships benefiting students in any of the six academic colleges, University staff or the Greater University Fund, which is used for such student activities as national competitions, conferences and music and cultural events. To date, nearly $40,000 of the initial $50,000 goal has been raised.
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I have an interesting problem. I have imported a shp file from a state agency. This file contains contours for an area. When I tag the pline, it shows a "zero" elevation, but shows a numeric elevation within the DXF_ELEV feature. Please see the attached image. I am needing to convert these to pline with elevation to work on in autocad. Can someone tell me how to get polyline w/ elevations to export from c3d? Thanks for any help you can give.
Solved! Go to Solution.
See if you can follow using the import & change properties by drawing query - I put a document together & posted in the following thread:
That query workflow is no longer required. Civil 3D has a tool built in for that now. Import Tab, Insert Panel.
that document loses me at number 6 iv. Have no idea what "e234_mowest" is.
sorry, it was data specific for that user - I think I have the original document on my PC at home, but not sure.
In general, the idea was to mapimport the gis data into a drawing & create object data. The we were transforming from the drawing with the imported data (contours at 0 elevation) and using a "alter properties during drawing query" to force the contours to the correct elevation.
I'm sitting in on a webinar today, so if you have specific questions, or want me to look at what you're wanting to do, I'll be happy to do what I can so I don't die of boredom here
I am wanted polylines with elevations, so I can work on it in autocad. Is there a way for me to attach the cad file?
Create a new drawing & assign the coordinate system to match the .prj file from the shapefile.
Mapimport & create object data. Make sure the object data includes the elevation assigned to the line in the shp file (shape files are 2.5D - elevation is an attribute).
then attach this drawing to your design/destination drawing in your design coordinate system. - from the "map explorer tab" of mapwspace, right click on drawings & follow the dialog to attach.
then query the drawing and use "alter properties" to assign the object data of the elevation from the shp to the z values of the resulting polylines.
detach the intermediate drawing & ignore the warning message.
awesome....that did it. Thanks much.
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Letter from President Creighton
Perhaps more than any other time of year on campus, fall is a time of new beginnings and fresh potential. The students and faculty have returned, classes and rooms have been chosen, new friendships have been formed, and there is excitement and anticipation in the air. Do you remember the blur of new class schedules, new books – and new beginnings?
At Pacific we are enjoying a particularly successful beginning this fall as we rang the bell of Old College Hall with a record incoming freshman class in the College of Arts and Sciences. This summer has seen much activity too with the moving of thousands of books from the old library to the new, the first new building on campus in a decade. A new residence hall on the north end of the Forest Grove campus is in progress, and the Professional Studies Building near the new library is scheduled to break ground in the spring.
In August we also broke ground on the new $30 million Hillsboro health professions campus next door to Tuality Healthcare. There is much excitement in the College of Health Professions with two new programs, Pharmacy and Dental Health Science, and all schools reaching enrollment goals.
With so many things new, you may be feeling the same blur as many of our new students. However, we hold dear those traditions, values, and relationships that characterize Pacific. For example, the summer also marked a special milestone for our neighbors. The Forest Grove United Church of Christ (Congregational) celebrated the 160th anniversary of its founding. As a prelude to our annual Founders' Week, campus, church, and community members gathered at the "Petrified Stump" to remember the contributions of the Rev. Harvey Clark and others to both the founding of the church in Forest Grove in 1845 and the founding of the University by Congregationalist church members.
So, this fall we are both honoring our past and looking with anticipation to the future. In this issue of Pacific we give you a preview of the months ahead as we see what the new residence hall will look like and explore some of the new thinking that has gone into that project. We also chronicle the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center, which we have been proud to house on campus since 1996. The OHRC, which has stewardship of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial in Portland's Washington Park, will have a new home in the Professional Studies Building. Finally, in addition to reporting on the many activities of our alumni and donors, we take a look at student athletes who choose to take a break from athletics to experience the riches of study abroad, one of the cornerstones of the Pacific experience.
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On Wednesday, December 19th, a short-handed Greenfield team hosted the Pewaukee Pirates with Pewaukee winding up on the winning side, 60-12. Greenfield limped into the match having to forfeit 5 weight classes and 30 team points to the Pirates due to illness and injury. With over half of the Greenfield roster in street clothes, the team went on to wrestle strong and lose some close matches.
Starting the evening was Tommy Friedbacher (8 wins -3 losses), losing a close match to Trevor Greene. The match was close throughout and Friedbacher was unable to score a takedown in the last 10 sec.
From there, the Hustlin' Hawks forfeited the next 4 weight classes (160, 170, 182, 195) up until 220 pounds where Malik Jaber wrestled his first varsity match of the season. Jaber carried a 1 point lead with 10 seconds left and was taken down by Jacob Roseland with 5 seconds on a single leg takedown. When the horn sounded, Roseland had wound up with a tight 5-4 victory.
Earning the first points of the match for the Hustlin' Hawks was Alex Morton (8-3) who posted a pin in 4:52. Morton controlled the match throughout and was able to put Christian Dischler to his back and get the win.
Greenfield forfeited the 106 pound weight class to the Pirates and the match score was 36-6 in favor of the Pirates. Logan Zabkowicz (4-6) then took the mat for the Hustin' Hawks at 113 pounds and wrestled his best match of the season. Zabkowicz carried a 1 point lead into the third period where Rajiv Geffert scored 6 points and pulled out the victory 9-4.
Tre' Craig then stepped on to the mat at 120lbs for his first varsity match of the season. Isaac Lodise capitalized early with a takedown and put Craig to his back, posting a pin in :40 and catapulting Pewaukee to a 45-6 lead with 4 matches remaining.
Dylan Kumbera (3-7) got the Hustlin' Hawks back in the win column by posting a pin in 5:28 seconds. Kumbera wrestled an all around match and was able to keep his Pewaukee opponent off balance before pinning him in the 3rd period.
From there, Pewaukee took control of the final three weight classes. Pewaukee posted pins over Andrew Patrick (2-5) and Victor Castro (6-5) and a 5-3 decision over Dominic Caputa (4-9) to finish out the evening.
Even though the final score was lopsided, Coach Otto felt that despite the injuries and illness, his team wrestled well. "Over the last two weeks we have been battling illness and injury and knew we were going to be challenged by Pewaukee. Our kids showed up and wrestled some of their best matches of the year. We are looking forward to getting back on the mat and preparing for the second half of the season."
Greenfield will start the second half of the season at Nathan Hale High School for the Bauer Brawl Tournament on January 5th, 2013.
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Molecular Devices Awarded Patent for Population Patch Clamp Recording Technique
Sunnyvale, CA, January 10, 2012 - Molecular Devices, LLC, today announced it has been awarded a US patent for its parallel recording technique (PPC), which measures ionic currents from a population of cells, rather than single cells, on planar patch clamp systems. The technique enhances ion channel assay success rates to near 100%.
The PPC technique measures a population of cells in parallel to mitigate the inherent biological variability seen when measuring from single cells. When a large enough population is sampled, the requirement to perform control measurements within the same recording well is eliminated. Molecular Devices' PPC technique uses 64 recording sites per well to ensure that a consistent signal is recorded across all wells. This consistency allows for the use of cross-well controls and a further increase in throughput and decreased running costs.
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Knife Skills 101 is taught by Cuisine Inspirations owner, Scott Savokinas, a seasoned chef who relishes every aspect of the culinary craft. He'll teach you the safest and deftest ways to dice, slice, mince, and chop, putting meats and veggies in the savoriest shapes while shaving time and awkwardness off kitchen routines. While you learn to cut an onion without making it cry and grate garlic without triggering its earsplitting burglar alarm, the chef's friendly banter and helpful hints foster a comfortable, entertaining atmosphere. At the end of the class, students and chef partake in whichever dish was prepared during the demonstration.
Tia Harris, a mother and a Montclair resident since 2008, couldn't have predicted that an activity she enjoyed as a relaxing hobby would later become her full-time career. She was laid off from her previous job in 2011 and found herself turning to beading as a stress-reducing creative outlet. Embracing her entrepreneurial spirit, Harris decided in 2012 to open TiaMarie Beading Studio, where she shares her passion with other jewelry enthusiasts. She told Barista Kids that "We are striving to create a sense of community and a fun place for creative ideas to come together."
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This week on The Cat and Leroy, we continue the line of thought that filth is funny!
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The comics this spoof is based on is believed by the author of this blog to be public domain, if they are not then apologies and they will be removed post haste upon notification.
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Adventures in the Public Domain: The Cat and Leroy
This week on The Cat and Leroy, we continue the line of thought that filth is funny!
Pondered by Alex L upon the hour of 2:29 pm 2 bourgeois whispers
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Talk to Liam: Liam goes democratic!
Liam: "Hello I'd like to vote"
Ryan: "This is a pet store"
Liam: "[walks out]"
Liam: "Hello I'd like to vote"
Wayne: "Excellent sir, if you'd just like to wait for a polling station to free up"
Liam: "Not really, I'm a busy man, [into megaphone] IS THERE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SHARE"
Wayne: "Please sir there is no need for that, I'm sure someone will be finished soon"
Liam: "Are you sure, it looks like they are all going really slowly"
Wayne: "Well, I'm sure they wont be long, look there you see someone has finished you may go and vote"
Liam: "[into megaphone] DIBS on that polling booth, hey buddy don't even think about it"
Wayne: "Sir please don't"
Liam: "It's ok, I'm licensed to carry this, thank you Gary you've been very helpful [turns and walks away]"
Wayne: "Its Way… oh who cares"
Liam: "[wanders into polling booth] Democracy you dirty bitch prepare to be plundered like the filthy whore you are"
Liam: "Hey, buddy… buddy"
Colin: "Hello, are you talking to me?"
Liam: "Who me?"
Colin: "Yes"
Liam: "…. Yes"
Colin: "Well, what do you want?"
Liam: "I need some help"
Colin: "Ok what with?"
Liam: "Voting"
Colin: "Well obviously, what's the problem?"
Liam: "I don't know how to spell Fiona Apple"
Colin: "Why would you need to spell that?"
Liam: "That's who I'm voting for"
Colin: "Why are you voting for her?"
Liam: "Why aren't you voting for her?"
Colin: "Well, I erh… I mean"
Liam: "Exactly!"
Colin: "She's not even a politician though"
Liam: "She's not an action hero either, I don't see what that has anything to do with anything"
Colin: "I… no… I'm going now good bye [walks away quickly]"
Liam: "Oh well happy fucking easter to you to buddy"
Wayne: "[shoe hits him in head] Oh god dammit who was that? [looks around room sees Liam standing in middle of room lining him up with another shoe] What? What do you want? I can see you… don't throw that shoe at me… [dodges second shoe]"
Liam: "Gary, over here, I need your help for a second"
Wayne: "My names Wayne alright, what do you need?"
Liam: "Come here, I'm not yelling across the room, it's rude"
Wayne: "[wanders over] What, what do you want?"
Liam: "I can't remember how to spell Fiona Apple"
Wayne: "What… oh whatever, F, I, O, N, A… A P, P, L, E… is that it?"
Liam: "Oh that's right, oh just one more thing, does she support universal healthcare?"
Wayne: "[rubs forehead and sighs] For a start I don't know, secondly, why did you come if you're not going to take voting seriously, this could be the most important election ever"
Liam: "Why is that?"
Wayne: "We could have a black president"
Liam: "Fiona Apples black?"
Dave: "Where the fuck are my shoes?"
Wayne: "I… hate you"
Liam: "So what should I do?"
Wayne: "Go home"
Liam: "Hmmm, ok then back to Canada [walks out]"
Dave: "Seriously, where are my shoes, and since when can't you vote with clogs on?"
humor-blogs.com loves a good bit of democracy...
Pondered by Alex L upon the hour of 2:38 pm 8 bourgeois whispers
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Meme related thuggery...
So another monday rolls around, and yet again I've been tagged by VE. But he never tags anyone apparently, never... whats this the third time VE, if that is your real name. Well thats enough pretending to be angry, because quite frankly I've got nothing else. Is there a shark somewhere nearby I can jump because if it will help me out I'm going for it, hell strap some streamers to my handle bars and stick a piece of cardboard in my spokes and I'll pretend I'm Evil Knevil.
What is it this time, six things or habits of no importance to/about me, and I have to list them, why? I'm not sure I never really got the point of memes like this, or any memes really. Maybe I'm missing out on the community aspect of blogging, or maybe I just dont like telling people I hardly know indepth secrets I wouldn't tell my family. So as usual I'll be lying...
1.I'm a practising Santaist, a religion that revolves around Santa Clause being the saviour, and perveyor of the one true goal in life, capitalism! We've been involved in a secret war with the buddhists for quite some time, well I say a war it really just involves rats tailing bald people incase they are on the eight fold path... the fuckers. It doesnt take uch to join you really just need to have a credt card and a large amount of seasonal debt.
2.Envelopes scare me, it's true, sealed folded paper is one of those things that just gets me every time. I'm afraid that I'm going to get a paper cut so bad my finger falls off then the envelope is sealed... and then what? A few days later someone in Cohuna opens a letter and finds my index finger and a BAS statement... no thanks, I'll stick to Emails.
3.I've been stealing my neighbours paper for the last six months. Why... well, and this maybe debatable, he's a cunt... or I am... its one of the two.
4.In 2003 I rode a Dugong, thirty four kilometres to be exact. It was for charity 'save the whales', after I arrived at the finished line we roasted the Dugong. I've never seen Lucille Ball in finer form, of course after that we ate the Dugong. Wrapped it in panchetta and pan fried it, served with an angel hair pasta it was delicious. Salut Gordon you big sea cow mofo...
This is how I live...
5.I havent spoken out loud for two years. It's true kids I took a vow of silence that and the fact the cave I inhabit only contains a few scrapes of moss and the odd rat I keep for milking. Of course I mutter the odd groan, mumble or angry swear, but for two years not a sentence has left my lips. The last thing I said was, if I remember correctly... 'Jeff, you purple harlot, get your skivvy wearing carcass out of my dinner party'. Maybe if I had of known I would of chosen something a little better.
6.I quit playing air guitar, I realised I was actually so musically stunted that I was playing along to the drum beat... try it at home you probably do it to. Of course now I play air drums, and I'm very good at them. Better than you!
So after that rather self congratulatory ending thats the meme-ing done for today. Wasn't that fun kids? Anyway... in the place of a decent way to finish...
humor-blogs.com agrees with me about my neighbour
Pondered by Alex L upon the hour of 3:19 pm 10 bourgeois whispers
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Adventures in the Public Domain: The Cat and Leroy
This week on The Cat and Leroy Jethro gets in some trouble, and hot Mummy action!
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Pondered by Alex L upon the hour of 2:16 pm 6 bourgeois whispers
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Monday, March 16, 2009
It's a motion picture: Lost Souls
There are several exorcism movies, most of which seem to suck whole heartedly. I don't know why but once you bring the biblical faith into a movie it just seems to drag out into a painful exercise of holy water wet t shirts contests and pea soup. One movie from this much over done genre is 'Lost Souls'. Before I continue let me just say one thing. Wynona Rider, is still god damn cute, unreasonably so, no matter what she does, where she does it, that woman is the sexual equivalent of a puppy in a rainbow sweater eating a marshmallow frog. Hmmm that's probably not something you'd want to have sex with, but my point is she was, and still is, horrifically attractive.
A kleptomaniac to. Upon breaking into some guys house she proceeds to just help herself to the books and a necklace, wait to go Wynona, that's definitely not going to come back to haunt you. So what's the basic premise of the movie. Well the movie starts with a quote from Deuteronomy, 'the devil shall be born of incest'. And we learn something new already, the devil is inbred, I guess that explains a lot. But basically bunch of Catholics try to stop the devil returning to earth, by killing the 'host'.
Blah, blah, blah, expositional exorcism, meet the main characters. Nice priest John Hurt gets sick, and then Wynona has a conversation with the high talker from Seinfeld, which was far funnier than I think it was meant to be, which I'm guessing was not at all. It's hard for me to distance characters and actors kids, the first thing I see them in is basically what they define themselves as. Anthony Hopkins will always be Hannibal Lecter, Meg Ryan will always be Sally, and that guy will always be the high talker from Seinfeld. Now matter how much sage like priestly advice he spouts.
It's just a movie of these really weird assertions about the devil, Wynona is in a monastery restroom, when some weird stuff happens. The walls go all brown and blistered and the toilets over flow, meaning Satan lives in the toilet? A few seconds before this she hears a noise, and then asks, is anyone there? I don't care if the movie is about Satanists, even they have more manners than to speak while doing a deuce.
The guy who is about to be inhabited by the red man him self apparently likes to fly fish, something which I've long suspected the devil of doing. And then there is the encounter with the psychic, at literally being called the future devil the best he can manage is 'get the fuck outta here!'. I don't know about you kids but if someone accuses me of being the devil I fight a little harder than that to clear my name.
But he's not the smartest guy is he, remember the quote that started the movie, the devil is an inbred. Well upon learning that he is the devil, or at least will become the devil, acceptance. Yet he still has trouble believing that his mother and father were brother and sister. Honestly if you're Satan, I think the fact that mum and dad kept it in the family is the least of your problems.
Call me crazy if you like, what's wrong with being the antichrist, I mean it can't be that bad, he's meant to be pretty popular isn't he. Why not just accept it, yeah bring it on, Gog, Magog, the locusts, the seals, the horseman. I mean it could be worse it's not as if you found out you're parents are Celine Dion fans. And say what you want about the followers but bugger me if those fuckers can't organise. The best Wynona and the Catholic church can offer is a few scrawny old priests. Those Satanist can pack in a whole chathedral, they have clearly put more effort into this plan than Jesus did, why not reward their ingenuity.
Just so I don't spoil the movie as you may want to watch it I'll just bullet point a few things I noticed whilst watching it.
-It's always wet…
-God resembles a 40 watt bulb
-Apparently being the future devil negates your need to knock before entering
-Devil or not, I still don't like it when you push around Wynona
-If you hear a strange noise while you're in the kitchen of a strange house, owned by a strange man whose possessed by a demon, yell really loudly!
-If that guy has just tried to kill you, but somehow you escape, go for coffee
-The church of Satan really gets some quality birds, if you're single and of inbred lineage you might want to check it out, you could be popular!
-Wynona is reallllllly cute.
humor-blogs.com would advise against siding with the antichrist...
Pondered by Alex L upon the hour of 2:09 pm 9 bourgeois whispers
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Celebrate good times...
Holy shit kids guess what, 200 posts. Yeah thats right 200, well its something like 202 now, but never mind. It's still above 200. So celebrate my mighty mightiness, and my ability to string together words in a semi coherent mass. Any way here is a story for you all to read enjoy it if you want. Oh and by the way over at Radioactive Liberty I did a guest post of sorts, check it out.
Benny's Way...
The light bulb in the room swung slowly around, circling above his head like a luminescent vulture waiting to swoop and feast on the remains of his dignity and pride. He thought the handcuffs were a bit much really, he was an old man and not about to make a break for it. Besides the robes weren't the best escape wear to be honest. From out side the room he could hear foot steps two men the approached quickly but it was still a shock when the door flew open after being hurriedly kicked.
"Hello Benny" The man said in a thick accent, he sounded like someone doing an over the top British gangster. But Benny could be assured this was his real voice he'd heard it enough to know that.
"We seem to be having some understanding problems Benny, and by we, I mean you Benny… seems you're a bit thick Benny" The man went on stepping into the room, his accomplice nodded along and smiled.
"I… I didn't think it was appropriate" Benny answered. The two men looked at him like he'd just spat on there dead mothers
"Benny, mate… my old son, if we wanted to know what you thought, we have told you what to think… wouldn't we Benny, in at right Jonsey" The man said ingratiating himself towards Benny crutch first.
"That's right Spook, we would have… we would have told you what to think Benny" Jonsey said smiling his yellow teeth poking through his thin sodden lips.
"But I just didn't think people would react well" Benny said pleading a little.
"There's that word again Spook" Jonsey said
"There it is, like you say Jonsey 'again', this thinking business is becoming a real habit for you Benny, and me and Jonsey don't think it's suitable for a man in your position to be doing." Spook said as he placed his foot in between Benny's thighs on the chair.
"But… I just don't think it would be something a Pope should say…" Benny replied whining try to grasp some sympathy from either man.
"Well lucky for you, you don't have to think do you Benny. How do you expect this whole, Pope Benedict endorses Pepsi thing is going to work if you don't say the apropos things as it were… Benny" Spook says cracking his knuckles.
"But I don't drink Pepsi, it would be abusing my position to tell others to" Benny replies yelling this time
"Let's say this Benny, if you don't say the lines, we, being me, Spook, and my friend Jonsey will abuse your position, with a cricket bat" Spook says threateningly
"You know cricket don't you Benny" Jonsey adds needlessly just to seem tough.
"Or we, like previously discussed can go the other route" Spook adds a few seconds later.
"No… not them, I need them" Benny yells scared he may lose a valuable body part.
"Well Benny you best be learning your lines, or snip snip… no more eyebrows for you" Spook threatens
"No I need them… I'll learn the lines, but please don't take my eyebrows" Benny says starting to cry.
"A man and his eyebrows are a hard thing to part" Jonsey says unfolding his arms revealing an electric razor.
"I need them… for evolution, please I promise I'll say the lines, I'll say the bloody lines" Benny says blubbering all the time now.
"Evolution?" Spook and Jonsey say taking a quick glance at each other
"Yes most Catholics are in line with that now" Benny replies a few tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Most Catholics… most Catholics, well that's wonderful Benny. But most Catholics believing in the life works and scientific studies of the famed biologist Charles Darwin doesn't sell more Pepsi does it Benny? So what do you think I'm going to ask you to do?" Spook asks Benny who stares back at him helplessly, he thinks for a second then speaks
"Man… came from… Pepsi?" Benny queries softly closing his eyes as he does. There is a long pause as Benny keeps his eyes closed finally he gets up the courage to open them
"You know what Benny, maybe you're not as dumb as that dress makes you look, I think maybe you ready to have your little talk to the public after all… eye brows intact" Spook says to Benny as he leans over and says the last bit right to his face.
"Untie Benny Jonsey, he's got some speaking to attend to" Spook says smiling happily. Benny gets out of the chair and dusts himself off.
"My hat?" Benny says pointing to it in the corner.
"Get Benny his hat Jonsey" Spook tells Jonsey, who picks up the hat and dusts it off with his hand, then jams it rather stiffly onto Benny's head.
"So what do we say Benny?" Spook asks brushing the dirt off of Benny's robes as he does.
"I BELIEVE in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven, earth and refreshment; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived of the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suppled on Pepsi, suffered under Pontius Pilate and Coke, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, near the vending machine, the Father Almighty: from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, life everlasting and the refreshing powers of Pepsi, Pepsi Max, and new Pepsi Holy. Amen." Benny says holding his head low.
"Excellent Benny, there is hope for you yet" Spook say as he pushes him out the door…
humor-blogs.com wonders what else Pepsi can do...
Pondered by Alex L upon the hour of 1:28 pm 4 bourgeois whispers
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Monday, March 09, 2009
Adventures in the Public Domain: The Cat and Leroy
This week on The Cat and Leroy, was it Ferrets and the tension mounts between Jethro and the Professor.
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The comics this spoof is based on is believed by the author of this blog to be public domain, if they are not then apologies and they will be removed post haste upon notification.
humor-blogs.com never had lego as a kid either...
Pondered by Alex L upon the hour of 2:02 pm 5 bourgeois whispers
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Thursday, March 05, 2009
Talk to Liam: JFK?
Bill: "Yeah so now they are all saying there was a third gun man"
Tony: "Seriously… that's just getting ridiculous now, I don't know why people can't just accept it was Oswald"
Bill: "Exactly, him and him alone"
Liam: "Hey guys what are we talking about?"
Tony: "Nothing, absolutely nothing"
Bill: "The Kennedy assassination Liam"
Liam: "Which one John, Jack or Ted?"
Tony: "Ted Kennedy's not dead yet Liam"
Liam: "Really… whoa he hasn't aged well has he?"
Bill: "Well I guess you have a point there don't you"
Tony: "I hate to ask this and god knows I'm going to regret it, but what do you think happened with JFK?"
Liam: "That's the one in the car right, with the hairy knoll"
Bill: "Grassy knoll"
Liam: "Same thing"
Tony: "No…"
Liam: "I'm not sure really, you have that whole gun man in the building, but the way his head moves there cold have been someone on the hairy knoll"
Bill: "Grassy"
Tony: "Same thing"
Liam: "Exactly… and you guys, what do you think?"
Bill: "We both think it was Oswald from the book depository"
Liam: "[looks confused] Umm"
Tony: "What is it Liam?"
Liam: "Uhhh… I don't want to question your logic or anything, but"
Tony: "But what?"
Liam: "How would Oswald shoot Kennedy from a book… in his… ass?"
Tony: "Oh god dammit, that's it [walks away]"
Bill: "[looks surprised] Well I don't think I could have seen that one coming"
Liam: "[picks up tongs and flips burger]"
Bill: "What do you mean shot him from a book in his ass?"
Liam: "Well you said Oswald used the book depository, for a start how did he even get the book up there…?"
Bill: "No your confus…"
Liam: "But to then kill someone with that, I mean that's some serious talent"
Bill: "Well I don't think it should be called a talent for a start. And second, and listen carefully to this"
Liam: "I always do"
Bill: "You're confusing a depository, with a suppository"
Liam: "How so?"
Bill: "[breathes deeply] One is a building where you store things, right"
Liam: "…Yeah"
Bill: "The other is a form of medication you take rectally… clear?"
Liam: "I think so… so I couldn't shoot someone from a suppository?"
Bill: "No [stops and thinks]… yeah no, you… well people couldn't"
Tony: "[from other side of yard] Does he understand yet?"
Bill: "I think so [looks at Liam, Liam smiles back]… I don't know"
Tony: "[walks back over] I'm here to check on the meat, that's it, no body talk to me"
Bill: "No he gets it, he has to"
Liam: "[looks in opposite direction, slowly turns] I have another question"
Tony: "[breathes deeply and angrily] I can't take this anymore"
Bill: "Just wait let me prepare myself for this [shakes arms and rubs temples for a few short moments] ok go"
Liam: "Where would a suppository depository be?"
Tony: "GET FUCKED [walks away again]"
Bill: "You know that's actually not a bad question"
humor-blogs.com thinks there was a gunman on the hairy knoll...
Pondered by Alex L upon the hour of 2:28 pm 3 bourgeois whispers
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Monday, March 02, 2009
Sphinctorial Response: Following the Recipe...
I watch too much TV, way to much, it's getting to a point where I know what's going on in shows I don't even see. And it's always those shows with those annoying, 'watched by twenty million in the US' promos. They even did it with that 'Flashpoint' show, which is interesting since its Canadian isn't it? Is interesting the word I'm looking for, never mind. They did the same with that show with Glenn Close in it, supposedly it was top shit but it didn't even last a season in prime time here.
I think there is one vast difference in American and Australian TV. We don't have enough of a population to make any show popular. Sadly its why quality shows like 'Scrubs' and 'The Wire' are dumped late night on our networks, hell even 'The Sopranos' final season didn't air till a year after the US and that was at like 11.30 on a Monday night. In short Australian audiences have little taste, but having said that we do tend to swallow a lot of the stuff the TV networks farm out to us from the US. And I've noticed something about the latest bunch of shows that seem to be successful.
House, The Mentalist, Lie To Me, The Eleventh Hour (coming soon). They are all the same show. Handsome foreign actor leads team to uncover eventual mystery. Take any script to any of these shows change the character names and you get the same thing, I guess it's slightly better than being the same CSI clones over and over again. But still it's not very imaginative.
Each show involves a specialist in a certain field, Simon Baker plays the 'mentalist', an ex-psychic and cold reader, Tim Roth is a specialist in body language and lying. Rufus Sewell plays the same character Capt Picard did in the British series, a specialist Scientist, who week after week solves a medical mystery. And Hugh Laurie plays House, an asshole… or Doctor which ever way you want to look at it. Either way they all just seem to be one trait away from each other.
Now that would have made the show original!
House is the complete arsehole, Tim Roth is a bit less of an arsehole and has some of the same abilities as Simon Baker, who is nicer still and has gills and a hydrocephalic head like Rufus Sewell. Ok so I'm making some assumptions with that last one, as the show hasn't aired here yet, but if it's the same as the British version was, its just another show with a flawed 'expert' and his attractive spunky offsider. To be honest I've seen most of these shows, and they aren't bad, 'Lie To Me' seems quite fun, and Simon Baker does have a certain charming suave nature about him. I could never watch 'House' though, Hugh Laurie's American accent is worth than Hugh Jackman's in X-men.
It's not just the mains either, the supporting cast is all the same as well, each protagonist is a showy superior male in their field, yet they all have flaws. And each character is offset by a strong feisty attractive female to even it out. Insert a certain level of sexual tension and professional distain and you have any of the shows mentioned. The supplementary characters as well, there are always two underlings who you know are going to hit it off. While exactly this isn't a problem for any of the shows it does kind of lend to the TV by numbers style of production.
While yes I'm a big strong hetero sexual male... my god he's dreamy isn't he!
They did the same with female leads a few years ago, The closer, Close to home, Cold case, Bones, Fringe (to an extent). They all seem to be the same in character and story transplant the city from one to another and you have the same show. The same characters, the same quirky moments of offbeat humour, the same relationships developing. Just insert any attractive female in a lead and flip the usual power struggle, 'yay girl power'. I'm quite surprised we didn't see at least a few rip offs of Deadwood, though I'm glad we didn't.
It's at the point now where I just wish the 'yes me to' style of television would fuck off. Bruckheimer proved people will watch the same show when CSI Miami came along, and then went on to prove people will watch anything when New York followed. If you like CSI shows fine, but to me they are cut outs of each other. Poor imitations of an original that reached its peak somewhere near the end of the second season. If you're like me there's no accounting for other peoples tastes, they suck they always have and always will. The good shows the ones like The Wire, Rome, Oz, Janus and Phoenix (any Aussies remember them), are the ones that can't be copied, the ones without cookie cutter characters. In TV imitation isn't the sincerest form of flattery, its just TV and its just getting sad.
humor-blogs.com does a hilarious mexican accent...
Pondered by Alex L upon the hour of 2:10 pm 9 bourgeois whispers
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UK retailer pegs PS Vita for early November release
- Posted June 21st, 2011 at 13:45 EDT by Michael Harradence
While Sony has yet to confirm a concrete launch date on PlayStation Vita, that hasn't stopped retailer ShopTo from pinning a release date on the new handheld, in addition to stamping a price on many of its launch software.
Specifically, the retailer's official website (spotted by MCV) has the Sony portable down for release on November 4, with games supposedly carrying an RRP of £39.99 each.
ShopTop also lists 20 launch titles, including WipEout 2048, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Super Stardust Delta, Monster Hunter Portable, LittleBigPlanet, ModNation Racers and BioShock.
Unsurprisingly, Sony's response to the news reminds us that the company has "not made any announcements about software pricing, so that's just speculation".
Sony previously said that Vita will launch in Japan by the end of the year, though conceded other territories may have to wait until 2012. Stay tuned.


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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State finally got the better of its old coach.
During the past decade, Lon Kruger has had the Wildcats' number. While coaching at Illinois, UNLV and now Oklahoma, Kruger's record against the Wildcats was 4-1.
Now it's 4-2.
Rodney McGruder scored 20 points and Will Spradling added 15 as No. 16 Kansas State defeated Oklahoma 69-60 on Saturday in a matchup of unbeaten Big 12 teams.
Romero Osby and Amath M'Baye both scored 12 points for OU.
Shane Southwell and Angel Rodriguez both added 12 points for Kansas State. Southwell had seven rebounds, and Rodriguez had nine assists. With four Wildcats scoring in double figures, McGruder was quick to credit everyone for the win.
"We're a team," McGruder said. "Not just one person can lead us to victory. We do this collectively. That's great. I'm proud of everyone who stepped up."
The Sooners (12-4, 3-1) kept pace with the Wildcats most of the way, thanks to snagging 36 rebounds to Kansas State's 24. That would not be enough to counteract the damage done by turnovers; Oklahoma gave the ball away 16 times.
"Our dives, loose balls, deflections, those little things make a difference," Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. "We made up for the lack of rebounding by getting those 50-50 balls, or those energy kind of plays that you need."
Even so, Kansas State (15-2, 4-0) only got a double-digit lead in the second half. Oklahoma quickly responded with a 9-4 run that cut the Wildcats' lead to five points.
After turning the ball over just four times in the first half, Kansas State got whistled for a backcourt violation and a travel on consecutive possessions. OU took advantage of neither opportunity.
Instead, the Wildcats rallied from the series of mistakes with an 8-1 run that began with a contested 3 by Spradling and continued with a basket by Jordan Henriquez and McGruder's fourth 3 of the game. Free throws by Spradling gave Kansas State a 51-37 lead with 8:50 remaining.
With the Wildcats up 52-39 a few minutes later, OU went on a 9-2 run that included two baskets by Osby and a 3 by Steven Pledger, bringing the Sooners within 52-48.
Spradling promptly hit a long jumper to widen the gap to 55-48.
Rodriguez helped seal the deal in the closing minutes with a slashing layup in the paint and a 3 that put Kansas State up 61-52 with 2:25 left.
Down 66-56 with just under a minute to play, the Sooners resorted to fouling, and the Wildcats prevailed.
The game stayed close in the first half thanks to Oklahoma's rebounding and Kansas State's scoring off turnovers. The Sooners' 20-10 edge on the boards yielded 16 points in the paint in the first half, but the Wildcats offset that advantage by scoring 19 points off 11 Oklahoma turnovers.
"That's entirely because of Kansas State," Kruger said. "I thought their defense was outstanding."
The Sooners got as much separation as they ever would when Andrew Fitzgerald scored twice in the paint and was credited with two more points after a goaltending call. The sequence gave Oklahoma a 12-7 lead 6 minutes into the game.
Consecutive 3s by Spradling allowed Kansas State within 14-13 of Oklahoma midway through the first half.
"I really started to understand what they were trying to do to guard us, and it actually got real easy towards the end to read them on the screens," Spradling said. "With our bigs screening the way they did today, it was real easy to get open."
The Wildcats briefly took the lead after Rodriguez stole the ball and converted on a fastbreak layup.
The teams traded baskets, and then an emphatic dunk by Osby on an inbounds play gave the Sooners a 21-17 lead. Two free throws each by McGruder and Adrian Diaz tied the game.
The free throws were the first points for McGruder, but apparently those were enough to get him going. He proceeded to drain 3s on three straight possessions.
The Wildcats would go on to make 10 3s in the game.
"It's a difference-maker in the game when you study the stats because they had more field goals than us and overall they dominated the rebounds," Weber said. "If you run motion, you keep moving the ball, you keep spacing, it's going to get to the shooters, and finally we're starting to make some shots."
Following McGruder's trio of long-range shots, a dunk by Diaz and a 3 by Southwell gave Kansas State a 35-27 halftime lead.
Kansas State won't get to celebrate long. On Tuesday the Wildcats host No. 4 Kansas, their archrival and a perennial championship contender.
"It doesn't stop here," McGruder said. "We just better prepare for Kansas."
OU hosts Texas Monday.


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Title: Juui Dolittle
Also known as: Veterinarian Dolittle
Broadcast dates: 10/17/10 – 12/19/10
Number of episodes: 9
Genre: Drama
Cast: Oguri Shun, Inoue Mao, Narimiya Hiroki, Kunimura Jun, Ishizaka Koji
Plot: Tottori Kenichi (Shun) is a extremely talented veterinarian, which has earned him the nickname "Dolittle." Unfortunately, he is quite rude to the humans that accompany his animal patients. His friend, Hanabishi Masaru (Narimiya), is a famous "Charisma Vet" who is afraid of operating on animals. Together, with nurse Tajima Asuka (Inoue), they try to save as many animals as they can.
What is good: Oguri tackles another new character type! Yay!
What is bad: It can be difficult to like the characters.
Letter rating: C+
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JDorama review: Juui Dolittle
January 31, 2011 by Cassandra Morgan
Title: Juui Dolittle
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JDorama review: Binbo Danshi
August 3, 2009 by Cassandra Morgan
Title: Binbo Danshi
Broadcast dates: 1/15/08 – 3/11/08
Number of episodes: 9
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Oguri Shun, Yamada Yu, Yashima Norito, Yusuke Santamaria
Plot: Koyama Kazumi (Shun), a cheerful college student, has found himself in debt. Soon, he finds out that his newfound friends are also deeply in debt. Despite everyone's pessimism, Kazumi works hard to get out of debt and inspire those around him.
What is good: Oguri Shun can be more than a brooding boy!
What is bad: Sometimes the optimism is a little too over the top.
Letter rating: A
Overall: I have been dying to see Shun get out of the quiet yet handsome roles that he's been in a lot. Not only does he accomplish that here, but the show is also really good! I was a little disappointed that Yamada Yu didn't sing the theme song. BENNIE K did a good job though. Otherwise, this is a great show that everyone should watch.
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Jdorama review: Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Special
January 12, 2009 by Cassandra Morgan
Title: Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Also known as: HanaKimi
Translation: For You In Full Blossom
Broadcast date: 10/12/08
Genre: Romantic comedy
Cast: Horikita Maki, Oguri Shun, Ikuta Toma
Plot: Six months have passed since Mizuki has left Japan. During a Valentine's Day contest, Nakatsu tries to figure out exactly when Sano fell in love with Mizuki.
What is good: More HanaKimi!
What is bad: This isn't the special episode that should have been filmed.
Letter rating: C
Overall: I really enjoyed the HanaKimi television series. So why did the producers decide to stick us with this? Instead of a special involving the boys' trip out to California to visit Mizuki, we get a slew of flashbacks. A majority of the special is supposed to take place between episodes 7 and 8. However, someone made a decision to introduce a new character, Julia, to try to get Sano to confess his love to Mizuki. Not only is Julia unnecessary but she is also annoying. I would have preferred a special dedicated to more of the hijinks of the various dorms instead of focusing on something that was already determined in the series – Sano loves Mizuki. There is no need to try to figure out the exact moment that it dawned on him.
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Jdorama review: Hana Yori Dango Final
January 6, 2009 by Cassandra Morgan
Title: Hana Yori Dango Final
Release date: June 28, 2008
Genre: romantic comedy
Cast: Inoue Mao, Matsumoto Jun, Oguri Shun, Matsuda Shota, Abe Tsuyoshi
Plot: After Domyouji Tsukasa (Matsumoto) publicly announces his engagement to Tsukushi Makino (Inoue), his mother gives the couple a rare tiara called "The Smile of Venus." Unfortunately, it is stolen from the Tsukushi hotel room that night! Tsukasa and Makino set off on a worldwide trip to retrieve the tiara. With the help of F4, will they be able to save their impending marriage?
What is good: The on-screen chemistry between Matsumoto and Inoue is amazing. You'd think they were a real couple!
What is bad: There are a couple of things that aren't fully explained, though it doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the movie very much.
Letter rating: A
Overall: Much like the two television seasons before the movie, the Japanese version of Hana Yori Dango has been amazing. All of the actors are immensely talented and, while the plot is a little wacky, it fits the show. It was interesting to see the rich boys actually traveling around the world and acting like adults. (Well, for the most part anyway.) I would have liked to have a little more closure with one of the F4 members but I suppose that mysterious aura is what made him so likeable in the first place. Also, I would have liked to have the head "bad guy" explained a little more explicitly. Though, perhaps if you have an intimate understanding of Japanese relationships, it doesn't need to be said. (It still would have been nice if they did say it.) Overall, this was an amazing series and an awesome ending to it. I even found myself crying toward the end of the movie. I'm not ready for it to end!
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JDorama review: Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
November 13, 2007 by Cassandra Morgan
Title: Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Also known as: HanaKimi
Translation: For You In Full Blossom
Broadcast date: 7/3/07 – 9/18/07
Genre: Romantic comedy
Cast: Horikita Maki, Oguri Shun, Ikuta Toma
Plot: Ashiya Mizuki (Horikita Maki) is a Japanese girl living in America. When her idol, athlete Sano Izumi (Oguri Shun), stops competing in the high jump, she moves to Japan to attend his all-boy high school in order to make him jump again.
What is good: Ikuta Toma steals absolutely every scene that he is in.
What is bad: It seems that Oguri Shun can only play one type of character.
Letter rating: A
Overall: I really enjoyed watching HanaKimi. While I started watching the show because it starred Oguri Shun, Ikuta Toma stole my heart. He was able to pull off goofy yet heart-warming at the same time. I'd like to see him in a ton of other projects. I was a little disappointed in Oguri Shun's performance. I've seen a couple of his roles now and they all seem to be exactly the same – a cute yet distant loner. It would be nice if we could try something a bit different for once. Sadly, I don't have much to say about Horikita's Ashiya. Sure, the character was determined and charismatic but she just didn't seem to come together totally. It was almost as if we, the audience, were missing something about her.
I would like to see a special episode though. I won't give away the ending for the show but it definitely leaves an opening for an awesome one-shot special. This is definitely a show that everyone should check out.
Category JDorama Reviews, Reviews | Tags: HanaKimi,Hanazakari no Kimitachi e,high school,Horikita Maki,Ikuta Toma,Japan,Japanese drama,Japanese television,jdorama,jdrama,Oguri Shun,romantic comedy | 5 Comments
Jdorama review: Meitantei Conan: Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjo
October 28, 2007 by Cassandra Morgan
Title: Meitantei Conan: Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjo
Also known as: Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi's Written Challenge
Broadcast date: 10/2/06
Genre: Detective Drama
Cast: Oguri Shun, Kurokawa Tomoka, Jinnai Takanori, Iwasa Mayuko
Plot: Kudo Shinichi is a famous high school detective. Just before his class trip, he receives a challenge letter. A kidnapper will abduct one of his classmates unless Shinichi can stop him!
What is good: The mysteries are actually pretty difficult.
What is bad: Unless you are a Detective Conan fan, this will probably be rather boring for you.
Overall rating: C+
Overall: I usually get a lot of enjoyment out of detective series. As long as the detectives aren't completely moronic and the cases aren't extremely easy, I'll be there every step of the way. However, I found this 10th anniversary of the Detective Conan series completely boring. The actors were good depictions of their anime counterparts. Even though I never watched the anime past a couple of episodes, I could easily identify each character. There was just nothing there to give it that extra 'oomph.' Shinichi seemed to be walking through the mysteries despite the fact that he was having trouble solving them. It would have been nice if there was a little more personality for each of the characters. Especially since, in the overall timeline, this special takes place before the anime series actually starts. There is another special coming out next year. Hopefully the characters will be a little more three-dimensional.
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J-Actor mini-bio: Oguri Shun
August 24, 2007 by Cassandra Morgan
Name: Oguri Shun
Nicknames: Ogushun, Guri, Ogurin
Birthday: 12/26/82
Height: 6′ (183 cm)
Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
Where do I know him from?
Hana Yori Dango (Hanazawa Rui), Hana Yori Dango 2 Returns (Hanazawa Rui), Gokusen (Uchiyama Haruhiko), Densha Otoko (Minamoto Munetaka), GTO (Yoshikawa Noboru)
Tell me some more!
He has been in commercials for J-Phone, as well as performing in stage plays and doing voiceovers for anime. Recently, he was cast as the voice of the main character in the Japanese dub of Surf's Up. In 2005, tabloid Friday Magazine discovered his relationship with Morning Musume member Yaguchi Mari. This is rumored to be the reason that Yaguchi suddenly left Morning Musume in April of that year. Another popular rumor is that Matusmoto Jun (Domyouji in Hana Yori Dango) insisted that the producers cast Oguri as Hanazawa Rui in Hana Yori Dango. The two have been close friends since working on Gokusen together and Matsumoto refused to play Domyouji if Oguri was not hired.
What is your opinion of him?
I've found Oguri to be a decent actor. While I haven't seen a majority of his work, the roles that I have seen him in tend to be loners that only speak when it is necessary. This leaves a sort of mysterious air about him, which tends to make him very attractive. I would like to see more of his work and I hope that he branches out into some more versatile roles.
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JDorama review: GTO
August 8, 2007 by Cassandra Morgan
Title: GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka)
Broadcast date: 7/7/98 – 9/22/98
Number of episodes: 12
Genre: School comedy
Cast: Sorimachi Takashi, Matsushima Nanako, Kubozuka Yosuke, Nakamura Aimi, Kirari, Ikeuchi Hiroyuki, Oguri Shun
Plot: Onizuki Eikichi dreams of being a teacher. He is finally hired by a strange director to teach a class of troublemakers at Seirin Gakuen. Of course, his antics always get him into trouble but he'll always believe in his students.
What is good: Sorimachi Takashi is awesome as Onizuka
What is bad: A lot of people will compare it to Gokusen
Letter rating: A
Overall: After watching the first episode, I said "So this is Gokusen but with a male teacher?" I was wrong. It is similiar to Gokusen but only because both are set in a high school class filled with troublemakers. Once you look past that, the two series are completely different. In Gokusen, Kumiko becomes friends with her students by keeping them from fighting and pretty much forcing herself into their friendships. Onizuka becomes friends with his students just by being himself. While he does protect his students, he has "They'll make the right decision" type of attitude when it comes to trying to get them to do the 'correct' thing. GTO is a really good series that I would recommend to anyone.
Category JDorama Reviews, Reviews | Tags: Great Teacher Onizuka,GTO,Ikeuchi Hiroyuki,Japanese drama,Japanese television,jdorama,jdrama,Kirari,Kubozuka Yosuke,Matsushima Nanako,Nakamura Aimi,Oguri Shun,school comedy,Sorimachi Takashi | Comments Off
JDorama review: Hana Yori Dango 2 Returns
August 2, 2007 by Cassandra Morgan
Title (romanji): Hana Yori Dango 2 Returns
Title (english): Boys Over Flowers 2 Returns
Broadcast date: 1/5/07 – 3/16/07
Number of episodes: 11
Genre: romantic comedy
Cast: Inoue Mao, Matsumoto Jun, Oguri Shun, Matsuda Shota, Abe Tsuyoshi, Kato Natsuki
Plot: One year has passed since we last saw Makino Tsukushi (Inoue Mao). She still keeps in contact with most of F4, even though they have graduated.However, Domyouji Tsukasa (Matsumoto Jun), now going to business school in New York, has been distancing himself from F4 as well as Makino. When he returns to Japan, his mother announces his engagement to Okawahara Shigeru (Kato Natsuki). Then Hanazawa Rui (Oguri Shun) finds himself falling in love with Makino! Love shouldn't be this complicated!
What is good: Domyouji maturing as a man
What is bad: Mimasaka Akira gets the shaft this season.
Letter rating: A+
Overall: Another good season from everyone involved with the Hana Yori Dango drama. Matsumoto Jun does an amazing job bringing Domyouji's personal growth to the screen. The character has has such a drastic change from the beginning of the first season to the end of the second that I really believe a lesser actor would have screwed it up. Let's not forget Inoue Mao either! While Makino doesn't have the huge change that Domyouji does, she gets tossed around emotionally through the entire show. My heart broke every time Makino shed tears. Unfortunately, there isn't too much going on with the other characters. Hanazawa Rui is the same as ever. There is one episode dedicated to a past relationship of Nishikado Shojirou's (Matsuda Shota) and you get a tiny glimpse into the homelife of Mimasaka Akira (Abe Tsuyoshi) but that is it. Again, Nishikado and Mamasaka aren't the main characters in the series but it would be nice to know why they stick around Domyouji, especially with his major attitude problem. This is still my very favorite show. I'm sad that this will most likely be the end for it. At least it had a perfect ending.
Category JDorama Reviews, Reviews | Tags: Abe Tsuyoshi,Boys Over Flowers 2,Hana Yori Dango 2 Returns,Inoue Mao,Japanese drama,Japanese television,jdorama,jdrama,Kato Natsuki,Matsuda Shota,Matsumoto Jun,Oguri Shun,romantic comedy | Comments Off
JDorama review: Hana Yori Dango
July 31, 2007 by Cassandra Morgan
Title (romanji): Hana Yori Dango
Title (english): Boys Over Flowers
Broadcast date: 10/21/05 – 12/16/05
Number of episodes: 9
Genre: romantic comedy
Cast: Inoue Mao, Matsumoto Jun, Oguri Shun, Matsuda Shota, Abe Tsuyoshi, Kaga Mariko
Plot: Makino Tsukushi (Inoue Mao) is a poor girl attending Eitoku Gakuen, the elite high school of the rich and famous. The school is ruled by F4 (aka Flower Four), four boys from extremely powerful families. Their leader is Domyouji Tsukasa (Matsumoto Jun), heir to the Domyouji World Finance Group. Hanazawa Rui (Oguri Shun), Nishikado Soujiro (Matsuda Shota) and Mimasaka Akira (Abe Tsuyoshi) round out the group. Makino hoped to pass through school unnoticed. However, one day stands up against Domyouji's bullying of her friend. As a result, she gets a dreaded red notice, which pits the entire school against her. Instead of giving up, Makino declares war on F4. Doing this not only attracts the attention of her crush, Hanazawa Rui, but it also begins to rouse romantic feelings between Makino and Domyouji.
What is good: The tension between Makino, Domyouji and Hanazawa.
What is bad: Poor Nishikado and Mimasaka get relegated to secondary characters so you don't learn very much about them.
Letter rating: A+
Overall: I'm amazed that this season is only 9 episodes long. So much happens from beginning to end that you barely notice that an entire episode has passed. Before you know it, it's all over. Luckily, there's another season to keep you hooked. Both the acting and the writing in this are very good. Throughout the entire series you are rooting for Makino and Domyouji, even though there are huge differences between them. The only bad thing I can say about the series is that it is way too short. I would have loved to have seen some background into Nishikado and Mimasaka's lives. A "filler" episode or even taking some of the scenes into their houses would have been nice. Though I will admit that you get so wrapped up in the main plot that you completely forget they exist until they pop up for one reason or another. This is definitely a series that I would recommend to anyone. I think there's a little something for everyone here.
Category JDorama Reviews, Reviews | Tags: Abe Tsuyoshi,Boys Over Flowers,Hana Yori Dango,Inoue Mao,Japanese drama,Japanese television,jdorama,jdrama,Kaga Mariko,Matsuda Shota,Matsumoto Jun,Oguri Shun,romantic comedy | 1 Comment


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Like the glass ceiling, the debt is a crystal ceiling that one can see. Yet, countervailing forces deny its very existence.
Worse, being a crystal ceiling, words do not help to define the problem and solutions multiply.
It is true that national budgets are not the same as family budgets. The reason is that the government can create money.
But on which basis does this happen; is it truly thin air? Together with Stuart Weeks, I was sitting down with Professor Galbraith once. Soon after he coiled down to kindly try to reach my height, I told him that one of the fundamental rights to which my research pointed is the right of access to national credit.
"What do you mean by national credit," he asked in his gravelly voice. Keep in mind that he had just published a book titled "Money." I was truly scared. If he does not know what national credit is, who will ever understand?
I said, "National credit is the power to create money."
"I like the direction of your thrust," he thundered back.
That is the basis on which money is created: national credit.
We must be clear about that. And we must be clear that the value of national credit is created not by the glitter of Wall Street, but by the blood, sweat, and tears of all the people of the nation; indeed, we must also be clear that, since over 70 percent of the value of the gross national product is given by the value of consumer goods, then the poor contribute to that value with mouths to be fed and backs to be clothed.
The light comes, not from economics, but from the law. And economists, in search of pure science, do not commingle with lawyers and political scientists. But then they end up talking to themselves, and economics, as widely realized today, becomes irrelevant.


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Northwestern's Mosolova Tabbed Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week
April 5, 2011
Big Ten Women's Tennis Weekly Release
Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week
Maria Mosolova earns Big Ten Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season after leading No. 18 Northwestern to back-to-back conference wins over the weekend. Mosolova competed with teammate Belinda Niu at No. 2 doubles against Ohio State, blanking the Buckeyes' Kara Cecil and Noelle Malley, 8-0. The senior, ranked 16th in the country in singles, then topped Kelsey Haviland, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 1 singles to push the Wildcats to a 5-2 win. Mosolova and Niu picked up their second win of the weekend at No. 2 doubles against Penn State, defeating Marie Bedard and Fernanda Perrotta, 8-4. Mosolova then took a 6-2, 6-1 decision over the Nittany Lions' Petra Januskova at No. 1 singles, helping Northwestern to a 7-0 sweep. The Wildcats moved to 4-0 in Big Ten play and 11-5 overall with the wins. The singles victories pushed Mosolova's career record to 29-1 in Big Ten dual matches.
Last Northwestern Athlete of the Week: Maria Mosolova (March 8, 2011)
2011 Big Ten Women's Tennis Athletes of the Week


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Best books because of this I scored amazing marks in Chemistry n Physics therefore I recommend those students who all r in 10th refer to this book it is your goal towards science in 11th Best of luck to all the students of 10th .
a good book to have you fall in love with chemistry...
read it and you will score full marks for sure..
colourful illustrations and thousands of pictures....
lots of questions.......
ncert solutions......
explains all concepts in great depth..............
must buy... deserve more than 5 stars
this is an amazing book for 10th graders....
it contains many practice questions,value based questions with answers and ncert book questions.....it increased my curiosity towards chemistry.....i think it is perfect for me to score excellent marks.....go for it guys..and flipkart's delivery was on time.!!!
It is a good book. It explains thoroughly but according to me it is a bit lengthy.
But all required information is present with many problems based on different competitive exams' structure. Very helpful for CBSE. But consider reading the material 2 days before the exam because it's lengthy and cannot be used for last minute revision.
i used this book in my class 10 and because of this book only i got amazing marks in chemistry and also bio and physics. I strongly recommend that every cbse class 10th student must have this three books to get an astonishing score.


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We asked for your comments on our Facebook page on how to control the deer problem and you responded. Here's what we've learned so far: You're smart and funny. Comments ranged from the serious (products that do/don't work) to the not so serious ("I invite the ex over…").
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- Equal parts eggs and the cheapest mouthwash you can find, mix them in a blender and put into a spray bottle. Once you spray it onto the plants, it hardens and the scent and film keeps the deer away. It is not bad smelling to humans. It stays on during a few rains. We have used it for years and it works.
- We've tried it all- the soap, the egg mixture, blood/bone meal. Seems like nothing works consistently for very long. If the deer are hungry enough, nothing will stop them. Right now we're using wolf urine - bought online. I've heard that motion activated sprinklers work well too. Just be sure to put them on a timer and warn anyone who might visit during your 'on' time:)
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