The iRack.
Monday, March 26th, 2007Don’t know about everyone else but this MADtv clip is an instant classic for me:
Archive for the ‘Fun Stuff’ Category
Fiddler on the… stage.
Sunday, March 18th, 2007
Best of Craigslist…
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007The following is a copy-paste of one of the posts that got selected as Best-of-Craigslist. Presumably, it was written by a girl…
Why Geeks and Nerds Are Worth It…
Date: 2005-04-03, 9:30PM PDT
In the wide world of dating, there are many options. Do you go for the flashy guy with the smooth smile, or the dude in the corner typing away on his laptop? The following are reasons why I think my fellow females should pay more attention to the quiet geeks and nerds, and less attention to the flashy boys.
- While geeks and nerds may be awkward, they’re well-meaning 9 out of 10 times. That smooth dude with the sly grin and the spider hands? Wonder what HIS intentions are… plus, I’ve never had a geek guy not call me when he said he would. Score major points THERE.
- They’re useful. In this tech-savvy world, it’s great to have a b/f who can make your laptop, desktop, and just about anything else that plugs into a wall behave itself.
- They’re more romantic than they’re given credit for. Ok true, their idea of romance might be to make up a spiffy web-page with all the reasons why they love you, with links to pics of you and sonnets and such… but hey. It lasts longer than flowers, plus you can show your friends.
- Due to their neglected status, there are plenty to choose from. You like ‘em tall and slender? There are plenty of geeks/nerds who are. You like ‘em smaller with more meat on their bones? Got that too.
- They’ve got brains. Come on now, how can intelligence be a bad thing?
- Most are quite good at remembering dates. Like birthdates and such, especially if they know it’ll make you happy. Due again to their neglected status, they’re more attentive than guys who “have more options”. Plus, with all that down time without a steady girlfriend, they’ll likely have mental lists of all the things they’d love to do once they GOT a girlfriend.
- Sex. Yep. Sex. I’m not really familiar with this myself, but I’ve friends who’ve been intimate with geek guys and it’s raves all around. They say a virgin wrote the Kama Sutra… all that time thinking about sex, imagining sex, dreaming about sex, (they are male after all) coupled with a desire to make you happy? Use your imagination.
- They’re relatively low-maintenance. Most can be fueled on pizza, Twinkies and Mt Dew. No complicated dinners needed here, so if you’re not the best cook, eh. Can you order a pizza?
- Most frequent bars as often as slugs frequent salt mines. You won’t have to worry much about your geek guy getting his “groove” on with club hotties because, frankly, he’ll be too busy rooting around under his computer wondering where that spare cable went. You won’t have to worry about him flirting with other women because, 9 out of 10 times, he’ll zip right by them in a perfect b-line towards the nearest electronics store. I’ve seen this happen.
- Me: “Eww. Victoria Secret’s Models… They’re so skinny. How is that feminine? You can see her ribs!”
- Geek Guy: “ooooooo…”
- Me: “Hey!” *notices he is staring lustfully towards the computer store*
- Geek Guy: “What?”
- Me: “Never mind…”
- Although he may not want to go to every outing with you, you can arrange swaps, as in, you’ll go to his Gamer Con dressed as an elf princess if he’ll take you to the ballet. Plus, if he doesn’t want to go someplace with you, you won’t have to worry much about what he’s up to. You’ll probably come home to find him asleep on his keyboard in a sea of Mt. Dew cans with code blinking from the screen. It’s ok. He’s used to this. Just toss a blanket over him and turn out the light.
- His friends aren’t jerks. I can’t stress this enough. You’ll more likely get “Omg! A GIRL!! Can I see?!” than “Hey hot stuff back that ass up here and let me get some grub on…” They’re awkward geeks too and will, 9 times out of 10, treat you with the utmost respect and, more than likely, a note of awe. A cute girl picked one of their clan to date? It could happen to them! Hope! Drag some of your single girlfriends over, open up a pack of Mt. Dew, crack open the DnD set and get working. Nothing impresses geek guys more than a girl who can hack-n-slash (well ok maybe if she can code… a geek can dream).
- They’re rarely if ever possessive. They trust you, so you can be yourself around them. You like to walk around the house in a ratty t-shirt for comfort? He won’t care. He does too! They won’t get pissy if you don’t wear make-up or don’t want to bother primping your hair. If you gain a few pounds, they won’t try their best to make you feel like crap.
- They’re usually very well educated. Physics majors and the like. See #5. You won’t have to listen to him blathering on about his car (ok maybe a little), he’ll have loads of other interesting things to talk about. Politics, world events, how much the chicken burgers down at the local place rock, so long as you douse them in hot sauce…
- You’ll almost never have to hear, “Yaw dawg whazzap!!” plop out of their mouths. Unless it’s in jest. They spell properly, use correct punctuation, and are able to tell the difference between the toilet and the floor. They almost never get “wasted”, so you won’t have to worry about coming home to find him and his friends passed out on the floor amidst a pile of beer bottles. Mt. Dew cans, perhaps…
- And the final reason why geeks and nerds make great boyfriends: They actually give a damn about you. Not how you look (though that’s a plus), not how skinny you are, not how much make-up you primp yourself up with, but they like you for you. That kind of thing lasts longer than “DaMN baby you got a fine ass!!!” Believe me.
Frank Caliendo Impressions.
Thursday, February 1st, 2007I don’t believe there is anyone else in the world who can do impressions as well as Frank Caliendo. I dare you to prove me wrong. 
Aries Spears Impressions.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Aries Spears doing awesome impressions of LL Cool J, Snoop, DMX, and Jay-Z:
Diary of June.
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007I can't say I know too much about the progression of Korean films over the years but watching this film has made me realize that Korean film makers are capturing the essence of what many feel Hollywood has lost. Originally, I thought that 6월 일기 (Diary of June) was just another Hollywood-esque book-turned-movie thriller copied by a Korean producer (and maybe it was). However, I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of character development and dolefully profound plot all wrapped up by a slight head-tilting twist at the end that always intrigues me no matter what movie.
Diary of June is about two detectives who discover what originally looked like a murder-suicide was actually the beginning work of a serial killer whose target victims all seem to be tied to classmates of a high school. The audience is actually introduced to the killer early in the plot but this character's motives are hidden but not by dramatic irony alone. It is through the detectives' investigations after each murder victim that the reasoning for the murders is unraveled and this is how it is promoted as a thriller and not a mystery. The movie has a very somber (even cruel) yet powerful conclusion that gave me goosebumps and slightly teary-eyed.
Another aspect of this film I liked was the memories it brought back about Korea. I can't possibly explain it in words because it's an abstract type of feeling generated by memories. When you visit a place for a elongated period of time, your brain seem to store the combination of your senses in bulk; like how the place smelled, how the air felt, the things you heard and saw. Then, if you visit a place with similar senses, your brain triggers a memory and you are reminded of the other place perhaps because you were fond of it.
I guess one of the things I distinctly remember is the Korean classroom. It's not carpeted nor is the chairs and desks made out of malleable plastic as they are in elementary schools here. The entire school's foundation from floor to floor is made out of concrete, a small smear of water on the floor would have you flying head-first into a concrete wall. The desks I remember being made out of old wood that's been darkened by heavy use and laden with drawings and chairs that were awfully uncomfortable. Every school has a front yard but not covered by grass, I remember it being sandy.
Anyway, what great acting by Yun Jin Kim although slightly overplayed at times. Made me wonder what made her accept her role in ABC's "Lost" because frankly her character has not been that impressive and I can only consider her role in that show a step down from her contribution to Diary of June.
