Thus, the end of the school year is coming to a close. Today's debate party denoted the finale of my life. I have no life.

I love anthony. Seriously. I am not lying. <3
He is like, the funniest person in the world. Since he'll be graduating, it will officially conclude the end of my life.

I guess life has had its ups and downs. Last Thursday I watched the most amazing orchestra concert ever. Well, it wasn't that amazing, but seeing Donita and Sonia was. I miss them so much. It must be nice living a drama-free life away from our PA asian clique.

On another note, I know I haven't updated much. That would be largly due to the fact that I've been busy masticating. Hey, it's a natural bodily need.
I should make a resolution on updating more often.


But for now, this is all.
Captain Xeno out.

I've told some of you about this already, but for those of you who have not yet caught word of the lioncash revolution, here is more info. LIONCASH! Grab a sharpie and join in the festivities.

Itachi. What a moving story :'(

Psh, like I'm going to delete my 70 Gigs for anyone.
What makes this site even funnier is that it's serious.
Also, apparently there's a place in Georgia called Lebanon?
Also doesn't help that both countries are pretty close to each other either.

For those KLMS Exploreres, consider this: Doesn't Mr. Surace remind you a whole lot of Mr. Borgerding? They both even look a bit alike. They both have similar things about their personalities. Crazy.

Time for an upgrade.

Holy shit.
I'm surprised he isn't singing it out of his ass.

I was watching TV today and saw some pretty cool stuff about Las Vegas. I also decided that if school doesn't work out for me, I'm going to be a flair bartender. FUCK. YES.

I would not want to see what happens with HCL.
Interesting concept, but I think so much more could have been done with it. Then again, this is coming from a guy barely making a D in chemistry.

Death of Seasons - AFI
"I decay" = idk?

Bulgaria seems like the right place for Parth.

Mmm Petra Nemcova?
Hell yes.
Had to prove a point to Janki. What is that point? Irrelevant.

In my haste and state of pure ecstasy, I mistook some information. Recently I discovered that the 2008 Daft Punk tour was just a rumor. Also it's been confirmed as "not happening." D:
Read it wrong. :\ I got it mixed up when I read 2008 tour info and old 2007 info together. :\ So no tour this year :(. Daft Punk also does not like to tour often. I see their next tour happening maybe when they release a new album or in 4-5 years. :'( Apparently, the 2007 tour is also the final tour in which they are using their epic pyramid. So what is this pyramid? Refer to here. You can see they have the giant light array set up behind them, the light array in the web pattern on the sides, and the pyramid itself lights up well. I don't think it's possible to find one video that shows it off all the awesomeness of the Daft Punk pyramid and friends. If you really want to see more, just watch the whole playlist where that above link is from. Someone compiled a bunch of fan recorded video and put the CD audio over it. Also, asides from the awesome pyramid, they have light up suits [I also have to say, Kanye is looking pretty fly with those glow in the dark shades and lit up jacket], and then they have their helmets. Kickass.
So no concert anytime soon. Either way, a road trip is still a bitchin ass fuck idea.

Amen to the current subtitle under Hublog. I sincerely doubt that my latin skills have improved since last year. The amount of studying I planned on doing was curtailed by the likes of Eric, Greg, and David. They informed me that no one was really studying. Since we don't know the contents of the long essay this year, I really am hoping that the crowd taking the exam this year across the nation is extra dumb.

Since I'm just coming back in, I'll keep my post content contextual to what I see at a glance of what authors have been talking about (as if there is a possibility for something to exist out of context). I'll be attending a debate camp at UNT from June 22-July 14. After that, I'll be working and volunteering, among other things. My interview on Wednesday for the hospital did not go so well; some of you already know that story. For the record, those details should not leave the hollow caves that harbor your minds. Officially, I can't volunteer there because I'd be missing the first three weeks; however, my Aunt knows the volunteer coordinator at Virginia Beach General, who will still let me in. Yes, i did use a semicolon, coordinating conjunction, and a comma to signal a different sentence structure. This is prime evidence of the extent to which College Board has ruled my life in the past month.

Perhaps in theory, you'd think (or perhaps, just me) that, after exams, teachers would lighten up. I have enlightening evidence to present to the contrary.

1. TOK posts (two behind)
2. World Literature Papers
3. Math Studies Financial Project
4. Music Beatles Project

Ok, so, in retrospect, it's really not that much. And number one is more so my fault than a project.

In order to still preserve some sort of studying session before this monster of an exam, I'm off to Daily Grind. It's actually a nice place. I've been going there on the mornings before my exams. I'm kinda acquainted with the staff. Perhaps I shall see some of you at the Pokemon Party later today.

So let me _____.
I told some of you about this ridiculous song already, but if you don't know about it, dare to click that blank space. The lyrics and concept are completely just wtf.
Kind of catchy though.

I found this link lying around on my computer.
Karpov! KARPOV!!!

Also lying around on my computer were plans for a Ring Dance post. Never got around to it as you can see. I kind of wish I did though, I had the most bitching title for it: "A Debilitating Case of RD."
I scrapped it though, but in summary I just wanted to say: Damn, a lot has changed since homecoming.

Also had some more Hollister Adventures content which I will supply after exams. Also my epic adventure at Barnes and Noble, which includes my encounter with the coolest woman I have ever met.

Nothing new to really report.

Recently I saw on the news a thing about open marriages. There was a specific married couple that was featured. Funny thing is, the wife's name is Kamala.

I was watching the new episodes of The Office and I witnessed something amazing. Michael [or maybe even Steve Carell himself] has the same phone I do :O!!!!
Nice.

Well, I shall end my stale post with a quote from one of my favorite songs.
Just you wait and see
As school life is a
It is a woken dream

That gives us all something to look forward to doesn't it?

Well it's. Been a while. Hasn't it?

But even though its been a while, to show off the mundane-ness of our lives, not much really has happened. The only big news with me is that I'm going to Cornell Summer College from June 21-August 5. I'd make a "hair growing in weird places" joke here, but I think you guys have already heard that many times on this site.

I forgot what I'm supposed to do here. Talk about my life? I've been studying for a lot of exams. Recap what happened today? I went to a piano recital and almost hit a curb on the way home. Get existential? Why? Talk about how good Lost has been? Lost has been really good.

My Macbook battery is really bad now. I can hardly get 1.5 hours out of it. This'll be a problem.

I'll update better once exams end.

Or once school ends.

• [VIDEO] Shove that cargo - Kinda makes you not want to go to Asia, eh? Although from my visit to Tokyo, I never saw this occur. But still. Its amazing that such an occurrence can even happen.


• [ARTICLE] If you put that picture on the internet I'll call my lawyer - Ass. This sort of does bring up the issue of public rights, though. At what point does taking photos in public turn into stalking? How far does our personal bubble extend? Personally, I would be a little bit irked if a stranger purposefully took pictures of me in public without my consent. Although it might be their right, I think it's common courtesy to tell people when you're taking their picture.


• [VIDEO] Dolls - Anybody think of The Bluest Eye when they see this? I'm not going to ruin the twist for you... well, alright. I will. The black kids think the white doll is prettier, nicer, better. There's a direct quote from a little black boy that seems to be straight out of The Bluest Eye. I guess Claudia was right after all.

sui cid al

After I arrived home on Thursday, I have to say, my hand was craaaaamped. I hate writing with those damn erasable pens. The way they work goes 100% against how I write. Anyways. It's a good thing I don't do anything important with my right hand except for write. If you know what I mean.

Guitar would be a pain in the ass if I played lefty.

So I don't know if you guys have seen this yet, but it is craaaazy. Scientists have completely broken down and analyzed the DNA structure of the platypus.
Yes, the platypus.
Indeed, it is just as crazy as the creature itself.

In other news, there's been a new trailer released for The Dark Knight. It's really good. See it here.


And just for fun, the creative process of the great John Mayer.

Sooo Iron Man.
That movie is so win. Even the second time I watched it.
I won't give a long winded review. In essence it was good. Good in every aspect. It was faithful for the comic fans. It was entertaining for the rest. Good stuff. Very funny too.
I do have to say though, I am soooooo glad Marvel has taken things into their own hands and is making their own movies. Marvel is now in charge of making their own movies, which is great. This means we won't be having anymore of The Hulk, Daredevil and Spiderman 3's on our hands. That new Hulk remake [of the remake a few years ago?] looks great. And also because of this, they won't totally just forget about canon [Ahem, Spiderman 3] and they will go with the more comic-y side of things. Also, this means they are making the Captain America and Thor movies annnnnnd THAT means THEY WILL ALSO BE IN CHARGE OF THE AVENGERS MOVIE WHICH WILL STAR ALL THE ORIGINAL CASTS OF EACH RESPECTIVE MOVIE AND WON'T BLOW ASS. Yes. I am excited. When I heard "S.H.I.E.L.D." familiarity ran through my mind, then when Samuel Jackson [NICK FURY] came on and I won't say anymore. Stay after the credits if you care like meeeee.
My friend and I also have a theory that the Iron Man video game [PS3 version is rated lowest and has worst storyline, Nintendo iterations are apparently higher rated and have better plot and stuff] was purposely made to sabotage Sony in an act of revenge for Spiderman. Haha. Ok.

Anywaaays BATMAN DARK KNIGHT. JOKER AND TWO FACE. FUCK YES. HEATH LEDGER. FUCK YES.
That was my rant.

"WANTED: authors who will actually update."













Done.
You're welcome.

PUDOT PUDOT PUDOT PUDOT PUDOT OBER HERE.

Kamusta na?

Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would want to be treated.


Wtf did I do wrong?

I suddenly realized that this site needs to be redone before July rolls around. I've never kept a version of Hublog around with the same database of posts for over 12 months, this is a first. I've always redesigned every 6-9 months or so. If July rolls around, it might spit out posts from one year ago. I might just close the archives in July. Hell, who even uses the archives?

I got my car back today after it being in the shop for a while. Rides like a beauty. Although its gathered dust and cobwebs sitting on the lot...

• WANTED: An unstable woman for a drama filled relationship - So true, so true. You can tell that the drama-and-stuff we're going through now is going to last.


• Reverse Culture Shock - Very enlightening article. Its especially more relevant if you've visited Japan for a bit - I went last summer; you can read all of my Asia trip posts if you want. I'm going back this year in mid-July so be sure to always read these posts (as well as get active in the bloober... which you guys seem to be doing very well. but are leaving the comments all lonely =\).


• Roland 909 - I'm not sure if I've posted this in the past, but it deserves a repeat. This is an old Roland clunker from 20 years ago right in your browser. Relive the greatest invention of the 80's in Flash!

fa ceb ook ftw

I thought about what I was going to write here. And then I thought again. I won't write it. I didn't even have anything in mind to write. But I did. You know what I mean? I don't.

My desk is real messy. There are maybe 3 empty pens just lying around. I keep them around for nostalgic purposes I guess. I like to find things and then be disappointed afterwords.

• Sugar Word Going Down - You might have seen this before, but who knows. But I've been dieting to tell you. There's a knot in your bedclothes, but you're just aligning a song. The Railways sleepying and slipping, for the raw tea. For the raw tea. This was the original article I found on digg and started digging around with after: Yellow Ledbetter. By far the best out of any of the "misheard lyrics" videos on Youtube. Maybe its cause Eddie mumbles so much its nearly impossible to understand anything than whats on the screen. Landfill; I wanna leave Bennigaaan's... Potato wave.


• 22 Worst Named Places in the World - Yeah, I know, its a list. One of the lowest forms of a webpage. But hey, what are all my posts but ramblings and a list? On a more public note, there are naughty words on the page.


• Scientific proof that evolution doesn't exist!! - Finally. Compelling evidence.

ja pan ftw

Yeah. Its shorter. :<.

I actually made the decision to cut it myself. I saw myself in one of the pictures that Jessica (Smiles) took and went "wow... thats long." Plus it was getting in my way. And it still kinda is. So that sorta defeats the whole purpose, doesn't it? But to be honest, the length its at now is how I've imagined it to be all along save for times I look at myself in the mirror.

• Wesley Clark v. Bill O'Reilly - This seriously makes me sick. The more and more videos of O'Reilly that pop up on the internet, the more and more I realize how much of a scumbag he really is. I don't care if you agree with his political views or not, this is a man that should not be on TV, let alone be taken seriously. Euthanasia or narcotics have nothing to do with the topic being discussed at hand. I don't think that the source of money for a foundation should be in question, as long as its money. O'Reilly contradicts himself, even. In saying that the only reason Clark would appear on his show is money, he is implying that money is the sole source of power and motivation. And it shouldn't and doesn't matter where that money is coming from. I'm rambling. I don't know if I can stand another O'Reilly video online, I try to avoid them now.


• 15 Han Solo quotes to use in everyday conversations - "Here's where the fun begins." "That's bad, huh?" "Never tell me the odds!" "Hey... it's me!" "I know." Awesome. I'm going to be using the weapons malfunction one a lot more now. And maybe the "that one goes THERE" one.


• Emma Watson, artifically enhanced - This. Is seriously funny. To be honest, it was this article that made me want to do a post in the first place. Look at these two movie posters, one for the regular Harry Potter movie, the other one for the IMAX screening. Notice any discrepancies about... Ms. Watson's size? The IMAX (whose screen, mind you, is like 3 stories tall or something... and whose screening of Harry Potter will include a 3D ending) version of the illustrious Watson is larger. The irony in this is just screaming. An IMAX movie poster with a 3D ending?? The irony is deafening. Although, as pointed out by the first commenter on the story, it seems to be that the IMAX version of the poster is the original, undoctored version - the "normal" screening poster seems to be the one thats doctored. Doctored meaning a reduction. What?? This seems to be the first case that Hollywood wants to reduce, um, certain feminine features. And this theory seems to hold up - all the faces in the normal poster seem to have an airbrushed effect. The irony is so intense now that my ear is bleeding. I guess its right that they needed to show more of Neville's face so they got Watson's hair out of his face... but come on. I didn't need to see that much more of his elbow.

IN THE FACE ftw

I started playing Pokemon again this weekend on an emulator. Good God. I remember this game. I'm getting very frustrated with it, though. I wasted at least 3 hours of gameplay due to poor emulation. So basically I'm on my third time through Mt. Moon. Before my save got erased, all of my pocket monsters were at least at level 19, now my lowest level is 11. ARAGH. But its so addictive.

• The test consisted of all true/false questions - This guy got 0 correct. Why? He was just following that old adage... May God have mercy on his soul, indeed.


• Conan O'Brien's FIRST show ever - The full 40 minutes of it. He seems visibly nervous and some of his jokes aren't that good, but still. Pretty damn funny. Its cool to see how far he and the show have come along. I'll probably be in college when he starts his first show as the Tonight Show host in '09. Wouldn't miss it for anything.


• StarCraft II - Finally. Looks promising. However, my biggest fear for this sequel is that they could potentially alienate their fan base. The great appeal of the original Starcraft was that it could be played on any machine. With intense 3D graphics, it looks like your old 1999 clunker running Windows 95 can't take the heat of SCII. I know thats probably why I won't be playing it.

tr uth ftw

We've all seen our share of Canon in D used in remixes, rants, and whatnot. However, that does not make it any less one of the most awesome songs ever composed. The original is tasty enough as it is. However, one of my personal favorites is this little ditty. Zithers ftw. Beatboxing ftw. DJ's ftw. Breakdancing ftw. Asians ftw. My favorite part is at like 2:21 where one of the break dancers does this spin thing. He's like tumbling in one place. Freakin' awesome.

This post is like one of my biweeklies. I started working on it like 3 weeks ago. Just now am I completing it. :\ And by completing it I mean just throwing stuff together to just complete it for the sake of completing it.

Christopher Walken is awesome. Disagree, and I will fight you.

Jack Thompson is the complete opposite.

Ouch!

Good for a chuckle or two.

Gah! Rhodes...

And finally...
A pretty fun game.

(:\/) wokka wokka (\/:)

I know I haven't updated in a while, but the site seems pretty healthy. Although pageviews are down from the past, I think we're still a thriving.

How insane is this. I played at a piano competition last week for two judges. I got a 96/100 from one of the judges, which put me up there in direct competition against the people who won. From the other judge, I got an 85/100. An eleven point difference. On marks that I received a full 10/10 on from one judge, I got 8/10 from the other. Grr.

I get my license next Wednesday. Yesssss. Oh, and, I got a credit card. Its not really mine, its under my dad's account; but still. Awesome. But its got like a $1000 cap or something. But still.

• Luminara - Good way to kill time. I wanted to make a game like this in the past, but couldn't get that firing to work just right.


• Snake eats a hippo - ... then pukes it right out. Not for people who easily get stomach sick.


• Canon in D remix - This guy likes to "have fun." This isn't the guitar one; its a guy playing a remix on an electric keyboard. Pretty awesome, in my opinion. Overall feel-good song, I guess.

co nan ftw

"Love and Memories." Thats the song they played when I almost bought the '05 Civic instead of my '07. If you've never been inside a Nissan store (i've been inside two), they blast pop music so loud you have to raise your voice to talk to the salesmen. Why? I really don't know. But they sure to play anxious music. The chorus to "Love and Memories" (youtube link) is especially anxious. Its like a "oh, finally, a car... but do i want this? oh yes... oh wait... should i..." kind of feeling. I don't know how to explain it, just... anxious. Very anxious.

And I realize this was one of the last music videos I saw in the mornings of 8th grade. Don't you remember that? Waking up at like 6:00 and watching music videos til the bus came? Instead of like, 5:30? Where you really don't have time? I kinda miss those days. And the music then. I'm not saying it was good or anything, but damn, it seemed like "Burn" and "Don't Tell Me" were on every second. And "The Reason." Christ, they played that at least every morning, I swear. I remember waking up and it was either starting or finishing up. Watching the video now I remember seeing this so many times I could dissect the entire robbery-crash story thing - whatever it is. And I remember how annoying the tune got after you heard it like twice. And they played Switchfoot pretty often too. All this before digging for gold was cool, mind you.

• World of Starcraft - People who used to play Starcraft, this'll be some news for you: the sequel is coming!!! Well, not really. Following the runaway success of World of Warcraft, Blizzard has decided to reinvigorate their old franchise (after the failed attempt at SC: Ghost) with something totally original, a massively online game. Of course, nothing is official, but this is basically it. They're going to be competing with themselves. So damn smart. Come on. Am I going to buy this? A better question to ask is, do I have $15 to throw away every month, let alone hours a week? No. I want a game where I pay $40 for it once and then can Zerg rush the hell out of whoever I'm playing. Don't make an MMO, next time. Make a damn sequel. I haven't played a good RTS game since... well, Starcraft.


• Top 10 Strangest Deaths - #3 - A comedian, died on stage of a heart attack. While portraying a politician, he announced, "if elected, I will not lay down on the job," then layed down on stage and never stood back up.


• The Original Cookie Monster - Cookie Monster's original bit - an IBM training video. A rare find (as if i did any work in finding it). Enjoy.

ma nu re! i ha tem anu re !! ftw

As my previous post explains, the site was down over the weekend, but now its back up. Well, thats obvious.

Drove to sweettteee new car to ICF on Saturday; mucked around the whole day pratically. Got some nice service hours out of it though. Best part? Probably the following video.

Overall, pretty fun. Then we went to the see The Medium + Dido and Aeneas production by GSA... oh God. The production was excellent (save for the fact that they butchered a purcell... wtf, mike?) but the bus ride there was hell. It was like Matt, myself, and 40 Freshmen. I'll spare you guys the details (some are unsuitable to be published on the interwebs) but if you want them, ask.

• waferbaby - waferbaby! Its back up. In case you didn't know, cause you probably didn't, waferbaby is a little internet community managed by this guy Daniel Bogan. I think after learning about it, I strove to make Hublog a lot like waferbaby. A small, tight-knit community. With that, you guys want some new features in the bloober? It seems to be thriving lately, but it could be improved. New look, perhaps? I remember when I changed it and you guys hated it. Or even a totally different section of a site? Give me feed back, guys.


• Why Asians are better at math - 1. Parents, 2. Hard curriculum, 3. Draconian school environment. Oh. So true. So true.


• Mr. Brightside a cappella - Mr. Brightside (which i always call mr. sunshine for some reason) ... entirely done with vocals. Excellent production, I might add. I always liked a cappella music, although more like your standard SATB arrangement for four voices rather than a bunch of people with individual parts like this. But anyway, I listened to this a lot. It got me back to some of my old music I found on my old ipod. Like Motion City Soundtrack. Who aren't that bad, actually.

09 F9 ftw (explanation)