sad story

It must have been a pretty deep kiss. True story, one time, a 15 year old kisses her boyfriend. Little does she know it would be her last kiss. The poor soul dies from an allergic reaction. No she's not allergic to boys, nor him the least bit venomous. She kisses him with the force of a woman longing for her war-ridden husband to return. It burns in her veins, be it youth, or simply the desire to touch another human being. Who knows what kind of relationship it'd turn out to be has she not kissed him. Actually if the kiss is a bit more casual it would allow enough time for the paramedics to rush her to the emergency room, where she would have a close call but quite surely come through...*

There are a million ways to die, but this is one of a kind.

SAGUENAY, Quebec - A 15-year-old girl with a peanut allergy died after kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter snack, hospital officials said Monday.

Canada of all places has made international headlines these couple of days. Still, no news is good news. And I've always admired Canada for that. The only time you see Canada on the news is when it's decriminalizing recrational drugs or legalizing same sex marriage.

*strictly fiction. i see it coming up in small talks. if you want to read news, follow the link below.

AP via Yahoo!

welcome to the 80's

Gameplay is a little jerky here and there but certainly worth a try if you're dying to kill some time. The good thing about it is you play directly in your browser! Note: it uses Java and is completely free.

Over 800 video games from the famous NES console available on 1980 games. The section "arcade" on this site offers you the chance to play the great 80's classics. These old arcade games are gaining a new lease of life thanks to an emulator that restores them to how they were upon their release.

Reminiscing the past
familiar titles:

1980-games.com

street fashion

There is this website with snapshots of "interesting" fashion in the street of Tokyo. Sometimes I feel like I live in a different world. Wait a minute, I do.

Visitors are a few clicks away from a closer look into the heart of Japanese colorful democracy of fabrics. For better or for worse, 'til death do us part...

Fashionsnap.com

Happy Thanksgiving!

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In a gobble-let

Spare a turkey this Thanksgiving! To those of you celebrate Thanksgiving, give thanks! Have a good one.

desktop screenshots

current desktop:




old desktops:

Ubuntu:

Windows:


Yes I have a widescreen computer. Don't hate.

latenight confession

cant sleep. 1 of 3 reasons is I'm coughing like a terminally ill man. the other two cant tell.

one time when i was drivin a u-haul truck in bklyn i hit a parked car causing damage to the side mirror. one of those powered ones. musta cost at least 200 big ones. i just left. nor had i the proper license to operate such a large vehicle, didnt stop them renting me one for moving those uhaul mathafo'ers. musta been 5 years ago.

PI in Japan's parody

Political Incorrectness at its best.

Wiki:

Tokyo Breakfast is the name of a spoof TV sitcom pilot produced in 2000, seemingly intended for Japanese TV viewers, although the characters all speak English. The show is a parody of Japanese family life, making bizarre connections to African-American culture by having the characters use the term "nigga" with alarming regularity and familiarity. It also parodies Japanese culture itself to an extent with references to things like Japanese Animation and an almost futuristic display of technology.

The film, produced by Mike Maguire and Tom Kuntz, appeared in the 2001 Ohio Film Festival and also spread as an Internet meme.

Click for the six minute famed online video.

IMDb's Tokyo Breakfast page

comment: in all fairness, the so-called black culture is not exclusive to Japan. Other Asain countries have that hip hop influence also and some kids going all out in their blackness is not at all uncommon, although it's becoming a serious epidemic in Japan among teens in particular. While there is nothing wrong with the culture and style itself, copying without understanding the essence is disgraceful. Believe me, there are Asain Americans who call each other nigga all the time in New York City. Not a joke, or is it?

The worst of the said subculture is, not unlike hardgay, while something might be considered a fad, on the other hand, is not accepted as part of its own. One example would be a freind of mine from home who is black, went out with a girl who is Japanese, after dating for two years and spending one year planning for their wedding had to call it off since the girl's parents wouldn't allow it. The girl is my age, 28. Sad, on multiple levels, but true.

Isaac Newton

the alchemist!

Nova Newton's Dark Secret:
Nova website: here
Magic or Mainstream Science?
An interview on Newton's alchemy with historian Bill Newman

Wiki's page on alchemy:

Alchemy is an early protoscientific practice combining elements of chemistry, physics, astrology, art, semiotics, metallurgy, medicine, and mysticism. These practices were usually used outside of what is now known as the scientific method, however, alchemy can be regarded as the precursor of the modern science of chemistry prior to the formulation of the scientific method.

The most well known goal of alchemy was the transmutation of any metal into either gold or silver. Alchemists also tried to create a "Panacea", a remedy that supposedly would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. The "Philosopher's stone" was believed to be an essential ingredient in these goals. This mythical substance was hypothesized to have the ability to do both. A third goal of many alchemists was creating human life.

Wiki's page on Philosopher's Stone:

The Philosopher's stone, a longtime "holy grail" of Western alchemy, is a mythical substance that supposedly could turn inexpensive metals into gold and/or create an elixir that would make humans younger delaying death. The Great Work, or Magnum Opus, refers to the quest for this stone. In addition, making the Philosopher's Stone is understood to confer a type of initiation upon the maker, and this initiation is the proper culmination of the Great Work.It is also known as the materia prima, or the magnum opus.

comment on the program: Nova barely scratches the surface on this one, making one wishing for more.

torrent link

betrayal

I can't help but feel I have betrayed some of my friends whom must have been thought of as having been consequently abandoned by this guilt-ridden loner of a guy. There is pleasure in pain, mental in my case. When I was leaving for Japan in 2003 I said I'd return in a month but I haven't. It's now almost 2006. I care about these people I grew up with in highschool. But we are worlds different from basic views of the universe (or lack thereof) to life decision processing methodology, proactive as well as retroactive. I don't claim to be better than anybody but maybe they're a little less thoughtful. I don't spend my time thinking about nothing but "fun". Fun is, what it is, fun. I've been accused of being overly serious. Maybe a meant-to-be loner with a cunning set of social skills. Solitary lifestyle: eight months and counting.

People I used to care so much about who have somewhat fucked up lives or fucked up philosophy are farther and further away. I could laugh at their tasteless jokes but at the end of the day I know deepdown I felt there was no place for me. Taste of course is maybe the most subjective idea when someone doesn't see its value it's pretentious. However there are things you don't enjoy you just can't go on pretenting you do forever. Even though you do once in a while, a guilty pleasure. I admit I have downright terrible tastes in music. I found myself thinking of the girl I last dated, in the picture, and why past relationships ended with no apparent reasons, probably a bunch of them I involuntarily refuse to recognize. Bottom line, I think I deserve it.