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Music Video Spotlight: BoA - Eat You Up

  • Jan 17, 2009
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Eat You Up
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Ah, BoA's stateside single Eat You Up-- Her voice is synthesized, and her pronunciation isn't flawless but I think the song and the video five her what she needs to make a good impression on the USAmericans.  She can dance, she cad sing (too bad this song doesn't show off her pipes, as her fans all know she can really sing), and she's easy on the camera.  I like the direction of the video, t's simple enough, she wakes up, puts on a scary hoodie that wouldn't be seen in any of her Korean or Japanese videos, then dances in the street and manages to bust into a "boring" dance audition, and "bring the house down", finishing with shedding the hoodie, and dancing slo-mo in sprinklers with added CG water for dimension. I'm just glad there aren't any spinning cameras or theatrics. I didn't think the song had a big impact after the first watch of the video, but I kept on hearing the part "So Yum Yum" in my head afterwards (accompanied by the mental image of the dance move done during that part in the song). It's catchy. I'd better not catch her voice synthesized on the coupling or on a following single. It goes with this song, but I want to hear her voice.
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Day to Day: Hair curlers and the people that know how to use them

  • Nov 24, 2008
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How to create cute Japanese inspired dolly CURLS

I got a haircut -- a slightly layered shag , that my stylist recommended. The only problem is, it doesn't look good by itself. I have to put effort into its styling and look. So I decided to try my hand at hot rollers instead of getting a perm, as I don't want it to be curly every day and hot rollers seemed like I could get the hang of it after watching about 10 hair setter/rollers youtube tutorials.  

My Everyday Hair Tutorial: Hot Rollers
These are three that were really helpful. If you want a better look at how the curlers are placed, I'd suggest watching a youtube video that has a stylist that is working on a person who is sitting down, it's a little

easier to see.

How to Get Cosmo-Cover Hair (Pt. 1)

These three videos show how long it takes for a person to do it by themselves and some real results. I still have to figure out what products will work best for the look I want. It's tiring to put effort into your hair. I've only had the 1) ponytail 2) let down options for 2 decades.

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Music Spotlight - Seo Taiji Moai, T'ik T'ak, Human Dream

  • Nov 15, 2008
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SEO TAIJI - MOAI (English Subbed) 서태지 모아이

I listened to Seo Taiji's latest tracks and really enjoyed their arrangements and his singing. Sometimes his choruses just soar. Here are some videos to sample. Moai
Let's all go to Easter Island!

Seo Taiji - T'IK T'AK MV

T'ik T'ak
His message is all over this video

Seo Taiji- T'ik T'ak *English subs* Guerilla Concert

T'ik T'ak subbed 
first time I've heard him sing live. whew, he still sounds great

 

Seo Taiji - 'Human Dream' _서태지 '휴먼 드림'
Human Dream
like a poppy happy video game

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Day to Day: Old views

  • Oct 17, 2008
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These are the views from my office floor. I'll miss some of these. I'd miss them more if my cubicle was near a window. Haha.

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Day to Day: Old views

  • Oct 17, 2008
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These are the views from my office floor. I'll miss some of these. I'd miss them more if my cubicle was near a window. Haha.

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Chanel: Une Fleur de Chanel discontinued long ago

  • Oct 17, 2008
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I recently found out that the perfume that I've loved and been wearing for a good 5 years now (the same bottle) has been discontinued. Chanel Une Fleur de Chanel was light, smelled clean and flowery without being too strong or heavy. It's true that the scent didn't last long, but I loved having it on. It was a temporary product that has come and gone.
 
Another loved product I wish would return. I hope to find a replacement soon.
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Day to Day: VP Debate

  • Sep 18, 2008
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It was my first time watching an election debate, and was curious. I hadn't heard about it, but Corinn had put it on the the TV, so I made myself comfortable and listened closely. I don't follow politics, and didn't even know what VP candidate Biden looked like. Palin reminds me of Peggy Hill from the King of the Hill series. She has a speaking pace that is very distracting for me. She takes these noticable breaths after every few words. Every time she said the word "mom" I began to become tired of her. What little I know about her, alaska and hockey mom stuff, she'd mention it. Biden seemed like a smooth talker and became more lively as the debate continued. If I had to pick one to represent the nation as the Vice President, I know which one I would pick. Hopefully, I can catch the debates following this one. I think there are two more.

With this debate, I became more interested in the race. Sure it's late, but now I can hear the words straight from the candidates' mouths. And I think that is very effective for me.

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Day to Day: http://icanhascheezburger.com

  • Sep 18, 2008
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A coworker of mine kept sending me pictures from this website in efforts to cheer me up. I guess I appear humorless at work.

After that coworker left, I decided to take a look since the pictures weren't so bad.

 

Iz dis ur idea of a joke? Cuz I iz not laffing

 

 

Hao meny timz i tellz u? Wash behind eerz!

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Day to Day: Bots Master and WildC.A.T.S.

  • Sep 16, 2008
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WildC.A.T.S.

<< This WildC.A.T.S. theme song is great. I still don't know all the words. I watched this cartoon whenever I could. Zealot and Grifter were so cool.

This takes me back to middle school. nostalgic.

Bots Master Intro

<< I used to think this was called Botmaster, instead of Bots Master. The base melody that runs through this pops up in my head every now and then for years. I wish they released this on DVD. When's the last time we saw a ninja robot? Another theme song I loved, but didn't know all the words to.

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Day to Day: Maou

  • Sep 15, 2008
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truth - by Arashi (Opening of Maou) [ENGLISH SUB]

Maou is a japanese drama based on a korean drama, starring Arashi's Ohno Satoshi. I started watching it since a friend in Japan is also following the drama. It's got suspense, murder, and some supernatural stuff that easy to let slide after it starts to feel like it's really contributing to the story.

<< This opening theme song is great, too. Arashi's PV also ties in very nicely to the drama's feel.

I'm 9 episodes in and i'm hooked and ready to watch the ending. I hope the ending leaves me disappointed. Although it seems like I'm hardly ever satisfied with endings to dramas or animes or mangas. Anyway, here is a clip of the opening. You can see the characters at play. There seem to be a lot but it's easy to keep track of what's going on and who's who, with a good balance of what the viewer does and does not know. I haven't seen the korean drama that this is based off of, and don't plan to, so I've no comparisons to offer.

Fans of Ikuta Toma can also enjoy this one. Playing the "good cop" who runs around getting his strings pulled by the "Maou". I've never seen his acting, but it's not bad so far.

 

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