hypocrite

hypocrite-

n : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he/she does not hold
[syn: dissembler, phony, phoney, pretender]

in defense

ok,... so i have gotten nothing but grief for my love of the ever so unpopular "star trek". it's understandable though, most of the time people are afraid of what they dont understand, or they just end up following the masses, because it's easy and the masses definetly see star trek fans as some kind of geek squad. BUT!, it's quite the opposite. i recently went to a convention in pasadena on march 12, 2005, and i have never met a group of more accepting and loving people. these people base their lives on a show that has made the world a better place. it's not just about science fiction and weird aliens, it's about becoming the best person you can possibly be, it has showed me that man is not war and money hungry, like we so many times seem, but that deep inside we all just want to love and be loved. this show has given me hope for a better future, where there is no war or sickness or hunger, where man is united as one and we live in peace. where the accuasition of wealth is no longer the driving force of humanity, but to better ourselves through knowledge and experience and cooperation with each other. so is that "geeky"? am i such a dork because i think the world could be a better place? i don't think so.

jobs with benefits...

so i recently got my benefits package from work and signed up for my benefits. i chose plan B which is 31$ every pay period (62$ a month) out of my paycheck and with that i get medical, dental and vision. i'm excited to FINALLY get my new glasses, because i haven't had any since my old ones were ruined in the automobile accident that almost took my life at Christmastime of '03. and as i'm STILL going through dental procedures for my root canals, wisdom teeth extraction and bridges, i guess i'm excited about my dental coverage ;) the plan i picked gives me 20$ co-pays and 80% coverage after deductable. so that's good i guess. i am kinda clueless when it comes to this kind of stuff though... i had to call my mom and find out what plan to take :) i love my mom.

"dream on silly dreamer" review

here is a little review of the movie i went to on monday. reverse osmosis was amazing by the way! :)

dream on silly dreamer

i saw this premier yesterday. it is a documentary short about the rise and fall of the traditional hand drawn animated films at disney. it was really good as far as being informative, but it was very VERY biased. it is told from the animators point of view (all of whom got laid off when disney decided to do only CGI animated films) and it is basically their stories, so it comes across as alot of disgruntled employees just using this doc as a forum to do their bitching. don't get me wrong, it is good, but i think it could have been a little more well rounded... i would have loved to see them interview some of the big wigs who made these "cut back" decisions and see what they have to say. it made me hate michael eisner more than i already do and it even touched on the cheap-quel fad that disney is going through right now. one really exciting thing that happened though was that i got to meet roy disney. i told him that i was an avid member of save disney.com and that i really appriciated him having the balls to stand up for what he believed in. he laughed and said that i was a charming kid :)

what happens in vegas...

stays in my blog! :)

so i drove to las vegas sunday morning to be with my roomie for her birthday. it was fun, alot of alcohol, alot of gambling, alot of good food and fun times with friends. we stayed at the luxor and we got the room for free because our friend chris gambled for 5 straight hours at the poker table... EVERYDAY!! talk about making sacrifices for your friends!!! laura and i hung out at the casinos, each addicted to our fave new slot machines: jackpot party and wheel of fortune! it was brutally hot there (no surprize) and it made me miss my sister a little (she used to live there) but overall, i had a good time exploring the casinos (we went to the new WYNN casino where Avenue Q will be opening soon!) and hanging out with people i like. the drive there and back were an odd mixture of relaxing, hot (cuz you have to turn off your a/c when you go through the desert otherwise your car will overheat), boring and entertaining. i drove through baker, CA home of the worlds tallest thermometer! it was 115* ~ UGH!! :) i also stopped off at a real ghost town on the way back! fun fun! but i'm glad i'm back... i can only take vegas in small doses... i could never live there. AND, i will never NEVER bitch about the valley heat again! :)

stop laughing at me

so, i dunno why people make fun of other people because of the things that they like and/or are proud of. i love dolly parton and everytime i mention this, i get laughs and jokes, which i shrug off, but deep down i am a little hurt. i could go on and on about why i love dolly, her film career, her music, her devotion to different charities, dollywood, her humour, etc, but at the end of it all, i don't think i would convince anyone to love dolly with me. and it's not just dolly i get made fun of... i'm a trekkie, glenn close is my fave actress, i read kids books, i love sci-fi stuff, i don't think there is anything more exciting than riding the haunted mansion ride at disneyland, the 1980's were the best time to be alive, i mourn the loss of saturday morning cartoons, i love broadway musicals and i like to sing along to really silly little ditties.

i wish that insecure people would stop wasting their time making fun of other peoples passions and loves.

update on the movie adder!

so, i JUST signed onto netflix at the internet cafe and that same guy from before left his account open again! i checked his queue to see if the movies i added were still on there and THEY WERE!!! in fact, he had already watched and rated 2 of them (lilies and the three faces of eve) he gave lilies 4 stars and eve 3 stars! i don't know if he is so dumb that he thinks he put these movies on his list himself and just doesn't remember or if he thinks netflix automatically adds movies to your queue or if he knows exactly what happened and does it on purpose so that people like me will give him more choices! i looked at what his list consisted of before me and it was all sci-fi & action stuff (star wars, the godfather, alot of bruce willis stuff (murcury rising, fifth element), arnold stuff (red heat, eraser) and some kung-fu stuff (hero, house of flying daggers)). i went ahead and added some more stuff to his list since he seemed to enjoy my first choices so much:

little shop of horrors
the dark crystal
in the gloaming
leon: the professional
garden state
dead ringer
and
a star is born

happy watching my funny little netflix buddy!!

things worked out?...

so, i think things are better with me and my best friend, but today i talked with his girlfriend and found out that he's still lying to me about stupid shit. the only thing i can think of is that he's doing it because he is scared that i will judge him if i know the truth. i wouldn't. God knows that i have done enough bad and malicious shit in my life, so technically i can't judge or look down on ANYONE! aside from that,... he's my best friend! i just want to be there for him, but i can't if i don't know the truth. somehow i think this might be karma, cuz i have lied to a lot of people in my life. the only thing i can hope for is that he will figure out that no matter how many times he lies to me, i will always find out and i will always still be there for him when he needs me. i'm sorry john.

i'm on launchCAST plus right now and listening to "little girl blue" by nina simone... it's making me so depressed, but the song is beautiful.

fights with friends...

i got into a huge fight with my roomie last night. it's the last time i ever get drunk with her again... she always gets very mean and "independent" towards me whenever she gets drunk, so i don't know what made me think that this was a good idea. whatever... she doesn't think that i feel bad about everything that happened during the fight last night, but i do, it's just that when i get THAT upset i go into "fein indifference" mode... it's my defense mechanism.

i also don't know if my best friend is mad at me right now or not. him and me and our other friend D have all been hanging out alot lately, and apparantly D and i have been catching R in a few lies... nothing big, but just un-neccesary things... like saying he worked a double shift when he didn't...! why?? anyway... D and i have been talking about it and D called him on it and now R thinks that i am telling all his deep dark secrets to D! it doesn't seem to matter that I call him a compulsive liar everyday, when someone else does it, i'm suddenly his betrayer! :( why does life have to be so filled with drama and complications sometimes?

attack of the movie adder!

i have nothing new to blog about but i figured i'd get on here and say something anyway. i'm at the internet cafe right now and when i signed on to netflix, someone had left thier account open! this is bad, because anyone could get thier address and credit card number from thier account page, but not me! nope,... you know what i did?? i added a bunch of movies to thier queue! :) yes, i took it upon myself to help add a little culture and excitement into this random persons life! :) i hope he likes my choices! :) i added 15 movies here is list for your enjoyment and maybe if any of them look good to you, you could check them out as well :)

lilies
the three faces of eve
love me if you dare
the saddest music in the world
the last starfighter
the last unicorn
the merchant of venice
down with love
child star: the shirley temple story
what the #$*! do we know!?
the lion in winter
edward sissorhands
ed wood
james and the giant peach
and
walt: the man behind the myth

i've seen all these films, in case you were wondering and i love them all.

some things i've recently spent money on...

my friend rabiah and i expanded our tastes in food this past monday by eating at this place called kamal palace in long beach. we were with our friend david and he ordered the food spicy. we are ok with spicy, but this was SPICY!!! wow! it made our eyes water and our noses run and our mouths burn like nothing else! but at least we can say that we have tried indian food now as opposed to our usual diet of pf changs! i also found out that rabiah had never been to chili's so later that night i took him to check out the skillet queso! no one should go through life without skillet queso! (unless you are a veggietaryan or lactose intolerant). that same day we also went to see the movie kung fu hustle which i HIGHLY recommend to anyone who likes being entertained! :) it's VERY VERY GOOD! i can see why entertainment weekly gave it a grade of A- !!!

oh!, i also bought the cast recording to the new broadway musical monty python's spamalot! starring tim curry, hank azaria, david hyde pierce and sara ramierez. it is HILARIOUS!!! the music is all very catchy and the lyrics are typical monty python fun! :) just listening to the CD i can see why the show topped the tony nomination list with 14 nominations!!!! but i was also a little sad to see that chitty chitty bang bang didn't even get nominated for best musical! :( oh well,... it's probably still gonna be a huge hit! after all, "miss saigon" lost the best musical tony award to "the will rogers follies" the year they both came out but went on to stay open for some 10 years after "...follies" closed, so i guess anything is possible! :)

all the quizzes explained

i know that i said i was odne with all these quizzes and i really am now, but i kept running into little ones here and there that i thought were interesting or funny and so i would do them... so i figured that if i just went ahead and did as many as i could find, then that would get it out of my system :) so, just in case you were wondering... that's the explaination. :)

i knew i liked miss piggy!

You May Be a Bit Histrionic ...

Dramatic and over the top, you crave attention. And you'll do anything it takes to get noticed. You love to be seductive, even when it's inappropriate. If you're ignored, you're easily hurt ... and act out even more!

What Personality Disorder Are You?

my mom would be proud!

Your English Skills:

Grammar: 100%

Spelling: 100%

Vocabulary: 100%

Punctuation: 80%

Does Your English Cut the Mustard?

i'm halfway there!

You Are 55% Normal (Somewhat Normal)

While some of your behavior is quite normal... Other things you do are downright strange You've got a little of your freak going on But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself

How Normal Are You?

thank goodness i'm in the right profession!

Your #1 Match: ESFP

The Performer You are a natural performer and happiest when you're entertaining others. A great friend, you are generous, fun-loving and optimistic. You love to laugh - and you like almost all people equally. You accept life as it is, and you do your best to make each day fantastic. You would make a good actor, designer, or counselor.

What's Your Personality Type?

yoshi? like from mario bros??

Your Japanese Name Is...

Yoshiyuki Kajuji

What's your Japanese Name?

a natural?? then where is everyone?? :)

Your Seduction Style: The Natural

You don't really try to seduce people... it just seems to happen. Fun loving and free spirited, you bring out the inner child in people. You are spontaneous, sincere, and unpretentious - a hard combo to find! People drop their guard around you, and find themselves falling fast.

What Is Your Seduction Style?

sounds a little girlie to me!

Your Mexican Name Is...

Don Nadia

What's your Mexican Name?

it's ACTUALLY true!!!!!!!

Your Penis Name is: Captain Kirk

Get your own Penis Name

i'm going commando...

You are

What Rejected Crayon Are You?

Shrek 3 plot outlines...

ok, so here is one "threequel" that i'm actually excited for! the shrek movies have been consistently funny, and intelligent, so i'm hoping that they continue in that tradition for the third one... so far, it sounds good :)

As he was moderating a press conference for Madagascar, DreamWorks' co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg was questioned about Shrek 3. Almost right after he declined to comment, Katzenberg began to spill the details on the 'threequel'. From comingsoon.net, the synopsis is, "When Shrek 3 opens, Shrek and Fiona are having to take on the duties of being the active king and queen of Far, Far Away. When we left him, the King was quite literally croaking. They're not very comfortable in these roles, so the King says to them, 'If you can find the heir to the throne and bring him back, the Kingdom will be in good hands, then you can return to swamp and live your lives.' Which is what they want to do. Shrek, Donkey and Puss go to the far side of the Kingdom of Far, Far Away where young 'Artie', who is the nephew of Queen Lilian, is about to graduate school. Artie turns out to be young King Arthur and Shrek and Donkey and Puss have to convince this extremely rebellious young man, who's being voiced by Justin Timberlake, to come back and assume the throne. Along the way, Shrek invents the Round Table, chivalry. Donkey is the Lady in the Lake with the sword. You get it. Meanwhile, back at the Kingdom of Far, Far Away, Prince Charming decides that it's time for a coup d'etat. 'The cat's away. He will play.' So Fiona organizes all of the princesses into the underground Resistance movement, who are trying to hold things together until Shrek, Donkey, Puss and young King Arthur return."

is "dark" P.C. for "evil"??

ok, i know that i said that we were done with the quizzes, but it's amazing how accurate this one is.


I'll bet you expected this answer. You already knew
you were a DARK ANGELIC, didn't you? You
are similar to a demon but slightly different
in that you don't revel in evil...you revel in
pleasure. Your wings resemble an angel's but if
that's so then you are a Fallen Angel - your
love of sin caused you to be cast from the
Heavens. They are black as raven wings and are
nearly as dark as your desires. You are
faithless and love it - you believe there is no
Judgement Day to fear and so you can do what
you want! You have a refined concept of what is
sexy and a slightly chaotic sense of 'fun.' In
fact, you love chaos and view much of what you
do as a game. You are typically attracted to
those that will challenge your mind, power, and
wit...and are 'dangerous' people like you. It's
not unlikely that you are bisexual or at least
open to the concept, because you seek
excitement and passion everywhere and in
everyone. Chances are you have a special talent
for magick - you're a powerful being and you
know what you want. Like a Serpent of Eden you
like to try your powers of seduction and
manipulation, though your intent is rarely to
cause harm. You have a deep, dark sense of art
and/or poetry, because your mind is a deep,
dark place. While typically smirking, amused,
and sarcastic, you are capable of severe
revenge and a passion and intensity unrivaled
by any other. In your eyes life is for
enjoyment and pleasure - nothing else. If
you're not having fun in your own twisted way,
you're not happy. You are easily bored with the
vast majority of people. You are most likely
drawn towards the Gothic subculture and
probably adore Goth music, art, and style. Many
people look down on your seemingly careless
lifestyle and may even consider you 'slutty'.
Not true. You just know you're sexy and you're
damn proud of it. Dark Angels have an outlook
most like Satanists - loving sin and looking to
none but themselves for power. Congratulations!
You're my kindred spirit. As far as I'm
concerned - you know what life is REALLY about.
Have fun...Muahaha.



*~*~*Claim Your Wings - Pics and Long Answers*~*~*
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more disney stink-quels

News from Variety on Kronk's New Groove suggests that this follow-up won't land on DVD until January 2006, to more closely coincide with the launch of the Disney Channel series "The Emperor's New School", now in production. Nonetheless, 2005 sees a record level of direct-to-video output from the studio and that trend looks to continue in the years ahead. Besides what's already slated for release in the next twelve months, DisneyToon Studios is said to currently have on its drawing boards the following projects: Cinderella III, The Little Mermaid III, Brother Bear II, The Aristocats II, The Tinker Bell Movie, Mickey in Space, and The Fox and the Hound II. Clearly, there is no end in sight for the divisive but profitable line of animated DTV sequels and spin-offs.

OH MY GOLLY!!!

ok, so if you read my last post i was just biotching about that annoying guy on the phone, right?? WELL,... he finally hung up the phone and then started laughing out lound to himself... so i look over to see what the fool is laughing at and he is looking at pictures of naked men!!!!! in a public internet cafe!! and now he is in a M4M chat room and i dunno if he is just excited or if it's because he is overweight but he is breathing very heavily... this guy is weird!

enough with the quizzes...

nothing too exciting is going on right now in my life, but i figured that i should post something other than quizzes, cuz i think we are all getting a little bored of them :) (although some of them are pretty exciting)

so let's see,... what's new... i don't own a computer so i always come to this AWESOME little internet cafe just down the street from my house... i come here all the time and since the owners have gotten to know me, they always let me use the facilities for free, but the bad news is that the place has undergone new management, so i am afraid that i will have to start paying to use the internet (which isn't so bad as they only charge $2 per hour compared with kinko's 25c per minute!! OUTRAGEOUS!) BUT,... i'm also afraid that they will start charging more... i hope not. this asshole next to me won't stop talking on his cell phone and it's annoying the crap out of me... he has such a grating laugh... UGH! SHUT UP!!! i'm in such a funky mood right now... maybe i should just stop typing now before i embarrass myself :)

i am 3 years old... explains a lot.

You Are 3 Years Old

3 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40 : You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Orion Guard #2

yesterday i was finally on the show Star Trek: Hidden Frontier and i played an orion guard. i don't have my pictures developed yet, but you can click on the title link to get an idea of what we looked like. i was in a blue jumpsuit though, not just a nipple protector which i was VERY happy about :) but i was all green! :) it was a lot of fun and i think i made some new friends :) i was only in 3 scenes (of which i will give NOTHING away!) but what was fun was that after i was done they let me stay for a while and run the editing and CGI equiptment... so i feel like i really contributed :) and i even met the infamous, Mr. Otter :) (apparently, he has quite the cult following in the ST: HF world and is also the mascot of the show.) everybody was really nice to me on my very first day and i can't wait to see them all again.

the mystery behind my blog name revealed!

so alot of people that i don't even know have been asking me if i was in this movie because of the name of my blog.

well, as good as that film looks, i have to say that,... YES!, i was in that film!! autograph signings will be held this friday at best buy in burbank from 2-5pm and all you have to do to get one is to purchase a $20 gift card from the registers and bring it to me in the back of the store... i'll be sitting on one of the couches back there in the "living room" area of the store and then i'll sign whatever you want! :P

no, in all seriousness... i was not in that film (but i have added it to my netflix list out of morbid curiosity)... no, the name of my blog comes from the lyrics to the song "defying gravity" from the musical "wicked".

in case you know nothing about it, "wicked" is a musical based on the book: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by gregory maguire. the musical was written by Stephen Schwartz who most of you will probably know as the composer of: Godspell, Pippen, Disney's animated film Pocahontas and another Disney animated film: The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

i LOVED the book SO much! i have read it 8 times. i think it is one of the most ingenious, and imaginative retellings to come out of the literary world in years! it tells the story of Elphaba (the witch of the west) and her high school friend galinda (yes, gAlinda, not glinda, the witch of the north) and their lives starting from elphaba's birth and ending with her baptism by dorothy. it really examines the nature of evil and how events in a persons life can lead them to make desicions that leave them ostracized and hated by the rest of the world (or considered... wicked).

anyway... i don't want to rant too long on this, but if you can, read the book... i promise you'll find it worthwhile.

also, if you'd like to hear a clippet of the song that my namesake comes from click on this link and then click on "defying gravity". idina menzel (of RENT fame) has an amazing voice.

also... if you have a little extra time on your hands... check out this article that i found. it's an interesting read.