| To Ravers |
[Jul. 7th, 2009|04:53 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  annoyed | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Anabolic Frolic | ] |
Dear Ravers,
Big pants and glowsticks don't make you a raver. That boat started sailing ten years ago.
If you want to be a raver, go to illegal parties, get over your shyness and dance, and most importantly... chill out. I've seen too many hot topic troubled teens running around recently who have never been to a party, don't know how to dance, and don't have a clue what PLUR is. Or was.
Go grab some Anabolic Frolic, find yourself a less than legal party, and run away for a night. You'll thank yourself.
Bah. Maybe I'm just bitter that my old subculture has been neutered.
Truly,
Kigs
Edited for visual gag. Provided by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) feraway2
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| A Toast to Shinies |
[Jul. 7th, 2009|03:20 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  bouncy | ] |
| [ | music |
| | The Beatles - All the Lonely People | ] |
Dear Internet,
When the party is over, it will seem like a dream. But the murky things make it real the day after: the graveyard of singed firework tubes, several ashtrays full of cigarettes, hundreds of unclaimed plastic cups, and a more hefty liquor cabinet than we started with. The origins of which are only vaguely available through the hazy veil of memory.
Now it's time for the clean up. I pray that the liquor cabinet outlasts the labor.
Thanks for your texts this last weekend, friends. I would have posted on the 5th, but frankly I'm still recovering.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| Spock is Dead |
[Jul. 1st, 2009|02:56 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | bouncy | ] |
| [ | music |
| | The Beatles -Maxwell's Silver Hammer | ] |
Dear Internet,
I finally saw the Star Trek Movie. No, not the new movie. The one from the 70's. Star Trek: Wrath of Kahn.
That has to be one of the most glorious terrible movies of all time. It was absurdly over the top. Here are a few brief moments from the movie. Those of you who have seen it can giggle.
3) The realization that Spock is a psychic space elf
2) The Main Villain is a Jungle man in a space ship
1) William Shatner's scream echoing in space
Melodrama these days just isn't as... melodramatic. This movie made me want to find my old Mel Brooks collection. I finally understand "KAAAHHHHHNNN!". Though, I have to say that after hearing thousands of nerds screaming KAAAAHHHNNN at the top of their lungs, the actual movie scream paled in comparison.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| On Goth |
[Jun. 29th, 2009|04:55 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | Oh so Goth | ] |
| [ | music |
| | The Who - Babba O'Riley | ] |
Dear Internet,
Just in case anyone still doubted it, Goth is dead. At least in the classical sense. I could cite Hot Topic, Gothic Beauty Magazines, or annual revenue sales in support of its official trendiness, but I believe the following piece if evidence takes the black frosted casket cake.
While browsing Evangaline's costume shop, I happened upon this little gem. Paint it Black: A Guide of Gothic Homemaking, by Voltaire. In this book, Voltaire, best known for his song, "When You're Evil", suggests a dozen Do it yourself ways to goth out your household. Spruce up your house with some black spray paint, potpourri, skulls, and some nifty interior design tips. Some of the methods sound fun, but the methodology reminds me of Martha Stuart with some fishnets and too much eyeliner.
Goth is a great fashion. It's a fun subculture, charged with vivid imagery, sex, and lovely dark concepts. But come on teens, quit pretending that you're the only one sporting a black T-shirt with some witty white writing on it. Find your own wit. If you feel like rebelling, quit doing it by a prescribed method and go modify your own outfit.
Truly,
Kigs
PS: Bonus points!
Here's Voltaire: When You're Evil. If you type it into youtube yourself, you'll end up with 50-something anime music videos. Attempt at your own risk.
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| A sidenote to MJ |
[Jun. 25th, 2009|03:56 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | cynical | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Panda Bear - Take Pills | ] |
Dear Internet,
I give it 1 month before we have Jackson Impersonators wearing Fedoras and doing shows in Vegas. 1 Month.
That man is going down like Elvis.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| (no subject) |
[Jun. 25th, 2009|03:47 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  disappointed | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Michael Jackson | ] |
Dear Internet,
Michael Jackson, Age 50, the King of Pop, has been reported Dead.
ABC News Report
The Pop Legand, famous for everything from "Thriller", to "Beat It", to "That one 3D Disney Land ride" has been reported dead of a Heart Attack just one month before starting his London Come-Back tour. All 50 venues scheduled on the tour sold out within two hours of posting. Fans displayed some open doubt that he would attend these concerts. Apparently they were correct.
The last ten years of his life have been full of legal cases, scandal, noses falling off, and the occasional recent show where he bore more resemblance to a skeletal marionette than the pop legend of old. But I still remember him as a dark teenager with a pair of bad yellow contacts dancing with zombies.
In parting, here's a few of Jackson's old videos to refresh those memories.
(Edit) Damn, Youtube disabled the embed feature for MJ's videos.
Check them out on there anyway. I suggest Thriller, Smooth Criminal, and Black or White.
Enjoy.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| Planet Earth is Fucking Majestic |
[Jun. 25th, 2009|12:58 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  cheerful | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Gang Gang Dance | ] |
Dear Internet,
This is glorious. It'll be funnier if you're a fan of the Discovery Channel.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| This one's for Utah |
[Jun. 24th, 2009|12:57 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | bouncy | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Peter and the Wolf (Techno Remix) | ] |
Dear Internet,
I figured I'd post this here since I have a few good watchers from Utah. For those of you unfamiliar with Utah, it is an Ultraconservative and predominantly Mormon state, and Provo is the most conservative part of it.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| The Irish |
[Jun. 20th, 2009|03:42 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | amused | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Dresden Dolls - Delilah | ] |
Dear Internet,
Does anyone know a good Limerick?
Truly,
Kigs |
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| Snail Mail |
[Jun. 16th, 2009|11:47 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | amused | ] |
Dear Internet,
I was cleaning out some old boxes in my folk's Garage and found a bunch of old letters, gifts, and business cards from you guys. It truly cheered up my day.
So, to everyone who has ever sent me a letter in the mail: Thank You.
I just wanted to let you guys know that, even if I never replied, I greatly appreciated the sentiment and I've kept ever letter from out of state that I've ever received.
The internet is so socially bizarre. In other generations, if I had four or five out of state friends, I would be considered a social guru. I just rifled through a dozen out of state letters and I'm just some guy with a blog.
Fancy that.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| The Secret to Dancing |
[Jun. 11th, 2009|03:11 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  artistic | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Primal Scream - Country Girl | ] |
Dear Internet,
I'm a dancer. Often times at conventions, raves, parties, or clubs, people ask me where I learned to dance. Or occasionally, a particularly brave soul will ask me how to dance. I'm not the best dancer. I'm not the fanciest dancer. But, I've decided to share my secret with the internet.
Here it is. How to dance in one easy step:
Don't worry about the people watching.
Move. If you don't feel like you're a dork, then you aren't doing it right. Move more.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| Techno Viking |
[Jun. 10th, 2009|01:13 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | chipper | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Techno Viking | ] |
Dear Internet,
Gaze upon the glory of Techno Viking.
I suddenly have the urge to go rape and pillage a village to the slick groove of some break beats.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| New Breezes |
[May. 21st, 2009|12:37 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  determined | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Dresden Dolls - Coin Operated Boy | ] |
Dear Internet,
I sat down to play video games today and realized that something felt wrong. Xbox was unappealing. There are no new Playstation games. Warcraft was lackluster and unsatisfying.
Then, slowly but surely, I came to the realization that I was playing these due to habit more than enjoyment. Warcraft is the perfect example of a mindless way to sink away some hours and get some low level human contact into your day.
I decided to take a good look around my room and realized that I still have all sorts of things which I used to enjoy. Pokemon. Animorph books. My Ukelele. Dungeons and Dragons books. Baseball. Acting. Raves. All of these were the time sinks of yesteryear, but I really haven't found anything recently which quite fills their niche. Nothing which I can really sink my teeth into and chew on for a few months.
It's dorky, but I honestly don't remember the last time I felt as excited as when kid-Kigs finally got his 151st Pokemon or more recently when I went to my first rave. Nowadays, my Gameboy is on a shelf and the only thing left of raves are a few uncracked glowsticks. It just seems like I haven't done anything interesting recently.
Tomorrow, I have my final job interview with a company at 8:30am. It's a full day paid job shadowing before I actually get hired. Hopefully this is the one. If I get the job, I will officially be a professional hippie. I'll hold the details until I actually know if I got the job or not.
Truly,
Jorge Sidhu |
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| Busy busy week |
[May. 20th, 2009|08:48 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  accomplished | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Hannah Fury - Love Today | ] |
Dear Internet,
I randomly have another interview tomorrow at 8:30am. It's a paid job shadowing and observation day, so hopefully it goes well.
My only regret is staying up all night last night. Now I need to figure out a way to get my sleep schedule to line up with 8am tomorrow morning.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| Orange Circle. Green Triangle. |
[May. 14th, 2009|02:22 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | frustrated | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Vermillion Lies - Global Warming | ] |
Dear WoW Players,
L2Shapes.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| Watermelon Geckos |
[May. 13th, 2009|06:45 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | cheerful | ] |
Dear Internet,
I used to have a picture of some happy geckos licking a watermelon.
If anyone on my friends list has this picture, could you please post it in this thread? I want to set it as my desktop and share it with the world.
Truly,
Kigs
PS: Found it thanks to lizbeast
Here it is in all of its adorable glory.
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| Star Trek |
[May. 13th, 2009|12:38 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | chipper | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Jill Tracy - Torture | ] |
Dear Internet,
The new Star Trek movie was a few hours of fan service. Despite this, I thought it was a pretty decent movie.
The following contains NO SPOILERS
The physics are questionable and the time line is screwed, but this is more than compensated by seeing a new angle at Captain Kirk and the guest appearance by Lenard Nimoy. In fact, and I know this is going to get some hardcore Trekkies to hate me, the new Kirk honestly did a better job than William Shatner. Kirk is the captain of a damn interstellar action adventure drama, he should be a little more rough and tumble.
Bones and Scottie were spot on. Simon Pegg as Scottie definitely took me by surprise, but he managed to mix in his own form of humor while reminding me of the original character.
If you're expecting a dramatic piece of nostalgia, go see Terminator when it comes out. If you're willing to suspend disbelief and have some fun, go see Star Trek. Just come prepared for a bit of cornball references to the original show.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| How to Fix a Day |
[May. 12th, 2009|01:47 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | content | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Meret Becker - Im Bauch | ] |
Dear internet,
I have discovered a secret method to ending every day on a good note.
Step 1) Stretch.
Step 2) Warm Towels fresh from the drier.
Step 3) A good beer.
:3
Truly,
Kigs |
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| Stress |
[May. 9th, 2009|03:06 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | contemplative | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Blackcat Revival - Money in the Middle | ] |
Dear Internet,
The storm cleared without a hitch last week, then my personal life decided to go wacko. My luck seems to be less consistent than a game of jacks.
My Bank Account was overdrawn due to a relative using my bank account for overdraft protection. This was not normally an issue when I was making decent money in San Francisco and had some to spare, but that overdraft took out my rent money. Need to figure out to compensate for this.
The Interview yesterday went splendid. I should hear back in the next two weeks and am very excited at the prospect of working with this particular company. I won't give the details until I find out if I got the job.
My gas tank hit empty 20 miles before I reached home last night. I went to go put it on my credit card, then realized that my credit card has been expired since the end of last year. I didn't notice it until now because I haven't used the card in almost a year.
The irony of the situation didn't strike me until I spent my last six dollars on gas, then realized that the only reason I had six dollars was because I won $20 on a $1 scratch card last week. I normally avoid scratch cards since it's best in the long run just to hold on to your dollars, but for some reason last week I just randomly picked one up. Apparently, doing so got me home yesterday.
I have another interview Tuesday at a local gym. They need a sales manager. It doesn't pay a ton, but it definitely pays enough to take care of the bills and there are worse side benefits than a free gym membership. I've been considering getting into a basic regiment recently just to get my energy level up.
Game was lackluster last night due to lack of preparation. Must fix this for next week so we can retain a decent player base.
Trying to wrap up my commission backlog. Only one sketch, one badge, and the mondo large commission left. Depending on which way the wind is blowing, I may be able to make some significant progress on them later.
Today should be nice. The sun is out and Meghan is coming to visit. She heard I was broke and is apparently planning on treating me to some veggies and perhaps a movie. I can't help but realize that this is the first time that a girl has bought stuff for me and the role reversal is taking me by surprise. Perhaps I'll bake some oatmeal cookies.
Truly,
Kigs |
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| Big Day |
[May. 8th, 2009|03:05 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Rancho Cordova | ] |
| [ | mood |
| | amused | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Amanda Palmer - Strength Through Music | ] |
Dear Internet,
Today is pretty hefty.
9:30am wake up (This is early for me. Shut up.)
10:30am Drive to Brentwood
12noon Lunch with the folks
1:30pm Drive to San Francisco
3pm 2nd Interview with "Fund for Public Interest" non-profit
5pm Drive back to Brentwood. Dinner.
8pm Magically teleport to Sacramento to be a Story Teller.
Saturday, Meghan is visiting so I get a break from all the driving.
Sunday is Mother's Day. I'm broke, so it looks like I may end up baking some homemade Oatmeal cookies for my mother and drawing a picture for her.
It's 3am. Damn, I'm already behind on schedule. Dammit brain, turn off so I can pass out!
Truly,
Kigs |
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