Sunday, December 28, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Just a little story that I want to link you to from here. It's a cool period story about an encounter in a bar. I think you'll like it.
http://sgxover.hugosnebula.com/viewstory.php?sid=298
Who AM I ???
in trying to figure out who i am, i look at these people and ask: how much of me is them? what in them make me? what in me is them?
you will note that i am not looking for the direct relationship from my mom or dad, who of course also get some of who they are from them. or from their common parents as well. more of what they are explains, i think, those gaps in who i or you are. the quirks in their personality, the trials in their lives, are sometimes my trials.
i want to explore what they are and how they influenced me. o no doubt, they had a unique influence in me because, as we can see, they are me - in blood, in DNA, in lineage. they are who my father and mother are as siblings, and as branches of the same tree. it cannot be unmarried.
simplicity in knowing who you are rests in the complexity of just how many people you are.
Friday, September 19, 2008
How the word "Selaciaous" was Invented
Totally unrelated, but thought I'd post it anyway:
Just a new sexy I found on Facebook while looking at a friend's page. She's hot, her name is Maria. no she's not of any asian persuasion, in fact she is of latino persuasion, speficially dominicano. she is fucking outstanding, so I post her here.
as you can see, she is a model, a musician, an aspiring student interested in saving the world, and one we should keep our eyes on for more things in the world of fashion or politics or whatever later. ciao, Maria!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
MUTUAL OPPRESSION BREEDS LOVE
"Prejudice, as a weapon to shield against fear, is not only painful to the people you perpetrate it on, but hazardous to your own health. Purge it from your body, from your life."
We had this idiot of a white chick come by our place one day. She comes in, and frankly it was a bit of my fault that I missed her call. But nevertheless she came in smiling, nice and everything seemed cool at first. Then my wife came into the room and said "hi" - but the stupid chick ignored her hello and with her entering the room right in front of her face. She then almost did the same thing (make that she did it then tried to correct it as the actual behavior). We were appalled and shocked at her raicst insidious arrogance which she no doubt doesn't know or care exists. This is the kind of person one hates. But it also breeds love between us, and makes me realize how much asian and black peole have in common. Unfortunately, but fortunately, it came at the barrel of a gun.
Mutual oppression breeds love between us. Take advantage of it.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Star Trek was A Pioneer in All This...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CJdFppsHeo - click on the rectangle box above.
Btw, a little somethin' more about the power of Uhura:
Nichelle Nichols planned to leave Star Trek in 1967, after its first season, but Martin Luther King, Jr. persuaded her to stay, stating that she was a role model for the black community.[3] Whoopi Goldberg, who later played Guinan on Star Trek: The Next Generation, identified the Uhura character as a role model for her.[3]
In "Plato's Stepchildren", Uhura is involved in an early TV portrayal of an interracial kiss. This is frequently misremembered as "first televised portrayal of an interracial kiss on United States television" even though it took place after Sammy Davis, Jr. and Nancy Sinatra had openly kissed on the variety program Movin' With Nancy in December 1967.
Uhura/Nichelle Nichols is spoofed as Tawny Madison/Gwen Di Marco in Galaxy Quest. Leicester City manager Ian Holloway has also paid homage to the character, stating "I had a massive crush on her when I was little - I think we all did. She was built to last!"[4]
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to fly the space shuttle, has also cited Uhura as an enormous influence. [1]
a new journey
hopefully we get a bit of a dialogue from those in such relationships, whether good/bad/difficult/easy/whatever you find as trends, issues or habits we share or experience. i hope to get an open dialogue on what draws you and what you struggle with (if that's one way of describing it) and why, most probably, you'll want to come back for more.
i'll add more as we begin....