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I’d like to give a shout out to Barack Obama who, as for 9:15pm EST, has finally become the official Democratic nominee for President! In addition, he’s also setting a number of firsts:

• First African American nominee
  • Historic…and hopefully will let many a young person know that is it possible
• First Black nominee
  • Not everyone uses the term “African American”
• First nominee of color
  • Yes…it possible…for anyone :)
• First Multiracial/Biracial nominee
  • Parents of different races…look it up ^^
• Best basketball playing nominee
  • I’d suggest a one-on-one with McCain, but it requires arms to be raised up…
• Worst bowling nominee
  • Seriously…37?
• Nominee least likely to cheat on his wife in office
  • You know it…Michelle would F him up two times quick for even thinking about it
• First nominee that really needs double the amount of Secret Service offered to him…
  • You know I’m not the only one a little worried…
• First nominee that’ll make America take a long, hard look at itself
  • Bout time…
• First nominee that owes me money…
  • OK…it’s not on his watch, but damn…where’s my $600?

Seriously, congratulations Barack. Get a little rest and then take it the rest of the way…

Did you know that I was in a movie once? :)

I’ve mentioned this before. “Otaku Unite”: a well done film about the American anime fandom available on DVD. While I was in it for less than a minute, I did get final say in the movie. Certainly better than nothing…and so begins my first step towards Hollywood. ^o^

Enter the second step! I finally got a personal listing on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB). It’s small, but it’s there. Excuse me while I geek out a little bit. :)

And for a look into the future:

• Third Step: Release unexpected sex tape
• Fourth Step: ????
• Fifth Step: Profit!!!

In what will go down in the annals of history as a vanguard moment in reality TV, ABC came to it’s senses and brought back what was arguably the best reality game show of all time, The Mole!

A group of participants travel around the world competing in mind and physical games. The prize: A continually building cash prize based on how many of those games are won. However, one of the participants is secretly working against the rest of the team. Enter The Mole. His/Her job: Sabotage….to keep as much money out of the group’s hands without being discovered.

If you’ve happen to have seen the celebrity version of the show, remove it from your mind. The original version of The Mole contained some of the most intelligent games and gameplay of any reality game show ever crafted. Both original seasons kept delivering episode after episode, and even included subtle clues for the viewer so they could play along to determine who was The Mole. I have to admit that I guessed wrong on both seasons…and I can’t wait to guess wrong again. :)

The new season starts on June 2nd. Hop on board and enjoy a summer of discovering who is The Mole!

While the majority of the American public doesn’t know what’s going on with the Japanese music scene, fortunately some in the American music industry do.

Enter the Teriyaki Boyz. A collaborative hip-hop group featuring some of the most popular Japanese MCs out there:

• Verbal: Leader rapper for the very popular hip-hop group m-flo and also one of the busiest producers in Japan today
• Ilmari & Ryo-Z: Founders of the popular hip-hop group Rip Slyme
• Wise: New solo rapper with BAPE Sounds
• Nigo: DJ and founder of the BAPE (A Bathing Ape) clothing brand

Through their connection with BAPE (and BAPE Sounds), they’ve been able to hook up with some heavy western hitters. Their first single, Heartbreaker, was produced by Daft Punk (and yes, before Kanye did his thing with them). Their third single, ZOCK ON! (featured below), includes hype guest shots from Busta Rhymes and Pharrell (who even raps in Japanese).

If you’re looking for something a little different, check it out:

Can’t wait for more :)

You know…I honestly don’t know which is worst…

That 10% of the population still thinks Obama is Muslim even after so much proof to the contrary….

(For those who think he’s the ‘Manchurian Candidate’, go ahead and ask him to play a little solitaire…I dare ya)

…or that so many people (certainly more than 10%) would consider him being a Muslim to be a problem at all.

Fear continues to win….Ignorance continues to win…Selfishness continues to win…

So…has anyone pried that shotgun out of his cold, dead hands yet?

(C’mon…someone had to say it…)

Rock on, Moses…

“Missed it by *that* much!”
-Maxwell Smart

Is it possible for men to have pre-natal regrets…those about themselves and not their children? One of mine would be missing out on the great space race. I was born a few years after Mr. Armstrong set foot on the moon and was too young to appreciate the Skylab & Apollo/Soyuz missions at the time.

My love of space came from reading up on the past NASA missions, watching the brand new Space Shuttle fly in the yonder, and enjoying fiction on the subject in a number of mediums (”The Right Stuff” and a slew of 70s sci-fi films immediately come to mind). While what I experienced was immensely influential and exciting, everything I’ve read about the cold war nature of the 60s space race leaves me wanting for a similar feeling of importance and excitement.

Fortunately, within the next ten to twenty years, we’ll all get a second shot at it. Enter the race for the first to back to the Moon and in conjunction, the first to the planet of Mars! China has stepped up their space program in leaps and bounds by becoming the third country to ever send it’s own citizens into space. They placed a satellite into orbit around the moon last year and have stated they foresee a manned mission in about 10 years. Soon after that announcement, the Bush administration announced NASA’s plans to return to Luna by 2020. Russia has also mentioned returning in roughly the same time frame. Welcome to our second space race, folks :)

While we’re waiting, we have brand new pictures and videos of the moon to enjoy. JAXA (The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) has a satellite called KAGUYA (aka SELENE) orbiting the moon and taking the first High Definition pictures and video ever of our favorite satellite. For example:

I’d highly recommend taking a gander of the HD movies KAGUYA is taking…they’re quite breathtaking. A little taste of the glory that is to come. :)

On this day, 19 years ago, the joy that is Dreams Come True was introduced to the whole of Japan via their first self titled album, and their first single, ‘Anata ni Aitakute’. In the years since, their own brand of pop, jazz, latin, r&b and more has captivated millions throughout Asia and amazed those of us outside of Asia who swear by them (and think the rest of the world doesn’t know what they’re missing). 50 million copies later, they’re still going strong!

Happy Anniversary, Miwa & Masa!

Here’s to another two decades! :)

What is it about urine and fecal matter that influences people to forget their core principals?

Is your life so busy? Can you not take even a minute to head towards the sink? Is “99 44/100% pure” an offense to your soul?

It still boggles my mind how often I see people head from the urinal to the door. From the stall to their lunch. It’s almost infuriating, especially when you see them touching door handles and shaking hands afterwards.

Anyone want to participate in a YouTube project? It’s called “Drive-By Cleansing”. We roll up on those who’ve just exited without washing and confront them with a resounding “Go back in there and WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS!” (Protection will be provided by always clean fighting legend Kimbo Slice)

Seriously folks…your mama taught you better. You make life harder every time you do that shit…

And…Purell is *NOT* a substitute…it’s a compliment.

(And don’t even get me started about folks who bring food into the stall to eat….@_@ )

I’ll start this off by saying that while I didn’t vote for the winner of the Ohio primary, I was not at all surprised with the results. What did surprise me was how the rest of the country (and the news outlets for that matter) seemed surprised. Obama was down by a good 20% only a month ago. You know how difficult it is to make up 20%? The fact that he was able to get it down to 10% was impressive to me. (He made up even more in Texas and may actually end up with more delegates after their caucus is sorted out)

It also didn’t surprise me because Ohio has a secret that’s only seems to be known by those who have lived here. The secret? Southern Ohio is “The South”. Take away the three metropolitan areas (Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton) and you have ‘The South’ minus all the black people. For those that saw the 60 Minutes feature on Ohio, the city featured was smack dab in middle of GoodOleBoy Land. Is it any surprise why that guy still believed Obama was Muslim?

On a different note, I want all those non-Buckeyes reading this to know that Youngstown is NOT an important city in Ohio. It’s a freakin’ disgrace of an area. If you want an abandoned rust city, with mob ties and whose favorite son is a congressional convicted felon (Jim Traficant), you got it in spades in Youngstown. It makes for great press due to its continually depressed nature and both candidates fed it to the media who ate it up. I can safely say that no one outside of Youngstown gives two shits about the place and would prefer money be invested elsewhere in the state. Youngstown is the armpit of Ohio…in every possible way.

(I think I threw up a little when someone referred to this area as the “Akron-Youngstown” area….)

Don’t be fooled: Neither democrat will be able to deliver Ohio in November. You take “The South” and add in corrupt ass boards of elections ( *cough* Cuyahoga County - Cleveland *cough*), there’s no chance in hell. This is the state where “secure” voting machine company Diebold is based for crying out loud…ain’t gonna happens, folks.