Crow and Kitten are Friends

After seeing this, I felt so warm inside. The impossible happens where you least expect it, and it's always a thrill.

A place where her dreams have room to grow...

I'm an obsessive blogger and I know it. I'm also an obsessive blog reader. As I was reading one of my favourite blogs today, wolfe's Musings, I saw something that pissed me off and shocked me at the same time:

A Rose Petal Cottage

Why would a rose petal cottage piss me off, you ask? Just see below here....

Rose Petal Cottage Ad #1


And this one pisses me off even more:

Rose Petal Cottage Ad #2

If that doesn't piss you off, I don't know what does. Sure, there's the argument that these kind of toys are what girls are into. I'm actually not against the product itself, but the advertisements. They take women 50 years back, and it's like they're expecting little girls to only have dreams involving home care. This is what you're supporting when you buy a Hasbro product, and this is why you should avoid ever buying a Hasbro product ever again.

Santa is a ninja

Well, the reasons seem pretty good, don't they?

Happy holidays, and merry Christmas, everybody!

Back to school

I thought you guys would find this video really interesting, because I didn't know most of the things going on with these ethnic groups specifically, and I'm part of one of them! I had no idea of identity crisis of Armenians, my people, in Georgia. I had only some idea of what was going on in Egypt. With Jordan... well, I don't know much about the country besides the fact that it exists, and happens to be significantly close to Iraq on the map.

Octavia Sperati

Octavia Sperati is definitely one of my top 5 favourite bands, and not solely for the fact that they are a successful female-dominant metal band, but for the fact that they have not fallen into the "happy-times" (Ex. After Forever) metal trap. They've remained true to themselves from the beginning to the present, they're honest, they stick to traditional doom-goth music without denying who they are, and they're unique. When you hear them on the radio (which you'd probably rarely hear), you don't confuse them for any other band. And it's not just 1 person that you focus on when you watch one of their videos (Ex. Within Temptation and After Forever).... Every member is equally important.

Here's the latest from OS: Moonlit

Moonlit

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I suggest you guys go out and buy their album Grace Submerged. A great gift for yourself. Who says we can't be a little selfish at times? I plan on buying it within the next few days!

Support the ladies of metal, and as the saying in doom goes.... STAY SLOW!

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The Race Card

It is possibly the most overused excuse for failures in anything, and it's really pissing me off. There's a thing in life called "responsibility," and some people still need to learn to take it. However, wouldn't it be awesome if there was a flag that took away one's ability to use the card for 2 weeks when they misuse it? If only things could be a little like this....

Now it's story time.

It was a cold and brisk winter afternoon, when my mother and I left our shop (we owned some variety stores in the past) and were looking to go home to some nice hot cups of tea after a hard day's work. We waited for the bus to come to our stop, and it came. "Bus 34 is here, mom!" I exclaimed excitedly. We were real busy that day, and worked real hard, so you can see where my excitement came from. Anyway, the bus came eventually, and we got in our seats.

As me and my mom were sitting and waiting for the bus to finish loading up all of the passengers so that the driver could leave, a lady went up to pay the driver, and her boyfriend sat in one of the seats. Seemed usual. However, then he looked at her and said, "Sorry, I can't let you on. You're $0.10 short."

And then she just totally set loose. The first words out of her mouth were, "You're just not letting me in because I'm black!" The driver explained many times that it wasn't because she was black, but because she was short on change. How hard is that to get? But honestly, I mostly just felt sorry for her boyfriend, who put on a faint smile and had his head down in shame.

Please tell me your stories of instances where you've seen the race card being played for no good reason.

Before You Think "Hippie"....

........watch The Story of Stuff to the end. Think what you want to think, believe what you want to believe, but if you are interested in listening to a solid perspective (whether it contradicts your own principles and belief system), attempt to gain something from it. It is about consumerism with Annie Leonard. Okay, granted, it seems like a bit of propaganda because while talking about consumerism and the environment, she also takes a definitive political viewpoint. However, this little movie is not meant, in my intentions, to persuade you to believe anything. It is about looking at one particular issue from all the many sides that surround it, and hopefully learning and becoming more convinced of what you believe is right.

Blame Society Videos & The Adventures of Chad Vader

Honestly, Chad Vader is one of the funniest YouTube series I ever watched. Just watch 1 episode and you will DIE of laughter. For all of you Star Wars fans, this is a must!

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Litter Kwitter - The Original Cat Toilet Training System

I just saw this video on YouTube after I found the info on... well, you know, the post right below this. I thought this was the coolest thing ever, and if you want to order the Litter Kwitter, go to the Litter Kwitter website.

Rammstein - Amerika

I was just watching this video called Amerika by the German industrial rock act Rammstein, and I must say, this time, they haven't completely got me. Well, I don't mean that as in I don't understand the video, because I understand it damn well. I mean... there's some stuff in there that they claim to be part of American traditions that I don't feel really are.

Here's the video:


Here's the lyrics translated into English:

"[CHORUS]:
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
we're all living in Amerika
Amerika
Amerika

Do you want me?
(no I don't)
Do you need me?
(No I don't)
Dance with me I'm leading?
(No I can't)
Will you love me?
(No I won't)

This is not a love song
(No it's not)
I don't sing my mother tounge
(No I don't)
Afrika for Santa Claus
Und vor Paris steht Mickey Maus

[CHORUS]

Will you do it?
(No I won't)
Should you do it?
(No I don't)
Could you do it?
(No I can't)
Will you please me?
(No I won't)

If you don't want me
(You'll get hurt)
If you don't need me
(You'll get hurt)
If you don't love me
(You'll get hurt)
Fuck you is the magic word

[CHORUS]

We're all living in Amerika
Coca Cola, Wonderbra
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika
Amerika

This is not a love song
No, this is not a love song
This is how we do it
You'll get hurt
Fuck you is the sweetest word

[CHORUS]

We're all living in Amerika
Coca Cola, sometimes war
we're all living in Amerika
Amerika"

So, here's what I don't agree with about Amerika:

Last I checked, Santa Claus wasn't American, and neither is 80% of the modern interpretation of him. Look up Santa Claus on Answers.com. It will tell you that he was from Asia Minor, specifically Turkey, which is in the Middle-East. That's right, Santa Claus is as Middle-Eastern as.... well, me. Not only is he Middle Eastern in true origin, but the modern-day interpretation of Santa Claus is based on Sinterklaas, who was a character that's quite popular in the Netherlands and Belgium, as the article entails. Don't believe Wikipedia? Look anywhere else.

Next, the part about Wonderbras being made in America. Though the product was actually trademarked in America, it was made here in Canada, which I think should be taken into account. But seriously, I'd like to ask... what's so great about showing off your tits?

Apart from that, really, I'm not going to argue the song. Okay, maybe the "sometimes war" bit, because to say that America has had significantly more wars than every other country would be a bit silly, don't you think?

I know this song is old, but I just wanted to put my opinion on it out there, especially since it brought back great old memories.

What do you think about America's effect on the world? What do you think Rammstein is trying to get out?