Filed under: Happenings
10 fingers. 10 years. It’s a new decade, and by the time another one passes I’ll be 31.
Filed under: Life Stories
It’s no surprise that I’m a late bloomer. I discovered a lot of things later in life, things that were in front of me but I never really noticed like curse words, coffee, moisturizing lotion. But with neglect, comes the joy of discovery: World of Warcraft. I’ve been spending a lot of time killing Kobold Vermin. And with my awful luck, reached level 5 in 2 days, which leads me to the obvious–that I need a better strategy.
Filed under: Happenings
I’m sick and of all the days on the calendar, it had to be Christmas Eve. Oh well, there’s still Kwanzaa and Chanukah.
Filed under: Pop Culture
James Cameron’s Avatar is massive in scale, budget and imagery. Set in the far-off future, a group of what looks like Americans invade a planet called Pandora in search of a valuable mineral, unobtainium. To take care off the indigenous tribe inhabiting the planet through diplomatic means (though this isn’t their only way obviously), the accompanying biologists genetically engineer avatars.
That’s basically the premise of the story. In my own words, the movie is Pocahontas with blue skin (and plug-and-play hair), but in the end, John Smith completely jumps ship, wages war against the Pilgrims and is rewarded by having his consciousness mystically transferred to a native’s body.
Let’s turn this into a problem of race: When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like “Avatar”? Oh yeah, we’re going there.
Filed under: Life Stories
Every year, the school holds its annual city-famous lantern parade. Since Christmas-related celebrations at the old Catholic school were non-existent, curiosity got the better of me. Much to my surprise, despite its name, there was hardly any lanterns (you know the kind that people hang on their houses) present. It’s was really more like a float parade–but let’s not get into semantics. Now, with it being a UP celebration, politics always manages to creep its way.
This one I’m not exactly sure what its statement is supposed to be, but as far as I know, I’m getting a coffin for our house next Christmas.
It’s a giant blender that actually functions, mixing several ingredients for climate change. As you can see, it’s turned on. I made a harmless joke of approaching it and almost pressing the ‘off’ button (I had to save the world!), when one of the marshals looked at me with much reprimand.
Then there’s the Ampatuan float, to remind us that massacres are at the heart of Christmas (Remember Herod’s massacre of innocents in the nativity story? ).
I’m half-way finished downloading DC’s epic 12-part series, Crisis on Infinite Earths. I’m 12 all over again.
