Nausicaa
02.27.05 (2:41 pm) [edit]i bought and watched Nausicaa in the Valley of the Wind. its a movie made by Hayao Miyazaki, my favorite director. hes also known for Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro. Nausicaa was an amazingly excellent movie. it was one of his earlier works, recently released on 2-disk special edition. The movie takes place during a time when the world is covered with a toxic forest, protected by large insects called Ohmu from any danger. Scattered throughout the land are kingdoms, including The Valley of the Wind. Nausicaa is the princess of the valley of the wind, adept with her glider and caring to all living creatures, including the insects. 1000 years ago, a large scale disaster called the 7 Days of Fire, during which the Giant God Soldiers destroyed civilization. The soldiers all died, and fossilized, and it is rumured that one is laying dormant. A large airship crashes into the valley one day, and a large pulsating red pod is discovered. Soon, a neighboring kingdom invade the Valley, and it is discovered that the pod is the sleeping soldier. The kingdom wants to use the soldier to take back the earth from the Ohmu and rid the land of the poison. But Nausicaa believes the insects and the people can live in peace. How can Nausicaa convince everyone not to anger the insects, causing a mass stampede of Ohmu to destroy until they die of starvation as happened in the past? and what is the origin of the poison, and is it possible for mankind to live with both Ohmu and the poison?
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is an excellent movie. right now,it is my second favorite movie. it might be my alltime favorite movie, im not sure yet. all i know is i need to watch it again. and again. until i cant anymore.
Vegan
02.26.05 (9:54 am) [edit]note: this post is about vegans, which is different from vegetarianism. kinda. i just put vegetarian instead of vegan becuz it sounds better, just in case ur confused.
Why NOT to be a Vegan-
There are many reasons why people choose to be a vegetarian, and there are many reasons why people choose not to be a vegetarian. I believe that on the whole, there is no point to being a vegetarian. Every reason that exists for being a vegetarian was formed out of misconception or from some outer influence, usually based on opinion. To start, some vegans say that they don’t eat meat of use animal byproducts because they believe that eating plants is healthier. This is not true. The key to a good diet is a balanced diet, not a meat-free diet. Meat and fish are good sources of protein, iron, and other vitamins and minerals. Most of the health benefits of a vegetarian diet come from its being high in fiber and low in fat and cholesterol. This itself can be achieved by avoiding fatty and fried foods, eating only lean grilled meat and fish, and including a large amount of fruit and vegetables in your diet along with meat and fish.
Vegans also claim that since animals are alive, they deserve to be treated with rights as other sentient beings on Earth. I would have to agree that animals are alive and self-conscience, but it is natural for human beings to farm, kill, and eat other species. In nature, there is a difficult struggle for existence. The fact that humans have succeeded in this struggle makes us the top of the food chain and gives us a natural right over other species. Humans have evolved on eating meat. We have sharp canine teeth for tearing animal flesh and digestive systems adapted to eating meet as well as vegetables. Also, farming animals is much less difficult than the hardship that animals inflict on each other naturally in the wild.
Some vegans say that they refuse to eat meat because they are badly mistreated at slaughterhouses and farms. Once again, this is untrue. There are a growing number of organic and free-range farms that can provide meat without cruelty to animals. It can be reasonably argued, instead, for an extension of animal welfare laws to protect farm animals, but this does not concede to the principle of not eating meat.
By following the vegan principle, vegetarians should not drink alcoholic beverages as some of them are clarified by using animal ingredients. Biscuits and piecrusts are likely to be made using animal fat, so they should also be avoided. Vegetarians should avoid vitamin or medicine capsules as most are made with gelatin. They should not use paintbrushes as well as other brushes unless they are made with synthetic fibers, as most brushes are camel hair or other. They must watch for whey and emulsifiers in chocolate. They cannot wear cashmere clothing, or wool, or mohair, nor can they use felt. Vegetarians cannot use down-filled pillows or bedding. They cannot eat anything that contains gelatin. They cannot chew certain types of gum because the gum contains animal glycerin. They cannot eat any type of gravy. They should not use any type of hand or body lotion that contains lanolin (sheep). Vegetarians should not wear any type of leather shoes, belts, coats or jackets, or carry leather purses, luggage, or cases. They may not be able to eat noodles, pasta, pastries, cakes, pies, and the like. And they cannot use cameras because the film is made from gelatin. They must buy special pet food and not use most of the store brands because they contain meat and meat by products. Vegetarians cannot use soap and body cleansers because they are likely to contain animal fats. Toothpaste has to be bought special as many types of toothpaste contain glycerin. This is just a partial listing of what vegetarians cannot eat or use.
persuasive!
02.25.05 (5:36 pm) [edit]arghh im sick. theres like a flu epidemic going on here. good thign i only ahve a cold...
in class, we had to write persuasive essays. one kid in my class wrote his trying to disprove the existence of god. it wouldnt have bothered me, if only it wouldve made sense. it said, and im paraphrasing, "that existence is defiend by leaving its marks( like fossils, or historical things) and by consuming" os something or the sort. technically, god is neither alive nor dead, so he doesnt consume anything. and as for leaving proof of existence, look around you. everything on this earth was made by god.
this girl in my class disproved the theory of evolution adn the big bang theory. like, she actually disproved them. it was a really well thought out speach, and very convincing. she made many really good arguments.
my speach was y i thinkg vegetarianism is pointless, but il post that later
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02.22.05 (5:14 am) [edit]hmm... its cold outside. but, its a welcome cold.
yay i cant wait i get to buy Nausicaa and The Cat Returns today! yay yay yay
thats how i roll
02.21.05 (3:55 pm) [edit]cmon, admit it. everyone out there who knows martial arts or some other fighting style, never uses it in a real fight unless they get the first hit. the most supreme martial art or fighting style: street fighting (if its even considered a fighting style) with street fighting, theres no restrictions on moves to do, u can fight dirty, and u fight unpredictable.
almost everyone here has been in at least one fight, and some ahve been in dozens more. myself, although i consider me to be a "consciencious objector" (lol red vs blue), i have been in 3. im not proud of them, i dont really liek fighting. instigating is more fun. way more fun. but if i had to fight, i would pick street fighting as my form of choice. a win is a win, no mater how u win it. that and the fact that i personally dont know any martial arts.
although im fast, im not very strong in fight-wise. not like im incredibly weak and cant lift stuff, but as in my punches arent very effective. which is why i use grabs and such, also commonly refered to as grapples and submission. not very dramatic, but it works. and it ahs! whereas ive only lsot one fight, and thats cuz i was knocked prone and beaten with a plastic crate. unpleasent and unfair, but i wouldve done the same i suppose
Is it real?
02.17.05 (3:48 pm) [edit]have u ever wondered if any of this is even real? this could all be one long dream that ur having, or u might not even exist in this world. u could have made this all up, or be a product of someone else's imagination. even u thinking this could be fake.
my dilemma: how do i know that this is real? me posting this, or even thinking this, could be a dream or a product of a coma even, i might not even exist. the only thing that proves my existence is my thoughts, and that doesnt even produce a good enough argument. how do i know anyone else is real? everyone who reads this, or comments on this, could be made up by me. i have no way of knowing. what if i have a medical condition, and this is a seperate reality created by myself? what if i am bored, and subconsciencely created this entire world to entertain myself while i daydream? what if i only created this website? all of these people could be a fiction of my own creation. it doesnt even have to be all, maybe i only created one person, and that one person gives me advice that i can give myself, but dont have the guts to. kind of like the movie, The Sixth Sense. the man was dead, but nobody realised it cuz only the boy saw him. what if my life is like that? what if i created certain people to make my life more interesting? none of my family could be real, or my best friends. none of u could be real! how can i possibly discern the reality from the fiction, when i dont even know if i exist myself?
peer pressure
02.15.05 (3:41 pm) [edit]i was told to do this... always giev into peer pressure!
[b]A. First, recommend to me (or list your favorite):
1. A movie
2. A book, and
3. A musical artist, song, or album
B. Everyone who reads this has to ask me three questions, no more, no less. Ask me anything you want.
C. Then, go to your blog, copy and paste this allowing your friends to ask you anything they want![/b]
go for it!
happy VD!
02.14.05 (11:26 am) [edit]no... its not venereal disease! happy valentines day to everyone! woot lol
thats how i roll
i saw Ong-Bak!!!
02.12.05 (1:43 pm) [edit]this movie...was THE greatest action movie i have ever seen. Tony Jaa is now my hero. all of the action scenes were incredibly awesome. the plot was alright, but its definatly worth it to see it for the action scenes. its about this village kid, Ting (or jing, i cant rememebr) who was taught Thai boxing from his master. Don, who works for a crime boss, came back to the village to see if the head of the village would sell him a rare artifact. he refuses, so Don steals the head of the village's diety statue, Ong Bak. the village is already under a drought, and bad luck is the last thing they need. Ting volunteers to get it back, and to first see the village head's son who lives in the city. his son is a gambler, and owes alot of money. getting the head back seems to be not that big of a deal, but it all escalates out of control when the son steals ting's money and goes to an illegal Thai boxing match to bet for money. to get it back, he walks over to the betting place but is stopped in the ring. he becomes the new challenger against the fighter, and quickly takes care of him (guy moves around alot, Jaa kicks him in the stomach, he goes down, ::dead quiet for 2 minutes:: ) turns out, the crime boss was betting against him and loss some money. the son sees how good he is, and tries to get him in the ring again to win money off of him. he refuses, but the son is the only way Ting can find Don. after going back the the thai boxing area, he sees a man in the ring taunting him to fight. ting refuses, but the man grabs one of the waitresses and threatens her life. ting jumps in, and fights him. he fights 3 more guys, all with crazy action scenes. the crime boss also lost ALOT of money on these fights, and now refuses to give the head back.
thats basically the main plot. like i said, its alright, but the action scenes are super crazy awesome. i did not blink for 23 minutes. it was so awesome, i needed to grab another sponge. (u knwo, cuz i couldnt absorb it all lol). if u want to see it, i suggest u should
part of my life that no one really cares about
02.11.05 (7:43 am) [edit]yea i hate when people make these kind of blogs... when they post whats going on in their life. unless its interesting, no one really cares.... says the person who is now making one
no school today! everyone else does, but mine is off. hopefuly, tommorow i go to see Ong-Bak: the Thai warrior. it just came out today, read the previous post for details. and i realize that i spelled Muay Thai wrong in it.
as for my dog, we found out hes got kennel cough, so its no big deal really. hel be alright.
for some reason, an MP3 player came in the mail. no one ordered it, and it was addressed to here. hey, its free so im not complaining.
and im hungry. gonna eat some lunch right after this...
daytime tv is boring
anime news! im watchin 4 different series at once! i just finished Hand Maid May. that ones pretty good, and its not ecchi like the name suggests (ecchi= perverted) about a little robot doll 1/6th the size of a peson (although, they are alot smaller than that) sent to some computer nerd by accident. her anme is May, and she is maid... but really small. its pretty funny at parts, and the plot twist is cool at the end. im also watchin Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushi Sekai (took a while to memorize that) whcih is pretty cool, only seen one episode so far. D.N.Angel im wacthing too, thats pretty good. but the anime thats really awesome: Midori no Hibi. another hand/type anime, about this guy who is a fighter in his school, everyone is afraid of him because of the "Devil's Right Hand" and he cant get a girlfriend becuz of it. one day, he wakes up and finds that a girl has become his right hand. weird huh? its really funy tho
poor lil' Benny
02.08.05 (3:15 pm) [edit]hey everyone. my family got a new dog. He's a Yorkshire terrier, which is a very small dog. on average, they only get up to between 5-10 pounds. His name is Benny. hes awesome. hes still just a puppy, and my dad bought him for my mom for valentines day. its the second yorkie we have.
anyways, hes been sick for a while. he had a cold, so hes got an irritated throat. today, we just found out he might have Hypo-glycemia. thats an abnormal decrease in blood sugar. he could have little puppy convulsions because of it. i think he might have already when i was watching him. i dont know, ive never seen a dog have a convulsion before. we're takin him to the doctor tommorow, but for now he looks fine. its just some times he does it. poor lil' Benny...
Ong Bak: the Thai Warrior
02.05.05 (2:39 pm) [edit]hello everyone! i have recently come into knowledge of a new movie coming out, called Ong-Bak: the Thai Warrior. i dont really know what its about, becuz the synopsis and the trailer look different. But, i have seen the trailer. and it is completly, verily, amazingly awesome. ive downloaded the theatrical, and some other clips of it, and i have wacthed them many times. i must see this movie!!! it takes Jackie Chan (one of my fave martial art movie actors), jet li, and kicks them both in the nuts!!! this new guy is the new hotness in martial arts movies. Name: Tony Jaa. he does stunts like jackie chan, but better ones, also with no nets or Wires. becuz he uses Muy Thai, expect alot of knee-to-the-face's and elbow attacks cuz thats whats in it. i tell u, if u see the trailer u will want to see the movie (if u are a true martial arts movie fan). u can find it: http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=18086405 71&cf=trailer&intl=us" title="http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=18086405 71&cf=trailer&intl=us" target="_blank"http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?...
(p.s.: he bear kicked someone!!!!! ooooooooooo the bear kick is the awesomest kick!!)
other than that, my family got a new dog. its a Yorkshire Terrier (like my other one). hes ok and all, but im kinda disappointed. i wanted a german shepard :(
bear kick!!!!!!!!!!! thats hard to do.
p.p.s: read my poem below this
Butterflies
02.03.05 (1:09 pm) [edit]i wrote a new poem! this most likeyl wont be my last, but i wont write another for a while. i was inspired from a song i was listenin too (coincidently, called Butterfly) and i was like whoa... inspiration!
Can you see the Butterflies?
Floating past in cloud-covered landscape
Like winged angels of Death and Life
come to guide my soul
to eternal beauty
I can see the Butterflies
Alone in the silence, i call to them
But no answer
carefree flying; mockery
What i once was and what am now
What i once could and what i now cannot
Can't you see the Butterflies?
Under a spell of Beautiful terror
Death Dream and Illusion;
Grasped on fixation
of spectral, souless revival
Fading of vision,
Delusion of Reality,
Contortion of being,
The void consumes all
But i can see the Butterflies