Sorry... (Again)

Sorry for the bold faced lie.
I apologize to you, oh mighty blog for not scribing words onto your electric pages the night of the 21st as I promised earlier that day.
I still have little time to write, so I'm gonna cheat and post a few pics of the boy.
PEACE till I have time to write again...

If I could just stop the progression of time, I'd be cool...

Geez. It would seem my fingers have forgotten how to punch the keys on this board thus bringing life to all my random thoughts...
Much has occurred since the 5th of june friends.
I celebrated my FIRST Father's day.
The boy is VERY near the crawling stage.
Festival Latino was fun.
There are not enough sands in the hourglass.
My relationship with my "roommate" is developing into something a little more than what it's been these past few months.
I found a boatload of new sites.
Dungen, Interpol, Clientele, and The Bees all have new Cds out, or due to arrive this summer,
and alas, Little Brother's (formerly Stache's) will close it's doors for good in the coming week.
I unfortunately don't have time to scribe right now, but promise to do so this evening upon my return from work.
PEACE till then!

I REALLY Hope I Don't Miss The Boy's First Time Crawling...

I know it's gonna be soon...
There are a couple of smooch pics thrown in for good measure.
PEACE.

The Kid Is A Catholic...

Sunday's baptism went well. A few folks from our families showed, and wished us well. The boy is unflappable. He didn't let out nary a whimper when the cold water was poured on his head. My wife said she'd never seen ANY kids keep from bawling when they got hit with the Holy water.
The boy was COOL though.
Afterward, some folks met back at our house for some grub, and the boy continued to be in his usual relaxed state.
It was a GREAT day, and my reservations about the ceremony were a bit grandiose I must say.
(Even though I DID have to confirm my affiliation to a way of thinking that I do not, and probably will not be affiliated with. Essentially, I had to LIE for the second time in my life to a priest. The first lie was when I made a promise that birth control was not to be an option. But if ya wanna get married in a Catholic Church, you gotta make the promise not to utilize contraception.)
Oh yeah, the Priest made us sing "AMAZING GRACE" .

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Whatever.
PEACE.

Sarah Silverman Blasts Paris Hilton Live

Classic!
Just what the spoiled brat deserves...
Check out Sarah Silverman's comedy acts NOW!!!
She is EXTREMELY politically incorrect, and funny as HELL.
Do it NOW!

Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Go-oooo!!!

When I was but a wee lad I would watch a cartoon which hailed from Japan. It featured a young race car mechanic who, despite his father's initial disapproval became the most Awesomely Awesome race car driver. This show had it all. The kid's younger brother had a pet monkey, his girlfriend was named (get this) Trixie (who could fly a helicopter), a masked arch nemesis named simply Racer X, who turned out to be-
Almost ruined the secret...
And a plethora of desperate race car drivers, thugs, and run of the mill baddies who more often than not met their makers due to horrible racing accidents.
That cartoon was called "Speed Racer", (Mach Go Go Go in Japan) and it is being made into a live action movie. The movie is bound to SUCK, because Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci will head up the cast as Speed and Trixie, while Matthew Fox will play X. John Goodman and Susan Sarandon round up the cast as Speed's dad "Pops", and mother "Mom Racer"
Anyway, the main reason I loved the show so much was because of the Mach 5.
Speed Racer's sweet ass ride.
It is definitely one of my favorite tv/film cars, only to follow Drag-u-la, Grampa's Casket(!?!) Hot Rod from the Munsters, and James Bond's Aston Martin DB5
The car had all sorts of crazy gadgets that would get Speed out of sticky situations. It even had a robot homing pidgeon for God's sake!
They seemed to have followed the specs to the letter from the cartoon Mach 5, and man is that car beautiful.
It's a shame that in order to see it, I'll have to shell out about 10 smackers to see it in the theater. I'ts ALSO a shame that I don't plan to shell out the dough for a film that will only destroy all the fond memories I have of the series.
Ah well, it will eventually make it to the library, and I'll just put the tv on mute, and fast forward thru all the stinky bits.
At least I'll get to see the Real Mach 5 in action.
PEACE.

Objectification Objection

It would seem that somebody in my neighborhood had a big problem with 99.7's billboard. Someone painted "women aren't objects" across the front I guess to protest it's obvious depiction of female breasts as objects. I would also guess that the individual protesting this billboard feels that women as a Whole should be revered, and not just their chests.
Let me just throw something out here.
At what point was the woman objectified?
Was it when the billboard was posted?
Was it when she modeled for the poster?
Or was it when she had her chest surgically swollen?
I mean, what is the purpose of getting a boob job anyway?
There are lots of reasons, but the most popular seems to be to improve, or change one's self or perceived image.
In my book, breast enhancement is the epitome of objectification.
According to our screwed up society, women with bigger breasts are considered sexier. We tend to make up other names to replace SEX OBJECT-like, "Kitten" or "Pot", but a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Who cares about the woman's intellectual merits, bring on the big ones.
Who cares what color your eyes are?
You have eyes?
There's even an old joke about the perfect woman being headless.
Before I go further, I COULD be wrong about the whole surgical enhancement thing. The model COULD have naturally bulbous, almost perfectly circular breasts.
Nature COULD have provided the model with TOTALLY unnatural looking knockers.
(Sorry ladies-I just couldn't resist saying "knockers")
Doubtful as it may be, those circumstances COULD be the case.
But, the model placed her breasts on display.
It's gonna be a hard sell convincing me that she had no clue that her image would be used for something other than showing off the "girls".
And that, dear friends is why I agree with the protester in that, women are NOT objects, and shouldn't be considered so (unless it is their desire to be) but I disagree with the context in which the protester protested. I don't feel the woman is being objectified SOLELY by 99.7 f.m. I feel SHE ultimately was instrumental in her objectification BEFORE she ended up on that billboard.
Let me know what you ladies think.
PEACE.

NYC Breakerz Vs Rock Steady Crew (When Hip-Hop was a MOVEMENT)

Brings back memories of high school b-boy competitions at USA skating rink...
Those were the days before Hip-Hop was saturated with (negative) image conscious wanna-be hustlers, gangsters, stick up men, and dealers.
Ah, the golden age of Hip-Hop

PEACE.