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It sucks and Jesse McCartney is in it...

All the characters are white...not Asian...

Stupid Hollywood

enough said....i just don't like what it looks like

During my three years of Junior High, I was obsessed with the country. Now...a year later as a freshman in high school, the obsession has come back!

I loved anime, manga, the language, J-Pop...

This year...i wrote an Original Comedy about Japan for my Forensics Team...

Here are my favorite inventions from the land of the rising sun.

First off...I'm too lazy to actually show the pictures, so just google it all for more information and videos and pictures...

1.Endamame

This is amazing. It's these little "endless soybean things." No, it's not food and it's not messy. But have you ever popped a soybean? It's actually a lot of fun! This is a little key chain toy where you simulate the action of popping a soybean. Though of course, you gotta make it more fun. This little baby pops up with a kawaii little face and adorable little sound effect.

 It's cute, simple, fun and addicting and in my opinion, it captures the essence of pointless and random entertainment.

2.Electronic Cigarettes

 No, it's not a real cigarette and as for as I know (I just saw this at CES) it's not bad for you either. Think of it as a lifelike alternative.

 All you do is breath in through one end like a real cigarette and the other end uncannily lights up for effect and realism. Next, blow...and smoke actually comes out of your mouth!

 For people trying to quit smoking, you can put in a nicotine flavor to sooth your cravings. You can also put in other flavors like strawberry or cherry.

3.Sushi Shaped USB Flash Drives

 Sushi and Technology. Two great things from Japan!

 I just love this little flash drive because it's so cute and lifelike. It's unique and fun, just like everything else from Japan.

4.Portable Office Tie with Walet Compartments

 On the front, it's an innocent normal tie. But when you turn it around it has pockets for you wallet, pens and any other piece of junk you would put in your pocket or walet. This is so innovative and practical. It's perfect for the office or if you just want to look cool at the mall.

5.Sauce Dispensing Chopsticks

 For those too lazy to actually just dip sushi in Soy Sauce...

 These Chopsticks, with a little squeeze, will not only pick up food, but dispense a little soy sauce too.

 It's about 18$ for two pairs, and it's also cheaper to buy these chopsticks than to buy a bottle of soy sauce. Hurray for saving money! And if you're not totally sold on this idea, just think of the 1.5 seconds you save not having to dip your sushi into the little bowls you put soy sauce in.

Well...There you have it! To be honest, I had a lot more stuff to put in, but I have a life and I don't want to waste yours any more than i already have.

For more information, just google the things you find interesting and go from there.

For more sites on this and more...

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/top-10-strangest-japanese-gadgets-and-accessories

http://www.cutiegadget.com/edamame-popping-game-new-color/

http://minicigarette.net/

http://www.gizmine.com/

The things i hate...

1.Disney Channel (and that includes...Miley/Hannah, JoBros, HSM)

2.Twilight (Yes, I read the book and personally, I didn't like it. It's just over hyped and shallow.)

3.American Idol (I think it's ok...but I never get into it.)

Ok, so you've notice I listed a lot of popular things. Here's why I hate it...

Disney Channel

 Nothing is ever "normal." I mean, come on...A Wizard Family, A Double Life Pop Star, Twins that live on a hotel/cruise ship...There just has to be some sort of "Twist." The whole concept of normalcy has been completely abandoned. The new ideas and plots are so overrated.

 Each story seems to be the same. I know it's a sitcom, but seriously...they seem to have the same episode guidelines all the time. Cheating on a test, keeping a secret, telling your best friend that secret, doing something to your parents, getting out of getting grounded...No matter what, it's always the same.

 Even though Disney Channel is for kids, they seem to emphasize "Dating." What would kids need to know about dating?

 Disney is SHALLOW.  From emphasizing the importance of "Appearance" and choosing actors whose beauty makes us feel insignificant, Disney makes kids and teens feel inferior. Yes, Disney Channel is not the only Network that does this, in fact, everyone does this, but the fact that Disney is for mainly for kids makes everything worse. At young ages, children are learning that appearances will get you everything. This will only start a chain reaction to their high school or middle school lives, where kids and teens will be even more pressured to start cliches and base their friendships and relationships mainly on appearance.

Twilight

 In my opinion, twilight is overwritten, over thought and overrated. It's a book for the mind of the teenage girl written in the style of a teenage girl. It's popularity is strictly based on the naive romance and "plot twists." I can compare it's suspense to a crappy fantasy based soap opera trying to live up to J.R.R Tolken, J.K Rowling, and C.S Lewis (in fact, I don't know why Stephanie Mayer didn't choose to name herself just S. Mayer.)

 Bella is a plain, boring teenage girl obsessed with a boy she hasn't known for more than a month. Edward Cullen, said boy, is an attractive, rich and highly coveted high school boy...who just happens to be a vampire. Wow, you didn't see that coming, but then again, was that really necessary? A Vampire? Really, how unoriginal could you get. But, back to Bella. The entire story is written in her thoughts, and her thoughts are as naive and pointless as the thoughts of any other high school girl. This is a major reason I hated the book.

 Of course, every cloud has it's silver lining, right? In the book, I fell in love, not with Edward, but with the other Cullens and Hales. Alice is now and forever one of my favorite story book characters. Her spunk and energy made the endless gloom and high school superfluous naivety actually bright and bearable.  Other than that, the sub stories or history of the Cullens were very interesting. Carlisle had a very engrossing life, and it actually made Twilight interesting.

  As for the rest of the series, I hated the first book, so in my opinion, why read the rest? I've heard it all from the squeals of my peers anyways.

American Idol

 Now you must be wondering how anyone could dislike this pop culture phenomenon.  Well it's true, I don't watch it and I just don't like it. I can understand how people find the little "talent search" entertaining (I can admit watching the first rounds are humorous and easy to make fun of) I just don't get the extra excitement and hype. It's old and nothing seemed to have changed.

Wowie Zowie!

Boy has it been a while....anyways, I can't believe how much I've missed.

Happy Holidays to everyone.

And before i forget, sorry for missing Thanksgiving and Halloween (I was a witch!)

Ha Ha Ha...Seriously though, I've just been addicticted to Facebook.

Oh yeah, school has something to do with my disappearance too...

You could say that's where my life has been...yes, i know...i have no life...

But anyways sorry for missing out on the whole Freewebs---> Webs Experience.

I promise my readers more in the future...

In other news...

I'm on my school's Forensics Team!

For those who just don't know what i mean...

It's not CSI...It's SPEECH.

I'm doing Humorous Interpretation (and took home 3rd place twice)

and i've also started Original Comedy!

Go me, right....yes i know...i have no life...and i'm a nerd

Speaking in Code
(an excerpt from The Girl Code: The Secret Language of Single Women (On Dating, Sex, Shopping, and Honor Among Girlfriends) by Diane Farr
http://www.enotalone.com/article/3994.html)

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Speaking in Code

You know those little disclaimers on the sides of cigarettes and alcohol? Well, if your next date came with a warning label, it would contain the following information down the side of his leg. This is the common language of girlfriends who've been there.

Titles

?We don't see
things as they are,
we see them as we are.? - Ana?s Nin

THE BOY
If you change suitors so fast that they rarely achieve name status, a man must be around for at least six weeks before you make your friends bother to learn his first name. Until such time, he should be referred to by this generic title.

For Women Who:
Need to explain to numerous people what's going on in their love life,

Are between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one or over twenty-seven,

Have overbearing mothers and aunts in their life, Have called off more than one engagement.

As a Modifier: ?It's been two months now; I think the boy has reached name status: His name is Dick, and I'm pretty sure he isn't one.?

MR. RIGHT NOW
This is the guy friend of yours who doesn't have a real job, and is always ready and available when you want to party till dawn, and do things you wish you didn't remember in the morning. He's not ?Mr. Right,? but he may be good enough to be ?Mr. Right Now.?

When to Retire Him:
Immediately after college,

When you're not so afraid of a real man,

When he asks you for cab fare home,

After a particularly lonely holiday season.

As an Excuse: ?It's not that I'm afraid of a committed relationship; at the moment all I need is to find a new keg and to pull Mr. Right Now out from underneath the empty one.?

THE [fill in the blank] GUY
When you've just met a man and know little to nothing about him but you need to identify him during girl talk, so you use one example of who he is, something he has, or what he does, and he becomes... that guy.

Best Types of References:
The kind of car he drives (The Camaro Guy),

His occupation (The Personal Trainer Guy),

Where you met him (The Four a.m. in the Taxi Guy),

The way in which he behaved in the morning if you've already woken up with him (The Cuddle Guy,

The Bad Breath Guy, The Up and Run Guy, etc.).

As an Object: ?He's the guy that slipped the ma?tre d' twenty dollars for the table, spoke to the waitress like a human, and never had to use his napkin through all of dinner-you know, the Good Manners Guy.?

THE TAKE-HOME PROJECT
When you feel like ignoring some larger issues in your own life, so you invest in a fixer-upper guy-who will cost you nothing but time, money, energy, and happiness. Inevitably, you learn that someone else has recouped his resale value.

Hello! You Will Never:
Fix him to your liking,

Change anything but the window dressing,

Turn him into the guy who got away,

Build the bionic man (...Farrah tried and she couldn't do it, even with all that hair).

As a Reminder: ?Forget him, he can't even dress himself and you don't have the patience for a take-home project.?

A BENEFACTOR
This is a polite title for that 35-45-year-old man who dates 19-25-year-old women. Having one always seems so original (and economical) at first, because he takes you to many more exciting places than guys your own age do and, of course, he pays for everything. (But don't think you invented this: In the old days they just called him a Sugar Daddy.)

Things to Look Out for:
A wife,

Some kids,

The fact that you're a grown man's Barbie doll,

That anyone who can hang out with someone who's fifteen years younger than him is a loser.

As a Reprimand: ?No, he's not my father... he's my benefactor; and who cares if he's bald, he pays!?

P.D.A. BOY
The guy you go out in public with and agree to hold hands with, kiss, hug, sit on the same side of the booth with, or show any other Public Display of Affection, before determining boyfriend status.

Usually Causing:
Your friends to abuse you,

Your feelings for him to escalate unrealistically,

One person to suspect the other likes him or her too much too soon,

An inappropriate use of the boyfriend title or ?I love you? phrase.

As an Error: ?So there's me and P.D.A. boy making out in the pizza place, and in walks my boss: Kill me now.?

A WELCOME MAT
This is what your friends call you when you keep taking back the guy who only comes a-knockin' on your door for one thing: sex, drugs, or rock 'n' roll. (We could have just called you a doormat, but you're always so damn friendly when he shows up.)

When Did You Decide:
To act like AstroTurf?

That he's so much better than you are?

That you didn't need therapy anymore?

That the girl who tortured you in grammar school was right?

As a Wake-Up Call: ?Yeah, I'm sure he meant to call you, because everyone wants to check in on a welcome mat after they tread on it.?

LUGGAGE
After you or your man has told the other to get lost and you keep finding each other at events of mutual interest. If you tossed him, he's the luggage, and what's required is a game of ditch. If he tossed you, then you're the luggage, and this is a game of looking as though you're having a good time without him.

Necessary Requirements: At least one ally to help you ditch or save face,

A mineral water because alcohol will kill you here,

A good seat for viewing or hiding,

A ladies' room to escape to if the game gets too intense.

As a Plea to God: ?I must have 'Samsonite Customer Service' stamped right on my forehead, because I cannot lose this luggage for the life of me.?