Where's the D?

I'm so frustrated that I haven't seen any new releases for Initial D here in the US for months. I haven't been able to find any word on why this is the case. I've even written the customer service people for Tokyo Pop (the US distributor). They actually wrote me back and told me that this just the sort of thing that is discussed on their message boards and sent me the link to go on and post my question. Thanks for nothing Tokyo Pop. Somebody could've just answered the damn question, instead they put forth effort to pass the buck. Damn I hate that.

Good news if this happens

From Yahoo News-
YANGON, Myanmar - Hopes ran high among supporters of detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi that she would be released when her house arrest order expires Saturday, and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed to the ruling junta's chief "to do the right thing."

Aung Sun Suu Kyi has been a personal interest of mine for the last few years. She is a truly inspirational person and I hope that the ruling party will release her, although I fear that even if they do it will be short lived. She is not the type to cower or capitulate to oppression just as her father was not, so I expect that even if she is given freedom it will quickly be taken away from her once it looks like she will speak to the public again. I hope that these people finally get control of their country.

My Favorite Possession

I truly LOVE the 3M projector that we "acquired" from my wife's work. I don't watch everything on it, but when we rent a movie or by a new DVD that we're really looking forward to there is little better than to blow it up to mammoth proportions on my living room wall. It's also especially good for booty shaking videos on MTV Hits late at night. I'd personally like to thank our wasteful government for giving it to us (rather than throwing it away). If they could also see it in their hearts to give us a theater style popcorn popper I might actually vote Republican.

A New Parenting Low

Interview today. It's kind of last minute which raises a red flag, but I'm not in a position to be too choosy. Hopefully, it's not a red flag of consequence, but today will go a long way towards answering that question.

I had a heart to heart talk with my son the other day. I love my son and think he's smart, fun, and just a really good kid, but his social skills are pretty bad. I don't think he has many friends at school and this was reinforced as he wanted to by a yearbook to remember his teacher since we moved and he will be attending a different school next year. He even wanted to know if we could invite her over some time. He wasn't going to miss any of the other kids in particular, but he was going to miss his teacher. He also told me that a couple of kids were making fun of him because "they think he toots a lot". I asked him if he farted a lot at school and he said, "only twice" that day. So I realize that we've done a good job of raising a nice kid and a good son, but maybe a little too naive and innocent for his own good. I had a private conversation and let him know that even though we've taught him not to make big a deal out of people farting that other people still will make a big deal of it. I explained that if he is letting out farts everyday at school then the other kids are going to think that he is weird (God bless him he is). I also talked to him about not letting other people make fun of him. His tendency is to blow it off, but I think it still hurts his feelings. I let him know that when people speak to him like that, it's bullying just as if they were taking swings at him. I let him know that if somebody is going to verbally assault you you need to be ready to fight back. If it's going to be an insult fight than you need to have a come back. He said that he didn't know any come backs. I said that it's not always easy to have a come back, but that if all else fails then you can you use the old reliable of come backs..."Your mother".
So this probably marks my point of absolute failure as a parent that I've now advised my son to insult another kid's mother. I pointed out that this was a failsafe and not to be used lightly. I also pointed out that if he invokes the power of "your mother" that he better be ready for the other kid to get mad. Oh well, he starts at the new school next semester and hopefully we can get some of these behavioral things worked out.

Just a weird side note. Apparently, the word "fart" isn't in the spell check dictionary for Blogger. Must be a nice world they live in.

It is too late!!!

You have already been affected by the curse. For centuries the curse of this blog has spread to countless numbers of people and doomed them to a torturous fate. Every person that has viewed this blog has been marked with a fatal curse. So it is with regret that I inform you that this curse has now infected you! During the times of misery that are sure to come, know that it was the curse of this blog that has brought them upon you....and know this now that this curse will one day lead to your death!!! There is nothing that can be done that will save you from this fate. Some have turned to prayer, others have turned to arcane magics, others have resigned themselves to their fate and decided to spend their remaining time on earth downloading Vivid videos. Find what comfort you can, friend, for you are now doomed!

Thank you Mavericks!!!

I would like to take a sports moment to thank the Mavs whom I've been a fan of for twenty years now for finally looking like a championship caliber team. I've had confidence in them for years and even had a bet riding on the outcome of this play-off series. About five or six weeks ago I made a bet with my boss that if the Mavs won he would take me out for lunch at my favorite Chinese restaurant. It is a place that he and my coworker turn their noses up at because it doesn't look very impressive, but the food their is really good. If the Mavs lost though I would have to eat lunch at Burger King. This is an exceptionally cruel bet for as many people know the House of Dagromm has had an ongoing feud with the Burger King for over five years now. I have not eaten their since then. I don't let my kids eat there. I don't allow people into my house or office with food from there. I won't even accept free food from there and those who know me that there is little I love more than free food. The office was ready for the Mavs to lose and had intended to take pictures of me eating there with a crown on top of my head, but for once the Mavs pulled through and didn't let me down. I spit upon you Burger King and your poor service. I have once again bested you and will continue to do so. A pox upon your kingdom!

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Can women in the office tell if I walk past them with an erection? I think this is a question that has beset all men at some point when we lose control of our bodies response system and get the inextricable hard on. It can happen at any point, yet we still have to continue on with our work functions. This means that we might still have a meeting to attend or some other interaction with others....and there it is.....like a huge beacon of virility. We can try to cover it up, but does that interaction alone bring more attention and make it that much more obvious? I don't know, and so I turn to you the blog public to give me your opinion. Can women tell, and if not is that worse than if they can?

The life span of a Blog

I imagine like most things (New Year's Resolutions, Gym Memberships, diets, etc) that most blogs have much more auspicious starts than endings. People have an initial rush that they have created something new and within a few days realize that if this is going to live up to their dream of it that they then have to continue working at it. They have to come up with something new to say or some great topic. They might even have the ego to think that what they put up has to live up to some standard. "What if my readers don't think this is as good as other things that I've put up before?" "What if I offend one of my regulars" Well thoughts like that should be ridiculous shouldn't it? The whole point of this stuff is to put whatever you feel like posting on any given day, hour, minute, etc. In my opinion if it's funny than fine, if it's angry, sad, whatever then that's fine as well. I will try my best not to get into too much of a rut with what I put on here, but if I do then I'll be okay with that as well. That being said, I will now answer the topic of the title. What is the lifespan of a blog? Two weeks. Here's hoping for another two.

Hey there reader!!!!!

Who the fuck are you?!?!????

Here are the two anime titles that I enjoy the most right now. There are plenty others that I like, but these are the two that I really look forward to putting my money down on to get the next DVD's.
1.Initial D - This series is tons of fun and shows the absolute coolness of drift racing. It's got a contemporary mix of music that fits the mood of the show and great characters. The story capatilizes on the mechanical specs of cars and parts that guys love to learn about as it makes us more macho, plus has the element of the normal uninspiring guy that suddenly realizes he has a skill that makes him special. Like in the movie the Karate Kid when Daniel realizes that all these chores he's been doing has made him strong at putting forth a good defense, Tak in Initial D comes to the conclusion that the boring chores he has been doing for his dad has given him the skills of a top street racer. It's lots of fun as different challenges from rival racing teams come to face the unbelievable driver in the old tofu delivery car.

2. Maburaho- This is a really fun show that I've become somewhat infatuated with over the last few months. This show takes place in a world that is very much like Earth of today except that everyone has magical abilities. The amount of power varies among people and the main charcter was never thought to be of any great shakes. We find out early on that he is in fact a descendant of the greatest wizards of all time and actually has a very concentrated amount of power. This means that he can perform the most powerful magic in all the world, but has a limited amount of uses. While others can use their magic thousands of times, he is limited to six uses before he dies and turns to ash. When word of his lineage gets out he suddenly becomes the most eligible bachelor in school. He becomes the object of desire for three girls in particular that want to make use of his DNA to secure the position of their families and reap the rewards. It's very comical and often times touching as the very kind hearted protaginist wants to do the right thing by everyone and is clearly uncomfortable with all the attention he is receiving.

There are plenty of others that I like including Blue Seed, Ranma 1/2, Inu Yasha, Chrono Crusade, Megazone 23, Petite Princess Yucie, Full Metal Panic, Gun Smith Cats, Macross, Ghost in the Shell, etc. so don't be exasperated if I'm not saying that your anime is the best, but if you like anime then I'd say you should really give both of these a try.

I think these dolls are pretty cool, but I don't know who is the right market to buy them. I think their appeal is probably to a group older than what would normally buy dolls. I don't know if my daughter would think they are cool or creepy. I guess I'll have to show her and see what she says.

Is masturbation gay? What about if someone can give themself oral? Now that's gotta be gay. Either way you are handling up on the sex organs of your own sex which is inherently gay. I'm just curious because although homosexuality hasn't been fully accepted in culture, masturbation basically has been. Everybody knows it goes on yet we still shake each others hands. Don't get me wrong. I don't do it. Never had to. I've always been able to get mine, but y'know some people do, and I don't judge them because I understand...but I still don't do it. Seriously, I don't!!! I almost did once, but then I got some and didn't need to anymore...so not guilty. OK, I might've accidentally done it once, but I don't think that counts. So this is really about other people and not me, because once again, I don't masturbate. Don't have to. For real.

David Blaine Goes for World Record in Lame-ness

How desperate is network television in America where they will take up an hour and a half of primetime television on crap like this. Do we have some reason to believe that David Blaine was going to be able to break this record? Is he more trained than professional swimmers and divers? Did anybody really want to see him live through this? It's a sad state of things when you make a living doing card tricks and then take a step down into taking up dares for money. David Blaine is like the network version of Bumfights. I expect his next "great stunt" will be to grow his fingernails longer than the world record or produce the world's largest dump.
For all you Blaine fans, seek help.

Long Weekend

For those of that check the progress of this site on any regular basis, I apologize for the long lay-off. I decided yesterday was as good a day as any to take the day off. So I called in, told my kids they weren't going to school, and for the most part took a free day to enjoy my new house. Yesterday was actually the one month anniversary of when we moved in and we hope to make it a second month. As you can see we've done a lot of work to the house and I'm pretty proud of the results. My son was extremely happy to plug himself into the Playstation for the next nine hours and fetter away his youth. My daughter was equally happy to attach herself to me and follow me around "helping" with whatever projects I was doing. I don't feel like I made the best use of my free time (no porn because of the kids) but at least my kids felt like they had a treat.

There are only two methods that I would consider for heading into the afterlife.

This is the first one.


This is the second.



Either way I'm going with style and lots of exhaust.

A Sign Your Getting Old
When the face you make on the toilet looks a lot like the face you make when having an orgasm.

I'm supposed to hear back today from a job I interviewed for last week. It looked like a good job and a good company, but I'm pretty pessimistic about my chances. While looking for jobs on the internet the other day it looked like the advertisement for the job I interviewed for had been re-posted. This usually means they aren't planning on moving forward with you and are hoping to find a better candidate. Still, I haven't heard from them yet and if I haven't heard anything by this afternoon I'll give them a call. This whole job search thing is a roller coaster ride from high expectations to depression and disappointment. I've been even more disappointed by the poor communication from companies that I've spoken with. At least half of them haven't even had the common courtesy to let me know if they are not interested. Personally, I think that's chicken shit of them. Especially if I've taken time off work to meet with them. Being in a profession where I continuously interview people and have to extend offers and declines, I'm even more offended when I don't see the same professionalism extended to me. Oh well, I still hold out hope.

A strange thing happened on the way to work today

After about twenty minutes into a traffic filled drive into a job that I am being laid off from, I said, "Screw it" and decided to destroy the world. So I stepped out of my car, put on my big hat, and commenced my project of consuming the world's resources. After about fifteen minutes of rampaging I was extremely annoyed to see that local authorities were telling me to cease and desist. I mean, damn you can't do anything anymore. So I used my optic blasts to show my displeasure. After about ten more minutes of rampant destruction traffic had cleared up, so I figured I'd better go on in so I could work on my blog. Maybe I'll finish eating the world for lunch, but I brought a tuna sandwich so it's a toss up.

Correction to a previous post. This is my new favorite band.

I wish my blog was Asian, because then it would kick ass. I've looked at lots of Blogs now and per capita Asians are kicking the rest of the worlds butt at good looking blogs. They've got good style and LOTS of pictures. I'm starting to think that if you are an Asian student then you've probably had a digital camera implanted in your head. Don't get me wrong it's cool. I wish me and my blog were Asian, because then I'd be a cyborg and my blog and I would be one.

I've never heard of this band, but I think they are my new favorites.

I think they will be great for my kids' 7th birthday party.

When is it okay for kids to start cursing?
Children using swear words is generally frowned upon, but I know that at some point in life it becomes acceptable. When does it become ok for someone to use a "hell" or a "damn"? Is it sooner then using the other (more vulgar) curse words? Or does it stay something that people should never do in front of their parents?

How to Avoid Getting Fired
A manager in my office is getting fired today. He has been incompetent in his position and this should have actually happened a long time ago, but he has done a masterful job of delaying the inevitable. So for those of you who know the end is imminent, but need the income to last you a little longer her is what this guy has done: 1) Went out on Short Term Disability. He was set to be fired, knew that was the case then decided that he was too hurt to come into work the next day. He actually was injured, but that hadn't stopped him from coming in to work the two months prior to that. Because of the Short Term Disability he was able to continue getting paid for six more weeks without coming into work and with immunity from getting fired. 2) Have an incompetent HR Manager (Lots of them are)then find an excuse to leave the office. Upon his return to work today he dropped off his doctors release at the HR Managers office then left to take his company car to the dealership to get worked on, because it has been "acting up" on him. Wow that's an enigmatic problem for a car. No telling how long that takes to fix. He might have to be at the dealership all day for that. On top of that, if he gets hurt messing with his car that might make for a nice Work Comp Insurance claim which would protect him indefinately until that gets resolved. This guy hasn't been good at his job, but he's done great at keeping it.