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Friday, July 26, 2024 I'm glad to see Sung Kang on Tigerbelly - I might re-sub again. What I did not know - Sung Kang collaborated with Bobby Lee on a MadTV sketch. I did enjoy the "Acting For Action" parody sketches haha. I enjoy serious podcasts from time to time. They both shared what it was like growing up Asian back then. Depends on where you live - while Bobby Lee "tried to fit in" by being submissive, Sung Kang fought back when necessary (or something like that - I think he shared this on other podcasts). While these problems are on-going today and for the foreseeable future, things are at least much different than before. Was that a mole I saw on Bobby Lee's head again? haha. There's a time to be confrontational, and there's a time to just scheme / plan things. The new PvP season hasn't started (not until the second week of TWW), so just take the Rated games as practice and experimenting with talents. If you have no clue, go with the recommended builds on various WoW sites. I try to configure on my own first - which admittedly, is not even close to optimal sometimes. Fire mages have been nerfed somewhat - LB is removed / nerfed. I hate talents that have that "low percentage chance of" - I try to avoid them because there is no guarantee on them. I'll play Frost once in awhile. I think ratings should be uniform for all specs on a class. Damn that we have to start over on a new spec. Thursday, July 25, 2024 Well, I'm glad that Rated BG Blitz was instituted at pre-patch. And whaddya know - a bunch of newbs who appears to have never tried Blitz. There was plenty of practice time to get to know the new Blitz battlegrounds before this. Since BG's are objective-based, you can't really carry a bunch of players who have no clue or not doing objectives. This is the issue - is there a bias in the probability that if you are ally, you'll be put into a competent, geared group. It sure appears that way. Horde always gets the short end of the stick. But never gonna change factions. Worthwhile Roll Call / Updates Of The Day: Daniel Dae Kim in the Broadway adaptation of David Henry Hwang's "Yellow Face". More relevant now than ever. I plan to completely ignore the next few, miserable years. It's literally the "End Of The World As We Know It". Just focusing mostly on Asian empowerment, support as if we only exist. Well - of course, focus on anyone I'm a fan of as well. That, and figuring out more Classical Repertoire / Piano endeavors. Simu Liu is not the only "Kim's Convenience" alumni who's been busy with work. Andrew Phung has a successful show, and now Paul S.H. Lee has a film in the works called "The Second", and is joining a show for their new season. Never heard of "Murdoch Mysteries". But his character looks like an Asian Sherlock Holmes. Even better version for sure. Add this one to the growing list of symptoms, indicating the world / society heading in the beginnings of a complete "Idiocracy". A global computer outage. Daaayum. And it's not just a simple "glitch in the system". If so - is everyone truly that dumb. Then again, nothing is infallible. This is frightening, because being at the wrong place at the wrong time - it could lead to tragic consequences. Get yer shit together, world. Wednesday, July 24, 2024 It's Weird Al-Mania! With a new polka medley, the spotlight is back on Al. Well - it always has been since his biopic made "headline news" or so I thought. I have to check out who the hell SZA is. Sounds like a familiar, same-old story hahaha. I have renewed investment or focus on Beethoven - finishing off some unfinished Piano Sonatas. A little at a time. Beethoven's melodies can be emotionally overwhelming - so I have to take a break once in awhile. There's a lot of power and grandeur in them. I've been thinking about "trying to record" the entire Moussourgsky's "Pictures At An Exhibition" as a whole. In an anthology or a collection, I'll usually record individual pieces no matter how brief they are. These days, the attention span of most listeners last only about a few minutes unfortunately haha. But who knows. If I can ever polish or finish the last two pieces: "Baba Yaga" or "The Hut On Hen's Legs" and the very proud "Bogatyr Gate". They are a doozy, and is going to take awhile. Monday, July 22, 2024 Holy bad singing, Batman! Have Alfred call Roseanne Barr or hire a random high school student who didn't make the cut sing instead haha. It was off-key or was this lady actually hiding her tone deafness - either way, this Baseball Dude seemed to hide in his laughing or giggling haha: 
3AM Feeding - that's a clickbait title right there. Or the HFC is describing herself like a zoo animal about to be fed haha. We are in the beginning stages of heading into a complete "Idiocracy". No significant improvements anywhere across industries nor any real innovations, increasing safety failures in air travel and other transportations, no real leadership anywhere in sight (except D.Choe - I would vouch for this guy or anyone in Asia), nothing interesting these days to watch, etc. The list can go on. Sunday, July 21, 2024 I'll take my time, and listen to Tomo Nakayama's unplugged concert series again when he was in Tokyo. What a treat - that's what I call music. Enjoying Sung Kang's clips of himself driving around to wherever. Where is he going - perhaps there is no point in asking that. Even just joy ride is enough. My theory on "Shang-Chi 2" not happening. I think Simu Liu is just giving lip service that it is happening. If that is the case, it should've happened or there shouldn't be any silence. "Shang-Chi" was a breath-taking, fresh air of a film with Asians as superheroes for once (not sidekicks or background characters). However - the mcu guys might have given the go-ahead for "Shang-Chi" as a 'Guinea Pig' or a test just to find out if one of their films would do well during the pandemic. Now they find out it became globally successful (during the pandemic / quarantine which other films would've flopped), they'd be thinking; "Ok, let's give the ok for a sequel. But hopefully, fans would forget about it if we stay silent and make other crap-tastic, cartoonish films". I truly believe the mcu universe is dead now - definitely in quality. Absolutely lack-luster and cartoonish. Wednesday, July 17, 2024 How old is Subin? Twenty-something I'm guessing. Daaayum! Already a father, but defintely looks more mature than me (who is nearing 50). Parenthood puts you on the hot seat, testing if you are really prepared to take care of another life. I pretty much failed, as I still have a long ways to improve. My energy hasn't been there. Getting out of that single life mentality, because that's always how I've been. Single, but never interested to mingle (haha). Choe's art techniques are something artists or anyone interested in art can take a few lessons in. Being ambidextrous is a bonus. But letting go, and being able to use either hand (dominant and non-dominant) without really thinking about it maximizes the creative output. Think about an archer or a marksman - being able to use both arms, there are different possibilities or different angles. On a piano - if you want to play J.S. Bach well (or at all), being adept in both hands is necessary. Tuesday, July 16, 2024 While this entire anime / rizzing stuff is not to my taste (I think Jimmy Zhang can create better content), it is one of the trends I hear. But for sure - I did not doubt for a second that Jimmy Zhang was innocent (and he had unedited footage as evidence). If you're going to "act desperate" and falsely accuse or single out someone (I do believe he was singled out because he was Asian, thinking Asian Guys would not fight back or speak up), at least do a better job at it. According to Jimmy Zhang's posts on his "accusers", the accusations weren't very plausible or believable to begin with. Something some "desperate female / karen" would say when throwing a childish tantrum or a hissy fit. While Jimmy Zhang intends to quit this type of content (fortunately), I think he should finish what he started. I'd like to give the benefit of the doubt for most out there, but you have to be extremely cautious at the same time. Always provide backup evidence or footage. *I'm all for a defamation lawsuit - however, everything in today's society is biased, prejudiced so who knows if it's worth the time and energy. You can't trust anyone or anything. Just let the false accusers (I guess what they call, attention-seeking hoes), disappear into nothingness. It's only a matter of time. Jimmy Zhang is going to continue to thrive and succeed. Monday, July 15, 2024 *Sungwon Cho aka ProZD's mother's cooking - that's pure oxtail soup right there. Deelish. Quang Tran's 420 Munchies Feast is the most appetizing plate of food I've seen so far, certainly "The Ultimate". I'd devour all that in a heartbeat. Or the HFC could haha. Fatty sliders, ribs, wings, fries. If you thought Mikey Chen made you hungry, gotta check out Quang Tran. Quang-Tran Style! Just a regular guy who likes to eat, cook, and is just naturally funny. Chopin's Waltz Op. 42 is a doozy as well. The whimisical, fantasy-like melody reminds me of Mendelssohn's Rondo Capprioso. This'll take awhile. Sunday, July 14, 2024 The updates on Jimmy O. Yang - it's been awhile. He's in a new mini-series called "Interior Chinatown", which also stars Ronnie Chieng. A few years back, he was in "The Opening Act" (which I just recently found out) - a comedy about breaking into the standup business. There is no trailer yet - but looking forward to it. His new mini-series is only on Hulu. Again - having to register or sub to a platform just for a show or a movie. Wouldn't make sense, unless they offered a free trial. I'm glad Jimmy O. Yang is staying busy. He's still touring doing what he does best - standup. *Oh yeah - Paul S.H. Lee (the appa hoppa haha) in "The Second". Gotta find out more about this. Return Of The Mac indeed - what's been most interesting amongst today's dull and boring content. Taiwan's Triads! Page 2 |