a few things tonight:

1. i saw this on the subway. someone's actually transporting a bookcase on the R train

2. just cuz one can at 10:05 PM, one should not eat a big piece of rice krispie treats. it's quite gross (like how i feel right now)

i just wrote a big one and deleted because suddenly i realized that blogging really is a waste of HUGE time. unless i'm steadily providing some insightful information, except for my own record-keeping, it's not worth any time for anything, really.

should i stop?

i love them. if i were a smurf, i'd be a...moody smurfette (or a Crazy Smurfette)

Happy birthday, Smurfs!
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The Smurfs -- led by Papa Smurf and Smurfette -- kicked off a year of 50th birthday celebrations Monday with Smurfberry cake and sasparilla juice.
The late cartoonist Pierre Culliford -- best known by his pen name, "Peyo" -- first introduced the tiny blue figures in a comic strip in October 1958. He called them Schtroumpf; they became known worldwide as the Smurfs.
The Smurfs, forest dwellers who live in little white-capped mushroom homes, developed their own "Smurf" language in which nouns and verbs were interchanged.
Their debut on U.S. television in 1981 launched their global rise to stardom and made the Smurfs a household name. A Smurf is a Pitufo in Spanish, a Schlumpf in German, Nam Ching Ling to the Chinese, a Sumafa in Japan and Dardassim in Hebrew.
"I think that if he could see all that has been done with his characters since his death and the success and interest that the Smurfs still attract, he would be very, very, very, very happy and very proud," said Peyo's son, Thierry Culliford.
To mark 50 years of Smurfdom, organizers are planning everything from a 3-D animation feature film expected to be released next year to new comic book collections and a remastered release of the popular 1980s television animated series, Peyo's family said.
Peyo's widow and two children will help kick off a European birthday tour in Brussels. The Smurfs celebration will continue in Paris and Berlin.
The Smurfs also will team up with the UNICEF to promote children's rights and education worldwide, said Yves Willemont of UNICEF Belgium.
"The Smurfs and UNICEF have a lot of values in common -- values about joy, happiness and respect," Willemont said. "We also have in common the fact that we are dedicated to the cause of children and to the promotion of every child and the right of every child to survive."
UNICEF and the Smurfs joined forces two years ago to raise the plight of ex-child soldiers in Africa.
Born in Brussels, Peyo worked as a movie projectionist before entering the world of comic strip drawing.
The Smurfs appeared as a supporting cast of characters in Peyo's 1958 "Johan and Pirlouit" cartoon, which was set in the Middle Ages.
The Smurfs quickly grew in popularity and by 1960, the Smurfs had their own comic strip series and. With the help of the Hanna-Barbera Productions, the Smurfs became an animated cartoon in 1981.
Thierry Culliford said the Smurfs promote love and friendship. He said many who grew up watching the Smurfs on TV during the 1980s and 1990s now are parents and want to introduce the Smurfs to their children.
Demand for Smurf stories continues, said Hendrik Coysman, managing director of IMPS, which controls the rights of the Smurf brand worldwide.
"Thousands of fans are asking for more stories and these will be based of course on the fantastic asset that Peyo has left us," Coysman said.
Peyo, who died 15 years ago, "would be very happy if he were here today" to see Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Handy, Jokey and the troop of 96 others celebrate 50 years of Smurfmania, daughter Veronique Culliford said.

i was at a conference last night and afterwards was a dinner at tavern on the green. it was okay. but i was in a hot seat for about 5 minutes, at a table of 10 people.

a good colleague, who is about 60, (well, basically i was the youngest person there, unfortunately) asked me:

"so seapea, who is your favorite presidential candidate" and everyone at the table turned to me and stared. mind you, there were a bunch of people from SF, CA, Chicago and of course NY.

so i answered: "unfortunately - actually fortunately - i can't vote, because i'm a canadian!" and everyone laughed. and this man said "if you could, who would you vote for? you seem like an obama kind of a person."

at this juncture, i'm very annoyed because i feel that this is a pretty personal question. and what does an "obama kind of a person" mean???

i replied: "sure...but i do have some very conservative values and views so i really can't say" and i had hoped this would closed the discussion.

and then he said "what about your american friends?"

i said: "well, i don't know about them, but all i do know is that a lot of them have joined a group called 10,000 strong against Hillary on facebook!"

and then this woman from SF, a bigwig (who is also gay, and incredibly high & mighty) said "what is the world coming to? what's wrong with the young people? don't they know that Hillary's the way??"

and with that exclamation, everybody went back to their fillet mignon/sea bass.

people, really - stop categorizing people. just because i'm in the arts does not mean i'm super liberal. just because i'm asian, does not mean i'm a republican. i will say this about all the candidates: i don't like any of them. and if i like something about someone, then i don't like the rest of what he or she has to say.

moral of the story: DON"T go there at dinner tables!

went to a dance film festival last night in tribeca. it was pretty interesting! a friend of mine was showing her film as a selection and it was a study of the relationship of dance and music. it was really good to see her and other fellow J alumns (but dancers). i brought friend H to the fest and she enjoyed it - EXCEPT! we really hated the avant-garde crap they showed at the end. the fun item, aside from my friend's work, was the viewing of feist's music videos. click here to see both which we saw last night, introduced by the choreographer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Z-DIAthbM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWrNCCx2p5U

Job 1:21

..."Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised."

Blessed Be Your Name by Matt Redman
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Blessed Be Your Name In the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name
Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name When the sun's shining down on me When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
You give and take away You give and take away
My heart will choose to say Lord, blessed be Your name

Open Water by Thrice

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Ten thousand men sleep down with Davy Jones, with stolen treasure they die

The open water chills me to my bones, but it's the only place that I feel alive

The ocean fog begins to disappear, I sense that terrible depth

The open water is my only fear, but I'll sail as long as I still have breath

I'm starting to believe the ocean's much like you- cause it gives and it takes away

Between the devil and the deep blue sea- I stare into the abyss

The open water is an awful thing, but I'm anxious 'till the anchor rests

I'm starting to believe the ocean's much like you- cause it gives and it takes away.

this is my theme for the year. this isn't new, but i'm really going to work on this:

...fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.