Favorite: X-Men♥ (the first two)
Also, Batman is always wonderful.

Least Favorite: I'd have to say Iron Man, on principle. The character's not likeable and neither is Robert Downey Jr., nor is the plot very interesting. Green Hornet is another pretty bad one.

No, I would not.

Having worked at a zoo, I am aware that those animals would not be suitable for life outside of a zoo or other similar setting. They don't know how to hunt or how to protect themselves from predators, among other things. Nearly all zoo animals were born in captivity, and those who were not have some sort of disability which keeps them from surviving in the wild (a broken beak that healed incorrectly making it nearly impossible for the bird to fly long distances, blindness, etc.), or have some other extenuating circumstance which makes them unable to live in the wild (for instance, perhaps they wandered into "human territory" and were going to be killed by authorities or whatnot, but the zoo stepped in).

Animals not falling under these categories are most likely at the zoo as part of a raise-and-release program so attempting to free them would be very detrimental, as you'd be doing it to early (unless you had really good timing, in which case it's just silly).

Yes and no. I do think that we should know something about our universe or at the very least our solar system. Doing so lets us learn more about Earth (its history and prospective future). It also leads us to important scientific discoveries, such as the theory of relativity, a better understand of how gravity works, and quantum mechanics. I recently took a cosmology class and greatly enjoyed it, so I'm not against learning about our universe. I do think, however, that the amount of money spent and the way in which it is spent is in need of reform.

I do not think we should be spending so much money exploring the moon and Mars so that we may colonize them or find other life forms on them. The exploration and research of these places should instead be geared towards better understanding Earth, the solar system, the galaxy, and the universe in general.

As for how much money is spent on space exploration, I frankly find it appalling. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) gets a fourth (I belive; it's on an episode of Colbert Report which I do not have the time to look up right now) as much money as is given to NASA. Are not researching how the weather on our own planet works and what lies beneath us in our own seas more important than looking for alien life forms or another planet to inhabit? We know less about our own oceans than we do about the universe, and we still can't predict day to day weather. Is this not disgusting? Spending more time, money, and effort on exploring space than on our own planet personifies humanity's constant inability to be happy with what we have.

Nothing. I think being able to access your bank account so easily from your phone is very dangerous, especially the one where you can take pictures of your check.


This isn't writer's block, it's just something that annoys me.

Humh, maybe I shouldn't have replied to this, because in a way I'm supporting Chase. That's depressing. (They're a horrible bank & I'm really mad they bought up Washington Mutual, which I'd been with since I was a kid and was a wonderful bank. Sigh.)

I know all the cool kids already got them, but I myself just downloaded the photos from Ueda's current tour (courtesy of tatsuya_bocchan at jone_records).
It's a really fun batch of photos, and there are tons of adorable pictures and fun gestures (all of the dancing ones♥) that I didn't end up covering, so please download your own copy if you're interested.  The only thing that really bothered me about all of these pictures was the butterfly.  I hope he gets rid of that thing soon and for good.  His face is so much prettier without it.
Amongst the batch of photos were some so intriguing that I couldn't help help but share my thoughts, regardless if anyone cares.


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I wonder if perhaps JE feels that without "bad boy" Akanishi, it will be hard to sell K(A)T-TUN as the "rebellious" group, thus the recent image/sound change.

Regardless, I hope JE soon realizes that K(A)T-TUN's fans liked their older sound better than this new sound. Coming from another band I wouldn't mind it as much, but hearing so many pop songs from KAT-TUN is kind of hurting me. Plus, voice distortion makes for crappy lives.

I've been thinking: Now that Akanishi Jin is gone, Ikuta Toma should join KAT-TUN, and then their name will be KIT-TUN.

(pronounced "kitten")

Ever have trouble telling GAL styles apart? Not any more!

GAL Style Guide (I would argue strongly with yanki being GAL fashion (it isn't))

For those of you who don't know, GAL is a style of dress originally spawned by the jeans brand "gals," which (generally) feautres (fake-)tanning and white makeup. Despite the overall classification, there are a lot of styles. Egg and Men's Egg are generally seen as the most popular GAL style magazines.  The style is also often called gyaru or kogal/kogyaru.

Wiki

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Hello!

I meant to write this up yesterday, but I was so sore from the concert...I was in a daze all day, I was so tired. I am still sore, but my vitality seems to be up.

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