Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Long Live Mordru!

According to the advertisement before I get JSA #80 today reads like this:
The final battle between Mordru and Dr. Fate rages to its shocking conclusion through the worlds of Kingdom Come and JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NAIL! Plus, the Thunderbolt vs. Jakeem to decide the ultimate fate of the Fifth Dimension! After this issue, two members of the JSA will never be seen again!

Today, I got JSA #80, I was rather disappointed. I was expecting to see the anticlimatic battle between Mordru and Nabu. But only 7 fucking pages were devoted to the battles. That really pissed me off.

Two members of the JSA will be never seen again -- Hector and Lyta. Who the fuck cares, though!

I care about Mordru whipping Nabu, Mordru was overwhelming Nabu and was winning before Jakeem intervened. Of course, with Johnny Thunder's help, Mordru was teleported somewhere away for a long time.

I suspect that it was the "final" battle between Mordru and Nabu but certainly not the final battle between Mordru and the members of JSA. Perhaps by JSA #100, Mordru will returm and resume the drama. As always.

Again, Mordru rocks!

Read the dialogue -- you can see why Mordru makes me chuckle -- his comments are so cool.

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Ahh, I cannot help but to love this villain. He'd kill your favorite characters anyday! And the best part is that he cannot die nor lose, only you can do is to bury him alive or to send him away. That is the only option you have. Bwahahaha!

Cheers,

R-

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

12.7.05 Tidbits

Barry Strassler Is Crybaby! A certain friend of mine told me that he emailed Barry Strassler after reading the comment about the Deaf Prep 11-Men Football National Championship, which Maryland was named as the winner. My friend jokingly asked Barry if he was on the MSD payroll since no player from California School for the Deaf-Riverside was named on All-American First Team or Second Team. The Defensive and Offensive Player of the Year goes to Maryland, despite the fact that CSD-R went through the season unbeaten and lost in the first round of some state tournament.

By that, my friend told Barry that he was a disgrace for doing that. Guess what Barry Strassler did to my friend? He banned my friend from getting DeafDigest and DeafSportZine mailing list!

Barry Strassler is indeed a crybaby.

Cool advertisement! This is stunning!

Hat tip to Merritt. Thanks!

Here Is Zorro! You thought it was Antonio Banderas, really?


See Something Interesting? Try to find the image that is part of our lives, really. And I'm bit amused. I'm not sure what to say of this image. Check this out. Hat tip goes to PJ.

Who is RT101? My sources are pouring in. I believe I knew who this person is. At least, let me tell you which websites he surfed lately -- www.kinkycobbler.com -- how kinky is that? I am getting to you, coward. When time do occurs, the shit will hit the fan. Just watch me.

DeafSurvivors? McWeenie sets up a blog right after Hurricane Katrina bulldozed the city of New Orleans. And guess what? The blogsite is dead. And Whale Fatterson is still complaining and reading my blog these days. Of course, I am amused.

List of 2005 DeafBlogAwards: Here is the tentative list of categories to pass it out. I think we might need 5 blogs to nominate for each category.

Best Blog
Funniest Blog
Best BiPolar Blog
Most Powerful Blog
Best Stupid Hearie Blog
Best Narcissistic Blog
Best Hot/Cold Blog
Best Geek Blog
Best Creative Blog
Best Thoughtful Blog
Best Conservative Blog
Best Liberal Blog


Anything else to add? You have the time to add the ideas until Sunday.

Pearl Harbor Thing: Many of us wanted to remember the "travesty" that occurred at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It was considered to be the 'day that will live in infamy'. If you look at the history of what was happening in Hawai'i prior to the destruction of Pearl Harbor, maybe the actions were justified.

After all, we stole the islands from the original inhabitants. And trampled their rights. I wrote about this a while ago. Read and weep and don't try to make us look good while we were not in the first place. Maybe we deserved to be bombed on that day.

Cheers,

R-

Time for Our Own?

Nothing New With Hearies! We always set up our own businesses, schools, clubs, magazines, newspapers and all that shit because the pricks outside of Deaf Community tend not to include us in many avenues. It does not surprise me at all that WEBLOGAWARDS is not inclusive to include Deaf bloggers in its annual awards. I say fuck 'em.

Let's set up our own -- 2005 DeafBlogAwards. You have until Sunday, December 11, 2005 to nominate any Deaf blog. I'll collect the nominations and make the poll where anyone can vote (once per day) starting on Monday the 12th. The voting shall end at midnight on Monday, Dec 19th.

If you want to set up something to categorize something like "Best Deaf Sports Blog", "Best Deaf Gay Blog" -- you guys can make suggestions to me via ridor9th@gmail.com. I'll figure out something. The winners shall get the design of something to attach on their blogs to brag that they are best at something else. How's that? Any feedbacks would be appreciated.

Oh, yes, you can nominate yourself.

See This? My Mom Did That: Mom loves to fish. I hate fishing. It wasted my time. She loves to fish then caught these dirty fishes then toss it back in James River. Mom tends to fish in the area that was pretty unsafe to start with, despite the fact that lots of people came to the particular area near City Point National Historical Park where two major rivers, Appomattox and James, meets.

Sensing that the area needs a safe waterfront for others to enjoy, Mom got in touch with the city. The city said that the property is owned by Petersburg National Battlefield Park. So she got in touch with the park that operated the Petersburg national Battlefield Park.

You know the b.s. drills. She also mentioned that anyone could get injured and sue the park for not doing something about the unsafe conditions in the area by the rivers. Apparently, the park service agreed with Mom and worked with the city to build a nice, cute waterfront. It is nice waterfront, really.

Mom is kinda proud of it. She said, "ME DID IT. ME WROTE THEM AND THEY DID IT. ABOUT TIME!"
The overview of Old City Point Waterfront Park


Cheers,

R-

Once Again, WEBLOGAWARDS Is Not Credible

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WEBLOGAWARDS For Whom? Hearies Only! Last year, I asked Kevin who operated the WEBLOGAWARDS website to include the Best Deaf Blog Award because the numbers of Deaf bloggers are growing at an alarming rate. No response from Kevin at all. This year, they announced the list of Best Who's Who on its website. Again, no Best Deaf Blog category at all.

They included the Best GLBT Blog, the Best Conservative Blog, the Best Liberal Blog, the Best Culture/Gossip Blog ... if you observe its listings, most of the listings are done by conservatives. Which means they are not inclusive. This year, I emailed Kevin directly and asked him why.

Here is his response that really pissed me off and it should piss you, the Deaf readers, off.
Nor do we include awards for pet bloggers, music blogs, autism blogs, porn blogs, etc. I'll tell you what I told them. If you're so pissed off about not being included do something about it - start your own awards.

I get about 1,000 e-mails a day, of which I respond to very few.

There's your response.
What does it means? He actually categorized us in the same category with these "pet bloggers, music blogs, autism blogs, porn blogs, etc."

Kevin actually named the Best GLBT Blog -- it is not EVEN a culture. It is just a fucking subculture. Deaf Culture has its own language, therefore is a culture. Gay does not mean they have its culture, it is called a subculture.

They even had "Best Military Blog" and "Best Sports Blog"! I guess they are important and better than "Best Deaf Blog"! Even worse, they have "Best Podcast Blog"!!!

As always, Hearies, especially with the conservative pigs, tend to reject the inclusiveness while demanding us to tolerate them and their antics. One cannot have this at this game. Why do you think many Deaf people do not want to mix with hearies? This is good example.

Needless to say, I went on to retaliate back and Kevin ran to his website to post what I said. Kevin, you are typical hearie pig. That's why you had the donation box -- desperate for attention and hits in order to make money.

The Boondocks Saga Continues!
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Very true. Hat tip to Dylan Westbury once again.

Check This Out: Here is the link to Ryan Commerson's interview. Who is Ryan Commerson? He is the one who staged the Hunger Strike in Flint, Michigan to force the Michigan Deaf School to do something about the language deprivation. Hat tip to Delanne Woodall for the link.

Rapper Foxy Brown Now Deaf, Hearies Abandoned Her! What else is new? Dear Foxy Brown, get used to it. They are like that. Always had, always has been and always will be like that. You either get used to it or get ... dust.

Confidential to RT101: I'm so flattered you dedicated a website to smear who I am. You claim to be the Truthseeker whereas many of your information are false. 2.3 GPA?! That is hilarious. I am better than that. Keep going, you're amusing me with your fairy tales. Either way, whatever I do will continue to enrage you, coward. And I thrive on it.

Cheers,

R-

Monday, December 05, 2005

Yes, It Is MANly Movie and 12.5.05 Tidbits

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Hat tip to Dylan Westbury.

Thanks, Dylan.

The BEST Holiday Display Ever: This is amazing feat!

Hat tip to Chad of Cake or Death -- I condemn him but I love to pick on Chad, though.

Elizabeth Vargas? I'm not a fan of Elizabeth Vargas but it appears that she'll be the co-anchor with Bob Woodruff for ABC's World News Tonight. I think I'll stick with NBC's Brian Williams and CNN's Anderson Cooper -- they are easy on my eyes.

Too Slow Response! This is amusing. Hearing disabled? Okay. It is "slowly changing". That is the problem. And this is news? Please. Get. A. Grip.

Right As Always: Richmond School Board Chairman Stephen B. Johnson is expected to resign. Now guys, pay up. I knew the state is conservative, Stephen has to resign or face these silly remarks by many Conservatives who will use this as an opportunity to derail his ideas. That's how Virginia operated in the last 100 years. Go figure.

Rate Your Video Relay Service! This website is operated by a deaf man. It is to rate the VRS of its service. Not surprising, Sorenson is the popular but not the best.

An Appeal To Anyone:

I got this from McFly via the email:

Sign hey:

My name is John Lee Clark, and I am the publisher of The Tactile Mind Press. My wife, Adrean, and I started the company by establishing a print literary journal, called The Tactile Mind, offering the best in today’s signing community literature.

In the beginning, we knew that the journal would be a losing venture financially, but we hoped that the number of its subscribers would gradually grow up to and beyond the point where it would support itself.

Unfortunately, this has not happened. Our journal has received high praise for its physical quality and the quality of the work published in it. We are also finding it impossible to keep on pouring thousands of dollars and months of work into its publication. Before we close the publication, however, we would like to give the community a chance to save it.

So we are having a subscription drive. Our goal is 300 new subscribers by 31 December 2005. If we succeed, the journal will continue publication, and the new book-style issue we have already assembled, including the best of what we have already published in the first five years of the journal and new exciting material, will go to press
immediately. If we come short of the goal, we will close the journal and refund all subscriptions, old and new.

We have tried our best, but now the journal is in your hands. If you want to subscribe, you can order a subscription on-line at http://www.thetactilemind.com or send a check for $28 (for two annual issues of more than 200 pages each) to: The Tactile Mind Press, PO Box 581667, Minneapolis, MN 55458-1667.

The progress of the subscription drive will be posted weekly in our free e-zine, The Tactile Mind Weekly, and you can subscribe to it by sending your e-mail address to subscribefree@thetactilemind.com.

Hoping that the journal will continue, I am

John Lee Clark, Publisher

I enjoyed reading the TTMW. Maybe I should sign up ...

Cheers,

Sore and Stiff R-

Sunday, December 04, 2005

12.4.05 Tidbits

Gabrielle Solis versus Sister Mary: The dark comedy-drama series, Desperate Housewives, continues to brew more conflicts amongst the residents of Wisteria Lane. Among the best has to be the challenge by Sister Mary on Gabrielle Solis. Gabrielle felt threatened by the fact that her husband is spending too much time with a nun, Sister Mary. Gabrielle threatened Sister Mary that she'd fight her to preserve Carlos. Sister Mary told her to bring it on. Then Sister Mary chortled, "And God is on my side." Oooh. A challenge!

Damn Zorro! My sister's black cat, Zorro, freaked me out yesterday. I was building up the X-Mas Tree. Then I went to the kitchen to look for the decorations to put on the tree. Little did I know that Zorro walked in under the tree and climbed inside the tree. He decided to relax inside the tree. And when I returned to the tree to hung up the stuff on the tree, Zorro sprang out of the tree -- freaked me out. But Zorro is so heavy and adorable. He knew he's cute. Damn him.

Pyramid in Europe? I was reading this article and I thought it was interesting. So I pulled the earth google on this -- and located the town. I could vaguely see the Pyramid in not far from town. Interesting stuff, though.

Peter Jackson's King Kong: The reviews are coming in for Peter Jackson's King Kong. All raved the 3-hour long film. Saying that the film is going to make people open their jaws. And the scene where King Kong watched the sunset with the damsel in distress is going to make many weep. Now I am intrigued. I sincerely hope that the film, Brokeback Mountain, is going to be subtitled during the first few weeks. I just cannot wait for months while everyone is done watching it. It is not right, though.

Oh, I saw the interview of Peter Jackson on some TV, he looked much thinner as of now. Up next is me.

Graduate School Where? I had been thinking about going to graduate school. My eye is set on one particular school up North. No I won't identify the school until further notice. Only few already knew which school I am interested in. I do not want to jinx my chances.

One Day I Will ...: Legal or not, I intend to rub that one when I am in Paris!

Will Rayni Do Something About It? The newest Leaning Tower of Zip Feed Mill!

Christian Hatred? Some wondered why I hated the Xians. Some exclaimed that Xians are being persecuted by intolerants. Some said that the so-called tolerants failed to tolerate their Xian beliefs. Nothing is far from the truth, really.

I do not hate Xians. I just condemned them, then I trashed them. I do not have the time to hate them.

Let's look at historical background -- when the Bubonic Plague blanketed Europe, what did the Xians do? Tolerate diversity? No, they slaughtered lots of Jews and non-Xians! What happened during the Crusades? Self-explanatory.

They discriminated against many peoples all over the world. Women. Blacks. Peasants. Deaf. Natives. Jews. Muslims. And they are complaining that they are being persecuted as of now?!

They bred people like Adolf Hitler. Martin Luther, who sets up the first Church separate from the Catholic Church in Germany assailed incessantly on Jews for decades just because the Jews declined to sign up for Martin Luther's group. His Church then sowed the seeds in Germany and Austria where people learned how to hate certain groups. And much later, the hate bred the person you knew as Adolf Hitler.

And yet, the Xians were quick to distance themselves from Hitler. Saying that Hitler himself is not Xian, but that is not the point here. But the whole point is where did Hitler picked up so much hatred for Jews, especially in Germany and Austria, if not for Saudi Arabia?! Of course, he learned it from his friends, his communities and of all, the Lutherans.

It annoyed me to hear Xians complained that they felt that they were being persecuted by others. Look at this country across the nation, many organized religions are ordering, encouraging and pushing the people to set up the organizations such as Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America and America Family Association to battle the equal rights in the name of "tradition", i.e. gay marriage, gay rights et al. Do I feel being persecuted by them? Of course, they are against who I am. They already decreed that I will go to Hell because I rejected their hocus pocus beliefs. So much for tolerance.

My personal beliefs are my own private. I believe in Deism. Even though I feel comfortable being with the reformed Jews more than anything else, it is just that I do not believe in organized religions. They breed intolerance and demand tolerance from others. You can't have it like that. It takes two-way to tolerate each other. By tolerating each other, one has to accept the diversity. The keyword, my readers, is acceptance. If you do not accept who I am, you're not accepte by me. That is the way it is for me.

This is where I stopped tolerating their antics and turned the tables on themselves -- they deserved to be persecuted by many others. It is interesting to note that more people became educated in life, the more they detached themselves from the organized religions, and eventually, they regarded the organized religions as the thing of the past.

And it should be the thing of the past. They belonged in the past -- I look forward to the day where I can say, "Oh, religion is the antiquity, imprisoned in its own past." When I say religion, some Xians would say that their beliefs are not part of religion, it is way of life. Boo hoo. Cut the crap. Xians, like Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism, are classified as a religion.

But do I really hate the Xians? No, they are waste of my time. They only amuse me with their imaginative stories. Just look at JuneAnn LeFors, 'nuff said.

Cheers,

R-

Saturday, December 03, 2005

Another Sensible Letter from Donald Tropp

As expected, Donald Tropp, the Editor-in-Chief of The Buff and Blue responded back.

Talk is cheap, prove it. That is the main slogan because what did the administration manage to accomplish in the last 15 years when it comes to communication issues at Gallaudet? Not so much, really.

As you can see, Donald Tropp once again trampled on Provost Fernie's points -- action speaks louder than words, really.

Cheers,

R-

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Dear Provost Fernandes,

I appreciate your response to my recent letter. It seems the University is finally acknowledging our concerns, and we will continue to make noise. The rapidly growing number of students using a shirt that says, “Know Thy Enemy,” with your picture on it has added fuel to the fire.

In this issue, we reprinted an article from The Nation about the Carl DuPree incident from fifteen years ago. We wanted to show our readers that there has not been much, if any, improvement since then in terms of communication. Last year, the University said they would implement the mandates presented by the audism committee, a promise that has yet to reach fruition. Despite these facts, you appeal to us to believe you and to give change a try. Only when you make points based on facts, we can begin to do so.

With that said, you cannot blame me for not trusting the leadership we have now. President Bush has been heavily criticized for such events as the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina. He lost the trust of perhaps millions of his constituents and is now struggling to regain it. The same rings true for the University’s leadership. President I. King Jordan has done many great things for Gallaudet, but he, like everyone else, still has his flaws.

Under Dr. Jordan’s administration, Gallaudet has not effectively improved communication access, as was evident during the goalpost incident. That’s why it is important that the presidential search committee be aware of this pressing issue in their hunt for the next leader of the deaf world. That person must have strong convictions, personal courage and community building skills if we want to see changes for the better.

But that doesn’t mean we have to wait until next January. When Dr. Donalda Ammons moderated the recent Town Hall meeting, she requested that the students not only identify an issue but propose a solution. My suggestion is to assemble a team of legal experts and qualified linguist to reform Gallaudet’s communication policies.

I agree that we should not dwell on the past, but the University must learn from history to avoid repeating the same mistakes. We must look ahead to the future with the understanding that Gallaudet is far from perfect. I am looking forward to seeing what the new “strategic plan with clear actions to effect change” can do for Gallaudet.

We’ve waited long enough.

Sincerely,

Donald Tropp
Editor-In-Chief
The Buff and Blue