He all. I've been in a cave for a while, but I just saw this video from Kanye West doing a direct remake of Akira. He plays Tetsuo, the boy about to become a huge ameba. Plus, he does the bike thing. Pretty well done. Tanoshii ne.

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OK, so finally made a decision: I'm going to attend UC Santa Barbara next year. There are no jobs possible in my situation (believe me, I tried), so I have to take the first year below the belt and expend all of my savings from this year. And hope for some income or funding the following year ( Read more... )

Hi all.
 Although most of my lj friends didn't know her, I feel like it's a good place to mention that one of my friends from high school passed away recently.
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So I hear one of the latest ideas is to give guns to professors. While I can see the logic, in the sense that with weapons, you can better defend against weapons, let's get real for a second.

Besides the basic arguments about weapons in classrooms and the escalation of violence,

I know of only like three professors who I would be comfortable with ( Read more... )

Hi All, I just wanted to throw this out there.
Does anyone get the sense that the shooting at Virginia is going to have a backlash to Asian American students and/or Asian National students? I'm curious and cautious to see what will happen, now that it's been released that the killer was a Korean National. I'm also scared since I just got out of the ( Read more... )

Hi LJ family. I just received an e-mail from the secretary at UCSB. She says that I was accepted into the program. Which is awesome ( Read more... )

Hey everyone,

So I haven't heard a single word back from my application to Santa Barbara, and that is bad, since I was in contact with the professor in charge of admissions to the department. So, this probably means that at best I'm on the waiting list, that is, waiting for someone who they really want to refuse the offer. Or, it means that I'm out ( Read more... )

This is Sweeeet!

Come on LJ folks! Send me some music recommendations!

Right now I've been helped by some opera music recs, and that's been going great. But I need more, MORE!

So far, I've found Sarah Brightman, Charlotte Church, the Paris Combo, and Korn is awesome! But I'm ready and equipped to branch out, so hit meh.