new wish list

My new wish list is being hosted on Froogle.

For some reason, I am not satisfied with Amazon's wish list feature. Maybe it is because it feels "noisy". I dunno.. I should just use Froogle's wishlist from now on, but will let my Amazon wishlist collect dust unless they have something listed that Froogle doesn't have.

Regardless, here is a small wishlist! Some friends can stop asking me what do I want for my birthday (Oct. 16)! lol!

an east coast quirk.

I noticed if you're on the West Coast and you order fajita something, you get the real fajita deal with authenic taste. But here on East Coast, they think fajitas comes in doused with sweet bbq sauce, topped with grated cheese, sour cream, diced tomatoes, lettuce and salsa!

Bbq sauce WITH salsa?! Eww, yuck!

leather?

http://media.adventchildren.net/wallpapers/site/ac_poster_1024.jpg

http://media.adventchildren.net/wallpapers/site/ac_sephirothflames_1024.jpg

I like this outfit that Sephiroth (for those who don't know, that's the silver haired guy) is wearing, but I bet it is f$%#ing expensive!

recipe.

A recipe from fatfree.com:

Fat-free Chewy Chocolate Cookies
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. Karo (light or dark)
3 egg whites

Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Stir in corn syrup and egg white until blended (dough will be thick and slightly sticky). Drop by rounded teaspoon onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes or just until set (cookies will be soft when pressed). Do not overbake. Cool on rack.

I add less than 1 tsp vanilla extract for flavor. If you really want the 'pure chocolate' taste, omit using vanilla extract!

flies-b-gone.

Believe it or not, it really WORKS! My brother bought a 2-story home and the backyard always have flies. The neighborhood is next to some farms and newly developed land. Naturally, there'd be hordes of flies everywhere! He put ziploc baggies full of water and hanged them on the border of his back porch's ceiling. The result?

No flies.

From the page:

Zip-lock water bags

Many people swear that a zip-lock bag filled half-way with water and attached over entry-ways will repel flies. No one yet knows how or why it works, but there is speculation that it has something to do with the way the moving water refracts light. If you have tried this please use the tips form at the bottom of the page to hare your results with the rest of us.

new p2p.

Another excellent Firefox extension! Get it here!

hauntingly eerie.
I find this a very creative, yet eerie thing for those people to make a giant girl puppet!

crocodile hunter dies.

Wow! I never thought 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin would die this soon! He's only 44 years old, death by a stab to the heart from a stingray.

WTC Movie to give 10% profit?

Puh-lease!

I just watched a movie based on true story. It's titled, "End of the Spear" and at the end of the film, it said 50% of the film's profits go to the funds to help the Waodani and other tribespeople in the Amazon Jungle.

That movie was really good and touching. Go rent or buy the "End of the Spear" film!

flash fights back.

new stuff.

some new stuff coming soon!

rosa parks part two?

First, they made Raed cover his shirt, then moved him to the backseat of the airplane! This is Rosa Parks all over again!

Wow! Raed doesn't deserve this kind of discrimination!

recipe: 5 Bean Salad

5 Bean Salad

1 (15 ounce) can Garbanzo (chickpeas), drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can Kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can Black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can Red beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can Pinto beans or Black-eyed Peas, drained and rinsed

Put all beans in a bowl.  I don't rinse them, but you can if you wish
to.  Then, make dressing:

1 small onion, sliced into thin rings
3/4 cup white sugar
2/3 cup distilled white vinegar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon celery seed

Shake in bottle, then pour on the 5 beans in bowl.  Stir until all is
coated and well mixed.  Best served cold.

Re: Beating a Deaf citizen IS a hate crime.

Looks like I got a reply from Jimmie Slack in San Diego. I hope they'll find the people responsible for the beating. I also hope the police will consider this crime as a hate crime.

Best of luck to Pepe into making this right and safe for San Diego Deafies!

-----Original Message-----
From: Jimmie Slack <JSlack@sandiego.gov>
To: deaf258
Subject: Re: Beating a Deaf citizen IS a hate crime.
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:24:09 -0700

Thank you for your concerns. Hate crimes are very serious issues and the San Diego Police Department is working diligently to find the criminals who did this. This crime is also being featured on Crime Stoppers.

Your support in helping to address this matter is appreciated.

We will all breath a sigh of relief when they are behind bars.

Jimmie Slack
Chief of Staff
Councilman Tony Young
236-6644

new item.

Adding this to my birthday wishlist:

Lomographic Super Sampler Camera 4 Lens
FREE UPS
LOMO.com
Here's how this camera works:

me wacky.

I was being wacky today.

Neal took his daughters out to eat at Olive Garden and I joined them. We were celebrating Hilary's birthday. There is a funny story I wanna add later. Anyway, Jennifer took pics of me while we were on our way home. I was making faces and saying one-liners to go with the expression I was wearing. Jennifer couldn't stop cracking up!

Beating a Deaf citizen IS a hate crime.

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing this e-mail to express my anger and disappointment in the City of San Diego for not protecting its own Disability community.

On August 13th, a deaf boy was beaten up in City Heights because a group of men that attacked him "didn't like the way he looked at them." According to one police officer: "The other guys in the park think he's looking at them funny, and they don't like it," he said. "So they approach and he's unable to respond, so they beat him up."

As a Deaf person, I use my facial expressions to communicate more than a typical hearing person would as a consequence of my hearing loss. I can understand how another person would mistaken my very expressive facial expressions as "looking funny" at someone else. That is what seems to have happened in this situation. Because this boy was Deaf and acting Deaf, he was beaten up. This argument, if correct, means that this was a hate crime.

Yet the San Diego Police Department, more specifically Officer Donelson has not been respectful or helpful to the Deaf Community. He refuses to consider the strong possibility that this was a hate crime. He keeps stating that this was not a hate crime because the Deaf boy was not beaten up because he was Deaf. Officer Donelson says this because he is not willing to understand that Deaf people do use facial expressions extensively that may be translated as looks that would make some think that we are "looking at them funny." He has already stated that "looking funny" at someone and getting beaten up for it is not a hate crime. This is true for others but not for people who use their faces extensively like I do because of who I am. I am Deaf and I will not allow some thugs to scare me into not signing and using my facial expressions because they beat up one of my own kind for having the characteristics of a Deaf person.

Please use your position and your heart to tell the San Diego Police Department that enough is enough and they need to devote more resources to getting these thugs off the street so they cannot commit anymore hate crimes and harm other Deaf people.

Only last month, 3 gay people were beaten up and the City of San Diego rallied to nab these hate-mongers in less than a week. Yet when a disabled person is beaten up because they had characteristics of their disability, they still have yet to capture anyone nearly two weeks after the crime. This is not right, just because we are not as visible as the GLBT community, we should not be put on the backburner.

Please take action and help push the San Diego Police Department to recognize that this was possibly a hate crime and needs to be treated like one to remove these criminals from the streets to make the streets safe again for San Diego's Deaf Community.

Thank you for your time,

Sincerely,

Philip Mecham

P.S. It saddens me to see the lack of effort and response from the San Diego's public service to protect its Deaf citizens. This will affect the present and potential, future San Diego Deaf residents, because Deaf people want to live in a city where they know they will be safe or protected. Right now, San Diego isn't looking like a great city to live or visit!

blind double?

I googled myself and found something 258.

Apparently, he is blind and I am Deaf!

a quiz plug.

disgusted.

It was several weeks ago when I was flipping through the channels, and happened to see the movie preview to the new WTC movie.

What the f...?!?

OMG! I cannot imagine watching that tacky, new WTC film! Why? Because I feel that it is a disgusting ploy to make money off of false patriotism. While some people claim to watch it to "support 9/11", others, such as myself, absolutely refused to watch that piece. Who, in their right minds, would want to relive the painful memories that happened on September 11, 2001?! And I have to ask, "Where does the film profits go?" I would really like to know where the money is going!

Why now? Why make a movie about WTC? For a couple of examples, why don't you take Titanic or Pearl Harbor. When did those events occurred? Why make a film of an event from 5 years ago? Why not wait until 50 years has passed and do a film then? The making and showing of the WTC movie is like rubbing salt in open wounds. The people who died should be remembered and honored WITHOUT the commercialized propaganda!

Shit. It's just downright nasty!

So.. If you want to show your true patriotism.. Please put your 9 bucks and some dollars for soda with popcorn into better use! Don't watch the movie, just donate those greenbacks of yours to one of those WTC scholarship funds or non-profit organizations!

• Twin Towers Orphan Fund
• September 11 Scholarship Alliance
• World Trade Center Survivors Network Links

UPDATE: I went and did a little looking at the slow paced, sleep inducing, flash based layout at WTC Movie. I learned that the movie will donate 10% of its profits to their approved list of WTC charities. Why not 100% or 90%?! Or better yet, to be fair, 50% of the proceeds to be donated? 10% is a measly portion of peanuts! Make sure you donate! 100% of your donated money goes to charity!