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Walked out my back door today to get to my car and was suprised to find what I thought was a really weird looking cat. Took me a couple of second to realize that it was a Chihuahua. At first we just stared at each other, then the dog started yapping and was attempting to “attack” me. It was really hard to resist the urge to kick the thing into the air. So I ignored the stupid thing and walked to my car. I had left the car door open because I was just running into the house to get something. Anyway, the dog jumps into my car before I could get in and wouldn’t leave. I wasn’t sure what to do since this rat, I mean dog, wasn’t being too friendly. Good thing the owner eventually showed up and retrieved her Chihuahua. And who said there was no wildlife in Culver City? I’m just glad it wasn’t the racoon that lives in the backyard.

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Have you been wondering what the hell the GOP has been doing with all that extra campaign money that they’ve been gathering? Apparently they’ve been wasting it on major pieces of junk mail. At lease this wasn’t as silly as the two 8×10 portraits of JR with a goofy grin that I’ve gotten. They actually suggested that I hang the pictures up somewhere. How they got the idea that all this junk mail was going to make me forget about all the crap that’s been going on in Iraq is beyond me. Hmm…lets review the major objectives for invading Iraq:

1. Reduce terrorism – seems like there’s only been an increase in terrorist acts.

2. Secure the oil supply – oil prices are as high as they have ever been.

3. Make the Middle East more stable – any bets on how long the Iraqi government will last after the US leaves? Saudi Arabia looks like it’ll be the next to fall.

4. Bring democracy and justice to the people of Iraq – just don’t get arrested by the US military or you’ll end up posing for pictures.

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Kinda makes you wonder what the rest of the world thinks about this. And this is a guy that once had his trigger finger on The Button. Maybe this will start a new trend. Can’t wait to see Jr, Tony Blair, and Jacques Chirac try it out, though Jr might forget to pull the rip cord (did I say that?).

Crazy Ex-President Jumps Out of Plane to Prove His Manhood

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Bought a mess of CDs a few weeks ago, and within the stack were two albums that were like book ends on the female singer-songwriter spectrum.

Azure Ray, Hold On Love

This album by a female duo reminds me a lot of early Sarah McLachlan, but more mellow and a little less angry. Featuring mostly mid-tempo tunes, the album is filled with angelic singing and comes across with a strong feminine appeal. Light up the candles and enjoy the smoothing sounds.

Peaches, Fatherfucker

From this album title, you can already tell this one is gonna be loud and in your face. Fatherfucker features a woman that is completely uninhibited when comes to the subject of sex and want she wants. Peaches can be so raunchy that she gives Prince a run for his money. This is no feminist statement, Peaches is straight from the crotch. Music-wise, its Peaches rapping and wailing on top of old-school 80s dance music beats.

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Tokyo Godfathers, just out on DVD, is further proof that Japanese Anime has moved beyond its geeky/sci-fi/fantasy roots. This is a dramatic story on par with the best live-action dramas that Hollywood can produce. The story centers around three homeless people in Tokyo that find an abandoned baby in a dumpster on Christmas Eve. What follows is a cleverly written script involving chance, luck, coincidence and salvation of the three main characters as they attempt to return the baby to its parents. There are gritty depictions of life on the streets and the misery that life can bring, but it is balanced with humor and wit. There is a twist at the end and the smartly written screenplay comes together at the end.

In addition to this DVD, Spirited Away, Millennium Actress, and Perfect Blue are also recommended. The Triplets of Bellevile is also recommended even though its a French Canadian production by the way of France and the UK. These movies appeal to the general movie audience, so don’t shy away from these great movies just because they are “cartoons”. They are available on NetFlix, not sure how easy they are to find elsewhere.

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If you’ve been dying to try Gmail, the new email service from Google, let me know, I’ve got some invites I can send out. Not sure why people are actually buying invites on eBay, Gmail seems just like another web-based email service to me. Okay, you get 1 gig of storage and the ability to use Google to search through your emails, but if you have that much email, its time to get a life.

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