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So I've been writing but not posting. Which is fine, I think. Certain ideas and opinions are best kept under wraps. I'll share some of the blogs in retro entries I think.

But these are a few blogs I've come across today. If I had my wits about me, I'd share more of my thoughts. Again, maybe at a later time...

Facts, Knowledge, Wisdom- I've been feeling pretty unintelligent as of late. Luckily, I get to hang out with people who graciously explain things to me a way that doesn't make me feel like a complete dolt. Sigh. I miss Trapper. His brain and his ass.

Harajuku Girls- Some interesting commentary from Magaret Cho on Gwen Stefani and her Harajuku Girls:

Now she has 4 things all together, the Harajuku Girls. I want to like them, and I want to think they are great, but I am not sure if I can. I mean, racial stereotypes are really cute sometimes, and I don't want to bum everyone out by pointing out the minstrel show. I think it is totally acceptable to enjoy the Harajuku girls, because there are not that many other Asian people out there in the media really, so we have to take whatever we can get. Amos 'n Andy had lots of fans, didn't they? At least it is a measure of visibility, which is much better than invisibility. I am so sick of not existing, that I would settle for following any white person around with an umbrella just so I could say I was there.

Please read the rest of her commentary. Perhaps this is why I have this love/nausea feeling about the Harajuku girls in pop culture. Reminds me. I received this lovely compliment: "You write more like Margret Cho than Amy Tan."