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A recent commenter asked me, "If you are so confident in what you have written, why are you responding to each critical comment?" The post in question was a controversial one with numerous commenters up in arms about what I had chosen to share. I considered my options. If I respond, people like her would think that I'm being defensive. If I don't respond, someone will inevitably chime up and say that I'm acting high-and-mighty by ignoring helpful statements. It was, as the title of this post suggests, a no-win situation. That was one example. Here's another. (image source) Last year, I sought to implement a blogging schedule. One of the topics I regularly wrote about was my faith. And it's funny, because I never, in...

Blogging, Cute, Funny, Web

This Will Be the Best 11 Minutes and 38 Seconds of Your Day

Aug 09. 2013

I'm still working on some back-end stuff for the blog post-transition, so posts will continue to stay light through the weekend. But before I go, I wanted to share two things — First, a compilation video of some of the best 2013 Vines so far. I know that at 11+ minutes, it's longer than your average "I want to waste some time online" YouTube video, but I guarantee it's worth it! Next, I wanted to remind you that today is the last day to enter my It Can Wait giveaway. Have you entered yet? You can win a BlackBerry Q10, contract-free! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! ETA:It seems that the original video was taken down by a copyright troll, and will remain inaccessible...

Blogging, Personal, Reviews, Web

Buh-Bye, HostGator! Hello, Hawk Host!

Aug 08. 2013

You may have noticed that this blog was down this past Friday. In fact, you may have noticed that a bunch of sites were down that day, and I'll tell you why. When I first switched to HostGator, everything was fine and dandy. HostGator is was known to be one of the very few RELIABLE web hosts with affordable "UNLIMITED!" shared hosting plans. But in the past few months, I started noticing more lagging and time-outs. There were even a few downtimes, and then...

Funny, Korean, Web

Southwest Airlines Landing Gear Failure Prompts Fake American Pilot Names

Jul 30. 2013

You've probably heard of Bay Area news station KTVU's fiasco involving their broadcast of obviously fake names for the pilots of the Asiana crash. Am I in the minority for being an Asian-American who wasn't offended by this? Perhaps I've been too desensitized over the years, but I found it worthy of a chuckle. Immature and ignorant, yes. A bit too early to be making jokes about an incident that cost innocents their lives? Probably. But — as with many other politically incorrect jokes — comical nonetheless. Oh, and some eye-rolling for those who failed to catch such an obvious mistake. :roll: I knew that it wouldn't be long until jokes built upon the original prank, and the one I found today takes...

Art/Design, Entertainment, Geek, Web

Game of Thrones Costume Details

Jul 24. 2013

A Hollywood insider once told me that assistants are often a overlooked source of information, influence, and power.

Upon hearing that, I wondered to myself, ‘Well what about all the other “little” people involved in each movie and television show? Who knows? Even a grip can potentially hold significant insider scoop and leverage!’

Alright, so my overactive imagination probably got the better of me there. (And it’s likely that most people reading this wouldn’t know what a grip even does.) But can you imagine, in this day and age, the fangasms that would ensue if every talented member of a movie/TV production had an active Facebook page, a Twitter feed, or even…gasp…an updated, detailed blog?

And this is where Michelle Carragher comes in. She is an embroidery artist and illustrator for notable productions such as Elizabeth I, Prince of Persia, and Stardust.

Oh, and did I mention Game of Thrones?

AND that she has a kickass blog which features numerous photos of her creations?