Zartan

Remember when you were a kid and you were waiting for something to come in the mail? Like Ralphie and his goddamn secret decoder pin?

Well, my piece was the G.I. Joe villain, Zartan. That fucker had these heat sensitive pads that changed color, his skin changed color in the sunlight and so did the sweet little swamp skiff that came with him! And J.C. Penny had them fucking BACKORDERED!!!!! Forever. Holy shit, I wanted that figure. After about eight years (which was really about 8 weeks), he showed up on the front porch. To this day, my heart still starts to race a little every time I see a UPS truck or a mail truck in front of my parents' house.

So, I went up on eBay to see if I could snag one since my original is long gone (classic mother yard sale maneuver). Fair market value of one in MLC condition (mint loose and complete) is only $20-$30. That's according to the greatest book ever: "The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe 1982-1994," by Mark Bellomo, a hometown pal. TRUE!

I haven't been able to find an original Zartan that I really like and can afford... yet. However, I did find the 1994 version which is extra sweet because he represents with a serious mohawk! Now I get to impatiently wait for the mail to come everyday for the next week... just like old times!!!!

Oh yes.

Riders of Rohan... Rindsay Rohan.

OK, this will probably (hopefully) be my last blog entry EVER about Lindsay Lohan because quite frankly, I don't give two (2) poops about her. I've never seen any of her movies, TV shows or videos and I don't think I've ever heard an entire song, either. My only interest is (was) the fact that she's a human being in the public eye... suffering.

Or is/was she? She is now saying that she never admitted to having bulimia, they twisted her words and she never suffered from the eating disorder. So much for my sweet PSA idea.

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I just can't believe someone thought that this would be a great ad slogan:

"Children's Pink. It Does More Than You Think."

I was speechless.

http://www.childrenspepto.com/index.shtml

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Check the dummyMusic on the right and you will notice that the Sixes and Sevens are back, yo. I "remastered" the shit and it sounds like a brazilian times better now.

BTW, I learned this phrase from a buddy at Micromusic. I can't remember but I think his name was Hello. Great buddy I am...

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EDIT (1/0/2006): It was, in fact, Hello who inspired this song. He's a funny guy.

Bulimia Making Me Happy

That title sounds harsh, doesn't it? Well, the goddamn VH1 Big In '05 awards was one of the biggest pieces of shit I have ever seen on TV... and I've seen some shit in my day. There was a lot on the show that really really really pissed me off, but I will not let myself get into that here. I mean, you all already know that Fallout Boy are a bunch of posers/douchebags, right? Right.

Lindsay Lohan: BIG IT Girl '05. In the little cutscene where they announce the nominees and why they should win this award some guy is talking about how Lindsay Lohan lost so much weight and looks so good and I fucking flipped shit. Obviously there was some sort of eating disorder fueling this. Call me a fool, but I thought she looked BAD this year. Sick and BAD. And these FUCKS are applauding this. Note: I think they also made some comment about Nicole Richie being skinny and hot, too. Hmm, I fucking wonder why?

Well, I just read today that Lindsay Lohan has ADMITTED TRYING DRUGS... and fought bulimia. The media continues to piss me the fuck off. See, they make such a huge deal about her admitting to trying drugs and then I read the article and she denies using cocaine and trails off, kinda implying that she didn't get into the hard stuff. So... what? She smoked the reefer? Maybe tripped once or something? Sorry, there's no story there, let alone a HEADLINE. The real news is that she's admitted to battling bulimia.

I'm glad she's admitted this and I wonder if the youth of America will be able to put shit together like I have. Will they be able to come up with the thought "Wait. These fucks are applauding a sick, undernourished physique? Fuck that!" Sure, this emphasis on the ultra-thin body image is nothing new, but it's so far in the forefront now that it makes me sick.

I want some radical PSA out there, on VH1, showing the Big in '05 awards clip of that dude saying how she lost weight and looks so good immediately followed by a clip of Lindsay admitting to having an eating disorder. And then it ends with either 1) some awesome tagline like "FUCK VH1: Eat Your Dinner" or 2) a shot of Lindsay Lohan in a bikini (looking good now that she's gained some weight back) with a donut in one hand and her Big in '05 award in the other... she takes a bite of the donut and then smashes the award on the ground. A sensual bite and a violent smash.

I want it. Maybe I'll make it. Hmmm....

EDIT: CNN made the headline the headline.

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