Kanye West Humbles himself

Southpark parodied Kanye and here is his response to it:
"SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT'S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELINGS BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM SOUTH PARK! I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY EGO THOUGH. HAVING THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE AND CAREER. I USE TO USE IT TO BUILD UP MY ESTEEM WHEN NOBODY BELIEVED IN ME. NOW THAT PEOPLE DO BELIEVE AND SUPPORT MY MUSIC AND PRODUCTS THE BEST RESPONSE IS THANK YOU INSTEAD OF "I TOLD YOU SO!!!" IT'S COOL TO TALK SHIT WHEN YOU'RE RAPPING BUT NOT IN REAL LIFE. WHEN YOU MEET LITTLE WAYNE IN PERSON HE'S THE NICEST GUY FOR EXAMPLE. I JUST WANNA BE A DOPER PERSON WHICH STARTS WITH ME NOT ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE HOW DOPE I THINK I AM. I NEED TO JUST GET PAST MYSELF. DROP THE BRAVADO AND JUST MAKE DOPE PRODUCT. EVERYTHING IS NOT THAT SERIOUS. AS LONG AS PEOPLE THINK I ACT LIKE A BITCH THIS TYPE OF SHIT WILL HAPPEN TO ME. I GOT A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE I'M NOT ACTUALLY A HUGE DOUCHE BUT I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. I'M SURE THE WRITERS AT SOUTH PARK ARE REALLY NICE PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DRAW MY CREW. THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY ALSO!! I'M SURE THERE'S GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THIS... THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S ME!"

Movie Review: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

I've written about Miyazaki before, here Link.
I have not seen this classic animated film until last Sunday. I was drinking imitation Trudy's Mexican Martinis and laying on the couch. This film was awesome. Here is the wiki. Studio Ghibli is Miyazaki's animation company. I highly recommend this film. One of my favorite aspects of Miyazaki's stories is that the heroes are girls most of the time. The drawing and character design is both classic and original. The dialogue is complex without being too heavy. The story is engaging, and the voice acting is spot on. There are a ton of famous actors in Nausicaa such as Cameron Diaz and Shia Lebouf. My only regret is not seeing the film sooner. Watch this, you won't regret it!

Seahorses are cool!

Some friends of mine showed this to me over the weekend. It's hilarious! If ever a reason to do drugs, it's to bring out this delicious kind of funny. No way, No way :)

New Miyazaki Movie "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea"

Yay! A new Miyazaki movie. "Spirited Away" is one of my favorite movies of all time. I'm so excited to see another on of this animator/director's creations. This story is a remake of Hans Christian Anderson's "The Little Mermaid". He uses hand drawn animation instead of computers. His stories are always beautiful and genuine with timeless morals for children of all ages. There isn't a release date in America for it yet. I'm holding my breath until it comes out.

Director/Animator: Adam Bizanski

I'm a big fan of the shins. Adam Bizanski was the creator of their video for "Pink Bullets"
It's very cool. Here's his portfolio. Link

John Kricfalusi's Take on Presidential Candidates

I love John K! Ren and Stimpy is one of my favorite cartoons. He's a great animator in the true sense of the art form. He's offering these rubber statuettes for sale of the presidential hopefuls. I think he captured McCain's persona just right. Here is his blog. Click on the picture to go to his store and purchase the figurines.

Cartoon Timeline of My Life ages 6-8

Hello again. Another view into my warped mind and the swiss-cheeseiness that came from sitting in front of the world's cheapest babysitter. On a side note, I was a TV for halloween one year. I wish I had pictures of it. Oh yeah, cardboard box with foil where the screen should be. Ha! I'm a nerd.
Here's Rainbow Brite. I don't remember much of the show except I liked the bad guys, of course, and that I really wanted the unicorn she rode on. It must have been pretty boring or too similar to the Care Bears, which I also watched.
I was a tomboy which is understandable because boys are way easier to be friends with then girls. Not as catty! My friends and I played hide and seek, cops and robbers, street hockey and a couple times we filled the sand box up with water and had lake front properties with our matchbox cars. I watched G. I. Joe. It was very run of the mill writing and cheap animation. There was a lot of shooting, but no one EVER died. WTF? I know we shouldn't expose children to the casualties of war, but maybe that's how we got involved in Iraq, G.W. probably watched too much G. I. Joe. What people die in wars??? My favorite character was the bad guy again. Things always got more interesting when Cobra Commander was around. Without him, the show was dull. At the end of each show, there was some moral that ended with: "Now we know!" "And knowing is half the battle." I liken that to every mistake I make in life.
He-Man & She-Ra


These shows were great, except there were too many reruns which made me lose interest fast.
I was happy that they finally made a show that had a girl as a leader and she didn't need rescuing all the time. Who was the sexy bad guy? Skeletor!
Scooby Doo
Oh yeah! The ultimate in 70's cartoons. I loved monsters, ghosts, and dogs. What more could you ask for in a show. They always disproved the hauntings, but I always hoped there would be that one mystery they could not solve. I also watched the "A Pup Named Scooby Doo" and the movies.
Bugs Bunny - This cartoon is where J and I get most of our humor from. We always sing "Someone's a Rockin' my Dreamboat" from the episode called "Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips"
I watched these cartoons everyday. Here is the entire list, I had no idea there were so many. My favorite episode is "broomstick bunny"

Bugs Bunny - Broom-Stick Bunny | Funny Jokes at JibJab

Tom & Jerry - This cartoon ruled. My favorite episode was when Jerry's cousin came and they froze the kitchen to go ice skating. I swear I learned all my classical music from this animation. Tex Avery is the coolest!
Jem - She's truly outrageous! Not much to say, this cartoon sucked. I watched it anyway.

Pee Wee's Playhouse - This show rocked. Cartoons, claymation, live action all rolled up into one. It was very weird and very spastic. Just how I like it. It's too bad about Paul Ruebens flushing his career down the toilet. This show couldn't run for a long time. Also of note, Pee Wee's Big Adventure - a cult classic. My first boyfriend would dress up as Pee Wee for halloween- it was uncanny.

Cartoon Timeline of my life ages 4 - 6

I am an avid cartoon watcher. I've decided to chronicle my lifelong love affair with animation on my blog. This could take a while...
My first memory of animation is from Sesame Street, of course. This picture is from a counting animation about an alligator king. Here is the song, brought to you by the number 7.

One two three four five six seven!
Said the Alligator King to his seven sons,
"I'm feelin' mighty down.
Whichever of you can cheer me up
Will get to wear my crown."

His first son brought seven oyster pearls
From the bottom of the China Sea.

The second gave him seven statues of girls
With clocks where their stomachs should be.

The third son gave him seven rubies
From the sheikdom Down There Beneath.
The King thought the rubies were cherries,
And he broke off seven of his teeth.

The fourth son tried to cheer him up
With seven lemon drops.
The King said, "I'm sorry son,
Since that ruby episode, I just haven't got the chops."

The fifth son brought the King perfume
In seven fancy silver jars;
The King took a whiff, and he broke out in spots
'Cause it smelled like cheap cigars.

The sixth son gave him seven diamond rings
To wear upon his toes.
The King snagged his foot on the royal red rug
And crumpled up his nose.

The seventh son of the Alligator King
Was a thoughtful little whelp.
He said, "Daddy, appears to me
That you could use a little help."

Said the Alligator King to his seventh son,
"My son, you win the crown.
You didn't bring me diamonds or rubies, but
You helped me up when I was down.
Take the crown; it's yours, my son.
I hope you don't mind the dents.
I got it on sale at a discount store-
Cost me all of seven cents!"
Seven!
There were all variations of animation shown on Sesame Street- stop motion, clay, and traditional. You cannot forget the muppets. That isn't animation per se, but come on! same idea. Which leads us to:
The Muppet Show
This is a picture of Statler and Waldorf. They heckled the cast of "The Muppet Show" each week, high from the balcony in the muppet theater. They were named for 2 hotels in NYC. I have the both of Season 1 & 2 DVD box sets of the show. I will probably collect them all as they come out. Again, more dorkiness on my part. The Muppet Show wasn't animated but played a huge role in my development. In fact, I just watched "Muppets From Space" this weekend. That's a great movie.



Again I'm veering from animated shows but I have to include this one. Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. I didn't like it but I watched it. So, how did it shape me? Well, being the pessimist and negative nancy I am you have to watch things you HATE - otherwise, how can you feel superior? One particular thing I hated about this show was the cat, Daniel. He was such a whiner! Everything that was in this puppet's dialogue started with the words "Meow, meow" and finished with the same. So annoying!

More PBS shows I remember watching:
Schoool House Rock
It was on when nothing else was. It wasn't particularly entertaining. They started sticking it between Saturday morning cartoons just to fill space. Did anyone really like this cartoon or is it just nostalgia? Who greenlighted it and thought it was good? Just wondering.
Tra-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la!
The Smurfs
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have always wanted to marry Gargamel. Something about evil villains gets me HOT! The plot was always the same. Gargamel wants to capture the smurfs but always fails. There was only one girl smurf early in the beginning of the show and she was created by Gargamel to lure the smurfs to his castle. The smurfs are famous all over the world and were originally from Belgium. Read the 10 smurfiest facts about the smurfs on Neatorama.

Voltron
Here was my first deluge into Japanese animation. My favorite character was Princess Allura/Princess Fala (ファーラ姫, Fāra-hime): Princess Allura of the planet Arus is the ruler of the Kingdom of Altair (as well as of the entire planet, for the most part) and is also the object of Lotor's affections. She takes over for Sven as the pilot of the Blue Lion that forms Voltron's right leg. Allura wears a pink uniform in the original series, and a metallic blue uniform in Voltron: The Third Dimension. Her age is about 18-20. Though a bit naïve, especially with matters of romance, Allura is a strong-willed person, and is very capable of ruling her planet, though some like Coran and Nanny tend to doubt this ability. She is capable of invoking the dead, particularly her father, the late King Alfor. In The Third Dimension, Allura later learns special mind skills that could allow the Voltron Force to control the Lions without having to be in the cockpits, and also helps the others to learn it as well.
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Space Mice: The Space Mice are pastel-colored mice displaying a humanlike level of intelligence, who were Princess Allura's friends as a child. They are often mischievous, but sometimes helpful. There are five Space Mice, though the fifth mouse is rarely seen until later episodes, perhaps because of not being born, or being too young to leave the nest at first. There is a large light blue mouse, a large pink mouse, two medium-sized light blue mice, and a much smaller light blue mouse. The cartoon was very inconsistent with the names of the mice; names used for various mice included Chitter, Cheddar, Cheeser, Cheesy, Pip, Squeek, Mousie, Prince, Toady, Inky, and Suki. Toward the end of the Lion Force Voltron series, the Space Mice wear orange Voltron Force uniforms and pilot a machine called the Mouse Plane, which can transform into a comic-looking Mouse Voltron.