Insidious

Is the movie trailer for Insidious too long and does it give away most of the movie's good parts?  That is what I thought a month ago, but then I caught the trailer again while laying in bed and it gave me the chills.  Insidious, starring Patrick Wilson, opens in theaters on April 1. 

Just call me Boss Hogg

In 1976, I came off the plane from Korea armed with some adoption papers, a silk purse, and a can of powdered milk.  I rediscovered the can while rifling through boxes in my basement.  I'm glad my parents didn't throw it away.  I should note that my mom put me on solid foods right away (I was six months old and still on a liquid diet) when I arrived and my weight exploded to the point where I dwarfed the baby on the milk can.

Mad love

Ajumma recently walked out of Target with this Blue and White Dot Floral melamine plate and bedsheets in the same pattern.  If there's one thing I've learned from Target and Ikea it's if I see something I like to grab it before it's gone forever.  This pattern reminds me of a Japanese yukata.  Target calls it Blue and White Dot Floral, but I'd call it Kyoto.

Bleh and bleh

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Mama said knock you out (and to buy a steam table)

Ben Ryder Howe, author of My Korean Deli, ought to join my new support group.  Read an excerpt from his funny, new book at NPR.  (Pic by Christopher Lane)

I'm not only the president, I'm a client, too

I'm thinking of forming a support group for people who marry into Asian families. I envision it as a forum for venting frustrations, among other things. Our first topic would be, Mother-in-laws: WTF?!

Cool Mint Oreos vs. Thin Mints

I never thought I'd say this, but I tried both Cool Mint Oreos and Thin Mints this weekend, and I prefer the Oreos. Must be the lard.

Jeff Winger's new hair style

What in Hades is going on with Jeff Winger's new man-bangs on Community?  While they may cover up his receding hairline, he is a middle-aged, disbarred lawyer attending a community college.  The receding hairline worked for his character.

Jeff's new bangs, especially when paired with a black leather jacket, are unsettling. (Pic The Faster Times)  If the bangs stick around, I hope at least some good jokes come out of them at the study table.

Guys wearing glasses

One of my new favorite blogs is Guys With Glasses which could also be called 'Attractive Young Men in Vintage Specs'.  This means you won't find befuddled Milton from Office Space on there. If I had such a blog I'd include:

Marvin Gaye

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones

James Franco as Allen Ginsberg

Heath Kirchart (Pic by Eric Rowley)

Mos Def

Evan Adams as Thomas Builds a Fire

Young Bruce Lee (swoon!) Source

Straight outta Iowa

Imagine the wittiest artists you know.  Imagine them in Iowa...making t-shirts and posters.  Now imagine they have business sense.  Boom, there you have Raygun, the greatest store in the universe.  Their Hearthland t-shirt makes me smile.