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Game Manuals: Ultimate Fantasy Literature?

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This is how I felt about fantasy growing up – why did it have to take up all that room in the sci-fi section? It was annoying to have to sort through books about unicorns and dwarves when I was just looking for that book about hive mind aliens and putting the internet into a female human body.

elf defence
(image via science fiction universe)

So with all that hateraid, how did I 360 into a full-fledged fantasy nerd? Basically, I read some amazing game manuals, thanks to a certain cute, enthusiastic girlfriend.

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Angelina Jolie ~ Hengao for your BODY

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Remember Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and her hengao (facial contortion beauty art) revival last year?
kyary pamyu hengao

Well, I’m so happy that this trend has finally made it to the US, in BODY FORM via Angelina Jolie’s LEG!!!
legonie

Angelina kept sticking her leg out of this dress all night at the Oscars. It was really bizarre. It reminds me of something my mom might do (my mom, like a lot of moms out there, is hilarious). Then I saw this today:
legs
(via reddit)

Gorgeous. It really got me thinking. Hengao is not just for your face anymore ladies! and men!! Look out for some highly elegant/slightly deranged/beautiful photos of me coming soon. And from you too I hope! I love how supportive Brad seems about all of this.

Studio Ghibli Screenings

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ghibli castles in the sky
The Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood) and the Aero Theatre (Santa Monica) are screening 15 (!!) Studio Ghibli films. Actually, there’s only 14 more because the series already kicked off yesterday with “Porco Rosso”. But 14 is still a lot and some of them will be shown more than once. It’s going to be hard to choose which ones to see since I want to see them all. I think I’ll limit it to the ones I haven’t seen before. The event page has links to all the trailers and shows which ones will have subtitles and which ones will be dubbed. For your convenience (and mine), I’ve sorted the screenings by date below.

Fri. 1/27
SPIRITED AWAY 7:30pm, Aero Theatre

Sat. 1/28
NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND 7:30pm, Egyptian Theatre

Sun. 1/29
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO 4:00pm, Aero Theatre
WHISPER OF THE HEART 7:30pm, Aero Theatre

Thu. 2/2
OCEAN WAVES 7:30pm, Aero Theatre

Fri. 2/3
PRINCESS MONONOKE 7:30pm, Egyptian Theatre

Sat. 2/4
THE CAT RETURNS 4:00pm, Aero Theatre (I’m super excited about this one. It’s a sequel to “Whisper of the Heart” and involves a kingdom of cats.)
CASTLE IN THE SKY 7:30pm, Aero Theatre

Tue. 2/7
SPIRITED AWAY 7:30pm, Egyptian Theatre

Wed. 2/8
MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS 7:30pm, Aero Theatre

Thu. 2/9
ONLY YESTERDAY 7:30pm, Aero Theatre

Fri. 2/10
POM POKO 7:30pm, Aero Theatre

Sat. 2/11
KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE 4:00pm, Aero Theatre

Sun. 2/12
HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE 4:00pm, Egyptian Theatre (If you can’t make it to the screening, I highly recommend watching it on Netflix Streaming. I just watched it for the first time and loved it.)
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO 7:30pm, Egyptian Theatre

Mon. 2/13
THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY 7:30pm, Aero Theatre (This is a sneak preview. The movie premieres on 2/17.)

Underworld: Awakening 3D Review

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Saw this. Liked it.

Compared to all the other Underworlds, this one had a really simple plot. The main focus was on Selene just killing everyone while looking like Trent Reznor. So you don’t really need to have seen the other movies to get it.

The new character is cool.

The lycans (werewolves) were really claymation-ey, which I enjoyed (monster throwbacks).

Even though there was only one scene where I noticed the 3D, it was worth it cus we saw it at Regal and they do that amazing rollercoaster of snacks thing. LOVE THAT! 100 gazillion times better than that boring actors in robotic flower-chairs thing they do at Edwards. HATE THAT. Why are you showing me people pretending to be entertained instead of just entertaining ME? So dumb.

Best V4G1N4 Technology of 2011

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1. Vibrance Kegel Device
kegel device
Because, like most ladies, kegels are #1 on my list of things I need help doing. Here’s to rock hard vaginas in 2012! Purchase product here. (via Cheeserland)

2. Vibrator Alarm Clock
snorgasm
So just put this in your vagina along with all those other things you store in there all night long. Why? So you can wake up to a “snorgasm” duh. Which I’m assuming is supposed to be a good thing, even though it sounds more like “So how was your date last night?” “So boring!! Talk about having multiple snorgasms.” “Hahahaha.” “Lol.” “Lol that sux.” Purchase product here. (via Geekologie)

scully

Los Angeles Korean Festival 2011

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This year’s festival was wackadoodle. It totally topped last year’s. We shopped, ate, made religious crafts, got wasted, met a bunch of cool drunk girls and drunk ajushis and mostly just feasted our eyes on awesome stuff…

The latest in lady wear. Your mom is going to pick you up from school in this.

ladies tapout fashion

What do you call a guy who has a perm and is super excited about balls? . . . . . . CUTE!

balls

Margot really wanted to take a picture with this guy after we spotted him smoking a cigarette by the porto-potties. He was way excited about it and had his business card all ready to hand out to us. No, he’s not a soldier for hire. He’s a plumber, duh.

margot's new friend

Oh, you thought giant visors were for blocking the sun? They’re also for blocking LED lights, ok?

night visors

Looking for the perfect keychain accessory? It’s this giant teddy bear in a tutu.

giant phone charm

Buddhist crafts are so fun! We got to make these cute lotus lanterns.

buddhist craft time

Buddhism!!! Whoooo! F@%* yeah!

lotus beer

Korean grandma fashion makes me less scared to get old. I’ll get to be tiny and cute and only wear silky floral blouses with silky patterned high waters.

ajima

This guy won for best booth this year. He had a microphone and was selling giant wallpaper stickers while showing a slideshow of puppies.

puppy man

Welcome to the the roped off ‘let’s get totally hammered’ area.

soju party

This guy was so fancy. Everyone was trying to shake his hand and he was acting so regal. When he started talking to Margot, everyone got totally J.

fancy dude

Take a fashion tip from this guy. He knows what he’s doing.

traditional font dress

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu ~ Hengao

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hengao

Krarypamyupayu is Japan’s top idol right now. She’s a high school student, fashion blogger, magazine model and most recently, a pop singer. Most importantly, she’s bringing back “hengao”, the lovely expression you see above. I’m hoping this trend will catch on in the U.S. because it looks amazing. You have to have a lot of confidence and great facial features to pull this off. One of our best and most handsome friends, Gaku, is a master of hengao. Every photo I’ve ever seen of him is gorgeous. If hengao was a competitive sport then he would definitely win. But it’s not competitive, it’s just a great way to show the world who you are on the inside. I can’t wait to live in a world where everyone is doing this all the time. Watch Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s latest music video for more inspiration.