Ever watch those Behind the Music thingies on VH1 and realize how old you really are? Take for instance, last night it was....Behind The Music 1981, 1984 and 1987. Gah, I know everyone one of those damn songs! So you're sitting there smiling like a fool, happily humming/singing to those tunes when it dawns on you that....1981 was 20. Count em....20 (!#@%$) years ago!!!

Like many of the people who grew up back then, I can't quite shake my musical interests from that "era" also. It's so damn true that your formative years really define who and what you are. Otherwise, why else wouldn't I like any music from the last decade?

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Been doing some reading over at Time Magazine's Asia division: TIMEasia. Lots of interesting articles and tidbits about the news on that side of the globe. I guess if you can't be there, at least you can read about it. They have an interesting article on the "Kwest for Kawaii".....talks about the Shibuya 109 and the fashion scene/culture there. Follow the picture below for the link:

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An Asian-y site called ALTERASIAN.COM caught my attention recently. They have interesting non-mainstream articles on Asian America written by various people/magazines. Definitely some articles aren't for the conservative folks out there but it surely will peak your interest or raise an eyebrow or two.

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Alyssa, the webstress at hapachan.com has got a whole new design. If you haven't listened to her ongaku yet, then you ought to. The songs are really cool. It's fresh J-music for me. But don't steal or use any of her material, or else I'm sure you'll have to endure her wrath! (I obviously "borrowed" her logo for today's thing but hey, I'm talking about her, so it should be ok.)

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I washed my car yesterday. As opposed to, I took my car to get washed and forked over a coupon (i'm cheap) and $6. I know alot of guys give girls flack for taking their cars to get pampered because they think girls just don't want to sweat, get down and dirty and get black brake dust under their nails. Although that may all be very true, the bottom line is: there's no time. As proven yesterday, it took me about 1 hour and 30 minutes to wash 2 cars without waxing. It was close to 100 degrees and it wasn't feasible to do that.

Aside from just the time factor, you have to buy the "proper" supplies for car cleaning. Guys always rattle on about girls who don't show the proper love for their 4 wheeled companions and how girls just don't know how to take care of the paint by using the wrong products.

A simple trip to Target's car maintenance aisles will send just about the most avid gal running away in sheer horror. Shelves are brimming with the no wax/ wax cleaners, protectants, waxes in paste or liquid form, buckets, tire cleaners, degreasers, brushes, glass cleaners, grill cleaners, leather cleaners and protectants. And how many different kinds of chamois must we have to make a life or death decision on? Or how bout that mitt that your dog mistakens for a new lover? Not only that but they are all definitely not "keep your skin intact" friendly. Why, after yesterday's cleaning spree, my hands practically were cracking like dried leather.

But yes, some guys really believe that we've committed a sin by doing harm to the paint job via carwashes. You know what? The paint will eventually get dinged, little rocks will chip it, people like me will key it, and so on.

So give us gals a break. Whether we want to wash it ourselves or take it to get washed, it's our prerogative. Besides, go worry about your own car.

I'm out.