Archive for May 12th, 2007

Blog 064 ~ Stuffed Pocky?

Saturday, May 12th, 2007
Stuff & Pocky
Photo 001 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Hmmm, what does the American men’s magazine Stuff have to do with the popular chocolate-covered Japanese treat Pocky? Well, not much, lol. That is, until this past week, while having some breakfast before work… when I turned to page 58-59 of the Stuff March 2007 issue. In the first pages of the “SPEND” section — “SNACK ATTACK!” — Pocky is actually featured as choice “A5″, lol. Check out the following close-ups of what the magazine says…

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Blog 063 ~ Another Alias?

Saturday, May 12th, 2007
Sydney vs. Lisa
Composite 001 by xJAYMANx | Click for Lisa’s MySpace

A couple of posts ago, I mentioned that “Vanessa convinced me to start watching her Alias (2001; Jennifer Garner) in exchange for her watching my Dark Angel (2000; Jessica Alba), lol.” Well, after having watched the first five episodes of Alias Season 1, one thing became exceedingly clear: Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow looks A LOT like my ex-sister-in-law Lisa!!! So to demonstrate their strong resemblance, I’ve put together several side-by-side composites, including two more below… Maybe you’ll agree?

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Blog 062 ~ Seven of Nine

Saturday, May 12th, 2007
Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine from Star Trek Voyager | Image from Google Search

+++++ Star Trek Voyager - Season 4 (1-26) - Started 07/15/06. Finished 05/05/07. My speed review: “DOUBLE-WOW! The Borg! Seven of Nine! Still one of the best Trek seasons ever!” (5 of 5 stars!)

As I might have mentioned in previous posts, I finally finished Star Trek Voyager, Season 4 (1997) for the second time, after starting it nearly ten months ago! (The first time was back in 1997-1998.) I should probably blame Battlestar Galactica for breaking me away from anime moreso than usual, lol. But clearly, the most outstanding feature of this already remarkable crew was the introduction of Seven of Nine, played by Jeri Ryan. Her character combines the most recognized features of the Star Trek universe: The Vulcan-style “logic” and full-figured “femininity” of early Trek, fused with the greatest innovation and most-elaborate adversary of modern Trek — the Borg Collective — first introduced in The Next Generation.

In Voyager Season 4, Seven not only further defines the series via the complex relationship between Borg and human, machine and man, but also as a substantial adversarial foil for the convincingly quick-witted Captain Kathryn Janeway. Intriguingly, their friendship is reminiscent of the Kirk-Spock emotional-logical contrast, an absent Trek element that isn’t quite missed until it reappears with Seven-Janeway. Add to that, Jeri Ryan’s visual and vocal beauty, and her memorable assimilation is complete, lol!… 5 of 5 stars! I hope to start Season 5 (1998) again soon!

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