Saturday, June 09, 2001
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Finally installed a comment system once again after BlogVoices became defunct. I have no idea how long this system will last... but since I don't seem to have php ability on this webserver, I am trying out something a nice person named Jesse setup for those who were previously dependent on BlogVoices.
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Soccer Mom Pimps
SORRY if you find that title offensive, but that's one of the best ways I could describe it
 Ever since that whole thing with the site Nay was going to model for, I've had my eyes opened to the whole new bizarre world of child exploitation...No, I'm not talking about the obviously demented world of pedophilia, I'm just talking about your typical suburban mother who takes so much pride in her daughter that she runs a website for her to promote her "modeling" pictures and videos.
Stephy @ Giddy.nu brought to my attention a website called Jessithekid.com, and after going through a few pages of it, I'd have to say it makes that PlanetGirlCo crap look totally innocent. Hell, Molly-Model.com is a senior citizen compared to these kids. I'd let Jessi's site speak for itself, but it has bothered so much that I can't keep my mouth shut.
She's a freakin 10 1/2 year old kid with her own swimsuit banner! WTF
I took a look at the links page and found out she was not alone... there were a large handful of other sites of the same type of stuff...And just take a look at the banners... don't they *vaguely* resemble some of the million porn banners out there?!?!? 10-13 year old KIDS with amateur looking modeling galleries, pay memberships, and selling video tapes of them doing really innocent stuff like "making crafts" and just plain modeling videos -- but usually in full make-up and not very conservative looking clothing. Is this similar to the syndrome that some child beauty pageant mother's have? Or are these just housewive's with children that have found a new way to capitalize?
It really bugged me when I read Jessithekid's About page and the first rule by Jessi's mom states:
"IMPORTANT - Please treat my daughter with respect."
OH yeah... I'm sure most people are going to treat your little pre-teen daughter with the utmost respect while she's wearing a buttload of make-up and prancing around in skimpy costumes. Come on... I'm sure it's not a day to day thing for them, but from the way they present her, you'd have to come to the conclusion that something is just not right about the whole picture. If you're going to demand respect for your child, get rid of the Britney Spears wardrobe and let her dress like a normal 10 year old would. Yes, the way your children dress and act also reflect on the parents, so keep that in mind.
Another thing I don't get is why some of these sites have memberships you have to pay for. Have those mom's gone mad? I even saw one site that costs $25 a MONTH! Who on EARTH do you think is going to buy those memberships? Other kids with credit cards? Other moms and dads? Couples without children? Get real!! Haven't you heard of all those nasty rumors about creepy online perverts called pedophiles? Why don't they earn themselves a mother of the year award by protecting their daughters instead of pimping them online like this? For God's sake, are Jessi's parents so ignorant to not notice that on the alt.sex.passwords newsgroup, there were threads where people were asking for passwords to her member's section? Don't you find that SICK!?!! All I had to do was lookup the word "jessithekid" on Deja.com, a HUGE newsgroup archive, and I found her name mainly associated with scum-of-the-earth newsgroups. You'd better ask for all the respect you can get!
A membership to look at little girls who model? What normal person is going to buy one?
Other than perverts who buy the videos, how big of a demand do you think there is for tapes of children modeling or traveling the world? I didn't realize there was a market for watching 10 year olds on vacation... sheesh, have I been in the wrong business all this time?! Hell, I should be out there trying to have a daughter and make a small part-time business out of her. Really though, if were doing all of this just to get your daughter's modeling career started, isn't there a less tacky way of going about it?
In all seriousness, I could be dead wrong, and maybe it's just a big coincidence and a very common thing these days for moms to sell tapes and memberships for their Britney Spears influenced daughters. It's a whole new century, and a whole new millenium isn't it? I need to get with the times.
Perhaps these moms and daughters were merely inspired by the success that Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen have had, and want a crack at the jackpot. Maaaaaaybe...suuuuuuure. Or maybe they're just trying to live their life through their daughters by making them pseudo-celebrities.
I'm not blaming girls like these or their moms, but is it no wonder kids are starting to have sex and drink at much younger ages? If 10 year olds start seeing that in order to get attention and be more popular you have to have sex appeal, only naturally will they start maturing that way and become more curious about things that should happen later on in their teen years.
At first, I thought it was bad enough that some supposed modeling company was showcasing a bunch of seductive posing younger teenagers, but now knowing that moms do it to their own pre-adolescent daughters, my stomach wretches in disgust. I realize this whole genre of modeling does not personally interfere with my life, but it just makes me feel more concerned about our noticably decaying morals.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@1:12 AM
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Classy Real Estate
Looking for a new trailer? How about a trailer on the beach?
Click the picture to see more fine trailer estates for sale. If you can't afford a new trailer right now, you can always build your fantasy trailer with the Sims. Heck, there's even wallpaper and floors available for you to add that authentic trailer trash look to your home.
One day, I actually created a trailer home in my Sims game, and I created a family of 8: a single mom stuck with 7 kids of her own to take care of
It was a pretty crazy situation... it was hard to afford decent beds for that many kids and to fit them all in a little trailer, and hard to get that many children up to go to school everyday, but at least they were social with each other with kept them in a good mood. The mom had a hard time keeping her job as she was always busy making food for the kids, and never seemed to get enough sleep. I forced her into the field of entertainment, so she started out as a low-paid waitress, and the bills always seem to outweigh the income. Anyway, sometimes it's fun to play the Sims and pretend you're struggling to make it. You get to watch your Sims try to enjoy their crappy black and white TV, sitting on their barely comfortable chairs, and eating not so fulfilling meals.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@12:40 AM
Friday, June 08, 2001
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Lil Thought
Sometimes when I'm at the computer and I can hear the TV in the background, it makes the TV shows sound really stupid and confusing... and they don't make sense. I guess that's why you're supposed to watch TV.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@7:46 PM
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What is Wrong With PEOPLE?
As if you didn't know this already... DON'T go to Yahoo! if you're looking for intelligent discussion on a news story such as the Rwandans who were prosecuted for war crimes (involving about a million people who were massacred in the name of genocide).
One would think you would see some brainy political talk on the board, but I'd say close to 95% of the messages are PURE FLAMES. I don't think news stories as serious as this one should be excuses for people to say stupid and meaningless racist/hateful crap. It was hard to find a readable post in there amongst so many messages by immature, bigot-minded people. All the intelligible messages might as well have been a waste, because I don't think anyone on there cared about them.
The same thing happened on the Blockbuster settlement news story, too. Most people were flaming back and forth about nonsense. A lot of the posts were basically hollering at the people who return movies late (like myself) and saying that if they didn't want to pay late fees, don't return the movies late. I don't think that was what the lawsuit was about. It was about the fact that Blockbuster was overcharging for their late fees. It wasn't an issue about whether they should have late fees or not.
Anyway, at least you can ignore posts by specific users... but there are way too many to deal with so you might as well not read the boards. It reminds me of their stock message boards... now THOSE are ridiculous. Most of the time they're flames, and the rest of the time, it's usually SPAM, even though the subject line indicates that the message is about the particular stock symbol.
So even though Yahoo! is one of the most popular places people visit, why can't people maintain some common decency to be reasonable and realistic on their message boards? Doesn't it get tiring to make a bunch tiny little posts that don't have any thought put into them or dog people you probably wouldn't even confront in real life? Then again, probably most of the people who post are angsty teenagers or adults that have their own personal issues and take their frustration out on the net. I guess that could be better than them letting out their steam in real life.
I don't understand why so many people are angry and immature...
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@4:22 PM
Thursday, June 07, 2001
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You Know I Hate Plugs...
...but sometimes there are exceptionally wonderful journalists that need to be mentioned. I may be biased because Brandi is a real life friend of mine, but I've been reading her journal lately, and I am totally blown away. She writes very well, and she writes a LOT. I know some people write a lot and it can be a bore to read, but for some reason the things she writes about captures me. Maybe it's because I know her a little more than any ol' online stranger, but still think she deserves some credit for putting so much thought into her entries. If I could have anyone's personality & brain, I'd have hers. =)
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@4:06 PM
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Cute & Yummy.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@3:56 AM
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Yay!
I am notorious for returning my own Blockbuster rentals late... I have no idea how much I've paid them in late fees... but I'm guessing I've paid them well over $200 in late fees in the past 2-3 years -- NO joking. Heck, you should see how many reminder postcards I've gotten from them. I always pay off my late fees though, I'm good about that.
I don't know why I am so careless with money when it comes to that, but I guess it's just something I was just too lazy about to care. Anyway, yesterday it shocked me to hear about the lawsuit settlement about Blockbuster supposedly overcharging or changing their late fees without notifying their customers. So.. hopefully that means next year I'll get to rent some free movies on their behalf, and probably end up returning late and having to pay them more late fees!
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@3:00 AM
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Can You Believe This???
The picture above is not of women, not even young women... these are our youth, our younger sisters -- MINORS people! What the heck are they looking like that for?
I really don't like to talk about other personal websites too much, but sometimes people have entries about certain things that make me feel a little concerned. Nay announced that she was going to start modeling through a company called PlanetGirlCo.
At first I didn't think anything of it, but then I thought about it and figured people would probably talk about it on her bulletin board. So I took a look at the thread about this and realized many people were very concerned because they took a look at the website and noticed that many of the girls were young and dressed a little too provocatively, and also posing a bit too suggestively. Her readers mainly felt it was a bit too fishy and inappropriate. After looking at some of the portfolios on their site, I felt the same way. I'd be terrified if my 12-17 year old daughter was hiking up her skirt or wearing skimpy clothes for modeling pictures.
A few examples I gathered:
Gold Teddy - this girl is technically not even 16 yet
Silver Front - eek!
Ralph Lauren - no way
Blue Bikini - can't even drive a car yet, honey
12 year old CHILDREN should not dress like that!
Tubes - this CHILD is younger than my youngest sister who is in HIGH SCHOOL
I must say I am truly disturbed... I know it's not porn or whatever, but it still disgusts me to see it. Even if PlanetGirlCo is a legitimate modeling company, I don't know why they couldn't tone down the clothing and posing for the children under 18. I hope after Nay checks them out a little further or starts working for them, we can find out if they are for real.
I realize that when you're in your teens that's usually when you've got the best figure you'll ever have, but I still think you don't need to grow up that fast in pictures.
Their site reminds me of a similarly shocking site that I found on Daign's site months ago.... UGGGHHHH... I'm so worried for today's teenagers! I think these people should stick to just hiring college aged people.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@2:01 AM
Tuesday, June 05, 2001
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Fark.com
A lovely place to comment on many issues... mainly stuff you find in online news articles. I had to open my mouth one more time about Streisand... aaah I don't know why I'm like that.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@3:03 PM
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The technically challenged may be confused about the "A.I" (artificial intelligence) movie title...Ha.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@10:29 AM
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Who better to ask fashion and relationship advice than from a gay guy? I wish they had sound clips. :P
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@9:59 AM
Monday, June 04, 2001
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Finally, I found a site that describes the different types of eyelids on Asian people. I never thought I'd actually find that information anywhere, but I figured since Asian eyelid surgery has become very common, someone had to talk about it online somewhere. In fact, it turns there's even a place called The Asian Eyelid Surgery Center based in where else but California (not surprised!). According to the diagram, I think I am type f -- "Asian eyelid with nasally tapered crease and some widening on the outer end"...
Anyway... I don't really think this matters to you if you're not Asian... but it's interesting to me since I think most people of Asian descent have had concern for their eye shape at one time in their life or another. And by the way, NO I am not considering eyelid surgery.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@12:59 AM
Sunday, June 03, 2001
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Ever done anything that you totally regret? I submitted a regret of mine... and that was very therapeutic.
- link from Blogger.com -
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@6:04 AM
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I think it's cute that there have been so many rumors and hoaxes about ICQ that they actually created a page full of links to information about those nasty lies called "Rumors: Lies, Damn Lies and ICQ"... I'm surprised I found the link on their overly cluttered front page.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@5:47 AM
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Check +this+ out and also hover your mouse on it, too. Nice work!
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