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Happiness? I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Happiness

Ninja — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:45:37 +0000

I left a comment on Leesa Barnes blog : http://www.leesabarnes.com/happiness-is-a-choice-not-an-emotion/ after she called for all of us to write about happiness. Happiness is completely overrated. Don’t you think? It’s a scam - it’s something the priests and rabbis and American revolutionaries say you should pursue at all costs. Why? Why can’t I be miserable? I love my misery. I love my pain.

Yeah well this is what I wrote:

“Three percent of the world’s population (check snopes and wikipedia - do not trust ninja) are naturally happy. Money or good health apparently have nothing to do with it. Just gobs and gobs of serotonin jumping from neuron to neuron I imagine. For the rest of us happiness is choice. And for everything else - of course - there’s mastercard.

Not to diminish any of the other comments, but we women are famous for believing that doing for others makes us happy - that going within and finding our inner strength and loving ourselves are the keys. The men of the species don’t have to bother with all that because, at any age, a red sports car and a looker on their arm is sufficient to make them happy. They really know how to live in the moment don’t they? (at least 3% of them anyway). I kind of like being a curmudgeon - that’s what makes me happy.”

Leesa made me happy tonight because she gave me this opportunity to gush about my despair.

Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters 145 - Shanghai Express

Ninja — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:27:48 +0000

Wedgewood Relief c1780

Join Ninja and Special K on a whirlwind tour of exhibits at the Royal Ontario Museum, before the festivities of Father’s Day begin. First stop: Shanghai, past, present and future. Next stop: Wedgewood treasures and the Black Star Sapphire of Queensland. Last stop: History of Disability and Typewriters. Ninja talks about getting her malaria shots from a past classmate who is now a doctor.

Famous tyrants mentioned: Mao Tse Tung, Hitler. Novelties in a Museum: Man in a Dinosaur. Ninja’s rank in her typewriting course: Second.

The Black Star Sapphire of Queensland

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Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters 144 - Is It Live or Is It Memorex

Ninja — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:53:52 +0000

The Bruegel-Bosch Bus by Kim Adams (Art Gallery of Hamilton)

“That is the power of art - the salvation of one’s soul.” - Mayumi

One night after work, Special K and Ninja brave rush hour to drive to Hamilton, Ontario to see the new exhibits at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. They are not disappointed by the kimono of the famous Geisha Ichimaru, nor the contemporary art of Japan, the Bruegel-Bosch Bus, and the Monotheatrum.

The Monotheatrum by Tor Lukasik-Foss (Art Gallery of Hamilton)

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Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters 143 - Bionic Gardening Gloves

Ninja — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:03:49 +0000

Ninja and Special K’s Future Back Yard

The lesbian gardening show. Ninja and Special K head out to Ontario’s Sheridan Nurseries for a rainy adventure into the expensive world of luxury gardening equipment and shubbery shopping.

Canna Lilly

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Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters 142 - Balalaika Breakfast

Ninja — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:02:40 +0000

A balalaika

Special K and Ninja meet Charlie at the St. Lawrence Market again. Ninja waits for the balalaika player to begin and it seems like it will never happen. Special K and Charlie entreat Ninja to spare you another visit but Ninja maintains that every moment can be a podcast moment. They help Charlie choose hors d’oeurves for an evening soiree. Ninja concludes that the world is full of Eleanor Rigbys.

Eleanor Rigby by Mary Ann Farley

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Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters 141 - Podcasting Prohibited

Ninja — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:39:24 +0000

On a rainy, miserable weekend because they can do little outside work, Ninja and Special K conduct a painting proof of concept in the basement that also includes the art of putting Muskoka chairs together. They debate whether Adirondack, Muskoka and Cape Cod Chairs are all the same or not. Ninja finds proof in Wikipedia that they might be, but Special K is certain they are all slightly different. Ninja promises her partner that there will be no podcasting this weekend, but can’t quite stick with it.

Important other Links: Kentie and Jose from the Flatus Show

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And Here’s Another Fight

Ninja — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:48:54 +0000

net neutrality rally

Who Said Web 2.0 is Safe?

Ninja — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:40:10 +0000

Welcome to the real world. Not that it still isn’t pretty unpleasant.

Twitter refuses to uphold terms of service

Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters 140 - Buck Angel Part 2

Ninja — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:52:26 +0000

Part two of an Aids Committee of Toronto event in the Sexplorations series. Buck Angel, not that pregnant man, is the most famous female to male transsexual in the world. Buck has a fan base that spans many countries and demographics. As the only transman star in the sex film trade, his fans are men, women, gay, straight, and all combinations in between. This show features the question and answer period that Buck Angel was the focus of at the ACT event that evening.

For my interview with Buck , and Rui’s interview with Buck, you’ll have to listen to HotFRM #139.

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A Trip to the Opera

Ninja — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:18:53 +0000

Special K and I just got back from the Opera. Here was the story. Boy meets abused Girl. Boy marries abused Girl. Boy talks up how wonderful his Half-brother is. Half-brother meets abused girl. Instant fireworks. Half-brother makes love to abused Girl’s hair. Boy finds out about the hair fetish. Boy pulls abused Girl’s hair. Boy kills Half-brother in a jealous rage. Abused Girl dies of abuse. Everyone’s life is ruined.