And I'll live vicariously through you

See this little boy.

This little rascal is my nephew Dylan. I've recently nicknamed Dylers.

Cute ain't he?

He's a little over 2 and he's beginning to form a few phrases here and there. It's overtly and sitcomishly adorable. He knows my name. "unca je". He says it in a medium pitched baby talk syllables. Again it's so adorable. I love when he utters my 3 syllable name. Something about babies. You can'd deny their cuteness. It's overwhelming.

Some family tidbits on Dylers. He is a halfie. Italian and Filipino. My cousin's son is also mixed. Half white and half Filipino. With all this it got me thinking.

This kid can be next generation Hollywood. And I want to live vicariously through him. We all can't make it in the Hollywood show bizness. Stating factsm white people dominate. Black people are slightly on the rise. Latinos are sporadic and Asians...well Asians are almost non existent on television. Asians in movies? Only if we are kung fuing some baddies. But I've been noticing that a few interracial actors and actresses are chipping their way within the Hollywood system.

(Yes, this is the stuff I think about when my computer is broken and I'm watching Mutant X)

Let's take a look at some half asian half white "celebrities".

First one that comes to mind is Rob Schneider.




According to his bio he is part Filipino and part Jewish. Booyah! Dude is like in the Hot Chick. I mean he's the freakin star.




Second that comes to mind (from the depths of my extensive research) is Lexa Doig.

She plays Andromeda on the syndicated sci-fi TV show "Andromeda". According to her bio she is part Filipino part English/Scottish. She recently starred in Jason X. She's not a a household name....yet. But who knows?

Of course, the names above are an example of celebs who are half Filipino. I thought they should be pointed out. I can name countless (OK maybe not countless) stars that are of a mixed heritage. Most of these people on this list are half white half Asian. (Tiger Woods, Keanu Reeves, Dean Cain, Russell Wong, the late Brandon Lee, Enrique Iglesias, Tia Carrere, Jay-Z (they say he is half FIlipino [don't know who they are though]), Phoebe Cates (Fast Times at Ridgemont High!), Lou Diamond Phillips, Jennifer Tilly and surprisingly Kristin Kreuk who plays Lana Lang on the WB show "Smallville".

Of course you would never know would you? It's not like they are broadcasting their racial heritage on their respective TV shows and movies. But I'm glad they are out there...be stars or pseudo stars and cashing in on the Hollywood money machine. I don't know what it is. When I see Rob Schneider I feel proud that he's part Filipino. It's not like I know him or anything. I mean I don't even like his movies. I guess it's just that I don't see my face on TV. A Filipino face. Or even an Asian face.

Can you name any Asian actors on TV? Can you? It's pretty damn hard.

So when I see the above named actors and actresses, I feel like my people are being represented. I mean as Asians we all get clumped up together. Just like hispanics and so many other races. When I watch a flick and see Schneider or Doig or Tia Carerre...I actually sorta care. I'm not an obsessive celebrity gimp who cares about Hollywood gossip (OK sometimes I do care) but I want these actors to succeed. Not sure why. I mean I wouldn't plop down my hard earned $10 to see Hot Chick but I did rent and enjoyed some Rob Schneider flicks.

So getting back to my point...I'm not sure what's in store for my little nephew. He's a representative of generation America. Where race becomes gray and all that's left is the person inside. I'd like little Dylers to become a big star...acting in Matrix like movies. Enjoying the accolades of the Hollywood system. Stardom abound.

But in the end, after considerable thought, I kinda believe it's really not about the stardom and the Hollywood celebrity status that I want through my nephew.

GRATUITOUS DREAM SEQUENCE WITH MELODRAMATIC UTOPIAN THOUGHTS

I guess in the end I want to live in a world where race is a non factor. I want to live in an America where skin color and ethnicity are a part of you but do not determine who you are.

I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
-Martin Luther King Jr.

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Whew! Sorry about that. Well I hope this educational. Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

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Quiz Results

If you're wondering, I still haven't taken that logic quiz my cousin said I could take. So for now. I'm pretty smart. Go me!
But I've been taking some other quizzes and you should too.

This one courtesy of Mr. Typed Slowly.


What Office Space character are you?
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Where Did Your Soul Originate?
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Why Will You Go To Hell?
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Wow I didn't know I was this evil. Go figure.
Anyway Happy Holidays from me: a person who hates work, is going straight to hell and eats children.

Hi Fanboys!

Best Buy sucked me in. I bought 3 DVD's. I couldn't help it. It was a total bargain.
Re-Animator, Clerks Uncensroed and one of my all time favorite movies...
and no it's not what your thinking of.

The Terminator.

I loved this flick when I first watched it on video oh so many years ago. Then T2 came out and that was my all time favorite flick. I was 14. I watched T2 3 times in the theatre. It was the greastest movie since swiss cheese. And so I'm hyped again.

Holy freakin cow.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.

OK this one isn't directed by James Cameron. It doesn't have Linda Hamilton or a drugged out Edward Furlong. But it does have a geriatric Arnold Schwarzenegger, a blonde bombshell as the T-X, a so called Clare Danes and Nick Stahl who I only know because he was the bully in Bully.

Yeah it might suck. Some critics will go "A female Terminator? This is going to suck?"
Screw em. This is gonna be unbelievable uber fantastic. It's T3. It's inevitable. They had to make a triology. They had to jump start Arnold's lagging action hero career. It's costing a $170 million dollars!!! The largest film to date. I'm so hyped that I'm giddy all over. I feel like I'm 14 again. I wanna buy an metallic exoskeleton. I want to watch this 5-6 times. I want it to come out now. I can't wait until July 2nd 2003. What am I going to do from now until then. Can I stand on line at the Ziegfeld like a Star Wars fanatic?
I'm a total fanboy when it comes to the Terminator movies. I'm getting geeky. I've been thrown into a ditch where nobody sees me. My eyes have gone all dilated. Oh Oh. My shirt is ripping and I'm turning all green. I might start quoting John Connor....

"The Future is not set....arghhhhh!"

This year has been kinda crappy in terms of Hollywood blockbusters. But next year is going to be massive. Matrix Reloaded comes out May 15th and it's sequel Matrix Revolutions comes out November 7th.
These flicks will have every fan boy jerking off for more (pun intended)

If you are into comic book heroes, Daredevil comes out February 14th. Into Martial Arts films? Shaolin Soccer which Disney renamed into Kung Fu Soccer comes out April 11th. I've seen this already is it is quite funny and loaded with great effects and martial arts.

And for the true fanboy, Mr. Pop Culture himself Quentin Tarantino gives us Kill Bill, which comes out October 10th.

So for all you fellow fanboys and fangirls, the pseudo fanboys, and for you fanboys that haven't admitted you're a fanboy I'll see you next summer.

How early is it to camp out in front of the Ziegfeld?

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