domaindudu's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=domaindudu2002-03-05T17:18:02ZMonsters, Inc. (thing)http://everything2.com/user/domaindudu/writeups/Monsters%252C+Inc.domainduduhttp://everything2.com/user/domaindudu2002-03-05T17:18:02Z2002-03-05T17:18:02ZWhile Monsters Inc might appeal visually to most people with its <a href="/title/dazzling">dazzling</a> special effects, I found that sadly, the film tries to push some very American <a href="/title/values">values</a> onto the minds of children and adults all over the world.<br>
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While watching the film I failed to understand who exactly the film makers were trying to entertain. Does an eight year old give a hoot about <a href="/title/American+corporate+values">American corporate values</a>? One would then think that like the Simpsons, the film actually attempted to reach the adult public. However my mind was numbed from the movie's mindless <a href="/title/slapstick">slapstick</a> comedy and weak, predicatable plot. <br>
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A few minutes into the film and the hidden messages become clear: You must live to work, not work to live. Your job is your life, thus if you lose your job you lose your life, thus you must surrender your dignity to the Corporations and the <a href="/title/fat+cats">fat cats</a> who run them. America's capitalist <a href="/title/dog-eat-dog">dog-eat-dog</a>, hire-and-fire competitive lifestyle is the way and everyone must worship the leader, the <a href="/title/quarterback">quarterback</a>,…Some observations on getting a girlfriend (idea)http://everything2.com/user/domaindudu/writeups/Some+observations+on+getting+a+girlfrienddomainduduhttp://everything2.com/user/domaindudu2002-01-02T12:48:15Z2002-01-02T12:48:15ZI very much like Vork's ideas, I wish I could have read them a a few years ago, as they would've saved me from much time, <a href="/title/frustration">frustration</a>, and useless <a href="/title/self-loathing">self-loathing</a>.<br> <br>
I believe I have one tip of my to add to the collection which is vital and ties in nicely with his advice:<br><br>
<b>If you like a girl, talk to her about her life and the things that interest <i>her</i> first, not <i>you</i>.</b>
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It's likely that your <a href="/title/potential+girlfriend">potential girlfriend</a> is interested in you and the things you do too, but talking <a href="/title/excessively">excessively</a> about what you do and the things you like isn't going to do you much good! Many guys like to think of the <a href="/title/dating+process">dating process</a> as some kind of <a href="/title/sales+pitch">sales pitch</a> in which you have to market yourself and <i>impress</i> your <a href="/title/victim">victim</a> with your talents, intelligence, <a href="/title/wit">wit</a> and good humour (and if you're a real <a href="/title/bastard">bastard</a>, money.) I bet you most of the time girls are happy simply to talk to someone who is willing to listen and <b>care</b> about their lives. If you act as though you are the…Why do I have to call ONLY ONE country "home?" (idea)http://everything2.com/user/domaindudu/writeups/Why+do+I+have+to+call+ONLY+ONE+country+%2522home%253F%2522domainduduhttp://everything2.com/user/domaindudu2001-04-19T19:29:23Z2001-04-19T19:29:23ZI am <a href="/title/Brazilian">Brazilian</a>, from <a href="/title/Brazilian">Brazilian</a> parents. I have however lived all over the world, due to the <a href="/title/nomadic">nomadic</a> nature of my father's work.<br>
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Having spent only five years of my life in what is supposed to be my <a href="/title/home+country">home country</a>, I wonder whether my lifestyle has in any way compromised my sense of <a href="/title/national+identity">national identity</a>.<br>
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I am sure I speak on the <a href="/title/behalf">behalf</a> of many when I say that it is both a blessing and a curse to bee able to live all over the <a href="/title/world">world</a> and experience every culture. You're capable of analysing each country from an unbiased perspective, while at the same time absorbing <a href="/title/bits+and+pieces">bits and pieces</a> of their culture.<br>
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I happen to be in an interesting situation at the moment, living in London whilst having spent the last 6 of my 25 years in <a href="/title/Australia">Australia</a>. The time I spent in Australia made me inevitably become a little bit Australian, some of my <a href="/title/Aussie">Aussie</a> friends indeed argue that I am (and sound) as Australian as any other Australian they know. <a href="/title/As+a+matter+of+fact">As a matter of fact</a>, most of my best friends…Venom Tongue (thing)http://everything2.com/user/domaindudu/writeups/Venom+Tonguedomainduduhttp://everything2.com/user/domaindudu2001-01-22T10:25:09Z2001-01-22T10:25:09Z(This is a song that I wrote. It's about a lady at work who lashed me with unhealthy doses of <a href="/title/generation+envy">generation envy</a> every single day.)<br>
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<b><u> Venom Tongue<!-- close mismatched tag --></u></b>
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You may have strength<br>
to pursuade<br>
I never will subscribe<br>
to your circus, to your circus<br>
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And you can beg<br>
you can plea<br>
It won't mean much to me<br>
if you're focused. You're <a href="/title/atrocious">atrocious</a><br>
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<i>I never once bought your advice<br>
I never once bought your advice<br>
I never once bought your<br></i>
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Your <a href="/title/powertrip">powertrip</a>s<br>
Your poisoned lips<br>
The way you look at them<br>
is disturbing. <i>You're <a href="/title/disturbing">disturbing</a>...</i><br>
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Parading like<br>
Some <a href="/title/white+trash">white trash</a> queen<br>
The <a href="/title/squalor">squalor</a> you live in<br>
is <a href="/title/disgusting">disgusting</a>. <i> You're <a href="/title/disgusting">disgusting</a><br>
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I never once bought your <a href="/title/advice">advice</a><br>
I never once bought your advice<br>
I never once bought your...<br>
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<a href="/title/Venom+tongue">Venom tongue</a><br>
Fear the young<br>
We'll <a href="/title/dethrone">dethrone</a> you<br>
Come your turn<br>
Watch you burn<br>
<a href="/title/Greatest+joy+of+all">Greatest joy of all</a><br>
<!-- close unclosed tag --></i>If the US is so great, why don't other countries give themselves to us? (idea)http://everything2.com/user/domaindudu/writeups/If+the+US+is+so+great%252C+why+don%2527t+other+countries+give+themselves+to+us%253Fdomainduduhttp://everything2.com/user/domaindudu2001-01-06T07:08:02Z2001-01-06T07:08:02ZThe answer is simple. It's because the <a href="/title/United+States">United States</a> don't want the other countries to give themselves to them.<br>
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These things are usually complicated, with no easy answers to the problems. For instance, You can look at your immediate neighbours, say <a href="/title/Mexico">Mexico</a>. Everyone knows that mexicans are and have been invading the US for quite some time, risking their lives crossing the <a href="/title/Rio+Grande">Rio Grande</a> in search of a better way. It is clear that the US is not happy with the idea of masses of illiterate, unqualified people crossing over the border and driving down the <a href="/title/quality+of+life">quality of life</a> inside the US. <br>
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In my opinion, the US should strive to make Mexico richer and to improve the quality of life of their citizens, that way they will have less of a reason to cross the border. However the idea of handing out money to a neighbouring country doesn't get you many votes.<br>
Things to consider when forming a rock band (idea)http://everything2.com/user/domaindudu/writeups/Things+to+consider+when+forming+a+rock+banddomainduduhttp://everything2.com/user/domaindudu2000-12-22T15:09:35Z2000-12-22T15:09:35ZThat's all good and well considering that what you're chasing by forming a rock'n'roll band is <a href="/title/fame">fame</a>, success, and fortune.<br>
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Have you ever considered that there may be other <a href="/title/driving+forces">driving forces</a> behind a person's willingness to make music or form a band? Perhaps some people out there still do it for <a href="/title/the+love+of+music">the love of music</a>, and not simply as means of seeking recognition or <a href="/title/making+money">making money</a>.<br>
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Sure, there may be a much higher <a href="/title/supply">supply</a> of bands than a demand, but how many of those people are actually in it for the <a href="/title/music">music</a> and the oportunity of using the band as a <a href="/title/creative+outlet">creative outlet</a> in which they can express themselves?<br>
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If you're <a href="/title/in+it+for+the+chicks">in it for the chicks</a>, however, your post is pretty much <a href="/title/spot+on">spot on</a>.