Wheeee!!!

.:Today's LSS:.

Such an upbeat-sounding song with really depressing lyrics...

Hey Ya
by OutKast

One two three uh!

My baby don't mess around
Because she loves me so
And this I know for shooo..
Uh, But does she really wanna
But can't stand to see me
Walk out the dooor..
Don't try to fight the feelin'
Because the thought alone is killing me right nooww..
Uh, thank god for mom and dad
For sticking two together
'Cause we don't know hooowww...
UH!

CHORUS:
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..

You think you've got it
Ohh, you think you've got it
But got it just don't get it
Till' there's nothing at
AaaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaaallllll..
We get together
Ohh, we get together
But seperate's always better when there's feelings
InvooooooOOOOOOOoooooooOOOOOOooooooOOOOOlved
If what they say is "Nothing is forever"
Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes
Then what makes, Then what makes LOOVVEEE?
(Love exception) So why you, why you
Why you, why you, why you are we so in denial
When we know we're not happy heeeerrreeee...
Y'all don't want me here you just wanna dance

CHORUS:
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (Don't want to meet your daddy, OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Just want you in my Caddy OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH, don't want to meet yo' mama OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Just wan't to make you cumma OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (I'm, OHH OH I'm, OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (I'm just being honest OHH OH, I'm just being honest)

Hey, alright now
Alright now fellas, (YEAH!)
Now what's cooler than bein' cool?
(ICE COLD!) I can't hear ya'
I say what's cooler than bein' cool?
(ICE COLD!) whooo...
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, Ok now ladies, (YEAH!)
And we gon' break this thing down in just a few seconds
Now don't have me break this thang down for nothin'
Now I wanna see y'all on y'all baddest behavior
Lend me some suga', I am your neighbor ahh here we go!
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it (OHH OH)
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake it (OHH OH)
Shake it, shake it like a Polaroid Picture, shake it, shake it
Shh you got to, shake it, shh shake it, shake it, got to shake it
(Shake it Suga') shake it like a Poloroid Picture

Now while Beyonce's and Lucy Lui's
And baby dolls, get on the floor
(Get on the floor)
You know what to dooo..
You know what to dooo..
You know what to do!

CHORUS:
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Uh oh, Hey Ya)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Uh, uh, OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)

.:Made My Day:.

A new friend of mine told me this and it made my day...

I always thought magicians were awesome. Being a DJ and a magician is like being made of pure win. XD

Needless to say, that was one of the biggest compliments I've ever heard over the weekend.

.:The Secrets Of Street Magicians Revealed:.

I began to realize why I absolutely hate those “Exposed” episodes where they attempt to uncover the secrets behind something, and this was underscored by what I saw from last night's “The Secrets Of Street Magicians Revealed”.

You see, the problem isn't the fact that they're revealing secrets of magicians to public, which is already a problem in and by itself, especially if they don't respect the intellectual property of the magicians who came up with this or that trick. Magic, being an industry, is being undermined by expose's like this, and I don't find it fair. How would Coke feel if their formula showed up in an "Exposed" episode? It ruins the business and hurts the industry.

That's one big enough problem, but my main bone to pick with them is the condescending tone by which they try to downplay magic.

One thing I learned from Mr. Bing Lim-It, the owner of what I deem to be the best magic shop in the entire country (It's also a sex toy shop! Now beat that.), is that magicians are supposed to entertain first, and then baffle and amaze second. Entertaining magicians will become remembered. Baffling magicians will have their tricks, not them, remembered.

Now, what does this have to do with the so-called documentary's condescending tone? Why, everything. You see, the problem with trying to undermine magic the way “The Secrets...” did was that it was constantly reminding everyone that it wasn't real magic.

Well, duh. Who would've thought it wasn't real magic? The point of the matter is that people have to realize that it's all in the fun of pulling something off and getting away with it and getting some smiles and awe along the way.

I know a lot of magician secrets. And yet, because I know the kind of practice or the kind of sleight necessary to pull those off, I still am amazed at how they do it, and even if my sharper than usual eyes catch some funny movements going on, I let it slide and keep my mouth shut instead of exposing the magician in front of me by calling attention to a coin he palmed, or to a card he has hidden in his backhand. Only when a magician begins to believe in his own hype and thinks he has genuine magical powers would I begin to not feel inclined to be so passive about the little things I notice when watching the magician.

Magic is all about appreciating seeing something out of the ordinary. Magicians are entertainers first, and mystics second. It's a bit easy to confuse these roles, but if magicians were all mystics, then one would realize that there's so little that sets them apart from each other. They all do the same tricks, they all do the same techniques. It's the personalities that would make one different from the other, and y'know what, that isn't quite a “secret” a “documentary” can teach you.

I would've had less problems with the whole show if only they stuck to exposing secrets and didn't insert snide remarks about street magicians along the way. At the end of the day, it's still a job, and if it weren't for the expose, I'd have to say these street magicians were doing a damned good job in the first place, which leaves no room for the snide remarks thrown their way.