"Boobie Volleyball"

"Boobie Volleyball" is about a losing junior high school volleyball team that makes their teacher promise to show them her boobs if they win an upcoming tournament. The trailer presents the film, which opens in Japan on the 18th, as a charming coming-of-age story.



The Asahi Shimbun newspaper says commemorative "Boobie Volleyball" obentos were available at Friday's advance screening.

The Asahi article includes a photo of the obento. One of the food items looks remarkably like a boob!!

Here's an English language film summary.

I wonder what would happen if Hollywood made this movie for the U.S. How would the religious right react? Or everyone else?

Michelle Phan's Make-Up Tips

I think if I were a girl, I would find the makeup/no makeup choice to be a really daunting one. I mean, what's the occasion-threshold? My friend Annie says that I'm probably a no make-up person, but I would probably wear some at weddings, and possibly job interviews. I guess if you have to think about it from early on, from when you're a little girl, then you're prepared to make the choice when the time comes. Maybe. I'm more comfortable in my Doom armor than with my shirt tucked in.

And maybe that's what this is. I don't know! I put this vague, open question to the members (and readers) of Pieces of Things who are ladies and drag queens. What is makeup?

Also, please watch this tutorial. As well as Michelle Phan's other videos. Makeup for Glasses and Anime Eyes are good places to start. There are a couple of super-choice moments, that will astound male and female viewers alike. For many reasons, some less obvious than others, I find I cannot look away.

Church Sign Generator

If you haven't seen this tool before, then you've probably seen the results. I played with Church Sign Generator longer than was probably good for me.

Finally

Chick Tracts - Now Embedable!

I know helpwillcome used to collect these. I bought some boxes one year and gave out assortments as holiday gifts. You know why I like them? Not only do they illuminate the evils of homosexuality, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, atheism, Catholicism, science, and witchcraft (wow, seriously?); they also shine a pretty bright spotlight on the seething, frothing foundation of hate that so many Christians build their faith on!

It's a pretty brilliant business model. He is effectively selling weapons to both sides! Go Jack Chick!

Fun Moments From the 2009 First Hawaiian International Auto Show

(With apologies to those of you who have heard me rant about this already.)

So the 2009 First Hawaiian International Auto Show didn't have a lot of concept cars or anything, probably because we live on an island, and/or because U.S. automakers probably figured it would be in bad taste to suggest that they had any ideas or anything. Anyway, guess what's back in style, according to the American car companies? Big giant cars! Trends are so funny!


Oh good. They're making a Hummer pickup truck so assholes can drive around the city and not haul their asshole stuff. Upshot: This truck seats fewer assholes! Not that many fewer assholes, but when you're out and about, every asshole that stays at home counts.


The 2009 Escalade from Cadillac is easily one of the biggest SUVs I've ever seen. Good news, though, it gets 21 miles to the gallon, the equivalent of a regular-sized car (with shitty mileage). How, you ask? Well, because it's a hybrid. You know how I can tell? Because there's a huge fucking plaque on the side of the thing telling you so. I swear, the thing could have gotten 22 or 23 mpg if it didn't have to haul this giant stupid visible-from-space HYBRID badge around.


Speaking of Hybrids: Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Honda Prius!


I was all set to make fun of this car, but now that I think about it, there's something just a little bit right about having a Corvette painted like a Trapper Keeper.

One kind of neat/disorienting thing about all the cars there--The tires were all very, very clean.

Naked Dawn

Hey, look! When our Age of Empires teammate Shawn Booth isn't engaging in bloody vendettas in Colonial America, he makes movies! He was Director of Photography on this Funny or Die parody trailer with Rob Schneider and Mena Suvari: Naked Dawn.

Warning: there are butts.

Photos from UH Astronomy Dept. LEGO Thing

Thanks for the tip, Helpwillcome! There was other cool science stuff there, too, like egg drops and 3-D imaging that made you want to barf and soda bottle water rockets and the hands-on-but-strangely-uneducational "Make a Comet" activity. Also, Fugu came closer to tracking down his old Master Sensei, who disappeared into the Infrared Spectrum many years ago.