Credit Goes To Jackie, An Awesome Singer And JSA'r; Enjoy! Djn8doggoficial@gmail.com

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the time when art was enough

but it doesn't satiate anymore, this "writerly" fate I once had

This piece by my high school prom date gets at why I decided to compartmentalize my childhood dreams of becoming a published writer into Vocal Media (link here: https://vocal.media/authors/james-bao-1)

"@mollyx9120 1 day ago

I’m glad you brought it back around to the dehumanization of children, because that’s what underlies the entire cultural process of infantilization in the first place, and what gives infantilization its meanings in culture. The oppression of children one of the most overlooked issues in U.S. society. My dad always said you can learn a lot about a culture by how it treats it’s children. And we as kids are forced to learn a certain way, forced to perform to certain expectations, forced to suppress and ignore our natural inclinations and needs, and given no platform for autonomy in the world that controls us. So it’s no wonder many of us seek to comfort our inner child when we are grown. This is why children and teens are so effective as activists, because by the time we grow up the determination is starved out of us, and we are tired and burned out. We need youth liberation for effective progress."

What is it like to have perfect pitch?

Answer: It's actually pretty boring. If you play a note on the piano I can tell you what it is. If you told me to sing the note G I might be off, but if you sang the note G and asked me what it was, I would be able to correctly identify it. Basically nobody cares about this skill except my mother, who thinks I am very talented even though I haven't played music since I was twelve. 

400th Quora answer!  Yay

Maher Zain - Alhubbu Yasood | #Syria

ساعد الشعب السوري http://humanappeal.org.uk Buy it on iTunes. All proceeds go to Syria: http://bit.ly/15Y3zfE Official Music Video of the track :- الحب يسود ...

A bit reminiscent of Christian Rock. My heart goes out to the ongoing strife in Syria.

The Baklava Dude

There is the joy of eating food, and there is the joy of gifting food.

Wrote this piece in a hurry for Vocal Media’s The Perfect Pair challenge. It got removed from the challenge a couple hours after being accepted as a story, but oh well. I wanted to write about one of my quirks that I picked up in college. 

>_< on We Heart It. Not a bad cosplay of Annie Leonhardt #SnK #attackontitan #megumi_no_kyojin

another Vocal Media piece on baklava, but with the recipe included at the end

Feast

Memories of Baklava

Making baklava over the years

https://www.youtube.com/embed/75RuRnBeDqo?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&amp;wmode=opaque

Being Asian American During Covid. Saw this super-indie documentary on Reddit, thought more people should watch it