When I was in high school, some of my guy-friends had a punk band called Xtortion, and they used to sing a song that went
“I need you, I need you, I need you
like I need an icepick in the forehead.”
That is also how much I need to have this blog. Like I don’t have enough distractions already. But I managed to rationalize it thusly: I’m an anthropology professor at a community college, which means that I have a #!load of grading, so a blog would be very handy indeed as yet another means of procrastination. Also, a blog is a creative outlet so that means it’s a healthy thing…right?
After some ambivalence about the theme of my blog, I’ve decided to follow a pretty general route and just make this about my interests and hobbies, and whatever happens to strike my fancy at the moment. Therefore, most of it will be about film, music, and literature of Asia.
Why “new variety rice”? Well, if you’ve ever purchased sushi rice, you’ve probably seen the phrase written on the bag. I’m amused by its connotation to the state of hapa-ness, since I’m half Asian and half White.
“U.S. #1 Extra Fancy: The Unique New Variety Rice.”
