var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6393167-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} I am 24. This blog doesn’t really have a theme, it’s just what I come across or think of at the time. It is extremely egocentric but I don’t really care… because you can’t comment on it even if you wanted to :)Tumblr (3.0; @obeyyourclaudia)http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kymy6g1HKx1qzsweyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is a blog I wrote in the beginning of 2007, I felt it appropriate to repost it here, given the current circumstances.</p> <p>“I’m not a member of PETA but… something really should be done about marine mammals in captivity.</p> <p><br/>The above photo is of Kandu V. She was an orca taken into captivity by animal-loving (yeah right) Sea World. On this day in August 1989, known to be aggressive and not being keen on the new addition to the tank — Corky II — Kandu purposefully rammed Corky, due to stress. Unfortunately for Kandu, she ruptured an artery in her jaw and bled to death 45 minutes later. Sea World California’s official comment was “She did it to herself.” <br/><br/>I’m sure Sea World, and other marine mammal parks, mean well (yeah right) but you have to look at the facts. Orcas weren’t being captured for entertainment until the 60’s, since then, the number of orcas in the wild continue to deplete. The reason for this is that when Killer Whales are captured they are taken out of their family pods. During this process when the captors take the orca(s) they want it has been documented that other pod family members injure and sometimes kill themselves trying to save eachother. The same is true with bottlenosed dolphins, which are cousins to orcas.<br/><br/>On my recent trip to Sea World, the way the animals are kept really started to bother me. It had never bothered me before and I was so excited to go back but when I was there, I saw this mix and match pod of orcas swimming back and forth constantly, unable to dive to the depths that they enjoy in their natural habitat. A mix-match pod of about 12 or more dolphins in a tank that seemed to be considerably smaller than an olympic sized pool. Not only that but several of the dolphins had signs of raking on their heads and backs, which is caused by other aggressively stressed dolphins, dragging their teeth across the skin of their tank mates.<br/><br/>Jacques Cousteau and his son, Jean-Michel Cousteau, stopped aiding in the capture of dolphins after witnessing a dolphin commit suicide by ramming repeatedly into the side of its tank. There have been a number reports of other marine mammals making suicide attempts while in captivity.<br/><br/>Attacks on people are unknown to orcas in their natural habitat. There was one report of a boy getting charged at by an orca while swimming in the ocean but he was never grabbed. When they are in captivity, they show aggression towards their trainers and eachother. There have been deaths and other serious injuries caused to trainers and others by captive whales. Whales and dolphins are trained by food deprivation. If an animal doesn’t perform, they don’t get fed. If they’re too social, they are secluded from the other whales.<br/><br/>Sea World isn’t my biggest concern. I’m more concerned with smaller parks that break government regulations.”</p> <p>*sigh*</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/421229698http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/421229698Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:39:00 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BPbvjYaUZHU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BPbvjYaUZHU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPbvjYaUZHU&feature=related">Sarah Silverman “I’m F*@#ing Matt Damon”</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/E11aCat">E11aCat</a>)</p> <p>Here is the original song. Sarah Silverman is one funny girl.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/420497770http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/420497770Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:35:13 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ht0i94lk_6Q&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ht0i94lk_6Q&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht0i94lk_6Q">Jimmy Kimmel “I’m F*@#ing Ben Affleck” to Sarah&Matt!FUNNY!</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/scowtown">scowtown</a>)</p> <p>This made me actually laugh out loud. I hate to admit it… but I love Jimmy Kimmel :)</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/420485330http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/420485330Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:28:11 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyllaomupm1qzsweyo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is how I’ll always remember Andy Warhol.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/419624330http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/419624330Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:03:59 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyld28nGpQ1qzsweyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I went and bought a plant at Walmart at 12:30 AM after work. His name is Tim. He makes my room look happier.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/419432516http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/419432516Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:06:00 -0500<p>I wanna see you dance.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/403375425http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/403375425Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:37:51 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HzZ_urpj4As&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HzZ_urpj4As&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ_urpj4As">Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/michaeljacksonVEVO">michaeljacksonVEVO</a>)</p> <p>I LOVE THIS SONG! Although I have to say if I guy just came up and started singing and dancing, I think I’d run away…. very fast.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/391214311http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/391214311Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:23:24 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TPAO-lZ4_hU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TPAO-lZ4_hU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU&feature=channel">An anthropological introduction to YouTube</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/mwesch">mwesch</a>)</p> <p>This presentation has actually changed my perspective of youtube and the youtube community. </p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/349332282http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/349332282Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:44:49 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t4DT3tQqgRM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t4DT3tQqgRM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4DT3tQqgRM">HP computers are racist</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/wzamen01">wzamen01</a>)</p> <p>This guy is hilarious.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/349240752http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/349240752Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:31:04 -0500<p><img height="452" width="350" alt="*puk*" src="http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/shoppingdiary/shoppingdiaryimages/11.8.06leggings/Brushed-Cotton-LegginF.jpg"/></p> <p><b>Stop it.</b></p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/335452860http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/335452860Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:13:04 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw68eqqE6R1qzsweyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://www.xenomorph.org/images/posters/simpsons_aliens_2.jpg"><a href="http://www.xenomorph.org">www.xenomorph.org</a></a></p> <p>Speaking of chest-bursters, I’m not the biggest Simpsons fan, but I love Alien, and this is pretty clever.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/331903542http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/331903542Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:54:25 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw68881IVb1qzsweyo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://www.onawiredesign.com/ck/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Peekaru_jpg.jpg"><a href="http://www.onawiredesign.com">www.onawiredesign.com</a></a></p> <p>Peekaru…</p> <p>It’s just… so creepy… </p> <p>I bet they got the idea for this by watching a xenomorph bust out of John Hurt’s chest one too many times.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/331897784http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/331897784Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:50:32 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw3jseP2z41qzsweyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://umandah.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/crichton.jpg">umandah.files.wordpress.com</a></p> <p>I love John Crichton. </p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/329091344http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/329091344Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:07:25 -0500<p><b>D’Argo: </b>The bad news is that you are married and you must endure as a statue for eighty cycles in a strange world.</p> <p><b>Crichton:</b> What’s the good news?</p> <p><b>D’Argo:</b> Chiana and I are having fantastic sex.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/327436133http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/327436133Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:50:27 -0500<p>How many times is it necessary to yank on a locked door? Obviously a locked door with a sign that says “please use other entrance” is not enough to tell people that pulling on the door several times isn’t going to make the door magically open.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/325368871http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/325368871Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:47:24 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4MkIkVW7Dn8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4MkIkVW7Dn8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MkIkVW7Dn8&feature=related">KYOSUKE HIMURO [ Claudia - PV+TVCM ]　氷室京介</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/h19601007">h19601007</a>)</p> <p>As I said before… I AM BIG IN JAPAN!!!!</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/324711035http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/324711035Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:18:42 -0500<p>… is easily my favorite game ever.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/320057380http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/320057380Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:45:07 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvsc4cK8Iq1qzsweyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>2010… is already rockin’ my face off!</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/318356668http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/318356668Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:48:12 -0500<p>~Gaining 15 lbs. in a year is unacceptable.</p> <p>~I’m really over this whole hipster-I-don’t-cut-my-hair-or-shower-or-wear-jeans-that-actually-fit thing. Seriously guys… TAKE A SHOWER, BUY REAL PANTS, A PRESSED SHIRT WON’T KILL YOU and for the love of all things holy…. SHAVE! You don’t take care of yourself and then complain about not getting with the ladies, it’s aggravating.</p> <p>~I really don’t care about politics. They say it’s important to care… but is it really? Especially when everyone just argues and it doesn’t get anything done?</p> <p>~The FDA should be ashamed of themselves for what they allow us to consume.</p> <p>~America really should recycle more and stop being so selfish.</p> <p>~We need to stop sending manufacturing to China, but in order for that to happen, America needs to stop shopping at Walmart and appreciate quality over low prices. Which will never happen, so thanks to americans for killing small specialty business!</p> <p>~Lady GaGa is awesome.</p> <p>~ I realized I’m a lot more sensitive than previously perceived.</p> <p>~So far, I’m a disappointment to my parents. They would never say that, but I know it’s true. </p> <p>Here’s to 2009. You weren’t half bad even though you should’ve been stupendous. And here’s to 2010, you better rock my face off.</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/317734552http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/317734552Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:26:52 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qo4v4V5eksM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qo4v4V5eksM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo4v4V5eksM&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=0D2679363F7BA729">Bayonetta Video Review (Xbox 360)</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/IGNentertainment">IGNentertainment</a>)</p> <p>This has a pretty thorough review of Bayonetta. I can’t wait for the 5th!</p>http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/306597612http://www.obeyyourclaudia.com/post/306597612Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:31:12 -0500