Nike Air McFly

This is from the movie Back to the Future II when Marty McFly travels to the year 2015. By this time we have hover boards, flying cars, and POWER LACES! These shoes are effing badass!



Just five more years until ima be rockin these badboys.

Women can't drive, however...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—A person familiar with the plan says Danica Patrick has reached a deal to enter NASCAR with JR Motorsports.

Patrick will announce a partial Nationwide Series schedule at a Tuesday news conference in Phoenix, the person familiar with her plans tells The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because she has not officially announced her intentions.

Last week Patrick signed a three-year contract extension with Andretti Autosport to stay in the IndyCar series, but its schedule gives her enough time to also try NASCAR.

It’s not clear yet how many races she will drive in NASCAR’s second-tier series for team owners Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick.

GoDaddy.com will sponsor Patrick in both IndyCar and NASCAR.

from the Associated Press..

Now I'm not really into all that NASCAR, redneck, female motorist, womens rights, McDouble with Cheese kind of stuff, but you might remember that NASCAR now boasts an African-American driver, the first one in years, in Bill Lester. They also have a Hispanic in Juan Pablo Montoya, lets just assume he's Mexican, and now one of the female persuasion in Danica Patrick. Wasn't she in Playboy or something? Haulin' Ass or some shit like that? Eh, I might have dreamt that. Anyway, nice to see NASCAR is breaking barriers. Learn something NBA!!!

Snow in Houston?

It's a possibility being pondered by all citizens of the Houston metro area.

Snow, the most beautiful, white, powdery, substance I've seen on the planet. Well, besides powdered sugar on top of golden brown pancakes. But, I'll save a rant on that for a later blog. There's supposed to be a specific kind of weather system coming soon that has a tendency to produce freezing temperatures and snow. I choose not the ponder the actual scientific reasons of it, all I say is "Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!"

On a side note, I took an exhausting, yet wonderful trip to the land of my father. Mexico City! It was great, and every time I travel there I feel more connected to my people. It leaves me, in Frankie's words "Cantando al Popocateptl." Yeah, everything's pretty good right now. Just. . . Lot's of damn homework.

Oh well, whether it snows or not in our beloved city, let's enjoy the cold, rain, and the holidays!

Is Thanksgiving Being Overlooked?

I do realize that the posting of this would have been preferably earlier in the day. But let's not complain and be, in the spirit of the holiday, thankful for the time I am willing to take away from my family to spend with you all, my faithful followers.

Over this Thanksgiving break I've been spending much of my time watching TV. I've noticed leading up to this great holiday the majority of the commercials are Christmas themed. Why is that? As I spent more of my time productively in front of the television I suffered through ad after ad promoting the new Christmas specials. "Watch the new Madagascar Christmas!" "Watch A Frosty the Snowman Christmas!" For what reason are there, it seems, hundreds and hundreds of Christmas specials when Thanksgiving is in fact coming up? It seems people now a day are even looking forward to the Black Friday sales more than spending valuable time with family during Thanksgiving. At least that's how the advertisements make it look. Finally while watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, I was happy to see at last Thanksgiving getting the recognition it deserves. But then I noticed the entire second half of floats were full of snowmen, snowflakes, elves, and christmas trees. To top it all off the last float, with what should have been the greatest tribute to Thanksgiving like a giant turkey with pilgrims or something, had instead Santa Clause. Why is Thanksgiving being overlooked? Well at least in my opinion Thanksgiving will always be my favorite holiday, that is...

after Christmas.

Updating via G1

See guys, I told you i'd be more committed. I've downloaded an app that allows me to blog directly from my G1, pretty pimp huh? Now I really have no reason to hold my 1's and 2's of readers back from my blogging abilities. Yayz!!

*note: I saw that Lamborghini on the 45 right by Baybrook Mall

Midnight Re-Hash

Thanksgiving break.

If we breakdown the schematics of the aforementioned break, and go into the math(as irrelevant as it may be), this means two things for the 1's and 2's of readers of my blog.

1. I'm gonna be contributing more loyally to this blog
2. I promise fresh material!
   

Expect daily updates for at least a week (hehe), and more frequently than before there after.

7th period board art

October Madness

This month is crazy! Post-season baseball, wrestling season almost starting (I'm on the team at school), tennis is going on (Lol. Yet again, I'm on the team), and so so many other things. It's always crazy busy around this time I notice.

But enough about my schedule, let's get to the point of this blog entry. Baseball post-season! Dang, this playoff race is getting good. Twins and Tigers duking it out, the Rockies and the Dodgers. Crazy. I've made my World Series predictions.

Los Angeles Angels vs. St. Louis Cardinals/Colorado Rockies.

Yeah, I said it. I'm sorry Frankie, you know you're like a bro to me, but I seriously think the Dodgers are gonna choke. Yankees are too, and my beloved Red Sox just aren't good enough this year. D:

Right now is one of the greatest times of the year, ah, I love baseball.

Well, hell. Let's make it official!

MIDNIGHTDRIVE IS BACK!!

I'm starting to make a schedule for posting so I can make my way around homework, Dobie News, and post-season baseball. But I promise, we're back and(assuredly) better than ever! I'll be trying to update daily with all the eccentric crazies that we were almost famous for. However for now, peace in the middle east y'all!

Forgetting

It's been way too damn long.

I honestly don't know why I've stopped writing in my blogs. It's weird, I guess it just happens. One day you don't have time, the next you're too tired, and then you just don't want to and you happen to forget about. Well, I'm sorry I've neglected you midnightdrive! I'll try to be a lot better about blogging here regularly. I've been so busy with school and tennis and my family. It's all so crazy. To make a long story short, I'm back! And feels good.

I do it for the "lulz".

New Chapter

Hey everyone! How is it going? I been great since school started many things have come about and gone.

My best friend just had a baby! His name is Emmanuel!Isn't he cute I'm just waiting to visit him.
He was born September 15 at 9:30ish at night. In my circle of friends we have been waiting for him to come into the world for a long time, so you can guess how excited we were for Hugo (the daddy) and Inna
(the beautiful mommy).

Life is perfect right now, although I had to leave a few things behind that gave my world some meaning. I'm being introduced to new and better things. I'm the type of person who loves to learn and do my best in whatever is introduced to me. My new chapter of being a Jr. so far is going to offer me wonderful and challenging obstacles,which I'm more than happy to confront. With being a U9 assistant coach of the best team ever,learning all there is to the computer world, continuing to volunteer in my church and just being friendly to
eveyrone that passes my way, and last but not least being a simple 17 year girl.

addictions are never good

Nobody is perfect. Everybody has their addictions. I for one am addicted to eating Pizza Hut Parmesan Cheese packets. But what made me write this post was my little brother's recent addiction to everything Transformers related. Everything from Megatron wallpaper to Optimus Prime slideshows. You may be thinking this is harmless but nothing is good in excess. I have lost precious hours of sleep waiting for our illegal movie to load over the internet. This post is not about him though. I am here for the good of mankind, to warn of all addictions from the seemingly harmless to the downright dangerous. For example some (my own parents) may view constant studying to be a positive, but instead this leaves you awkward and socially outcasted (I am not speaking from personal experience). Many people bite their fingernails when nervous. This may seem innocent at first, but it is generally viewed as a discusting habit and can make things hard when trying to open Parmesan Cheese packets. To conclude, my point is when you or others notice an addiction coming around find something better to do or it may end up with worse consequences then you ever imagined.

Back from canvas camp 09

Ye yeah! I'm back people! If you have never been to a Lakewood camp you should, even if your not Christian.

I had the experience of my life! I was in the presence of God! I learned many things. I was a selfish Christian. A selfish Christian is someone who knows God and lives with him everyday, but rarely talks to non Christians about it. There is a story called Fruitcake and ice cream. Watch it.

A good leader is constantly thinking about others, about God what God wants. Not what I want.
Therefore I'm going to do what he has told me to do which is to disciple his word.
Which I will do.
I also got a tan from camp,
my nose is starting to peal noooo, but i had fun!

Running away...

Is never a good idea. Trust me i was just recently a run away. I have everything that i need, but i chose to leave it all. Why? That's what i asked myself... i could not find a reason. Just lame ass excuses. I'm just a child and it's time for a reality check to grow the fuck up. I'm no where near perfect, I've made plenty of mistakes that caused the trust from my family to be completely gone. It is painful. I guess i need to start over once again. Re invent myself i suppose. Every year I'm different. This time I'll think more carefully before i speak, i might as well be a mute! It's rather difficult right now. My emotions are all out of whack and i'm looking for some balance. My family took me back in and had a mini intervention. They love and care for me...which to my surprise made me feel shitty and good at the same time. Long story short if you or someone you may know is contemplating about running away.. please talk to someone about your situation.




Peace&Love

-celina

Mexico

It's been quite a while ladies an gentlemen. I'm gonna try to post this as soon as I can or will be replaced by a monkey. So, I just came back from a 9 day trip to my father's homeland, Mexico City. Known as Chilangolandia in the rest of the Republic.

Mexico and Mexico City are amazing. I connected to my people and culture like never before. I even participated in traditional pre-Hispanic Aztec dancing. I didn't know what to write about at first, but this feels just right. I even spent my birthday in Mexico City, and had a Chavo del 8 birthday cake. I came home feeling refreshed, culturally connected, and ready to take on the world with a new found pride in who I am and who my people are. Ometéotl everybody.

I would also like to take a moment and welcome our newest member, Celina! Welcome aboard, it is an honor to blog with you.

Oh yeah! Mexico beat the U.S. in a stunning show of skill and athleticism 5-0, in Giants Stadium located in East Rutherford, NJ.

¡Sí se pudo!

...running out of ideas to post

Hi there! I'm back!! In part because I love the all attention I'm getting for my posts and also because Francisco is threatening to replace me with a monkey.





As some of you may know I spent most of my time away from the blog relaxing in Hawaii and the rest of the time I've spent struggling to find new ideas to post about. This affliction is widely known as writers block. Before writing this post I considered many ideas to write about including: the death of the VCR, the death of CDs, the problems with today's movies, the stupidness of treadmills, and other random ideas. Yes the job of the casual blogger is not an easy one but its one I'm more than happy to do. Because I'd rather not get replaced by a monkey.

Fuck. That was the lamest conclusion I've ever written....

Yo Quiero Taco Bell

Gidget, the famed Chihuahua who appeared in Taco Bell ads, died Tuesday at the age of 15.

Karen McElhatton, Gidget's owner, tells Usmagazine.com the dog was with her trainer, Sue Chipperton, watching television when she began making "strange noises" and suffered a stroke.

Before the dog's death, "She had a good day and was running around as normal," McElhatton tells Usmagazine.com. "We're happy that she was very well off right until the end."

Gidget -- whose "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" spots debuted in September 1997 -- also had a cameo in Legally Blonde 2, in addition to appearing in other TV spots.

We enjoyed working with Gidget, and she will be missed by many," a Taco Bell spokesperson tells Us in a statement. "Our deepest sympathies go out to her owners and fans."

The dog had an exceptionally happy life, her owner says.

"She lived like a queen," McElhatton tells Us. "She had a great life. We're very sad. She's a wonderful little dog."

-Usmagazine.com.
http://omg.yahoo.com/news/taco-bell-chihuahua-dies-at-15/25534?nc

I'm very sad to hear about this, me as a dog lover loves the Chihuahua from Taco Bell and because I like to eat there. Hey that's something about me you guys don't know. I LOVE ANIMALS!

My family is on its way to turn into a zoo! I have 2 Chihuahuas (Pal and Mojo)
2 turtles, one desert and one water (speedy Gonzalez and road runner)
1 macaw named Tweety, she says "hello" when the phone rings.
1 cat named Jinx
and last but not least, my dad found 3 raccoons in his office front door.
I use to have 2 baby ducks but my dad had to let them go because they were growing up...wait they ran away.

Sadly I dont have any pictures to show you guys but I will once I get my hands on a camera.

-Mark 8: 38

25 random facts about Celina!

Hey everyone, i'm the new kid on the block! Yours truly Celina Zepeda ;)
Thought you might want to know some random facts, eh?

1. I'm lactose intolerant

2. I play the flute

3. I don't know how to speak spanish

4. I like Dane Cook (secretly)
5. I'm bi-polar! grrr
6. I wish i can live in Florida
7. I think I'm a boring person :(
8. Sometimes i say the darn est things
9. I smoke the green on a regular basis, so what.
10. I am a rebel without a cause
11. the dark scares me, i still have a night light.
12. I'm a moocher
13. I have to watch out what i say, because usually it offends others.
14. Sometimes i think i don't have friends
15. I like oatmeal.
16. I'm enlisting in the AMRY as soon as i graduate.
17. I hope to catch bad guys when i become a police officer for the city of Houston.
18. I read scripture from the bible to make me a stronger person.
19. I come from a broken home. :(
20. I workout to forget my problems
21. I am in a relationship...
22. I am weird
23. I am normal
24. I like to keep to myself and think
25. I try to fit in

Are port-o-potties the new nurseries?

(CNN) -- A 44-year-old Maryland woman faces charges of child abuse after police say she gave birth in a portable toilet and dropped the newborn into the waste tank.

A Maryland woman is charged with child abuse after police say she dropped her newborn into a portable toilet.

After exiting the portable toilet in Long Wharf Park in Cambridge, Candy Vigneri got a cigarette from a construction worker and sat at a picnic table, police Lt. Wayne Bromwell said.

As she sat, a male passer-by approached the toilet but Vigneri warned him, "Don't go in there, I just had a baby there," police said.

The man immediately called 911. Vigneri returned to the toilet and retrieved the newborn from the foul liquid at the base of the tank.

The baby was unresponsive and covered with a blue antibacterial chemical agent when emergency responders reached the scene, police said.

Vigneri told officers that she didn't know she was pregnant.

She was arrested Wednesday on charges of child abuse and reckless endangerment and is being held on a $50,000 bond.

The baby is in stable condition at Easton Memorial Hospital. Dorchester County social services will take control of the newborn after she is released from the hospital. 

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Seriously, what the heck is wrong with people? 

First it's forgetting your kids are locked in your car

in dead summer, now it's forgetting you're pregnant and 

dumping the baby in a port-o-potty. 

Wow, I don't even know what else to say to that. 

First post! I feel like I did well. :D Can't wait to keep posting. 

Illegal and Legal Facts

I love lists! They are short, straight to the point and very interesting. So I made a list of Illegal and Legal Facts

• In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum.
• It's illegal to slurp soup in New Jersey.
• While in some countries the penalty for driving while intoxicated can be death (yes, death), in Uruguay intoxication is a legal excuse for having an accident while driving. "Please believe me officer, I really was drunk."
• According to the federal Center for Substance Abuse prevention, "For kids under twenty-one, there is no difference between alcohol and other drug use and abuse." Incredibly, it makes no distinction between a self-reliant 20 year old toasting his love at their wedding reception with a sip of champagne and a drug-addicted 20 year old doing crack cocaine!
• Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
• In Charleston, West Virginia it is still legal to beat your wife on the steps on the court house.
• In Alabama it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
• It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
• In long beach It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course
  
• In Honolulu within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful to annoy any bird. (SEC. 10-1.2)
  
• In New York Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.
• In new York A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.
• In Carrizozo it’s forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public.
  
• In Las Cruces, New Mexico you may not carry a lunchbox down Main Street.

25 Random Facts About The Newest Author. . . Bettok! HI!

As you guys may not know, I'm the newest author in the bunch. My name's Bettok, otherwise known as Roberto Antonio Reyes Ordóñez. Yes, the tradition of ridiculously long Spanish names lives on! 

1. Contrary to popular belief, I am not related to midnitedrive (Frankie). 

2. I am obsessed, addicted, in love with, and worship baseball.

3. I tend to overuse (to other people's frustration) the words "like" and "you know?" in my sentences. 

4. I have a habit of chewing on any type of plastics, ex. pens, pen caps, bottle caps, the little ring of plastic below the caps on plastic bottles, straws, anything else I can my hands and teeth on. 

5. I was born in Galveston, Texas. Yeah guys, it's ALL ABOUT DAT 4-0-9! 

6. I play tennis for my school! 

7. My favorite cuisine is All-American, I just love hamburgers, hot dogs, apple pie, etc. 

8. I have a secret (well, not so secret now) fear of being disliked. Even now, as I write these random facts I'm thinking this isn't funny enough and our followers and fellow contributors won't like it. 

9. I'm very outgoing! 

10. I talk way to effing much sometimes, and it gets into trouble.

11. I love Jack-in-the-Box and Burger King.

12. I don't refer to Burger King as Burger King, I've called it the BK Lounge ever since I saw that Dane Cook stand-up routine. 

13. I'm developing a fear of mediocrity, don't know where in sam hell that came from.

14. My favorite TV show is Seinfeld! 

15. I get all my news from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

16. I was an Atheist and Jew for part of my life, then I converted to Christianity after I found peace in Jesus Christ. 

17. I dislike organized religion, and religious extremism.

18. I was having trouble coming up with random facts, now I'm on a pretty nice roll. :D

19. I really do tend to overuse smileys in internet conversation, right now I'm fighting the urge to place a smiley face ":D" after every other sentence. 

20. I've been dating the same girl for a year and eight months now, and I love her.

21. I have a fascination with Lipton Citrus Green Tea, it's so awesome.

22. The music I listen to has more diversity than New York City.

23. I HATE the New York Yankees.

24. I dislike New Jersey as well. 

25. Hablo el español como Chilango. Gracias por tu influencia papá. :P

Thanks for letting me contribute Frankie, I hope to make friends with the other authors. 

Hope you like it! ^.^ 

 

Stereotypical Asian Tourist

The picture above is not me... but I embody the stereotypical asian tourist. In less than a week I'll be traveling with my family to our next vacation in Hawaii. Like most Asian tourists my family travels to the tourist destinations where we don't fit in the most. For example, last year we visited Puerto Vallarta in Mexico and the year before that we went to Cancun. We posed the pictures with the numerous mariachi bands surrounding the pools, ate enchiladas nearly everyday, and listened to the Pina Colada Song, sure we were experiencing the "authentic Mexico." Like everyother good asian tourist we had our cameras ready at all times for photo ops, and my dad insisted that he call every Mexican, his amigo whether man or woman. Our family will continue this proud tradition in Hawaii. We'll use Aloha whenever possible in a sentence, attend many hotel-planned hulas, and try our hand at surfing. Whether we experience the authentic Hawaii or not I'm sure to have a really good time.

Aloha for now.

Rest in Peace, Pitchman Billy Mays

1958-2009


Details are sparse at the moment, however it has been confirmed that legendary pitchman Billy Mays(pointing at you to shut the fuck up above) has passed away. By my count, thats the fourth dead "celebrity" in a week. Who's next? I got my fingers crossed for Robert Pattinson and/or Taylor Lautner. Thanks a lot GOD.

I wonder about Michael

Wow he died, that's crazy, but it happens. Hopefully hes in a better place. What do you guys think?
I wonder if the people who hated him feel for his death. I know my grandma loved him no matter what. Shes sobbing. I'm listening to his awesome tunes.
I wonder what their going to do with is body. Are they going to carry it around the country in a car? Are they going to throw his ashes in the sea? Or since rumors are that he's plastic, will he be up for decoration?
I wonder..


Rest in peace M.j. I love your old school stuff.

Racist robots in Transformers!?!

LOS ANGELES - Harmless comic characters or racist robots?

The buzz over the summer blockbuster "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" only grew Wednesday as some said two jive-talking Chevy characters were racial caricatures.

Skids and Mudflap, twin robots disguised as compact hatchbacks, constantly brawl and bicker in rap-inspired street slang. They're forced to acknowledge that they can't read. One has a gold tooth.

As good guys, they fight alongside the Autobots and are intended to provide comic relief. But their traits raise the specter of stereotypes most notably seen when Jar Jar Binks, the clumsy, broken-English speaking alien from Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace was criticized as a caricature.

One fan called the twins "Jar Jar Bots" in a blog post online.

Todd Herrold, who watched the movie in New York City, called the characters "outrageous."

"It's one thing when robot cars are racial stereotypes," he said, "but the movie also had a bucktoothed black guy who is briefly in one scene who's also a stereotype."

"They're like the fools," said 18-year-old Nicholas Govede, also of New York City. "The comic relief in a degrading way."

Not all fans were offended. Twin brothers Jason and William Garcia, 18, who saw the movie in Miami, said they related to the characters — not their illiteracy, but their bickering.

"They were hilarious," Jason said. "Every movie has their standout character, and I think they were the ones for this movie."

In Atlanta, Rico Lawson said people were reading too much into the characters. "It was actually funny," said Lawson, 25, who saw the movie with his girlfriend in Atlanta.

That was the aim, director Michael Bay said in an interview.

"It's done in fun," he said. "I don't know if it's stereotypes — they are robots, by the way. These are the voice actors. This is kind of the direction they were taking the characters and we went with it."

Bay said the twins' parts "were kind of written but not really written, so the voice actors is when we started to really kind of come up with their characters."

Actor Reno Wilson, who is black, voices Mudflap. Tom Kenny, the white actor behind Spongebob SquarePants, voices Skids.

Wilson said Wednesday that he never imagined viewers might consider the twins to be racial caricatures. When he took the role, he was told that the alien robots learned about human culture through the Web and that the twins were "wannabe gangster types."

"It's an alien who uploaded information from the Internet and put together the conglomeration and formed this cadence, way of speaking and body language that was accumulated over X amount of years of information and that's what came out," the 40-year-old actor said. "If he had uploaded country music, he would have come out like that."

It's not fair to assume the characters are black, he said.

"It could easily be a Transformer that upload data," Wilson said. "They were just like posers to me."

Kenny did not respond to an interview request Wednesday.

"I purely did it for kids," the director said. "Young kids love these robots, because it makes it more accessible to them."

Screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman said they followed Bay's lead in creating the twins. Still, the characters aren't integral to the story, and when the action gets serious, they disappear entirely, notes Tasha Robinson, associate entertainment editor at The Onion.

"They don't really have any positive effect on the film," she said. "They only exist to talk in bad ebonics, beat each other up and talk about how stupid each other is."

Hollywood has a track record of using negative stereotypes of black characters for comic relief, said Todd Boyd, a professor of popular culture at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, who has not seen the "Transformers" sequel.

"There's a history of people getting laughs at the expense of African-Americans and African-American culture," Boyd said. "These images are not completely divorced from history even though it's a new movie and even though they're robots and not humans."

American cinema also has a tendency to deal with race indirectly, said Allyson Nadia Field, an assistant professor of cinema and media studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

"There's a persistent dehumanization of African-Americans throughout Hollywood that displaces issues of race onto non-human entities," said Field, who also hasn't seen the film. "It's not about skin color or robot color. It's about how their actions and language are coded racially."

If these characters weren't animated and instead played by real black actors, "then you might have to admit that it's racist," Robinson said. "But stick it into a robot's mouth, and it's just a robot, it's OK."

But if they're alien robots, she continued, "why do they talk like bad black stereotypes?"

Bay brushes off any whiff of controversy.

"Listen, you're going to have your naysayers on anything," he said. "It's like is everything going to be melba toast? It takes all forms and shapes and sizes."

from Yahoo!

I personally hate it when people get all butthurt and shit about movies. They're are just movies. If you think these robots are stereotyping African-Americans, well you're probably right. However, refry this, what on TV isn't a stereotype?

Shit, even the quirky white people and the Indian on The Big Bang Theory are stereotypes. Well, if you see the show you'd agree with me. Actually, don't see the show, it sucks majorly.

The Asian kid in Up

This kid in the picture to the left is Russell in the new Pixar film Up. At first glance I thought this was no big deal, just another animated character in a Disney movie. But then I realized that his eyes were slightly chinky and I wondered could this be an ASIAN...

So I looked up the movie on Wikipedia and turns out my suspicions were correct. He was asian and as Wikipedia put it "Asian Americans have positively noted Pixar's first casting of an Asian lead character." Damn right, I "positively noted." Not only was this the first time Disney decided to make a movie with an asian kid but this was the first movie I had seen without the use of an Asian doing karate, being a nerd, or some other stereotypical role. Instead of playing tennis Russell is a boy scout and is chunky unlike most skinny asians, and for that I applaud him. I'll finally be seeing the movie this weekend along with the many other happy asians.

We gotta represent.

I heart John Leguizamo

My man Johnny Legs. Man. Homie is without a doubt the most underrated actor in the fucked up media orgy world we call Hollywood. And he's the most versatile too. No me crees? Check it out.


The Violator, Clown from Spawn played by John Leguizamo.


He spent the whole filming time on a freakin' stool doin this role. Kinda like he did with Toulosse in Moulin Rouge, but I really dislike Ewan McGregor so I ain't postin that on here.




Chachi Rodriguez :P also played by John Leguizamo.

In quite possibly the greatest drag queen ever made, To Wong Foo.., Johnny played this buxom young lady. But that aint even why this is so great. Wesley Snipes played a drag queen also, shit! And i read in his book, Wesley and Johnny threw it down on set, IN COMPLETE DRAG. Johnny's got balls.





Sid the Sloth, Ice Age played by guess who? John!

Yeah so after doing voices for Rosie O'Donells HBO christmas special, he thought he might have a knack for voice over roles. So he signed up to play Sid the Sloth. He talks with this Sylvester the cat-ish lisp that comes completely natural. Kinda tops it, even.






However versatile he is, what i have shown you here is just the top of the iceberg. The thing that makes John a legend are his one-man shows. I can't put em on here, but do us all a favor and check them out on the 'Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VszC52FLgqM





Photos via Google

How do you like the new digs, eh?

I took the liberty to change up the template, I had the feeling this one was a bit more midnightdrive-y. Of course this is up for debate with all the contributors, but I have the final say.
Here's a couple of links to get you going this weekend..

Navigaya.
This is an open source website which means its completely interactive and you can sign in and use it as you wish, its really cool. Definitely ahead of its time.

Pokemon Episodes
They have every single episode of the Pokemon anime. Since the very first one to the latest Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Adventures.

Justin TV
The Broadcast Channel. There are people here that broadcast sporting events, movies, gaming and everything else under the sun, you just might find what you like.

peace for now, number 1...

Get to know the authors! 25 random facts (Chrystal)

Okay so I'm the next victim...25 facts huh? As an author I shall do it! hehehe...

I'm Chrystal and here I go... darn I make it sound as it were a ride this midnightdrive is getting to me.

1] the first thing I do when I come in my room is take my shoes off next to the door and put my purse next to them.
2] Whenever I explain something I usually end up saying "you know?"
3] If your around me you will most likely hear me say something about California
4] oh yeah! I was born in L.A California came to Houston at the age of 15
5]When Francisco first saw me he thought I was black because of my whanabe afro hair
6] I read the Bible every night
7] yes I'm Christian, devoted
8] I always pray before eating, ask Francisco you will not see me eat without praying.
9]I've never meet Kevin so it was interesting reading his 25
10]Oh! so I miss IN-N-OUT burgers from Cali....hehehe see I told you.
11]While I'm brushing my teeth I either fix my bed or pick things up.
12] I don't drink soda but if its my only option I will.
13] I don't say bad words, it's rare if you hear one slip. I dont even like to say the word...(whisper) c.r.a.p.
14] man I haven't reached 20
15] My favorite sport is volleyball but I play soccer at school....don't ask
16] On Sunday I wore my black gladiator sandals, my friend thought they were Jesus shoes...hehehe....I think that's funny
17] I'm not interesting to you if your life revolves around gossip,materials and trying to fake an image.
18] I'm interesting if you dont mind talking to someone who gives good advice,listens and likes to tell short stories.
19]one more...
20]finally 20 !hehehe
21] I will ask for your opinion on whatever is going on.
22] Every Sunday I meet about 6 new people...I'm very social when it comes to strangers
23] people always tell me I'm too nice and sweet :D
24] I dont have text many people rip on me for that
25]thank you for reading all of it, hope you enjoyed it (>`-`)>

**edited by Francisco on 6/25/09

Transparent Frog..

from Yahoo.

"A salamander that looks like E.T., a micosized frog smaller than a fingernail, and a spiny-crested grasshopper. Who says the age of exploration is dead?

It's definitely not for Conservation International (CI). Their scientists have come back with some startlingly vivid images of endangered and never-before-seen critters from a whirlwind trip to the Nangaritza Protected Forest in Ecuador, near the Peruvian border. CI researchers came across at least 15 species of creatures and plants "unknown to science."

One of the most remarkable creatures is the Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum, also called a glass or crystal frog because you can see through its transparent flesh (right down to its guts). This guy's not new, but he's definitely endangered, so the find is heartening for environmentalists.

The purpose of the three-week biodiversity study was to identify species and make conservation recommendations for ecotourism possibilities, which the Ecuadorian locals are entertaining. It also turns out that frogs and insects yield medicinal properties, and a proper population survey is needed to see what else is out there in the forest.

According to Bloomberg, out of 14 million plants and animals in the world, human beings have been acquainted with only about 1.8 million. Below are more images of new friends; you can find other photos and expedition details at CI's site."

I dont know about you guys, but thats some freaky shit. I still have hope that they will one day find the cloverfield monster.

Get to know the authors! 25 Random facts. (kevin)

As a followup to francisco's 25 random facts i, kevin, have decided to post my own 25 random facts. Though you know me as number 2 my real name is in fact the very common kevin. So here goes my own random and interesting facts about me, kevin...

1. I am asian.
2. I used to be the 3rd most popular kid in elementary school.
3. When my mother was pregnant she drove her car into a ditch and then gave birth to me.
4. Basketball is my favorite sport.
5. The Houston Rockets are my favorite team.
6. They gonna win the nba championship next year. you'll see.
7. I still have the same haircut from kindergarden.
8. I still have a rolling backpack as a junior in high school.
9. I'm gonna take some ideas from francisco.
10. I've had a teddy bear named Shawn since I was 3.
11. Sometimes I enjoy watching PBS shows.
12. I order all my mcdonald's cheeseburgers with big mac sauce.
13. I hate reading books.
14. I hate reading in general.
15. Although I am asian, I try to avoid tennis and other asian stereotypes.
16. I owned a 3rd grader at basketball when I was 3.
17. I'm the asian friend that taught francisco how to tie his shoes (not really)
18. I'm not allowed to use gel on my hair because my mom fears it'll make me too gangster.
19. I design shoes for fun.
20. I enjoy drinking hot cocoa in the summer.
21. I, too, ran out of material on number 9.
22. Cockroaches are my biggest fear.
23. My favorite basketball player is Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon.
24. My favorite movie is Terminator 2.
25. If you haven't figured out yet, I'm a nerd.

Get to know the authors! 25 Random facts. (francisco)

The 25 random facts phenomenon swept Facebook a couple of months ago, and while it was extremely popular, it has since died out. However, in an effort to make this, midnightdrive, more human like, I present this, 25 random facts about me, Francisco Reyes..

1. I have an unexplainable phobia of cups or glasses breaking, it freaks me the fuck out.
2. I was bullied by girls in elementary school, go figure.
3. I once played little league baseball, i didn't entirely suck, we got third place.
4. Sometimes I enjoy a glass of milk with a side of M&M's.
5. As a child, I enjoyed sleeping on my food.
6. In an attempt to impress a female, I got bit by a lizard.
7. My favorite food in the world is and always will be Mac and Cheese.
8. When my mom got her first ultrasound for me, doctors said i'd be a girl.
9. Almost caught a Brian Jordan warmup ball at Dodger Stadium.
10. Which brings this fact, my favorite baseball player is Matt Kemp, don't know why exactly.
11. And my look emulates Andre Ethier, but thats something for another day.
12. I still laugh at the King of Queens, i dont even think its that funny though.
13. I'm pretty damn good with the ladies.
14. I've been told that i'm very persistent.
15. I hate mustard with all my might..
16. I fall in love with any good looking girl that pays no attention to me.
17. Learned how to tie my shoe from my asian friend from back in the hood.
18. I love Flight of the Conchords but havent seen an episode from season 2 yet.
19. I wish to marry and procreate young.
20. I still run Pokemon emulators.
21. I ran out of material on number 9.
22. I am not circumcised
23. I regret number 22 but i'll leave it as a show of boldness.
24. I still wear my Lynwood High PE shorts.
25. I really wish i hadn't moved sometimes.

New Batman Game!

Batman: Arkham Asylum is an upcoming video game based on DC Comics' Batman. It will be released on August 25, 2009 in North America and August 28, 2009 in Europe. It is based on the long-running comic book mythos, as opposed to most other Batman games which are adaptations of the character in other media besides the source material.

Check out the gameplay exclusive to the ps3!



Mark Hammil as the Joker, you know this is gonna be a good one.

out September 1st on all major systems.

-number 1

...mouth based video game (my first post)

i know this is a kinda random 1st post...but i came across it while on youtube and it was pretty funny so i decided to post it. enjoy

We have moved..

Indeed, we have. In order to enhance our website I, Francisco, took the plunge and ultimately decided to move midnightdrive to Blogspot. It was more of a blog anyways. As always, thanks for coming in and reading. I aint got nothin but love fo ya.

-number 1