Akira Toriyama as a Saiyan (April 5, 1955-March 1, 2024) Several days ago, I heard some truly sad news: Akira Toriyama, the creator of the Dragonball series including the much-beloved Dragonball Z passed away on March 1st, 2024. Mr. Toriyama was not only the original creator of the Dragonball series (Dragonball, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball …
Author Archives: Koraxx
Choose Your Weapon!
For years, I’ve had the belief that any great mind or aspiring great mind learn how to play at least one kind of musical instrument. Not necessarily to join a band or play professionally, mind you, but simply to expand one’s knowledge and skill sets. Yet another way to help keep the mind sharp. If …
Rap Battle of History (not really)
A little while ago, I thought back about this chunky girl in high school who insulted me out of nowhere about my appearance with a rap verse I’m sure she thought was clever. This is how it went… Your head so little, Your head so little, Your head look like a…. damn Skittle! Like this …
Practicing Professional Hypergamy
…also known as professional monkey-branching. In generations past, when you worked for an employer, your possibilities for growth were nearly guaranteed: by working hard for years under a company, you would move up in the ranks through tenure while also earning not only enough to take care of yourself, but also a family if you …
Seeing Sounds, Hearing Colors
This may be strange to ask, but have you ever associated any given color with a particular musical instrument? When you listen to a song, do certain colors come to mind when you hear a particular music instrument? I have found that throughout the majority of my life, whenever I heard a particular music instrument …
Of Domination and Submission
During my experiences in the kink/BDSM community and related websites, I’ve noticed that there were often complaints from women about guys who presented themselves as Doms and the behaviors they experienced from said “Doms”: Attitudes of entitlement to a woman’s time, body, or mind Speaking as though the woman was already their submissive even though …
We’re ALL Selfish…
A bit twisted, but is he lying? “Everyone claims to live for someone else’s sake. The truth is, the ones we’re all looking out for is ourselves. ” Dr. Ni Jianyi, Gensoumaden Saiyuki The above statement stuck with me since I first heard it back in the early 2000s, and it caused me to really …
Life Objectives
I often find myself thinking: what do I truly want in my life? What do I wish to accomplish? Now this isn’t to say that I have no direction or ambitions in life, nor does it mean that I feel like a failure. The fact of the matter is, I am doing reasonably well as …
Dreamtime: When Pokemon gets Dark
This is the story of “Oberon”, a new legendary Pokemon that very little is known about other than the fact its true form is unknown and that it had psychic abilities so powerful even the mighty and “vicious” Mewtwo wanted nothing to do with it. I know this because I stole a prized possession of …
My Thoughts on Social Media
Social media has revolutionized the way society operates: just about everything from networking to dating is strongly influenced by a multitude of platforms including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Snapchat amongst others. Social media is the best thing that could have happened to humanity… …or is it? Truth be told, I have mixed feelings about social …
Mind of Koraxx 