Stuff Ed O. Likes (Part IV)

Continuing examination of the Stuff White People Like blog vis a vis me. Scoring remains the same (0, .33, .66, 1 with 0 being not at all and 1 being a direct hit).

Score coming into Round Four (of four): 23.33 of 57 (40.9%)

58. Japan (.66). With so many of these items, I start off strongly opinionated when I'm judging how they apply to me. "I'm not obsessed with Japan!", I told myself initially. Then I remember that I studied Japanese for two years. I like sushi. I like (hot) Japanese chicks (see 11). I have read books about Pearl Harbor and the "Coming War with Japan" and a book about Ka being the secret to Japanese power... or something. OK. Even thought I haven't visited Tokyo (see 19) and I'm not into anime... I give myself partial credit here.
59. Natural Medicine (0). While I gave myself the benefit of the doubt, above, I refuse to give partial credit for getting acupuncture for my dog (see 53) or weekly gold injections for my cat (really!). I don't discount natural medicine entirely, but... almost entirely.
60. Toyota Prius (0). I used to dream of owning an electric car. It would be quiet and clean and efficient. Then I turned 16.
61. Bicycles (0). I used to ride my bike every day. It felt great to get fresh air and stretch my legs. Then I turned 11.
62. Knowing what's best for poor people (0). This is a tricky one. Any action we take, any opinion we hold, could be seen as knowing what's best for poor people. When I declined to give a panhandler the "couple of bucks" that he requested last night (he almost earned the money through the sheer audacity in asking for multiple dollars)... was I being cheap? Or did I think he was better off without my money? I barely know what's good for ME let alone what's good for poor people.
63. Expensive Sandwiches (.66). I eat more often at Subway than I do at gourmet delicatessens, but I have spent (and probably will again) way more on expensive sandwiches than a sane person would.
64. Recycling (.33). Not quite a zero. The earth will probably be fucked whether I separate the cardboard from the green bottles, but I would feel guilty otherwise. Damn my whiteness!
65. Co-Ed Sports (.33). This is in theory. I haven't don't co-ed sports since college, but I like the idea of chicks in shorts so can't give it a zero.
66. Divorce (1). Yeah. :S
67. Standing Still at Concerts (1). I'm more comfortable when music doesn't ask me to do anything other than tap my toes or nod my head. Unless I'm drunk and within arm's reach of a girl that I think wants me to be within arm's reach of her. Still... concerts and standing still and Ed O. are a natural combination.
68. Michael Gondry (0). Who?
69. Mos Def (0). Who?
70. Difficult Breakups (1). See 66. Yeah. :S
71. Being the only white person around (0). A few months ago I went to a karaoke place. Shocking, right? Well... this trip had a twist. I went with a friend (see 11) to a Thai restaurant that did karaoke. I was surrounded by her friends and very little English was spoken and I never got to sing a song and it was... tremendously awkward. Obviously it wasn't just the color difference... it was cultural, and being surrounded by a bunch of women is rarely easy... but I don't revel in the sort of self-righteous sense of exploration and courage that this item attributes to us white folk.
72. Study Abroad (0). Never did it. Never contemplate it. Study a broad? That's a different matter! wakka-wakka
73. Gentrification (.66). I enjoy making fun of people who live on the east side (outside of Seattle, by Microsoft, for those of you who for some reason haven't moved here yet) because of the lack of culture... and I spend the vast majority of my outings at a karaoke bar! Irony is great (see 50).
74. Oscar Parties (0). This, naturally, came up in conversation a couple of times in the past week. I think I'd rather clean my kitty box repeatedly than sit in front of the broadcast of the show... and an Oscar party isn't much more appealing. Unless there were a bunch of people named "Oscar" there. I love parties with lots of guys.
75. Threatening to Move to Canada (0). I have been threatening to visit Canada for the last several weeks, but in terms of it as some sort of political protest? Nah.
76. Bottles of Water (.66). I have some in stock at my place (some visitors like them). Wait. I'm bumping this up to .66 because Propel Fitness Water is the best fucking drink in the history of the universe. And the world.

Total points this round (of 19): 5.33 (28%).

Total points overall (of 76): 29.21 (37.7%).