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Waaaah, sorry I've been gone since last week! I had some big computer issues!
@Boku: Whoaaa.... that's pretty amazing. I don't think I'd have the conviction to eliminate all English TV and music, etc... (You spelled Bieber correctly~~ 3nodding ) I'm not really a TV person, but Glee is entertaining to me. Just a brainless hour of music every week. The supporting characters are funny but the main characters are frustrating, especially since one of my friends is obsessed with them. Immersion sounds really cool, but I'd get yelled at even MORE than usual by my sister. She hates J-pop, for reasons that I can't fathom, because it's actually really good music.
Owl City is gorgeous~~~ Waaaaah, just a few more weeks 'til All Things Bright and Beautiful! It's a little less pop and a little more electronic, but I think it's just plain nice. If you ever get to listen to it, you don't have to worry about your brain cells dying because it's seriously poetry put to music. The Japanese rap thing kind of makes sense~ I picked up a KAT-TUN album from the library (because a friend of mine loves Jin Akanishi and because the library = free music) and it's a surprisingly good sound. J-pop doesn't sacrifice good music for making noise like American pop. I love YUI's music because it's so full of guitar and real sound even though the songs are still teenage-pop-idol-ish.... if that word makes sense!
HISTORY~~ Colonial history and the Revolution are really epic, and I love history as a whole, but I'd probably pick WWII in the US as my favorite era to study. Lots of horrible things happened here and worldwide, of course, but the Home Front is pretty amazing if you ask me. My favorite movie is probably A League of Their Own, which is a great comedy about the women's baseball league of the 40's. Even though it's hilarious, it's got historical accuracy and some parts are pretty emotional to watch.
MUSEUMS~~ Everyone thinks it's weird when I start nerding out at museums, but oh well. The Sci-Fi Museum here in Seattle is amazing to see (need to drag my Trekkie dad out there~), and I love the Pacific Science Center. Lately I've decided that I need to find at least one East Coast college to be seriously interested in, because my mom promised that we could go sightseeing if we went to visit one.
Oh, nice~ I went when I was four, and when I was fourteen. So I need to visit again at twenty-four, for sure!! Which airport? I've never flown through LAX, but when we went to Disneyland we went to John Wayne. Which was amazing, because there's a giant statue of John Wayne by the front doors, which was almost as cool as getting to go to Disneyland. (As well as being raised by a Trekkie, I was also introduced to John Wayne many years ago and fell in love.)
It is possible to get AMAZING pictures here, but first you have to find a clear day. Rainy-day pictures tend to be a bit... gray. And most of our days are rainy or overcast, primarily rainy though. Really, mountains are that exotic? I've heard Dad joke about the skiing in Vermont... but I didn't really believe that large hills could actually pass as mountains over there. I've been skiing since I was three, but the mountains here aren't that special. Went to Whistler last summer, and was completely blown away!! Someday I'll have to see the Rockies! Fireflies... I have never seen fireflies in my life, as far as I can remember. It's probably too miserable and wet here most of the year. They sound really surreal to watch... you know, there's only so many times you can read about them in books, watch them in movies, hear about them in songs, etc., before you really just need to see them...
Hope so~! I need to find a place to put my purikura stickers from last summer... they're still in a strip on my bulletin board, just to look at. Last summer, my host sister showed me her whole album of purikura stickers, dating back to when she was in elementary school. I remember because one set of them had Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban themed effects. We started out writing in Japanese, but she wanted to switch to English to practice, so we'll probably do that for awhile now~ I still email and write to my host sister from last summer in Japanese, though.
Mmmhm, the movies are never as good. I dunno, the most recent one did pretty well relative to the rest.... guess we'll just have to wait and see on the last one. I saw the trailer on the big screen this weekend, and it finally hit me that this is really the end... I can't remember when I started, but it was probably between fourth and fifth grade, possibly just before the fifth book came out. It was huge for me, too... a little part of me really did die when the series ended. Whenever I feel worn out or depressed, I know that it's been too long since I reread the series and an afternoon with a few of the books usually remedies the situation quickly. I was thinking about that! I'd assume that, if it's out that fast, there's a good chance it's still in English with Japanese subtitles? That could be very amusing. Even if it's expensive... it'd be worth splurging, since I am technically a tourist.
I don't have favorites~~ They're "both alike in dignity"? Nah, that's Romeo and Juliet~ xd Anyways, I've got a soft spot for Ravenclaw, most likely~ Ever seen the list of "Things I Am Not Allowed To Do At Hogwarts?" One of them says, "Ravenclaws do not find a sign reading 'The library is closed for an indefinite period of time' funny in the least."
@Pandora: Ooooh, Paris! I've got a friend who would kill for that chance~ Have you and your friend known each other a long time? Good luck with your French - ever tried practising it in Canada, by any chance?
@Pea: Ah, whereabouts in Europe do you live? That's sounds like it'll be great~ Someday I need to visit all these European countries that I keep learning more and more about. It shocks me now how ignorant I was of the world when I was younger. Have lots of fun!
@Boku: Whoaaa.... that's pretty amazing. I don't think I'd have the conviction to eliminate all English TV and music, etc... (You spelled Bieber correctly~~ 3nodding ) I'm not really a TV person, but Glee is entertaining to me. Just a brainless hour of music every week. The supporting characters are funny but the main characters are frustrating, especially since one of my friends is obsessed with them. Immersion sounds really cool, but I'd get yelled at even MORE than usual by my sister. She hates J-pop, for reasons that I can't fathom, because it's actually really good music.
Owl City is gorgeous~~~ Waaaaah, just a few more weeks 'til All Things Bright and Beautiful! It's a little less pop and a little more electronic, but I think it's just plain nice. If you ever get to listen to it, you don't have to worry about your brain cells dying because it's seriously poetry put to music. The Japanese rap thing kind of makes sense~ I picked up a KAT-TUN album from the library (because a friend of mine loves Jin Akanishi and because the library = free music) and it's a surprisingly good sound. J-pop doesn't sacrifice good music for making noise like American pop. I love YUI's music because it's so full of guitar and real sound even though the songs are still teenage-pop-idol-ish.... if that word makes sense!
HISTORY~~ Colonial history and the Revolution are really epic, and I love history as a whole, but I'd probably pick WWII in the US as my favorite era to study. Lots of horrible things happened here and worldwide, of course, but the Home Front is pretty amazing if you ask me. My favorite movie is probably A League of Their Own, which is a great comedy about the women's baseball league of the 40's. Even though it's hilarious, it's got historical accuracy and some parts are pretty emotional to watch.
MUSEUMS~~ Everyone thinks it's weird when I start nerding out at museums, but oh well. The Sci-Fi Museum here in Seattle is amazing to see (need to drag my Trekkie dad out there~), and I love the Pacific Science Center. Lately I've decided that I need to find at least one East Coast college to be seriously interested in, because my mom promised that we could go sightseeing if we went to visit one.
Oh, nice~ I went when I was four, and when I was fourteen. So I need to visit again at twenty-four, for sure!! Which airport? I've never flown through LAX, but when we went to Disneyland we went to John Wayne. Which was amazing, because there's a giant statue of John Wayne by the front doors, which was almost as cool as getting to go to Disneyland. (As well as being raised by a Trekkie, I was also introduced to John Wayne many years ago and fell in love.)
It is possible to get AMAZING pictures here, but first you have to find a clear day. Rainy-day pictures tend to be a bit... gray. And most of our days are rainy or overcast, primarily rainy though. Really, mountains are that exotic? I've heard Dad joke about the skiing in Vermont... but I didn't really believe that large hills could actually pass as mountains over there. I've been skiing since I was three, but the mountains here aren't that special. Went to Whistler last summer, and was completely blown away!! Someday I'll have to see the Rockies! Fireflies... I have never seen fireflies in my life, as far as I can remember. It's probably too miserable and wet here most of the year. They sound really surreal to watch... you know, there's only so many times you can read about them in books, watch them in movies, hear about them in songs, etc., before you really just need to see them...
Hope so~! I need to find a place to put my purikura stickers from last summer... they're still in a strip on my bulletin board, just to look at. Last summer, my host sister showed me her whole album of purikura stickers, dating back to when she was in elementary school. I remember because one set of them had Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban themed effects. We started out writing in Japanese, but she wanted to switch to English to practice, so we'll probably do that for awhile now~ I still email and write to my host sister from last summer in Japanese, though.
Mmmhm, the movies are never as good. I dunno, the most recent one did pretty well relative to the rest.... guess we'll just have to wait and see on the last one. I saw the trailer on the big screen this weekend, and it finally hit me that this is really the end... I can't remember when I started, but it was probably between fourth and fifth grade, possibly just before the fifth book came out. It was huge for me, too... a little part of me really did die when the series ended. Whenever I feel worn out or depressed, I know that it's been too long since I reread the series and an afternoon with a few of the books usually remedies the situation quickly. I was thinking about that! I'd assume that, if it's out that fast, there's a good chance it's still in English with Japanese subtitles? That could be very amusing. Even if it's expensive... it'd be worth splurging, since I am technically a tourist.
I don't have favorites~~ They're "both alike in dignity"? Nah, that's Romeo and Juliet~ xd Anyways, I've got a soft spot for Ravenclaw, most likely~ Ever seen the list of "Things I Am Not Allowed To Do At Hogwarts?" One of them says, "Ravenclaws do not find a sign reading 'The library is closed for an indefinite period of time' funny in the least."
@Pandora: Ooooh, Paris! I've got a friend who would kill for that chance~ Have you and your friend known each other a long time? Good luck with your French - ever tried practising it in Canada, by any chance?
@Pea: Ah, whereabouts in Europe do you live? That's sounds like it'll be great~ Someday I need to visit all these European countries that I keep learning more and more about. It shocks me now how ignorant I was of the world when I was younger. Have lots of fun!
Oh, I hate when that happens. Is your computer OK now?
Well I didn't really watch much TV/ listen to pop music before I stopped listening to them, plus I have my own computer so no one had a hard time when I turned my computer Japanese. Plus all of my family either likes or tolerates Jpop/Japanese News/Podcasts/Audiobooks, etc, but I'm in my college apartment most of the time anyway so it wasn't that hard. I think I had a bit of culture shock when I had to use the English computers in my college computer lab though. I couldn't find anything for a while, even simple things. xd
I love YUI too! I like Merry-go-Round and Rolling Star. What are your favorite songs of hers?
WWII in the US is pretty awesome! I love how everyone came together, and felt they had something to be patriotic for. For me, it's interesting to see how the subject of WII is handled in Japan. They did a lot of awful things (reading about the "comfort women" is just heartbreaking), and WII isn't in most Japanese history textbooks (though I guess I see why. I once met a British person who had never heard of the American Revolution. sweatdrop ) so it really isn't emphasized much. Have you read "The Harp of Burma"? It was one of the first books to show the decimating effects of WWII...It was really good. There's also a movie or two made on it.
The Sci-Fi Museum and the Pacific Science Center's websites look pretty cool! I like the Museum of Science in Boston. The have a life size model of a T-Rex there that I used to have my picture taken with every year. It was like my growth stick. xd All you could really see in the pictures were the huge clawed legs though. The Natural History Museum in NYC is cool too. Recently I went to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC, and while I'd read about the Holocaust in books and movies, the museum was different...It was like plunging into a the world of a dystopian novel. I wouldn't go again, I don't think I'd be ready, but I think ideally everyone should visit a Holocaust museum at least once for the experience, and I'm glad I went.
I was a while ago, but John Wayne Airport sounds familiar, so I think it was that one, though I don't remember anything about it. When I think about it, don't think I'd want to visit Disneyland/World again, well maybe if I have kids. It was fun, but in the end, I like a day at the beach, or somewhere in nature better, so I can just relax and enjoy myself. I liked Disneyland, but a lot of it was rushing to or waiting in line for rides, and I think I was more tired out at the end of the vacation than at the beginning.
You should find an East Coast college to see! All the historical buildings are really awesome.
I always loved rainy days, weirdly enough...they're not fun when you're waiting for something, but the sound of them is just soothing, and better than snow or heat, that for sure. I hiked part of the Rockies when I was 17. Really hilly, and the yellow trail markers were sometimes hard to
find, but the waterfall at the end of the trail made it all worth it. It was so beautiful... I've never been skiing, and never had the desire to after a friend got injured while doing it, but it must be fun going that fast. I did try ice skating for a while, but every few weeks at the rink, an experienced looking skater did a move a little too fast, fell, and ended up being taken away on a stretcher, and it just got to be too much. You're never seen fireflies? They're really pretty. They come out near dusk and just dance in the air the whole night. Here's a video that gives a pretty good idea of what it's like to see them. The lights kind of come in bursts and then go away.
You had a host sister last summer too?
I think that the movie is out the day after it comes out in America or something, but Japan's a day ahead, so it's about the same. Subs are more popular than dubs in Japan, although anything for children/teens usually gets a dub. This might help. It's updated regularly so it should have Harry Potter when it comes out.
LOL, I've seen those avatars, but I haven't come across that one.I don't know what I would do if my library had a sign saying that... xd
