The horrors of mountain weather.

See it for yourself.



The view from my porch 23 March:







The view from my front porch yesterday morning:






NNNNNOOOOOOO. D:

-AMV- Agli Tar [PoT]

Because a) I was bored on Sunday, and b) I think of Kite everytime I hear this song.

I'm well aware the sync is off, and that really ticks me off because I spent tedious hours timing everything just right, only to have the song shift position every time I saved or published. I ended up trying to shift things, then publishing blindly, hoping it would work out. I went through six or seven versions before I got it close enough for me to be satisfied.

Hope you enjoy it anyway. :)

-AMV- His World [PoT]

Yeah, so I made a music video last night/this afternoon.

Because I was stuck in the house all day.

So enjoy.

(My first one, but for being tired/completely worn out/bored, I think it turned out pretty well. :3)

In other news, I got a new boss today. I was pretty scared, because he fired someone before he even officially started work, and he told me first thing when I walked in today that he had fired someone else last night too. I'd also heard that he was really strict and didn't take any nonsense.

He wasn't quite that bad though. He was strict, but he wasn't yelling at us when we didn't do things exactly the way he wanted us too, and he was joking around with us. I think I might actually come to like him. I won't like hiim as much as my old boss, but I think we'll get along. He seemed to really like me and he hinted to me about two hours into work that he might consider promoting me.

Well, wouldn't that be cool.

I've also finally been allowed to take a Japanese class at uni over the summer. My dad and I have been attempting to get me enrolled in summer term for a long time now, and the admissions office finally caved and let me in (of course, I could have chosen to not go, but after actually getting them to say they would let me in, it would be pointless for me to change my mind).

That's good - that means I won't be bored all summer, and I'll be able to do something worthwhile.

That's all for now; happy Easter, everyone!


Listening to: "Dreams of an Absolution" by Lee Brotherton
Eating: Nothing - pretty full
Reading: "Crime and Punishment"
Watching: Tennis no Oujisama National OVA 19 - Single-Balled Match
Wanting: A Prince racquet

Tennis no Oujisama Nationals OVA Ep. 18 - Thoughts

After spending several hours studying the other night, and after getting quite a lot done, I decided to treat myself and allow myself to stay up just a little bit later than usual to watch a newly-released episode of the TeniPuri OVAs. I only watched one episode, as it was getting rather late, and it proved to be quite... interesting, for lack of a better word.

I never thought there would be an episode that would leave me wondering whether or not I actually liked it. But I have come across one. Interestingly enough, it involves one of my favourite characters and one of my less favourite characters. Tezuka Kunimitsu vs. Chitose Senri.

I'm not really quite sure why I don't like Chitose, other than the fact that he really just bugs me. He's like Atobe in the way that he isn't really a dislikeable character in the first place; it's just my problem that I don't like him.

(And his sister is the only girl in the entire continuity of the series besides Seigaku's coach that I feel deserves to actually be in the storyline).

Anyway, the basic overview of the episode can be seen in a series of select images.

Begin the image-heaviness.

Behold, the pairs that DEFINITELY weren't thrown together at the last moment Tezuka-Inui Pair vs. Chitose- ... .... someone... pair.
(Omigosh buchou actually looks like he might be in his teens!)

Tezuka struggles a bit against Chitose's Hyakuren Jitoku no Kiwami...
(Does Chitose remind anyone else of Scar from The Lion King? Anyone?)

But Tezuka, the stoic hero, reveals his powers...

Tezuka retaliates with amazing strength, showing that he too has achieved Hyakuren Jitoki no Kiwami.
(Tezuka-buchou, have you ever heard of a thing called "eating"?)

And thus, the result is:

Seigaku Victory!!
(Why is Chitose sweating so much and Tezuka looks completely unphased?)

... Okay, so that's not really how it goes. But it might as well be. (That's about all you need to know to know what the episode consists of.)

I'm not complaining about the match. I always enjoy Tezuka's matches, whether or not they're absolutely ridiculous (like this one) or a serious part of the plot (like his matches against Ryoma or Atobe).

But honestly, I don't think this is a match that was really essential to the plot.

Nice to know that Tezuka is amazing (as if nobody already knew that), nice to know that he is always showing how powerful he is, that he is Ryoma's one true opponent, blah blah list goes on blah. But this match, in my opinion, doesn't have much consequence to the rest of the series.

Plus, twenty-five minutes of Chitose is almost more than I can stand.

The thing I won't complain about is the amazing shots that this episode is comprised of. There are a lot of really beautiful visuals, and it's always interesting to see what the animators can come up with to metaphorize and show Tezuka's strength (and, I guess in this case, Chitose's as well).

I could rant about the next episode buuuuttt... I won't. :| It might actually be worse than this one. I'll wait a little while and see if I can pull something worthwhile out of the next episode.

A Desire for Knowledge

Perhaps I was never really interested in philosophy because I grew up with it. My father is a philosopher professor, and one of the foremost philosophy scholars in the world. He's given lectures in many different countries.

Or maybe I just wasn't interested because I was young and uninterested in deep thinking. Superficiality should be a sin. I look back at the trip I took to Taiwan with my dad back about two and a half years ago, and I wish I had gone and sat in on even just one lecture. I think now that it wouldn't have mattered whether or not I had understood everything.

Something inside me longs to learn about what my father loves so much.

He came to my English class today, to explain Nietzsche to us and the link Nietzsche's philosophies have to the book we're reading, "Crime and Punishment". I found myself fascinated with every word. I understood it. I'm unsure whether or not that's because I've absorbed the things my father has said philosophically throughout my life, or if it's just something that comes easily to me.

I want to learn more. I want to understand.



Listening to: "beat a path" by Kimeru
Eating: Nothing - going to White Day dinner soon
Reading: "Crime and Punishment"
Watching: Shaman King ep. 25 - A Shaman's Journey
Wanting: Knowledge

Koishite Kimeru, but...

Before I get to the main topic of this post, I want to say that getting prepared to move is a pain in the butt. I'm not even moving for almost three weeks, but I do spend a lot of time and energy trying to figure out what I'm taking with me, and where the heck I'm going to put it. I have a loooot of stuff.

I think what I'll do is, once I get my laptop, go over and take pictures of the room that shall be mine. That way, maybe I can figure out just how much space I have to work with.

With that said, I move onto what I originally wrote this blog for... since it is my blog and I can bloody well say whatever I want on it. Following the policies, of course. :P

I got Kimeru's newest CD yesterday. To be honest, from looking at the cover, I was a little anxious that I wouldn't like the music (which is rather prejudiced of me, but honestly... what the heck is he wearing?) but, remembering that Kimeru almost always dresses somewhat tackily, I decided I would let the music decide whether or not it was a good CD.


I must pause to get something straight before I carry on. I love Kimeru. Really, I do. If there was ever a man I could love without ever having met him - after the prophet and apostles, of course - it would be Kimeru. The man is cute. That's right, cute. If I had to choose one person from Japan that is the embodiment of "charming", it would be this man. I absolutely adore Kimeru.

Now, having put that straight, I carry on.

This was, hands-down, my least favourite CD he's ever done.

It's not his fault, maybe. I think his voice is just as amazing as ever. But I definitely don't like the music, or the way his voice is used, in either of the two songs. I was hoping maybe the more I listened to the song, the more I would like it, but so far this hasn't been the case. I think I've listened to it at least a dozen times now, and I still have the urge to tear out my earbuds when I hear him sing 「恋してKimeruぜ今夜」... which is quite often. I like the second track even less than the first one. I've no idea why they continue to use the phrase "electric boy" either.

To top it all, after watching the music video for 恋してKimeru! I wanted to jump off a cliff to spare myself.

Soooo, koishite Kimeru (haha) but I think you need to go back to writing your own music. I miss those days, just three years ago. Asakura Daisuke-san would be an acceptable alternative as well.

I think classic Kimeru is Kimeru at his best.