Talk about not updating! Well, it is November in Japan. The autumn leaves are turning, and there is even snow in some places. Many people are stuffed into their kotatsu, eating mikans ( Read more... )

Well, here it is the third week of 2007 and I am just now adding to this journal. Oh well. First off, a few links to new anime films coming out in Japan. The sites are in Japanese, as usual, so explore around. There are trailers, so look carefully ( Read more... )

Studio Ghibli has released a new movie. It is directed by Hayao Miyazaki's son, Goro Miyazaki. and is titled "Gedo Senki", which roughly means "Ged's War Chronicles". When I first heard the name, it didn't click, but now I know it is "Tales From Earthsea, a series of books I enjoyed quite a bit. Trailer looks good. Early reviews on Yahoo Japan ( Read more... )

donald --

[adjective]:

Having the texture of congealed cheese

'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com

It's been a long time since I've updated, not that anyone reads this things anyway ( Read more... )

I guess everyone already knows this, but the world is pretty screwed-up. Even here in Japan, which is thought to be one of the safest countries around ( Read more... )

Well, Autumn has arrived, and we wait with bated breath for the momiji to become crimson red, and the weather to finally cool down. The autumn food rush is on, with people cooking sanma (English name Pacific saury. Doesn't sound appetizing, eh?) and kuri (chestnut) desserts everywhere. I swear, the typical method of cooking sanma over hot coals ( Read more... )

Yes, the world keeps on turning. As I said before, watching the events unfold in New Orleans hasn't been easy. I know that a lot of people want to play the blame game, but I think everything should be put on hold until after people who need to be helped are helped, and more of the destruction is repaired. I have a long list of people I think are ( Read more... )

As I sit here in Hiroshima watching the news about Katrina, I can't help but equate the damage I saw to all of the footage of Hiroshima after the A-Bomb I watched recently on TV here. There was no flooding here, buit the devastation was equivalent, houses, buildings flattened, deaths etc ( Read more... )

My birthday came and went, flashing by so quickly that my Dad and my Sister didn't realize it. I don't want a gift or anything, just a simple Happy Birthday would've been nice. I finally broke down and commented on my sister's journal about it, so I may hear from her about it soon. They both have good excuses for not contacting me on my birthday ( Read more... )