it's the first hot night since last summer. The air smells of fresh flowers and car exhaust. It's 11:00 pm and the izakaya is closed, but the conbini next to it is open. A man in a white long-sleeve t-shirt crouches on the sidewalk, both of his hands clasping the trunk of a tree as though it's the only thing keeping him from being swept away into ( Read more... )

Last night, saw 『20th Century Boys』part 2. Such a cool movie! It's the most expensive venture ever made by the Japanese movie industry. I really wish you guys (readers of my LJ) could understand Japanese well enough to watch it because it is really cool ( Read more... )

2008 September 30, Tuesday, 11:30 pm ( Read more... )

Yesterday, we saw Babel in Kawasaki. ( cut for spoilers )

Did you know that I have now certifiably mastered Japanese grammar to a high level, know around 2000 Kanji and 10,000 words, and have an integrated command of the language sufficient for life in Japanese society? And that this level is normally reached after studying Japanese for around 900 hours ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to dpsycho!!!

let birthday season officially begin!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the U.S. who celebrated it!

May you grow roly-poly with turkey.... ^_^

yes, it is definitely... snowing outside!!!!

Darth Vader vs. the Shredder:
the battle of the caped villains with tin cans for heads!

Yoda vs. Krang!
The battle of the shriveled brain-things!

....and finally!

The battle of the century!
Count Dooku vs. Count Dracula!
The Battle of the Counts Whose Names Start With D!

Happy anniversary to Chris and Evie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!