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Oct. 9th, 2009 @ 03:59 pm
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Pictures from "A Little Night Music." We spent WAY to much time taking them, so you might as well enjoy them.
Doesn't this look like fun?
And here's one I'm not in:
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Sep. 3rd, 2009 @ 01:24 pm
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Skipping perfunctory apologies for lack of updates.
Since I last alerted you, dear reader, a few things have happened. Let's give you the rundown:
1. Back at iota- that's good. We should all be back at iota. We've had a series of events recently, and a few more to come.
2. Found a place to live. Did I tell you about that? yeah- I moved in and everything. It's a lovely little spot. A little small, but rather nice. You should come by for tea. (I don't have tea).
3. Got cast in a show, so that's good. You wanna come and see it? it's in November.
4. People are leaving LA in droves- like lemmings off the edge of a cliff. So there's been a lot of sad going away parties.
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about the Matrix.
The robots had blocked out the sun, and then used Humans as a power source? Humans aren't a power source! They use a lot more energy than they put out. Nuclear is an energy source, and without fears of radiation, the robots are SET. I don't think they were very smart robots. |
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Jul. 12th, 2009 @ 05:06 pm
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Back in LA again - looking for a place to live
saw some places I really like, but we shall see. It's apparently a renter's market.
I keep thinking of the Horrible Summer of Housesearch in Santa Cruz circa 2001- where Renee and Rebecca and I scoured the city looking for housing. Every Frickin' day we were hitting pavement, and there was nothing for months. We ended up taking the first place that would take us, which was probably a bad idea. Anyway- this seems kind of like the opposite conditions, but for some reason I still find myself in that mindset.
now go back to your regular life. |
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Jul. 9th, 2009 @ 11:27 am
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In san luis for a few days. Then back down to LA to look for a place to live.
yes, that's right- I will be living in LA, and there's nothing you or your cheap housing, friendly city with public transportation can do about it. nyaa nyaaa. |
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so it looks like I'm out of here--
the last couple of weeks have been pretty crazy, and if I ever get my head wrapped around them sufficiently, I'll try to recap.
Currently, it's 815am-ish, and sometime between 830 and 10 someone will come to check this apartment and kick me out. Then I'm heading to the airport. I have a 2:45 flight that should arrive 9am Tuesday in LA.
I've been up for about 20 hours now, and only another 6 or so to go before I can crash out on the plane. If all goes well, I'll arrive un-jetlagged.
So that's all I know right now. Any questions?
Jun. 30th, 2009 @ 08:22 am
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still don't know what to say about michael jackson, so i'll hold off for now.
Went and saw the latest Evangelion movie today- good fun. For those of you who liked Evangelion, I would really recommend the new movie series. The second one is QUITE different from the tv show. really interesting stuff- much more potent. Go see it (in, like 2 years when it gets released in the states)
Jun. 28th, 2009 @ 02:44 am
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So Ponyo is being released in the states in August- and they made a shiny new trailer--
go see
oooh- look at all those famous people- Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman! I'm curious how they'll do. Seems unnecessary, but whatever.
Also- almost completely absent from the trailer is the SONG-- PONYO PONYO PONYO
(the guys in tuxedos seem WAY too overdressed)
anyway- they make the new trailer look really exciting. I hope you can go see it.
Otherwise- I'm T-minus 7 days until I'm back in the states. Kind of a strange feeling. Had my last Japanese lesson today. After we finished the last book I was doing, we just spent a couple of weeks talking about various Japanese artists. Not that my japanese teachers are particularly knowledgeable about the art, but they have access to a LOT more information (because they can read the language). Today we finished up with the Kano and Soga schools of painting.
otherwise, I'm having a good time- lots to do, and not much time to do it in.
Jun. 23rd, 2009 @ 11:00 pm
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Holy Crap- a place in my old apartment building is open--
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/apa/1227199745.html
(that's what my apartment looked like mostly- except with stuff in it)
it's a little more expensive than what I paid- but it's an upstairs one.
Should I apply to it?
Jun. 19th, 2009 @ 03:41 am
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The CD is not finished yet- and one of the songs had to be cut.
I have a plan for today:
1- take the train to kichijoji
2- get a sandwich
3- see Star Trek (woo! $12 movie day!)
4- Maybe buy a new DVD to christen my new dvd player
5- Head back through Kokubunji to go to a bar I like.
That's it. It's focused around seeing a movie, so I hope I read the times/locations right...
Jun. 1st, 2009 @ 04:22 pm
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today was my last day workin'
I move tomorrow and we'll see what happens after that.
there are pictures- but I'll show them later.
May. 28th, 2009 @ 02:30 am
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So I finally (with a great deal of help from a very lovely Osaka-based girl who shall remain nameless) got in contact with Mr Bowda, a visiting professor I had at Calarts 4 years ago. Basically I said:
夏にアメリカへかえる前に、お忙しいと思いますが、ぜひ先生に会いたいです。
そして私の作品を見ていただきたいです。
to which he responded:
7月くらいまで、渋谷のNHK放送センターでアニメーションの撮影で忙しいのですが、NHKの撮影スタジオで会うというのはいかがでしょう？
今月は16日から月末までNHKで撮影しています。
ジェレミー君の作品もぜひ見たいので是非お会いしましょう！
which means he's shooting for NHK right now (NHK = Japan's BBC), and he seems to be inviting me there.
It also says something about wanting to see my recent work- which means I should subtitle it. Hopefully I can make a pass at it myself before handing it off to one of my teachers or the aforementioned adorable Osaka-based bilinguist (tri?)
So in celebration- I'll post (on the Youtube*, no less) the film I made for him 4 years ago--
you can also go there if you want to comment on it or whathave you.
Otherwise- I had one of those days that gets a bit Japan Fail rubber stamp on it. I didn't seem to be able to understand what people were saying to me. I think I pissed off the staff at the animation museum I went to, and generally made a nuisance of myself where'er I went.
*Oooooh- youtube changed its settings. It shows videos that haven't been fully processed yet. Makes the upload time quicker, but it may look bad for a few hours.
May. 6th, 2009 @ 06:33 pm
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So I went to a Cat Cafe today. It seems an absurdly Japanese thing to have, yes? So here's how it works:
you go in, put your personal affects (shoes, dignity, etc) in a locker, and then proceed to wash your hands vigorously for the cats' protection. Then you are allowed entrance to the cat room. In the cat room there is somewhere between 10 and 50 cats- all specially trained to not act like normal cats. They can, for instance, sleep through 5 women petting them simultaneously.
All cats are purebred for some reason. They seemed proud of this.
I was surprised that it didn't smell awful. There were air purifiers and fresheners EVERYWHERE. but it worked.
anyway- I actually started to feel pretty ashamed after a few minutes. It was kind of shocking. These were not cats, they were whores. If you had cat food you could touch them as much as you wanted. If you did not, they would stay away from you.
After a few minutes, I got over the deep feelings of shame, and started to enjoy myself.
Will I go back? probably. It seems too bizarre to NOT show other people.
Also, I had pancakes today. mmmmm pancakes.
Bonus- I have had this conversation several times:
Me: have you been to america?
Japanese person: no. never.
Me: oh, where have you traveled?
JP: I've been to Hawaii 3 times
Me: .... oh really?
There seems to be a mental block that prevents people from really recognizing that Hawaii is part of the states. I would chalk it up to passive aggression- but I don't think the concept really exists here. dunno- any ideas? What should I say in response to this?
May. 5th, 2009 @ 08:14 pm
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Goin' back to work tomorrow. however- wednesday through wednesday is a holiday. So that means I have one day of work, followed by 8 days of holiday, followed by 3 days of work, followed by a weekend.
(But Mr. Elvis America, that's a lot of not working!)
don't worry- that's why I'm on contract.
Speaking of pictures- here's some of the most recent performance that went down last saturday.
( Read more... )
having a good photographer with good equipment really makes a difference people!
Today I went to Harajuku on a shopping excursion. What did I buy? Some amazing things.
Apr. 28th, 2009 @ 04:18 am
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did I mention that I haven't made a film in a few weeks?
I'm thinking about starting ONE LAST film in Japan. But before I do that, I have to do a bunch of other stuff.
ALSO- I have a week of vacation coming up VERY SOON (a week from today!) what should I do? Any suggestions? keep in mind that EVERYONE in the country has the same vacation.
Apr. 22nd, 2009 @ 12:18 am
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finally went to the Ghibli museum today - I probably should have gone a year ago. I probably should have gone often enough to see all the films they show there. But yeah- I had a great time.
me having a frank talk with the robot from Laputa.
They don't really let you take pictures, so that's all you get.
anyway- I'm gonna do something
Apr. 20th, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
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Like many of you, I've ceased contributing to the internet, and have merely been watching. God damn it, people- Write something! Everybody. If you don't write something THIS WEEK then you are as no good as a god damn communist.
A lot has happened--
My parents came for a while- now they're gone.
we had a good time, mostly, but it's nice to be back to normal
I met my new coworker. He's a nice guy
It's spring, so things are changing- for instance, last spring, SuperDrama TV changed from Japanese dubbed Star Trek Voyager to Japanese Dubbed Star Trek the Next Generation. Now they've changed to Japanese Dubbed Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Hoorah!
I bought an electronic dictionary. I can type words into it, and it tells me what to say in another language.
I finally bought Animal Crossing for the Wii. I'm trying to play it in Japanese. I can't connect to someone who has the american version- so don't ask. Sorry.
Bye!
Apr. 15th, 2009 @ 02:25 am
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It was the equinox, which was a random day off for me. So I bought some things today. I bought the following items:
1. Ramen from some restaurant
2. Train Fare to Musashi Koganei (There are 2 Koganeis- and I wasn't sure which one to go to. I chose the 'Musashi' one)
3. Bus fare to Koganei Park
4. Admittance to the Edo open-air architectural museum
5. Random Bus Fare- getting off mysteriously in Kichijoji. It was quite cheap
6. A DVD of Fuujin Monogatari-- I bought it solely based on the price (cheap) and the art style (awesome). Now I'm trying to figure out what it's about
7. A DVD of Nana- it was 500 yen
8. Mappy- one of my favorite 'classic' bad video games. You play as a mouse in a house running away from purple cats. It's great.
9. Train Fare back to Kokubunji
10. Mikan Mizu (like tangerine water. NOT juice.)
11. yakisoba-pan (a bread roll with yakisoba noodles in it)
So I bought 11 things today. is that good or bad? How many things do YOU buy on the equinox? more or less? about the same? Do you have an Equinox Budget?
Hope your day an night turn out equal!
Mar. 21st, 2009 @ 12:24 am
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did you see Jim Cramer on the Daily Show? if you haven't, you should. If you have- wasn't it wild? I watched it twice. you should too.
I ordered bus tickets over the phone today. That is not so remarkable- but it is kind of a milestone. It hasn't been so easy before. In fact, the last time I did it, it was extremely difficult.
Anyway- tomorrow is White day. Happy Birthday Mr. Kevin White (if you read this anymore). To all the fine ladies out there-- expect triple returns on the chocolate you gave me for valentine's day. What's that? you didn't give me ANY chocolate on valentine's day? well, what's triple 0? Do the math ladies.
Mar. 14th, 2009 @ 01:51 am
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AAAAAHHH
sorry
it's been a while and I'm a jerk for not keeping up with this. I have this deep-rooted feeling that Livejournal is... imploding... anyone else have a similar feeling? I don't think it's being replaced by anything though. So what should we do? Stage a revival? Have a viking funeral? Let it slowly decay? I'm open to suggestions. I know I'm part of the problem.
I've been a bit busy with everything- parents are coming to visit in a few weeks, been preparing for that. I have other excuses too, but you don't want to hear them.
I also skipped an animation thing- not that I didn't do it (I did, actually) but I just can't show it to you yet.
I saw Yatta-Man last weekend (for some reason romanized to 'Yatter Man'). Interesting style- not particularly worth watching. I know I shouldn't have been- BUT I was a bit surprised at what passed for children's entertainment. I was specifically surprised by the robot named "Virgin Loader" (not 'Bride's Maid Bot" as Variety describes), who had machine-gun nipples and shouted (in english) "I'm Coming!" as she exploded. I'm not kidding.
It was interesting, because it was as if the film was lampooning how a lot of people in America view Japanese animation.
anyway- I'll try not to be so long
Mar. 13th, 2009 @ 02:11 am
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