Happy Birthday to Meeee~!
If you're in America, it'll still be my birthday for quite a few more hours, but here in Japan it's winding down.
Today was a good day.
I guess it started getting good when he tea lady asked to confirm that my birthday is on Saturday. XD; I corrected her with a sort of "No, actually it's today..." and the whole staff room erupted in congratulations and started giving me whatever cookies and candy they could find in their desks as presents. Even the principal decided to get in on it and used the school's label maker to make a wooden name tag for me! It's basically a thin piece of wood with my name on a sticker on the front and a safety pin taped onto the back. XD;
In addition to that, my classes weren't too difficult today. My 2nd year classes both wrote "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" on the board in big letters and applauded when I came into the room. Shame the little buggers couldn't guess my age and thought I was 30 instead of 24. xB
A big clump of 3rd year girls came into the staff room at one point, so they could ask another teacher some math questions and give me a birthday card. The card was in Japanese rather than English, but I like the kids and don't have a problem with the language, so I was just plain happy for it~. They were quite impressed when I read the contents of the card aloud in English.
The real highlight was after school, though. I met up with Paula in one of the cities that lies between us, to go see the new Kamen Rider movie, made complete with the purchase of a cup of white grape juice and half a tub of caramel popcorn!!! XDDD Because the movie was part OOOs, there were a lot of "Happy Birthday"s being said, which felt very appropriate~. The greatest treat for me, however, was that nearly 20 minutes of the movie featured W! Fuck yes! Oh how I missed them~.
But on that same topic, I swear I have never seen so much fanservice in a single Kamen Rider! Now, I'm not just talking about the fact that W had more than a little cameo. This isn't the same sort of fanservice that Decade had. No, the people who made this movie understand that their audience is comprised of more than just 5 year old boys, and they handled their older demographics appropriately. They were totally playing up the slash between Ankh and Eiji with all sorts of meaningful glances and popsicle stealing, and Datou were practically holding hands: perfect fangirl fodder. For the people who like to watch girls hit it off together, the Fourze portions had the same sorts of lesbian undertones that you often see in the weekly show. And then for those hentai lovers who really wanted to experience some 'space slime turned pretty girl jail-bait turned cat girl sailor scout', THEY HAD ONE OF THOSE TOO! Also, the double rocket form for Fourze is possibly the most phallic thing ever. ^^;
tl;dr- My birthday was awesome, and the new Kamen Rider movie is a lot of fun, even for big kids. ♥
Also, next Friday I'll be flying back to America for a 2 week vacation!!! 8D
Today was a good day.
I guess it started getting good when he tea lady asked to confirm that my birthday is on Saturday. XD; I corrected her with a sort of "No, actually it's today..." and the whole staff room erupted in congratulations and started giving me whatever cookies and candy they could find in their desks as presents. Even the principal decided to get in on it and used the school's label maker to make a wooden name tag for me! It's basically a thin piece of wood with my name on a sticker on the front and a safety pin taped onto the back. XD;
In addition to that, my classes weren't too difficult today. My 2nd year classes both wrote "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" on the board in big letters and applauded when I came into the room. Shame the little buggers couldn't guess my age and thought I was 30 instead of 24. xB
A big clump of 3rd year girls came into the staff room at one point, so they could ask another teacher some math questions and give me a birthday card. The card was in Japanese rather than English, but I like the kids and don't have a problem with the language, so I was just plain happy for it~. They were quite impressed when I read the contents of the card aloud in English.
The real highlight was after school, though. I met up with Paula in one of the cities that lies between us, to go see the new Kamen Rider movie, made complete with the purchase of a cup of white grape juice and half a tub of caramel popcorn!!! XDDD Because the movie was part OOOs, there were a lot of "Happy Birthday"s being said, which felt very appropriate~. The greatest treat for me, however, was that nearly 20 minutes of the movie featured W! Fuck yes! Oh how I missed them~.
But on that same topic, I swear I have never seen so much fanservice in a single Kamen Rider! Now, I'm not just talking about the fact that W had more than a little cameo. This isn't the same sort of fanservice that Decade had. No, the people who made this movie understand that their audience is comprised of more than just 5 year old boys, and they handled their older demographics appropriately. They were totally playing up the slash between Ankh and Eiji with all sorts of meaningful glances and popsicle stealing, and Datou were practically holding hands: perfect fangirl fodder. For the people who like to watch girls hit it off together, the Fourze portions had the same sorts of lesbian undertones that you often see in the weekly show. And then for those hentai lovers who really wanted to experience some 'space slime turned pretty girl jail-bait turned cat girl sailor scout', THEY HAD ONE OF THOSE TOO! Also, the double rocket form for Fourze is possibly the most phallic thing ever. ^^;
tl;dr- My birthday was awesome, and the new Kamen Rider movie is a lot of fun, even for big kids. ♥
Also, next Friday I'll be flying back to America for a 2 week vacation!!! 8D