[日本語][health][roleplay][kung fu][memes][work] goddamn that's a lot of tags
Omfg, I talked to the hides-in-hay mun. *dies* I stalk her Altair and what, she found drownsinpuddles a funny username, so she stopped by to chat. *A* Also told me I should join creed-dressing, but anywhere that people can see my fail is terrifying. orz
やっと風邪が治ってるみたいので、ちょっと元気を取り戻したわ。薬はまだ残っているだけどね。 I am so happy to finally be feeling better. You guys have no idea. I threw out all the crap from cleaning my house, too. 家も掃除したし、体が元気になったし、うれしいな~ All that needs to happen now is for spring to hurry its ass up or something. Although, I kind of want to go see the plum blossoms this year in Kyoto since I wasn't able to go last year. Maybe this weekend. I could hit the Kyoto Meta-ten to look for belated as fuck presents (since I have no goddamn clue where the Meta-ten in Osaka is. I swear it's a ninja building), too. I might do that. Yei.
UH, baking will commence in T-Minus 3 days, though. Exciting. Cookies and brownies this time, I think. Or something. orz
March brings two major trips - the Sumiyoshi English Camp and the Golden Harvest Kung Fu Training week in the Philippines. We'll be hitting Liliw mostly, but I can take a day trip out to other areas, I think, since he's allowing us some time to sort of shoot the breeze after the training sessions are over. My conclusion about this trip? I am going to die. It will be awesome. Or death-filled. Which only makes it more awesome.
Working on my fourth year of JET now, and already starting my lesson plans. I don't think I've reused the exact same lesson plan once in my entire three years on JET. How much do my lessons fail if this is the case. orz
And now some more of that tl;dr meme brought to you by words from shigeruhiko!
Kung fu: Kind of answered this in my last post, but yes, I do kung fu and I rather enjoy it. It helps me keep in good health, which is necessary considering how poor my health is. It also helps that my teacher understands that I have a fucked up medical condition, so he's good about keeping an eye out for me in case it triggers. Which it hasn't, but I still worry.
Unfailing my history: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SHE MEANS ABOUT THIS. But I lol at another history tag. shigeruhiko is working on a project right now that involves a lot of Japanese history knowledge, so I'm helping her out with that. As much as my focus is on more modern (lol Tokugawa) ages, I was trained in the Heian literature and culture, so I sort of know what she's doing. I need to read more, perhaps find out about food culture at the time, but otherwise, it's a good way to brush up on what I've forgotten and what I know.
Fondue: Once a year, I put on a Lolita Pre-Valentine's Day fondue party. It's a lot of work, usually involving me obsessing over how my house looks to other people and whether or not the food will be alright, but it works out in the end, usually. We do chocolate fondue and I have everyone bring something to either dip or share while I provide the chocolate and some appetizers like bruschetta and such. This year it was ten or eleven people, up from the seven last year, and I hope it keeps going. I like having people over. It forces me to keep my dumb house clean.
Atelier Boz: Ah, Boz. You are my obsession. Even if I keep writing your name as Box when I type for some reason. Atelier Boz is an alternative clothing line here in Japan that specializes in Gothic Aristocrat wear. It's a somewhat unique brand of clothing because it plays off an idealized European style of dress, keeping mainly to dark colors like black, blue, wine red and colors like white and pearl to create a clean dress sense. They mostly do men's style for women, but their women's styles are lovely, too. I've been in love with Boz since I started getting into Lolita. The clean lines and heavy Victorian influence are beautiful to me; my absolute ideal in day to day clothing. I'm sad that it isn't more practical or I'd be wearing it everyday.
Since they opened a store here in Osaka, I've filled six point cards. Or is it seven? I have no idea. Whatever it is, I know I'm not the number one customer, but for my next 10 visits there I have 10% off thanks to my cards. The staff is lovely and always very kind and I just...love their clothes. Bustles and vests, swallowtail jackets and floor length skirts - it's my favorite style right now and I have spent far too much there.
Butler: This ties almost directly into the above entry. It's joked about that I'm the butler of our friends-group, mostly because I'm the one who dresses as the man when we go out, and I feel like I should complete that role. I'll get people drinks when we're eating, take coats when we sit down, open doors and the like because, well, the people I'm with are dressed as princesses, so they should be treated like they are.
It's also a jab at the fact that I'm hopelessly addicted to Kuroshitsuji. orz Although I try to take after Sebastian and not Grell as a butler model. Grell is a failure. :| Sebastian's perfection is...well, let's just say I've always had a perfectionist streak and I only wish I could be like him. orz
Omfg, I'm trying to get a 100% complete in Dragon Age and IT'S FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE. I messed up in the beginnig with the Kocari Wilds. BLAST IT ALL. Although, I did get Shale and wtf. I lol at Shale talking with anyone. So bitter, Shale. So, so bitter. I'm almost finished now, need to run a few more quests like Unbound, the Elven Ritual, and the like (or rather, decide if I truly want to finish them), and I'm almost to the Landsmeet. This time? I will not make Alistair into a whiny bitch.
Also, I find myself hopelessly attracted to Zevran as a character. He's so very interesting.
やっと風邪が治ってるみたいので、ちょっと元気を取り戻したわ。薬はまだ残っているだけどね。 I am so happy to finally be feeling better. You guys have no idea. I threw out all the crap from cleaning my house, too. 家も掃除したし、体が元気になったし、うれしいな~ All that needs to happen now is for spring to hurry its ass up or something. Although, I kind of want to go see the plum blossoms this year in Kyoto since I wasn't able to go last year. Maybe this weekend. I could hit the Kyoto Meta-ten to look for belated as fuck presents (since I have no goddamn clue where the Meta-ten in Osaka is. I swear it's a ninja building), too. I might do that. Yei.
UH, baking will commence in T-Minus 3 days, though. Exciting. Cookies and brownies this time, I think. Or something. orz
March brings two major trips - the Sumiyoshi English Camp and the Golden Harvest Kung Fu Training week in the Philippines. We'll be hitting Liliw mostly, but I can take a day trip out to other areas, I think, since he's allowing us some time to sort of shoot the breeze after the training sessions are over. My conclusion about this trip? I am going to die. It will be awesome. Or death-filled. Which only makes it more awesome.
Working on my fourth year of JET now, and already starting my lesson plans. I don't think I've reused the exact same lesson plan once in my entire three years on JET. How much do my lessons fail if this is the case. orz
And now some more of that tl;dr meme brought to you by words from shigeruhiko!
Kung fu: Kind of answered this in my last post, but yes, I do kung fu and I rather enjoy it. It helps me keep in good health, which is necessary considering how poor my health is. It also helps that my teacher understands that I have a fucked up medical condition, so he's good about keeping an eye out for me in case it triggers. Which it hasn't, but I still worry.
Unfailing my history: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SHE MEANS ABOUT THIS. But I lol at another history tag. shigeruhiko is working on a project right now that involves a lot of Japanese history knowledge, so I'm helping her out with that. As much as my focus is on more modern (lol Tokugawa) ages, I was trained in the Heian literature and culture, so I sort of know what she's doing. I need to read more, perhaps find out about food culture at the time, but otherwise, it's a good way to brush up on what I've forgotten and what I know.
Fondue: Once a year, I put on a Lolita Pre-Valentine's Day fondue party. It's a lot of work, usually involving me obsessing over how my house looks to other people and whether or not the food will be alright, but it works out in the end, usually. We do chocolate fondue and I have everyone bring something to either dip or share while I provide the chocolate and some appetizers like bruschetta and such. This year it was ten or eleven people, up from the seven last year, and I hope it keeps going. I like having people over. It forces me to keep my dumb house clean.
Atelier Boz: Ah, Boz. You are my obsession. Even if I keep writing your name as Box when I type for some reason. Atelier Boz is an alternative clothing line here in Japan that specializes in Gothic Aristocrat wear. It's a somewhat unique brand of clothing because it plays off an idealized European style of dress, keeping mainly to dark colors like black, blue, wine red and colors like white and pearl to create a clean dress sense. They mostly do men's style for women, but their women's styles are lovely, too. I've been in love with Boz since I started getting into Lolita. The clean lines and heavy Victorian influence are beautiful to me; my absolute ideal in day to day clothing. I'm sad that it isn't more practical or I'd be wearing it everyday.
Since they opened a store here in Osaka, I've filled six point cards. Or is it seven? I have no idea. Whatever it is, I know I'm not the number one customer, but for my next 10 visits there I have 10% off thanks to my cards. The staff is lovely and always very kind and I just...love their clothes. Bustles and vests, swallowtail jackets and floor length skirts - it's my favorite style right now and I have spent far too much there.
Butler: This ties almost directly into the above entry. It's joked about that I'm the butler of our friends-group, mostly because I'm the one who dresses as the man when we go out, and I feel like I should complete that role. I'll get people drinks when we're eating, take coats when we sit down, open doors and the like because, well, the people I'm with are dressed as princesses, so they should be treated like they are.
It's also a jab at the fact that I'm hopelessly addicted to Kuroshitsuji. orz Although I try to take after Sebastian and not Grell as a butler model. Grell is a failure. :| Sebastian's perfection is...well, let's just say I've always had a perfectionist streak and I only wish I could be like him. orz
Omfg, I'm trying to get a 100% complete in Dragon Age and IT'S FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE. I messed up in the beginnig with the Kocari Wilds. BLAST IT ALL. Although, I did get Shale and wtf. I lol at Shale talking with anyone. So bitter, Shale. So, so bitter. I'm almost finished now, need to run a few more quests like Unbound, the Elven Ritual, and the like (or rather, decide if I truly want to finish them), and I'm almost to the Landsmeet. This time? I will not make Alistair into a whiny bitch.
Also, I find myself hopelessly attracted to Zevran as a character. He's so very interesting.