I am very glad that I submitted my final term paper, but I wonder how soon I can get it graded. :/ I certainly need to submit my grad thesis paperwork ASAP. (Damn my procrastination!) Oh well, I guess, I'll nag my prof this week about that... I also have to start working on my thesis immediately. Certainly decide on the topic. Well, exact topic, ( Read more... )

( introduction, "Small Hours" & "Spring Brunches", "The Letter" & "Models")

( Tamagawa river )

Back with more of those geisha songs ( introduction and the first two here). These two are rather short, but right now I feel like posting exactly them. :3

( The Letter )

For bentochallenge, theme was "vacation".

Since I just recently have been to the sunny Miami, my first idea was to make some sort of beach scene, with palm trees and sea and so on. But after a long and tiring working day, I remembered how relaxing it was to go to an onsen, Japanese sauna/bath - particulary the one in Kurama! (Oh, that was really lovely... ( Read more... )

Few years ago, I was browsing through the library of the Japanese Studies, when I stumbled upon a book with some translated songs of the geisha. Some of them were exeptionally beautifull and touching, so I just had to copy them for future reference. Now, few days ago I rediscovered the sheet with them, so I would like to share them. Unfortenately, ( Read more... )

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I miss those unbelieveably delicious Japanese parfait, triffle-like cups full of ice-cream, fruit and other good stuff, so here is my feeble attempt at calming down the craving.


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Arina Tanemura will release a Heian-themed manga. Seriously, I was just waiting for this to happen. Yes, her works are 100% shojo and with a lot of cheese on top, but dammit, I don't care! And as embarassing as it might be, I developed interest in Heian period because of some illustrations in the "Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne", where Arina drew and ( Read more... )

Dyed my hair into the color called "Angelberry".

Japan, how I miss thee!