Yes so you know, GReeeeN aka those dentists who sang the theme song for that baseball drama ( Read more... )

I've always liked the singing voices of Disney Princesses. I've never watched The Little Mermaid but I've watched Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin over and over again. Mulan isn't really a princess so she doesn't count (but I loved Lea Salonga's rendition of ReflectionBut somewhere in the mix I discovered Anastasia. And she isn't a ( Read more... )

I woke up today and sat on the toilet bowl and a song came into my mind, L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole ( Read more... )

I dunno what nork means but I think it sounds really funny and pejorative so I'm using it on myself.

Next time I'll go "YOU NORK!" and people will be like "Huh?!" and I'll just smirk and strut away.

XD

To everyone who commented on the caricature post: THANK YOU!!!! We actually paid some artists to do it :) We gave them our photo and they drew it in ( Read more... )

Today I suddenly had the inspiration to Google 'Kimi ga iru dake de', which was the song Ohno managed to get right when Arashi was on TFPII and Aiba was the one on the dais thing hitting the musical notes. When Ohno sang it I was thinking WHY it sounded so familiar.

Today I remembered that I found it familiar, so I YouTubed the Japanese version and ( Read more... )

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This song is called 'Kaeritakunatta yo'. I need to expound on the lyrics because they're brilliant. The whole linguistic thing and poetry is getting to me and I'm gonna burst if I don't rave about it.

The very title of 'kaeritakunatta yo' (帰りたくなったよ) is an art in itself. The root verb here is 'kaeru' (帰る), which indicates 'returning' (like returning ( Read more... )

I HAVE FOUND IT

I HAVE FOUND THE ENGLISH WORD FOR 哭腔

THAT STUPID CRYING RESONANCE I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TALKING ABOUT?!

It's a lachrymose quality. LACHRYMOSE, PEOPLE. LACHRYMOSE. NEW WORD. REMEMBER IT.

Need caffeine.

Have a lot of emails to reply.

Decided to write SP1 before TWW.

FAIL.

Oh yes.

I want to stay away from the Internet tonight.

A friend called me just now, we're going out on Wednesday. I hope nothing crops up last minute. I need to think of somewhere to go.

I am so dead because I am so broke.

Will be meeting Clarice this week hahaha-happy.

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Jade Liu would do good releasing 雨念 as Ruka's theme song if there was ever a Chinese release of Last Friends in China.

I also listened to Nino's rendition of Orion and am surprised it sounds so... Chinese.

He'd probably like 雨念.




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Yesterday I heard Hungarian Dance in D on Symphony 92.4 FM (Brahms), but I don't know which movement it is and I'm dying to know ( Read more... )