Escapism. FTW.
Since it now appears that it takes me the better part of a week to write a note/LJ post, here's the rundown of the time since I started trying to post this:
Saturday - Jess and I both had a weekend day off for the first time is ages, and so took a spin down to Japan Town and Kinokuniya. I came home with Melon-pan, Gogo no Koucha (Straight), and two of the greatest Japanese CDs now in my collection: Aoyama Thelma's "Diary" and the limited edition of Sakamoto Maaya's "You Can't Catch Me".
Sunday - Work was worky, and then home was homey. I finished up binding on Ari's quilt and we finally put in the Dr. Horrible Blu-Ray, so I could have my first listen to 'Commentary: The Musical' (otherwise known as the commentary track to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog)...
Very late that night I also listened to the bonus CD that came with the "You Can't Catch Me" album. And I remembered that Sakamoto Maaya's music is one of those things. Those things that can reach right inside me and say everything I'm feeling or soothe whatever bits are hurting. She inspires me and makes me dream of creating beautiful things. And her live recordings are every bit as amazing as her studio recordings. I've seen her live and I still hadn't internalized that. Lesson learned. She opened that particular concert with 'Gift', which is a song that's always been near and dear to me and when "Yakusoku wa Iranai" came up in the medley track I honestly cried. So beautiful. I should never be allowed to forget the power of music to move me, but somehow I always do until I discover it all over again.
Monday - After work and the never-ending unsorted fabric carts of doom, Emily accompanied me down to Denny's for dinner and tea. It was wonderful. Also, the best hamburger ever. Of all time. At least within the last twenty-four hours. XD It was a bit of a "Hemisphere" night.
「それでもいったいこの僕に何が出来るってんだ
窮屈な箱庭の現実を変えるために何が出来るの」
And thusly I spent some time browsing the internet looking at clips of Maaya's live shows and then a few from Wicked, and Emily and I stayed up far too late chatting on Facebook about... well... nothing really. Mostly how we should be asleep. XD
Tuesday - Did not get any calls from work. Slept until I was no longer tired. Then finished up listening to "Hound of the Baskervilles" (a great story, without question) and finished up some unfinished business in AC:Brotherhood. Also played some multiplayer and started "Bloodlines" on the PSP... not entirely in that order. Once Jess was home we did dinner with Kat and then came home and played a bunch of RockBand 3. So now I have hot rocker!Rikkai-girls in my head again and it is high time to go to sleep. All in all, a pretty marvelous day. Tomorrow I might even Brave the end of DW season 4 and possibly Children of Earth as well.
And to try to get my brain back to working shape, I'm working on a translation:
(and since I know there are people on my F-list who do this /for a living/, I should note that criticism is very welcome, but I'm mostly just flying by the seat of my pants to try to get back into the habit and because the song really got to me. So this is rough and unfinished in the extreme with a lot of artistic license taken.
ギフト
歌：坂本真綾
友だちが開いた手の中のツユ草に
うれしくなって クスッとわらったよ
無謀だと思えるくらいのたくらみに
Woo…ほんとは胸のすみで憧れてる
もどかしいだけのジレンマばかりの日々なのさ
空飛ぶつばさも黄金の手足も
何もないけれど la la la…
その夢を叶えるため いちばん大切なものをあげよう
自分をもっと大好きになる 不思議な MEDICINE
好きだよとたったひとことが言えたなら
暗闇さえ青空になるんだ
好きだよのひとことが言えるくらいなら
Woo… 悲しみなんてこの世からなくなる
愛を知るために傷つくこと経験する
目に見えないけど 手に取れないけど
きっと うまくゆく la la la…
僕らから夢奪えば さまよえる未来のクズになる
目が覚めたなら枕元 箱を開けなよ
僕たちは気づかぬまま 輝ける時間をムダにする
生きてることとイラダチをはかりにかけて
変わってゆくために
その夢を叶えるため いちばん大切なものをあげよう
自分をもっと大好きになる 不思議な MEDICINE
"Gift"
Sung by: Sakamoto Maaya
My friend opens her fingers to offer a tiny flower
And all at once I'm so happy, I just have to laugh out loud
Even the most reckless plans...
Oh, deep inside my heart I admire them.
Though each day is another dilemma, moving so slow
I don't have wings to fly, or golden slippers on my feet
But even so... La la la la lala...
To help you reach your dreams, I'll give you my most precious thing
It helps you to learn to really love yourself, this mysterious medicine
If I could just say 'I love you'
Even the dark night would turn to blue skies
If it was as simple as saying 'I love you'
All the sadness in the world would disappear
In order to know love, we have to be hurt
Though we can't see it with our eyes, or hold it with our hands
I know it'll go all right. La la la la lala....
If they take our dreams from us
They'll just get left behind as the future carries on
If your eyes are open now, then open the gift that's been left on your pillow
Without hurting each other, we're making a waste of this precious time
Putting our lives and our frustrations on the scales
So that we can carry on growing
To help you reach your dreams, I'll give you my most precious thing
It helps you to learn to really love yourself, this mysterious medicine
Also: HAH! Watch my default LJ icon be appropriate for once!
Saturday - Jess and I both had a weekend day off for the first time is ages, and so took a spin down to Japan Town and Kinokuniya. I came home with Melon-pan, Gogo no Koucha (Straight), and two of the greatest Japanese CDs now in my collection: Aoyama Thelma's "Diary" and the limited edition of Sakamoto Maaya's "You Can't Catch Me".
Sunday - Work was worky, and then home was homey. I finished up binding on Ari's quilt and we finally put in the Dr. Horrible Blu-Ray, so I could have my first listen to 'Commentary: The Musical' (otherwise known as the commentary track to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog)...
Very late that night I also listened to the bonus CD that came with the "You Can't Catch Me" album. And I remembered that Sakamoto Maaya's music is one of those things. Those things that can reach right inside me and say everything I'm feeling or soothe whatever bits are hurting. She inspires me and makes me dream of creating beautiful things. And her live recordings are every bit as amazing as her studio recordings. I've seen her live and I still hadn't internalized that. Lesson learned. She opened that particular concert with 'Gift', which is a song that's always been near and dear to me and when "Yakusoku wa Iranai" came up in the medley track I honestly cried. So beautiful. I should never be allowed to forget the power of music to move me, but somehow I always do until I discover it all over again.
Monday - After work and the never-ending unsorted fabric carts of doom, Emily accompanied me down to Denny's for dinner and tea. It was wonderful. Also, the best hamburger ever. Of all time. At least within the last twenty-four hours. XD It was a bit of a "Hemisphere" night.
「それでもいったいこの僕に何が出来るってんだ
窮屈な箱庭の現実を変えるために何が出来るの」
And thusly I spent some time browsing the internet looking at clips of Maaya's live shows and then a few from Wicked, and Emily and I stayed up far too late chatting on Facebook about... well... nothing really. Mostly how we should be asleep. XD
Tuesday - Did not get any calls from work. Slept until I was no longer tired. Then finished up listening to "Hound of the Baskervilles" (a great story, without question) and finished up some unfinished business in AC:Brotherhood. Also played some multiplayer and started "Bloodlines" on the PSP... not entirely in that order. Once Jess was home we did dinner with Kat and then came home and played a bunch of RockBand 3. So now I have hot rocker!Rikkai-girls in my head again and it is high time to go to sleep. All in all, a pretty marvelous day. Tomorrow I might even Brave the end of DW season 4 and possibly Children of Earth as well.
And to try to get my brain back to working shape, I'm working on a translation:
(and since I know there are people on my F-list who do this /for a living/, I should note that criticism is very welcome, but I'm mostly just flying by the seat of my pants to try to get back into the habit and because the song really got to me. So this is rough and unfinished in the extreme with a lot of artistic license taken.
ギフト
歌：坂本真綾
友だちが開いた手の中のツユ草に
うれしくなって クスッとわらったよ
無謀だと思えるくらいのたくらみに
Woo…ほんとは胸のすみで憧れてる
もどかしいだけのジレンマばかりの日々なのさ
空飛ぶつばさも黄金の手足も
何もないけれど la la la…
その夢を叶えるため いちばん大切なものをあげよう
自分をもっと大好きになる 不思議な MEDICINE
好きだよとたったひとことが言えたなら
暗闇さえ青空になるんだ
好きだよのひとことが言えるくらいなら
Woo… 悲しみなんてこの世からなくなる
愛を知るために傷つくこと経験する
目に見えないけど 手に取れないけど
きっと うまくゆく la la la…
僕らから夢奪えば さまよえる未来のクズになる
目が覚めたなら枕元 箱を開けなよ
僕たちは気づかぬまま 輝ける時間をムダにする
生きてることとイラダチをはかりにかけて
変わってゆくために
その夢を叶えるため いちばん大切なものをあげよう
自分をもっと大好きになる 不思議な MEDICINE
"Gift"
Sung by: Sakamoto Maaya
My friend opens her fingers to offer a tiny flower
And all at once I'm so happy, I just have to laugh out loud
Even the most reckless plans...
Oh, deep inside my heart I admire them.
Though each day is another dilemma, moving so slow
I don't have wings to fly, or golden slippers on my feet
But even so... La la la la lala...
To help you reach your dreams, I'll give you my most precious thing
It helps you to learn to really love yourself, this mysterious medicine
If I could just say 'I love you'
Even the dark night would turn to blue skies
If it was as simple as saying 'I love you'
All the sadness in the world would disappear
In order to know love, we have to be hurt
Though we can't see it with our eyes, or hold it with our hands
I know it'll go all right. La la la la lala....
If they take our dreams from us
They'll just get left behind as the future carries on
If your eyes are open now, then open the gift that's been left on your pillow
Without hurting each other, we're making a waste of this precious time
Putting our lives and our frustrations on the scales
So that we can carry on growing
To help you reach your dreams, I'll give you my most precious thing
It helps you to learn to really love yourself, this mysterious medicine
Also: HAH! Watch my default LJ icon be appropriate for once!