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grey_damaskena

five meditations

Apr 11, 2008 14:26

The cherry blossoms, now past their peak, are falling, drifting the ground with floes of white-pink. I visited Ninna-ji and walked the base of the Path of Philosophy to see them last weekend, taking pictures as I went. They were beautiful, forthy and festive on the branches, like bursting, fagile nebula when they eclipsed the sun. But even as I ( Read more... )

japan, memory, poetry, emptiness, really deep thoughts, dreams, introspection, sensei

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azusachan April 12 2008, 06:48:32 UTC

I think it's amazing that there's something so brief and beautiful that the entire nation stops to enjoy. It's incredible seeing a country united through nature.

I'm also delighted that I was finally able to experience hanami with English-speakers for once XD

Reading this piece just makes me feel peaceful.

grey_damaskena April 16 2008, 15:32:24 UTC

I can think of no other country in the world where the blooming of a flower is so important that it gives shape to the entire year. It's just incredible.

Japan on global warming: YOU MEAN IT WILL EFFECT THE BLOOMING OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS? OMG SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!!!

animegoil April 16 2008, 03:37:54 UTC

Hi, um, I hope you don't mind me posting here ^_^ I friended you because, lolz, Shinsengumi!Kanda is too great an idea to pass up. And I was thinking of Peacemaker Kurogane shinsengumi cause it's the one I know best <3

grey_damaskena April 16 2008, 16:15:39 UTC

No, I don't mind at all. :-) Anyone is welcome, both to read and to post. Although, um. There's nothing either Shinsengumi or Kanda around here, I'm afraid. The interest in DGM is a recent one, the interest in the Shinsengumi long-standing but generally not highly impacting.

I . . . actually haven't watched Peacemaker, or rather have only watched one or two random episodes, which I hardly remember. It was ages ago. ::excuses, excuses:: My anime/manga Shinsengumi references are Kenshin, Kaze Hikaru, umm this other manga who's name I forget, and sporadic research and reading on my own. Find them rather fascinating, I do. Kanda would fit right in. ;-D

animegoil April 16 2008, 18:57:51 UTC

Lol, yeah... Rurouni Kenshin shinsengumi = love. I watched the Spanish version when I was little, and I remember I thought it was soo cool that there was a girl in the group, especially one who looked like she could kick butt, even if she was sick XD They used a female voice actress for Souji in the latin american version. I find that hilarious ( ... )

grey_damaskena April 17 2008, 02:47:15 UTC

::very much amused:: That is pretty darn hilarious. Especially given how often female VAs do male characters in Japan ( ... )