I would shower you with gifs, my friends, if you asked me to

[nicefinalbeam]

Arashi is showing me the world - shining, shimmering, splendid. I am on the fluffiest, happiest storm cloud with lightning bolts charging my heart and rainbows providing my breakfast.

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[opaquebubble]

Essentially, I need positivity and optimism back in my life.

Whenever I feel myself severely lacking in things to be happy about, or just generally depressed, I always find myself gravitating back to Arashi, and it always makes me wonder why I dropped off in the first place. I adore them so intensely, and just a couple episodes of whatever new subs are out and a good Arashi playlist and my heart is happy again.

It's like I never realize how much I miss them until I work them back into my life again. Fandom does what it does, but I'm always gonna love those boys for being the incredibly entertaining/lovable dudes that they are, and making life a little brighter.

[nicefinalbeam]

I went through a time period where I honestly thought it was all over and Arashi things weren't going to cut it anymore. But then I watched Training Camp again and I just couldn't be depressed.

I think I just really need subtitles, and I seriously hope that I will continue to have access to them. Because wow, the difference between watching a show without them and with them is insane sometimes. Something I thought was boring can turn out to be hilarious!

I agree~ The very best attitude to have. Because they are wonderful, and they've been helping me keep my head up for a long time now. ♥

[opaquebubble]

Yeah, training camp ♥

I have tried to watch the shows without subs, but I always end up being frustrated, because I know I'm missing most, if not all of the things. Sometimes it's hard when fandom is freaking out about something and I have to wait however-long for the subs to come out, but I definitely don't enjoy them any less for waiting. It's usually worth it.

Discovering Arashi definitely pulled me out of a funk during a very crappy point in my life, and I think they've been helping me stay on top of things ever since. As long as I have access to them, I'm gonna keep coming back 8D

[nicefinalbeam]

YES. :D

The waiting is so difficult. D: And productivity has been way down. But I am catching up little by little! And some of the main shows are okay without subs, depending on the guests and how much I can pick up on what's happening.

SO agree with you there. ♥ and hey! Apparently Sho misses Aiba so much he's butt dialing him. So if you ever want to write, I might be slow, but I'll be there~ :D

[tinyangl]

♥♥♥ I'm going to aim for better tomorrow too. an amazing thing to aim for. Sometimes,when it's overwhelming, it's just taking one day at a time, and even just that can make things a little happier. ♥

[nicefinalbeam]

Yeah. I think sometimes it's hard to get out of my own way. But deep breaths, positive activities, and driving with the windows down and CNBLUE playing should help. :D

[rinalin]

*SNUGGLES*

Yes. I understand what you mean... it's sorta hard finding a safe happy Arashi place these days. Especially with so much shift to DW, I don't even know where to look anymore.

But I do know what you mean... I've been on a 2 week Arashi no Shukudaikun(sp?) marathon, simply for the joy it brings me.

[nicefinalbeam]

DW doesn't have much? The main Arashi community is nice though. Just a few people exchanging ideas and such. :)

But yes! I decided to watch some HNA episodes from recently, actually, and I found them a lot more exciting than I thought I would. They're still fun! :D

[dalinee]

Hi

[nicefinalbeam]

You might have commented once before? But I could be thinking of oretachi of course! :D

[dalinee]

Haha, yeah, could be on oretachi or something fic-related.

I'm up for free speech (when I'm being reasonable, of course xD); we all have the right to state our opinions, but I guess there's a huge difference between saying "Well, tbh I don't like like this because it's not my style/cup of tea/taste." and "Heck, what rubbish is this? It's so low quality so if there's anyone out there liking it, then you must have very low standards." LOL. even for songs they've just heard from radio rips (w/ noise and clipped parts).

I'm thankful I have no backgrounds in music or anything that's related to what Arashi is doing, basically because I can just watch and listen to what they do and not think about the validity of me liking or disliking them.

Hehe, just like you've written: "it's much more enjoyable to just let the singles you don't like pass by and move on to the next!". They have like more than 200 songs and I do have songs that I prefer more than the other, but I'd rather not tell people about what I don't 'feel' because it could be

[nicefinalbeam]

YES! That is what I always say. It's not when people state an opinion that I become upset, it's how they state it. I've had friends in the past say things exactly the way you mentioned. "If you like this, you need to have your ears checked" kind of comments that just aren't necessary. And I've never understood the mentality of "it's my journal, so I do what I want" because - you let your friends read these things. So if you wouldn't say it to your friends, why say it in your journal?

And lol, I have actually said to friends before "I don't know what it is about this song, I just don't like it" and then changed my mind later! :D Almost all of Arashi's songs that I dislike, I end up liking eventually~ ♥

And I agree. Like, for example, I didn't manage to make it through Bartender. But I have never said "Bartender is awful!" - because it isn't. It just didn't keep my interest, you know?

I agree! *hug*

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[jadeswallow]

I'm loving this post *hugssss*

In the end, we can't be happy all the time. We are allowed to feel down too. Neverthelsee, life is not 100% bad, there should be some things we can be grateful for. And our happiness matters the most.

I love Arashi too, so muuucccchhhh.

[nicefinalbeam]

:D I'm glad you are seeing the positive side to this post! I know it starts a little doom and gloom. LOL. ♥

Gotta just keep doing the best we can, right?

They are so on fire lately, guh! Bring me all the shinies~~