More with the Random

[winterspel]

I have no idea if there is interest in these, and they may be rather offensive to modern sensibilities. I find them fascinating from a historical perspective. So here are two .pdf copies of National Geographic articles on Japan:

Women's Work in Japan (1938)

Unknown Japan (1942)Keep in mind that these were written during a rather tumultous time

Comments

[syliasyliasylia]

and the happiest, happiest part was just to see Logan and Veronica together! STILL TOGETHER. OMG. ROB THOMAS ARE YOU GOING TO HURT US BADLY LATER? I can't believe that we actually got an episode of them happy in the beginning and STILL HAPPY AT THE END. Whoo!
I couldn't believe it either!!! Woohoo!! But I'm totally with you, I'm sure Rob Thomas is going to hurt us really really badly in a future episode!!! Eeeeck!

I've had ~three hours of sleep, and yet: SEE MY GLEE? 33 hours before I leave for Europe!
That's fabulous!!! Have a save trip and then have the greatest time possible!!!

[winterspel]

Rob Thomas is so perverse...I just have to hope that we get happy L/V for a little longer! :)

And thanks for the nice wishes for my trip! I hope to update a little while I'm over there but we will see. :)

[koalathebear]

I was coming over to ask you just that so am relieved about the Veronica/Logan still together bit, but that makes me worry that Rob Thomas will torture them again :P

I hope you get some sleep or at least are one of those lucky people (unlike me) who can sleep in planes ...

[winterspel]

I was so relieved that there was ZERO L/V angst - it was all lovely and perfect and loving. But yes. Be afraid. Very afraid. RT likes to torture us!

It depends...sometimes I can sleep and other times I can't. I hope I sleep, too, because It's going to be a long day between Wed/Thurs. I go to work tomorrow and leave from work, and then I'll be in London all day with Nic before we fly to Italy in the evening. I want to be as rested as I can manage when I arrive in London Thurs morning!

[paddyabroad]

33 hours before I leave for Europe

COOL!!! Where are you going????
*that will be one long flight... that is enough to catch up on loads of sleep!!!*
XDDDD

[winterspel]

I leave tomorrow evening for London and then I fly to Bologna, Italy with my boyfriend. :) The flights won't be so bad - it's about 7 hours or so to London and then Thursday night it will be about 2.5 hours to Italy. If I was flying straight to Bologna, it usually takes about 15 hours with at least one stop in between.

I can't wait!

[paddyabroad]

That is cool! Yeah 7 hours is okay to fligh... though I always start getting bored after 2 hours already... XD

So when I look up at the sky on Thursday evening I might see you, ne? *living in Germany*
*I'll be the one waving* JK

[winterspel]

I usually don't get bored on flights unless it's maybe the very end...I always have plenty to occupy me - books, music, and now with my video iPod, I have doramas and KAT-TUN performances and lots of other JE video clips and gosh, I have like a week's worth of entertainment on my iPod - at least! I could never get bored! :D

I'll wave at Germany Thursday night! :)

[dj_miyihee]

I grabbed both articles--they're really fascinating, thanks! Luckily, my first wave feminism instincts aren't as hair trigger as they used to be, haha.

[winterspel]

Oh, good! I'm glad someone else finds them interesting and I'm not the only odd duck over here. :) It's fascinating to see what writers/editors thought were important and necessary to impart at that time - and also there are so many excellent images of all sorts of neat things in both articles. Even if you didn't read them, they're worth looking at for the pictures - although I do wish they had copied better.

[ginger001]

Thank you for the links to the articles. I'd like to read them ;)

Spooks started great *sob* Colin... :(

[winterspel]

Wow, I'm so glad that there is interest in the articles! I wasn't sure anyone would really care, so I hope you find them interesting.

I agree, Spooks had a very good start, and yes, *sob* for Colin - OMG I was not expecting that at all.