ವಿಥ್ ಹೋಪ್ ಫಾರ್ ದಿ ಫ್ಯೂಚರ್.

Its been a while! ( I feel like I begin all of my posts with this line), but I'm back if only for today, to blog!

Summer vacation is in full swing! By full swing it means that I spend most of my time indoors and on the internet. At least I'm being productive! I'm studying kanji and grammar using Heisig and Genki respectively. Sometimes it feels like an uphill battle. The more I learn the more I realize that I don't know. Its fun though and everyday I feel that I'm moving towards where I need to be before I leave.

Yesterday I went to the pool with heather, elodie and jennifer. It was fun! The pool was only about 5 feet deep though and sorta crowded so swimming was really hard. Most of the time we just chilled out on the side and watched people. It was really interesting though because a group of japanese boys were somewhat following us and would randomly say things in english. I guess that sort of thing happens alot to foreign girls though.

Ooh but the main reason I wanted to write this post was because I was looking at the Avatar: Last Airbender artbook (DO WANT HINT HINT) and I really realized what I want to do with my life. (LOL WTF)

I mean, ever since I was small I always watched disney and animated movies with awe and wonder. I remember watching the sailor moon anime and loving it because of its wonderful art style. I think animation is totally a field that I want to be in. Not just any old animation but 2D traditional animation. There is something magical about it that 3D simply cannot capture correctly.

Its very interesting reading art books and seeing what really goes on behind the finished product. I'm always amazed and feel moved just a little closer to where I want to be.

But then again I realize that I suck at working hard to achieve my goals. I really want to progress and create a porfolio, but I seem to just sit around and think about it instead of actually getting up to go do it. That is something that I need to change.

Since I have wayyyy too much free time here in japan I'm going to try and draw and complete one thing a week. I think I do better when I put myself on deadlines. My deadline for this year is to learn all 2000joyo kanji and for the most part finish reading all of my japanese text books. I think its doable to an extent. I'll figure it out.

Anyway tonight I'm going to a host club with my friends!

Oh /random/ I think my camera is dying. Its having a hard time focusing and there is a string of dead pixels on its screen. IDK if I should have it sent back to the US to get fixed or what. I SAD. I think I might keep it for a bit while I'm here and if it dies buy a new one or something. I'll still have some warranty left by the time I get back to the states and am able to handle it correctly. I just hope my baby is alright. ;;

I just felt like I should make a blog post. I feel like I should be writing down and recording the things that I do and that happen around me. I have a really bad and fuzzy memory sometimes so its better if I do this on a regular basis. Even if I'm just kinda foot noting things and not actually writing thoughtful or insightful entries.

Lets seee. This week I went to the Ghibli museum with some friends. It was really fun! They had so many neat exhibits there. I really wish they would have let us take videos! They had a ton of really neat displays of different animation techniques like stop motion and alot of rube goldberg contraptions that create the illusion of movement. My favorite part of the museum was when they had the exhibits of Miyazaki's rooms. It was insane. So many drawings plastered everywhere. This man is amazing! I wish I had that kind of drive. I really wish I had pictures. There were drawings and books and pencils everywhere. I hope I have a room like that one day. I really have to get crackin'

I wanted to ride the catbus but they only let kids ride it! I wish I could have gotten a picture of it too! Alas I only have a picture of the small catbus I got at the gift shop. Upon entering they also gave us a slide with 3 frames from some of the films! IDK where mine is from. I really need to watch more ghibli movies!

Speaking of animation. I just finished watching Wakfu. WHAT AN AMAZING SHOW! seriously! Stuff like that makes me want to move to france and learn french to learn from the masters! Ugh I'm gonna study flash so hardcore when I get back to the states. Its amazingggg!




Also gonna try keeping this blog every few days and maybe as a dream journal too! lols

A key that opens many locks is an awesome key.
A lock that is opened by many keys, is a worthless lock.

A key that can't open a single lock, is a useless key.
A lock that can't be opened by a single key, is a mighty strong lock.

lols

growing up

growing up.

is something i never want to do.

i never want to enjoy the taste of
black coffee, red ginger or golden draft beer.

they say these are adult flavors that you'll learn to love
I don't think I'll ever get used to them

Hey guys, er- whoever reads this! I'm back for the time being. I think I should just start blogging and writing about my experiences here in japan. I have a video blog here but I thought I would just write things. I think its easier for me to stay focused. I think both of these blogs will go hand in hand though. I'll say things and write about them and vice versa.

I love the weekend! I haven't really had a weekend since highschool because of part time jobs so now that I'm here I have more time to just chill and relax when I'm not in school. School isn't that hard or stressful either. I pretty much only have 2 classes where I actually have to worry about my grade and performance so its not bad at all. This weekend me and heather decided to take saturdays off from work so I'm just going to spend this day studying kanji and grammar then trying to finish up some anime.

Since I'm a foreigner here people are always wondering about my interests in anime and honestly I don't watch too much. I'm working my way through Code Geass today. I have such a long list of stuff I should be watching. I think after Geass I'm going to watch Sayounara Zetsubou sensei and then Kuroshitsuji. I' not sure what to watch after that but I have a ton of dramas I need to watch too.

Last year I was totally into Jdramas! they are so addictive! I really need to study japanese alot harder than I am now. Usually in my free time I'm just browsing facebook and am like, 'lol too tired to study'. I really need to get out of that habit. If I'm too tired I might as well go to bed I guess instead of wasting my time on stuff like that.

Oooh and I think japanese food has a weird effect on me. I've noticed that sine I've arrived here I have dreams more often. My dreams are really weird too. Like last night/this morning I had a dream that somehow a jelly fish had gotten into our house and was floating around. Everyone in my family had just regarded it as some sort of weird flying bug. It floated by the ceiling fan and then got chopped to bits. There was goo everywhere on the ceiling. Someone then told me to go clean it up, so I went over and got on a chair to go reach for it. Afterwards it grabbed me and reformed over my hand! So weird. So I went outside and it was pitch black. The jellyfish on my hand glowed like how they do in the nature films then it flew off. I don't remember it hurting but I remember being worried. After that I woke up and I just felt too shaken to go back to bed. Luckily it was about 730.

But its really lame to be awake so early on a saturday. I feel like i should have gone to work and earned some money. I've been responding to random things on craigslist. So far I have a job being in a music video next week. I'm excited! we have to learn a dance for a music video!

Well I guess thats all for now. I think I'll go study some grammar and vocabulary then write a mixi entry! I really need to write japanese more!