今晩は(10 random things)
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katekat1. man, I never get to say that! 今晩は (konbanwa), i mean. It's partially that I end up studying at home at night, and partially because you don't *really* say 今晩は much anyway when you walk by people at night (my neighborhood is very much a 'nod' 'nod back' neighborhood, not a spoken greeting neighborhood). All i know is i hate the way the announcer guy says it on the American Iron Chef. Hate like burning.
2. Anyway!! HI everybody! I have been wrapped up in the end of school stuff for the last two weeks... Not that our program is over, but we are four days away from finishing our third semester. And then we get a two week break! SO needed - I was getting exhausted just from the schedule and the continual push pull of homework.
3. My presentation today went well - 15 min in Japanese on revising the definition of SF, with ten minutes or so of question and answer. The lovely part is that people got enough of my presentation to really actually ask probing questions. Good and simultaneously tiring since it's heavy lifting answering these questions in either language.
4. So all my shoes died. Not that I had a ton, but I had three pairs of boots all get holes or start losing their soles one after the other. So I found our neighborhood shoe repair place. Of course the two guys who work there are very nice and chat with me about what the hell i'm doing in Japan. They are literally astonished that I am studying Japanese literature and told me over and over that they had NEVER heard of anyone doing that. I am a serious curiosity. When I picked up my shoes yesterday they invited me to hang out with them and other shop owners in the neighborhood - apparently they get together on the weekends and grab food and drink. I gave them my number, so we'll see if they call, but it will be interesting. I'm afraid I'll feel a bit like a zoo animal, "Come one! Come all! See the Japanese Literature Grad Student in her Japanese-habitat!!" but we'll see.
5. I am currently involved in making plans to go to a festival in Japan where they parade a giant penis around the town. Yes, for reals. It's a harvest festival called 豊年祭り (Honen Matsuri) I will not be praying for my own fertility though.
6. As a treat I made myself this chicken piccata and OMG. If you like chicken and capers and lemon, you must eat this IMMEDIATELY (or as soon as you can). I took pictures of my own dinner and will post them when i get the energy. But OMG SRSLY.
7. hanging out with Sam's housemate last week and I found out she is in fandom too, and was sort of horrified that one of the other students in the program had found her fandom tumblr. Of course, the reason why that person had found the tumblr was because *she* was *also* a fan (so hey, equal levels of geekyness). We did have a talk about anonymity/revelations/etc. One of the things I comfort myself with is that if someone's going to find my stuff they will also have to be fans themselves to find it. Though these days I'm more ghost-like than fan-like, but hopefully there will be two solid months this summer when I get back to the states wherin I will PLAY ALL THE TIME and make some fannish contributions above and beyond 'kudos' at A03.
8. got linked by another one of the students at our program (who is nice enough to rec sherlock fics to me) to a post at fandom_wank and got lost down the rabbit hole this afternoon. It's been a while since I've paid attention to their posts and I love them so. Also, please, take a look at this ridiculous Misha Collins Youtube Video of him and his son having the most goofy time. I don't know if it'll strike you guys as totally awesome or not, but I literally laughed out loud over and over again.
And if you're curious about the Sherlock fic, I haven't read it yet, and the reccer tends to like angst with a happy ending, but here:
The Fabric of Life by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
holyfant (Sherlock/John / 150,000 words / read the warnings)
9. did my taxes! am getting money back! (of course, that's because according to my earnings statement i'm not exactly living above the poverty line). glad they're done though. i just wish all the other paperwork i have pending (forms for my program in the states, etc.) would be as easy to take care of.
10. it is *almost* cherry blossom season. There is a plum tree that is covered in white blossoms (very like cherry, but white) I see every day on my walk to school. The starbucks has started offering 'sakura' (cherry blossom) flavored drinks (which taste like pink). Over break I will be trying my damdest to get to one of the viewing spots that isn't super croweded to take some pictures (well, if things actually blossom during break...) it's hard to pinpoint the time exactly, but the air is getting warmer these days, and the sun does feel stronger, so I have hope! ... well damn, just checked, and the best viewing day according to the "sakura weather map" is April 4th. oh well, at least spring is coming!
2. Anyway!! HI everybody! I have been wrapped up in the end of school stuff for the last two weeks... Not that our program is over, but we are four days away from finishing our third semester. And then we get a two week break! SO needed - I was getting exhausted just from the schedule and the continual push pull of homework.
3. My presentation today went well - 15 min in Japanese on revising the definition of SF, with ten minutes or so of question and answer. The lovely part is that people got enough of my presentation to really actually ask probing questions. Good and simultaneously tiring since it's heavy lifting answering these questions in either language.
4. So all my shoes died. Not that I had a ton, but I had three pairs of boots all get holes or start losing their soles one after the other. So I found our neighborhood shoe repair place. Of course the two guys who work there are very nice and chat with me about what the hell i'm doing in Japan. They are literally astonished that I am studying Japanese literature and told me over and over that they had NEVER heard of anyone doing that. I am a serious curiosity. When I picked up my shoes yesterday they invited me to hang out with them and other shop owners in the neighborhood - apparently they get together on the weekends and grab food and drink. I gave them my number, so we'll see if they call, but it will be interesting. I'm afraid I'll feel a bit like a zoo animal, "Come one! Come all! See the Japanese Literature Grad Student in her Japanese-habitat!!" but we'll see.
5. I am currently involved in making plans to go to a festival in Japan where they parade a giant penis around the town. Yes, for reals. It's a harvest festival called 豊年祭り (Honen Matsuri) I will not be praying for my own fertility though.
6. As a treat I made myself this chicken piccata and OMG. If you like chicken and capers and lemon, you must eat this IMMEDIATELY (or as soon as you can). I took pictures of my own dinner and will post them when i get the energy. But OMG SRSLY.
7. hanging out with Sam's housemate last week and I found out she is in fandom too, and was sort of horrified that one of the other students in the program had found her fandom tumblr. Of course, the reason why that person had found the tumblr was because *she* was *also* a fan (so hey, equal levels of geekyness). We did have a talk about anonymity/revelations/etc. One of the things I comfort myself with is that if someone's going to find my stuff they will also have to be fans themselves to find it. Though these days I'm more ghost-like than fan-like, but hopefully there will be two solid months this summer when I get back to the states wherin I will PLAY ALL THE TIME and make some fannish contributions above and beyond 'kudos' at A03.
8. got linked by another one of the students at our program (who is nice enough to rec sherlock fics to me) to a post at fandom_wank and got lost down the rabbit hole this afternoon. It's been a while since I've paid attention to their posts and I love them so. Also, please, take a look at this ridiculous Misha Collins Youtube Video of him and his son having the most goofy time. I don't know if it'll strike you guys as totally awesome or not, but I literally laughed out loud over and over again.
And if you're curious about the Sherlock fic, I haven't read it yet, and the reccer tends to like angst with a happy ending, but here:
The Fabric of Life by
9. did my taxes! am getting money back! (of course, that's because according to my earnings statement i'm not exactly living above the poverty line). glad they're done though. i just wish all the other paperwork i have pending (forms for my program in the states, etc.) would be as easy to take care of.
10. it is *almost* cherry blossom season. There is a plum tree that is covered in white blossoms (very like cherry, but white) I see every day on my walk to school. The starbucks has started offering 'sakura' (cherry blossom) flavored drinks (which taste like pink). Over break I will be trying my damdest to get to one of the viewing spots that isn't super croweded to take some pictures (well, if things actually blossom during break...) it's hard to pinpoint the time exactly, but the air is getting warmer these days, and the sun does feel stronger, so I have hope! ... well damn, just checked, and the best viewing day according to the "sakura weather map" is April 4th. oh well, at least spring is coming!
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Date: 2013-03-05 04:32 pm (UTC)1) Does that mean "Good Evening" or something? You left that part out.
2) YAY FOR BREAK! *kermitthefrogflail*
3) Congrats on your presentation! That is awesome! Nothing like good and honest audience participation to make you feel accomplished.
4) At least you have cobblers who can fix them. I have a pair of shoes I absolutely adore, but have been told that they cannot be fixed and to just buy new ones. Sigh. But the problem is, I've worn these for 5 years and they are out of style!!! GRRR
5) Hahahaha! I saw that festival on a the discovery channel back in the late late 90s. I don't think I had laughed so hard in my entire life at that point. I DEMAND PICS!!!
6) I love chicken picatta. I love the recipe I use, but I had never thought to top it with avocado. I am so, so, so there!
7) Oh god, finding out someone in RL has found your fandom sites is a massive embarrassment. Luckily your friend's roommate had a positive experience there. AND YES TO FANDOM STUFF OVER THE SUMMER!!! Does that mean you are hosting SoG this year?
8) I occasionally read Sherlock stuff, but never got into Supernatural. I fear more fandoms. I just don't seem to have enough time for the one I play in regularly.
9) Yay! The hubby and I need to get ours done. Blah.
10) Tastes like pink. That just makes me laugh. Because the first thing I associate with pink is Pepto Bismol, which should really be called Pepto Abysmal, because it tastes horrible. Of course the second thing I associate with pink is cotton candy. So, that could be good. But cotton candy is mostly blue for me when the word comes up. Weird. I am not sure when they are calling for the Cherry Blossom Festival here in DC. Hmm. I should look that up.
And I noticed there were a lot of exclamation points in this response. Oh well. :)
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Date: 2013-03-06 06:18 am (UTC)1) yes. whoops!! it's 'good evening' guess i should've put that in there somewhere huh?
2) OMG I KNOW RIGHT?
3) so good. considering some other (including roomate, who was in the same room as i) got only one question a piece
4) point. though I did have to take one pair back to them because i wore them for a week and they died all over again. but they fixed them free of charge, so that's all netting out even. and OMG your poor shoes! I hate it when that happens, especially with stiles/shapes that really *work* for you and your feet
5) THERE WILL BE PICS! SHOWN ONLY HERE (because i think facebook has too long of a memory and is associated with my RL name, you know?)
6) let me know what happens? this was the first time i'd made this and OMGHOAUSOAUIREJEALIJA;SLFKDJ. Luckily I made two breasts so I get to have the second for dinner tonight!
7) lol, my first outing was actually a RL friend who announced over a table to our other friends and acquaintances that I HAD WRITTEN PORNY FIC AND IT WAS HOT! (out of the blue). She'd even sent a link to her DAD. after that embarrassment everything else pales in comparison. and YES! I'M BACK ON SOG THIS YEAR. speaking of, i should go check the dates of that...
8) i'm watching supernatural the show because i was blowing through series while studying for my qualifying exams (study for 3 hours, watch tv for 1, etc), but have only dipped my toes into the outlying fandom edges (also though, seems like there's a lot of crazy fighting that goes on in it). But did you watch the video? It's not fannishly related at all, just a dad and his son GOOFING. But sherlock! (though apparently sherlock tumblr fandom is CRAAAAAAZY).
9) hopefully you guys will have money coming back to you? *fingers crossed*
10) LOL, before Japan I was much the same! but here during cherry blossom season EVERYTHING gets special cherry blossom flavor, and since the blossoms don't *actually* have a flavor it's always just ... strangely sweet? seriously, pink-candy-taste. like jolly rancher levels of sweet sometimes. so weird.
AND I LOVE YOUR EXCLAMATION POINTS!
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Date: 2013-03-06 07:53 pm (UTC)1) GO ME! :)
4) I know. It's heartbreaking. I can wear them when it's not wet out. The soles are cracked across the balls of the feet and wet socks are just UGH.
5) YES!!!!
6) Will do. Will probably next week some time. We love avocados. Well, the hubby and I. The kids just don't understand yet. Have you ever made baked avocado fries? OMG OMG OMG!
7) WOOHOO for SoG (I need to start thinking about that since I will be busy this summer)! And who shares smutty fic with their parentals??? I mean really??? "Hey dad, check out this smoking hot story my friend wrote." Umm... NO!
8) I will check it out. I have a soft spot for fathers doing things with their sons. I wonder why. ;)
9) We usually do. This year shouldn't be any different.
10) I wonder if we can get it in the Asian markets here. Probably.
Ok, not so random... I just skipped 2 & 3...
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Date: 2013-03-06 06:25 am (UTC)3. WELL DONE YOU! :D That's super awesome, congrats. I can't even imagine giving a presentation in a language other than Engish, fff. I can read well enough in German, but speaking it? No thank you.
5. Pics or it didn't happen.
6. Saving that recipe, thank you. *ganks*
7. This is why I keep my real name off everything super fannish and post my fic in a separate journal. I've found people without *too* much effort in the past. If I can stan that easily, you can bet your arse other people can too, and I don't want that ever.
8. Misha Collins is one of the mot beautiful people on earth. How is he real?
10. PICTURES. ♥♥ My online name was almost sakura-something way back when. I need to see cherry blossom season in the flesh one day, because I know I'll die of joy. (I also love that you describe that drink as tasting like pink. :D That pleases me enormously.)
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Date: 2013-03-06 06:38 am (UTC)3. :D so much better than the dead silence at the end of my housemate's presentation (which, yes, my petty side was pleased by, before i asked a question)
5. done! they will totally only be posted on LJ actually (well, DW/LJ, but only in fannish space) because i don't want to associate my RL name with penis pics, no matter how culturally enriching!
6. tell me when you make it!! it is NOMOMNOM!
7. me too. i've gone through a bunch of rounds of paranoia over the years about it.
8. SO RIDICULOUS RIGHT?
10. ha deal!! though it'll be end of april before things *really* happen around here. and seriously it shouldn't be *that* expensive for you to fly up here someday, you know...
and tastes like 'pink' was consensus among all the center students, lolz!
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Date: 2013-03-06 07:04 am (UTC)3. Ngl, lolling about that.
5. Awesome! (I assume you mean, not on facebook? Which is fine, I rarely use mine anyway.)
6. I will!
10. Actually, Tokyo is the most expensive place of all to fly to, which makes no sense at all given that we're closer to it than half the other places we can go. But London is $1800 return, and Tokyo is $3000. I DON'T GET IT.
It's been my general opinion for a while that things which taste like colours are generally good things. :D