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So. I'm back. Still no compu though- so I am just using compu at work (and typing while not even looking at what I'm typing- forgiv any typos)

I'm back working for MM- for some reason, it's surprising how little it's changed, still a bunch of the same people around. Which is kinda nice, but still kinda odd.

Anyway- I'm going to be a little more contactable now.

I'm staying with Tai and A-pan, so people who know their details can also call them. ^_^

Nya!

So- computer has DIED. DIEDDIEDDIED.

And I'm rather exceptionally broke and thus can't afford a new one.

However, I'm being good- I'm at work over *2* hours early to be good and do some research. So I'm investigating unis for me to go to in Japan. And as much as I was doing the "I WANT to go to Keio because of Sho and Hiro (Both Sakurai Sho of Arashi AND Mizushima Hiro- aka NAMBA SEMPAI from Hanakimi went there) I also DON'T want to go for such a trivial reason."  But of course I want to check ALL unis to choose the best- and OMG... The website is GREAT. I had a look at the Japanese studies list and it is SEXY. OMG is it sexy. There's some cultural psychology (YUM) and some cinema studies (DOUBLE YUM) there's also cultural comparisons for MUSIC (YES PLEASE JUST THERE!)  Seriously... after reading this course outline.... I think I need a cold shower.  PHWARRR but there's SO MUCH that I want to study! What's GREAT is that these are the 'taster' courses so that I could THEN go and study more! MORE!!!!! 

Whoever said that learning isn't a giant turn on?

So now I'm going to go through and find some MORE unis- but damn if I don't think that one is going to be the one I really like.

Anyway. I'm going to keep going at this, tomorrow is a public holiday, so I'll be sleeping some more, maybe hang out with Jesse, and maybe seeing if I can get her to come and play. We can watch dvds and maybe she'll let me keep checking the internets for possible unis for me to go to!

I'm also currently looking for work, as I still haven't heard from the schools- only that the elementary schools are NOT going to happen, but we still don't know about junior high or high schools. Nevertheless, I may well be starting work in a bar! Which of course will have it's good AND bad points, but I figure that the good points (money for new computer, and savings for studying at sexy a sexy university, improved Japanese ability, getting to swear at perves in Japanese) will be useful!


 

http://www.suntory.co.jp/softdrink/proteinwater/cm/index.html

Click on it. Watch all three of the ads and see if that doesn't make you feel like the world is a brighter place.

I know that I need MORE luchadors in my advertising.

Woo!

I has the internets again- I've been using it for the last 3 hours- I'm caught up on my webcomics, and I'll be doing a few more little odds and sods of catching up, but then I'll do some proper emails and things.

Expect more in a few days!

There Are 0 Gaps in Your Knowledge

Where you have gaps in your knowledge: No Gaps! Where you don't have gaps in your knowledge: Philosophy Religion Economics Literature History Science Art

In other newses.

I AM BACK.

Today, for the first time, the interbutts was connected to my computer AT HOME in what seems like an AGE.

Naturally I'm going through my friends page- expect few comments though as I'm up to "skip 480" and still haven't come across anything that I already knew.

I just had to stop and look out my window because I could hear screaming and crying, it turns out that one of the neighbours has died.

:(   What sucks is that I'm the closest house, and when I first heard the crying, I really wanted to see if I could go and help, but being foreign and all, I KNOW that I'd be unwelcome. They'd probably feel like I was just going there to gawp. If it was the landlady or Kotani-san (a really nice lady from a couple of doors up) then they would understand that I was just concerned, but a large number of the people would end up feeling like I was just going to go and stare at their misery.

IT'S ON!

AND IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had a dream last night, turns out that climate change WILL be the end of world as we know it.


I hope you're all learning how to survive in the wild, because while you possibly COULD eat the old paper money, the new plastic stuff won't really digest.

I'm watching a drama special thing- and Mizushima Hiro is on as he's part of the "Room of King" team.

DAMN he is looking good atm. Like... UNBELIEVABLY HOT. Even if he was speaking English (which makes me laugh my ass off) he'd still be totally sexy (as opposed to comic)

OMG YUM.

Tonight on Shukudai-kun there's going to be a fake kiss between Aiba and Jun!!!

EEEE!! SO FUN!

UPDATE- OMG THIS EPISODE WINS.

Nino was being mean, so Aiba was hitting him over the head. ^_^ Plus Jun is being STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. OMG... SO FUNNY. NINO THE LITTLE BRAT GETTING HIS COME-UPPANCE. Usually he just gets away with being SUCH a little shit.
AWWW and Ohno was so cute! Whenever he eats something really yummy he always calls over everyone else to eat too. ^_^


Ohno's SO CUTE when he's eating something (just about everything is 'umai') he gets SO excited by food. If it weren't for how much his job keeps him busy and active, I'm sure he'd be a little pudding. ^_^

Awww. And the guest brought her pet dog. Ogura was SO CUTE with the dog.

AWW THE ALMOST KISS WAS SO CUTE! They were BOTH about to pee themselves laughing!

AND OHNO DID A YODEL OF "okaeri, Do you want dinner or a bath?" BWAHAHAHAHA! THIS EPISODE IS BRILLIANT!

NINO DOING 'PUNK' of "BACKING UP! BACKING UP! BACKING UP!!"

WATCH IT AND BE AMAZED AT HOW MUCH YOU FEEL YOU CAN TAKE THE WORLD ON. (yeah- the video is dull- the song was released as a Bside- but LISTEN AND BE AMAZED!)

(because he's got the legs to carry it off!)

I AM GOING TO MEET YAMAMOTO YUUSUKE!!!! (AKA- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY EVER!!!!!!!!)


I HAS TICKET TO HANDSHAKE EVENT!!!!!

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

WHY IS THERE NO FONT BIGGER THAN THIS ????

FEEL MY EXCITEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOMNOMNOM.

There's just something FABULOUS AND SEXY about boys with pink hair.

Well, Adrian is back home after having been to Fuji Rock, Gropey is gone (off to hang out in Osaka since I have a tea ceremony date this afternoon and then off to Tokyo for a few days) so I've just been doing some dishes, veging out watching old Arashi episodes that I haven't seen (YAY!) and am SUPER looking forward to moving upstairs.

I'm going to have the BIGGEST CLEANING BINGE EVAR. It's going to be AWESOME.

However, I also have some BAD NEWS. :(

*sniffsniff* unfortunately my narration job has been cancelled. :( Which is a MASSIVE shame because I was really, REALLY looking forward to it! I just hope that I'll be able to get something else interesting soon. I think there'll be more later, but as just about EVERYWHERE has some form of summer holiday, there's not so much going on right now.

Ah well. These things happen.

Plus they haven't updated the TBS extras call out website with Maou stuff for AAAAAAAGES. :( But Nino's in a new drama that will take Maou's slot once it's finished. So I might try for that. It's not Ohno and Toma, but it's still a little closer!

BTW- It's really, REALLY strange when you put undies on and go "these seem really loose..." I'm VERY glad that Amerfeel is here, because otherwise I'd just be wearing Bonds that are too big for me. >_<" It's not really that I think this is important for you to know, nor is it a gloating thing, but it's just something that I'm getting weirded out by.

You know... sometimes I just feel that people need to know stuff.

So here is a brief public service announcement. This is a commercial for a product I think EVERYONE needs to be aware of.



^_^

TOISU!TOISU!TOISU!!!

Kyaaaaaaaaaa~

So I've just come back from POLYSICS!!!!!

YEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

They were FREAKING AWESOME. Quick summary- THIS CONCERT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER *LEFT* A MOSH BEFORE THE END OF THE SET. I hobbled out of the mosh, barely able to walk from being SO EXHAUSTED AND FLUID DEPLETED. I had to wait out about 3 songs while I rehydrated. Clearly Poly fans are HARDCORE. ^_^ I am sore ALL OVER. My neck is sore from moshing, my arms are sore from having them up to reduce my body temperature, my back is sore from moshing, my legs are sore from jumping, and my ass is sore from the slip on the stairs just before I got to the venue.  I made some new friends, who I will see at Summer Sonic and in November when Polysics tour again! THEY WERE AWESOME. I saw about 6 or 7 foreigners there too- but the group of 4 Americans were bastards who wouldn't even say hello when I went to say hi. However MANY of the Japanese Poly fans  were really friendly, and would "Toisu!" me, and then be all happy when I would "Toisu!" back. ^_^   Oh- also- when I went back in, I stayed up the back- in Australia, up  the back is for people who don't get involved, in Poly-kingdom, EVERYONE DANCES. The people up the back were dancing (skanking yay!) and there were kids there with headphones, and a little girl who was dressed like Kayo! +10 for Japan!!!

I bought STUFFS! I have *TWO* Poly shirts, wristbands, badges, stickers, a dvd (DVDVPVD!) AND A SIGNED BOARD (it came with the dvd!). IT'S FREAKING AWESOME.

Umm- other stuff I need to say: Their final song was my latest "OMG I TOTALLY HEART THIS SONG!" I will have to put it on my phone so it's my wake up alarm. ^_^ Which I will upload. They also played a massive number of their previous songs- all of which were AWESOME. Normally in a concert, there will be one or two songs which just make you go "Oh this is my rest song" but Poly had NONE! They didn't play "You-You-You" (my absolute favourite song) but they were so awesome and SO FULL OF ENERGY (Hayashi's jumpsuit/coveralls were sticking to him entirely- so clearly he got the same memo I did about dancing until your clothes were as if you'd just jumped in a pool) that I just can't say there was ANYTHING BAD. When I left the venue I actually couldn't hear with my left ear. ^_^ Not ringing, just tired I think. They are happy ears. ^_^

So- PRESENTS FOR YOU!!!!
First- MegaUpload of one of the STAND OUT SONGS of "We Ate The Machine" - and no complaints about it being in Japanese- this song is ENTIRELY IN ENGLISH (and it's FREAKING AWESOME)

DNA JUNCTION -http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KGPSO4KP

TURN THE VOLUME TO ELEVEN, LISTEN AND IMAGINE JUST HOW FREAKING GOOD IT WAS LIVE (Hint: It was AMAZING)


Second: MegaUpload of my latest favourite wake-up song also from "We Ate The Machine"- (this one IS in Japanese- but it's still FREAKING AWESOME!)

BOYS & GIRLS - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XEES6Q1B

AWWWWWWWW YEAH.

Other stuff- I'm teaching at new schools- and the kids are SUPER AWESOME! I want to cuddle just about ALL of them, they understand really well, are SUPER  CUTE (for realreal- I've seen at least 4 potential Johnny's boys, and the girls ALL have guts!)

Brief reasons why it's AWESOME teaching at Elementary schools- A group of girls today yelled at the boys to come and join us after the class, and they were asking WHICH OF THE BOYS IN THEIR CLASS WAS THE TYPE I'D LIKE. They were discussing it amongst themselves and all. 11 and 12 year old boys... I nearly peed laughing. I could only say that they were "too young" note of course, this class has one kid that is enthusiastic, gets involved and is TOTALLY Johnny's material. He's gonna be REALLY foxy when he's older. I just said that I liked Matsumoto Jun. ^_~
One of the schools had assistant teachers (I think they're in training- I hope they're around for a few weeks) which included one guy who was really, really, rather nice. Not as hot as Hottie Teacher (tm) but still, definitely a bit of alright. Would definitely be a total fox and probably beat Hottie Teacher (tm) if he had his teeth fixed though. ^_~
Even the schools with *40* children in each class, the kids are enthusiastic and understand well, so it's FINE! When I think about Ghetto School, DAYUM! It's like opposite world! Ghetto School only had 25 kids in the class, but trying to get them involved was like... something VERY difficult! (shut up! I was moshing for 2 hours!)

Gosh. Anyone would think that I managed to get Hottie Teacher (tm)'s phone number!


Today was an AWESOME day.

Started off by seeing A-pants, where we went to Ame-mura (of course- Oh my most beloved Ame-mura) and hit up some clothing stores.

First was "Bitch Rabbit" one of our FAVOURITES where I bought a pair of bondage shorts (complete with skirt flap- which I probably won't wear). FINALLY I have lost enough weight that I can wear Japanese pants! Unfortunately A-pants has the same pair, but I figure that we wear different enough tops that even if we both wear them at the same time , we won't look too much like we're trying to twin. The shorts are XXL (Oh Japan sizes are so little) but are loose enough that I could probably have gotten away with an XL. ^_^  Needless to say- even just being able to fit into these pants, makes me happy (in the pants). Oh- I should also say that these cost me the PRINCELY sum of 1900 yen. HELL YEAH!

Then we hit up a second hand goth-loli store, where A-pants bought a couple of things- including a 'work skirt' which is AWESOME, and this hot Japanese-fu top... which is too difficult to describe, you'd have to see pics. Notably- BOTH are really hot (can't be worn together, but both are awesome), and what was amusing was Amy wasn't quite so interested, but I said "try them!" and justified them enough that she did, and she liked them SO much that she had to buy them. ^_^ YAY!

We also hit Thank You Mart so I could buy replacement shoes since my totally cute skull vans-type sneakers have worn through in the heels. 390 yen cute shoes GET! ^_^

Then we went to meet  up with peoples, had some dinner and then hit Mandarake.

Oh Mandarake.  Not the Shinsaibashi store with wonderful Jasmine, but the Umeda store- which I haven't been to before. When I walked into the store, pretty much the FIRST thing I saw was a photobook... of Yamamoto Yuusuke (aka Waves Boy from HanaKimi) !!!!! 

I have been looking for this for since I got here. EVERY book store I go to, I search for it. I've hit 3 different Book Offs for it second hand, EVERY Idol shop I go to I've searched for it, and NONE had it. And there I go and find it within 1 minute of walking in! Not only that- it only cost 840 yen!!!! Eee! (Btw- it's FABULOUS, FULL of cute pictures, nothing too saucy like the Koike Teppei photobook which has about 4 photos which just make me uncomfortable, and is complete with the DOUBLE SIDED POSTER and the sticker sheet!!!)

Not only that, we managed to find the proper "Idol Goods" bit, and A-chan found the most AWESOME THING EVER. She found an OFFICIAL Pika*nchi danchichi phone hanger. This is a monkey holding a danchi building phone strap EXACTLY LIKE THEY USED IN THE MOVIE. Needless to say, I was rather excited. This is something I've wanted so badly (I didn't even know they were in ACTUAL existence) that I was fully prepared to buy fimo and MAKE one. It is deliciously official, was only 630 yen (approx- I don't remember exactly) is Arashi merch, and to be honest, Pika*nchi is one of my favourite films EVAAAAAR! Not only for the Arashi, but I just really, REALLY like the movie!

So today has been SO awesome, that I can't really think of any way it could be improved- really, I need another word for MORE AWESOME.

Finally managed to get monies out from Citibank! I still haven't got my own Japanese bank account, and was debating between Citibank, SMBC and UFJ. Prior to today, SMBC was winning out for they are fairly common, and I believe there is one in Melbourne, before that was UFJ for sheer prevalence... but now Citibank are looking good as they WORK with my ANZ card as well!

Also, I saw today in my many wanderings to try and find a plug adapter, some totally awesome Pullip dolls- any of you guys out there in the world wanting me to pick you up one of these? I can get them for about $100 AU (at one place- the other place they were $120 AU should the first and cheaper place run out.

This is the one that I actually think is cool enough to surpass my overwhelming dread of dolls... (it's the actual doll- not just the outfit)
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pullip-TaeYang-X-h-NAOTO-HORISON-OUTFIT-Feature-Card_W0QQitemZ180219940444QQihZ008QQcategoryZ36549QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
(here's another pic- http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/cinemacollection/cabinet/item_va001/f928.jpg )


This one is almost as cool- sorry- no big picture: http://www.doll-collectible.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=473

This one is just not cool enough for me to not be terrified of: It's the Edward Scissorhands doll! http://www.flickr.com/photos/21532462@N00/1405788866/

So yeah... if you want me to pick one up for you, let me know as I don't know how long they'll be around, nor how long I'll be so close to Denden town. ;)
 

Okies...

So.

Some of the more informed, up to date, or Arashi liking peoples may know... Today was the FIRST CONCERT for their latest tour "Arashi Makes Dream A-live 2008"

I had tickets.

Super quick run down (seriously- the concert was about 3 and a half hours long, this is going to be super quick in comparison)

First impressions- If I wasn't standing out enough as a gaijin, I changed into my Ikea dress (it's HOT) which just meant that EVERYONE stared at me.
Do they think I won't notice or mind that they're OPENLY GAWPING AT MY BOOBS? There's a rule. It's the same as the porn rule, I know what's going on, your job is to make sure that I don't have to be REMINDED of it. Also, btw girls? I only saw about 5 girls in the ENTIRE population there that were in any way cuter than me. So stop looking like I'm a skeezy bitch when even *I* know I'm cuter than you, and I'm actually wearing more than most of you, yet still looking hotter!

OMG queue for goods. @.@ I spent OVER AN HOUR in the queues. Keep in mind that I was there by 1pm... for a concert that starts at *6*pm. Plus- BOO for the hair stylist, make up artist, photographer and touch up artist for the goods this year. *shakes fist* They stuffed up EVERYONE. In the pamphlet there's a nice big pic of Nino... complete with either blackheads or stubble going WAY too far up his cheeks. One pic of Jun showing how tired he is, the next page- over airbrushed!  And their hair... T_T I just can't bring myself to talk about it. Even Jun's hair. Jun's! Jun who can have the Doumyouji mop of CRAP hair and still manage to style it so I go "hey, that actually looks ok!" However, all of the other goods... SO FREAKING CUTE.

Didn't sell my spare ticket- There were people wanting to buy tickets, but I'm sorry- 2 hours before the event and you're wanting it at 6,500 yen? Unless you genuinely look like a TOTALLY AWESOME PERSON, it's just insulting. The number of girls that went "Oh no that's too much" when the seat was actually pretty reasonable, and the cost wasn't that high- as in, it would have been at least half the price of the scalpers. Or couldn't even talk to me, despite the fact that my Japanese was FINE. I was even all polite, but the girls just looked like I was about to rip their heads off and shit down their throats (I kid you not) and the only girls who didn't look scared... they just looked like nasty, skeezy , veneral disease carrying, non-handwashing after going to the toilet ganguro. I'd rather wear the loss of $265 instead of $200 and not have to sit next to people who are like that.

Ticket was on the balcony, so a bit far, HOWEVER it was really close to the centre, and was the very first row on the balcony. I don't think the boys could see that far, but I still could see pretty well despite how tiny they looked. To which- the camerawork was AWFUL. For Ohno's solo, and you all know how AWESOME his dancing is (enough to make me actually take up breakdancing) Oh- and I should mention that he was wearing black vinyl tuxedo pants, and somehow making it NOT look gross. 80% of the shots were medium close up (as in- like a bust- shoulders and head only). *rolleyes* He's a boy who knows how to move his LEGS. He does totally awesome fluid, rolling leg movements... And grinds like a champ, and the camera is catching his perfectly stil shoulders and head because Ohno knows how to do isolations??? SRSLY. Nice one camera jerk.

ALL of the solos were really good and pretty damn sexy though. ^_~ Clearly Nino is absorbing some of Ohno's fantastic rhythm from all the sex those two are having.  Jun's solo had him dancing in his more natural style again (which was FABULOUS) and Sho's... SO COOL. Aiba's was once again, totally adorable, although harder than previous ones. ^_^

BUT THE BESTEST NEWS OF ALL WAS...


OH!



EM!



ESS- KAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I SAW OHMIYA SK LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And... yeah. It was great. ^_^ the first 45 minutes or so were the gayest thing I've seen since the Mardi-Gras (Sydney gay and lesbian type), but all the rest was like... ULTIMATE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!