Mass music madness shall surely ensue.
01.12.06
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Music o' The Entry: "I Will Be With You", Love Psychedelico
YES!! Finally, a break from the colossal evil that are finals and all that accompanies such things to bring an update personally for YOU! OH YES! Shall we then?
Ye gods, I cannot WAIT until Yuri mails me this CD, IT OWNS ME! Seriously, I listen to all three Love Psychedelico songs I have obsessively and I still haven't gotten sick of them, that's a truly momentous feat. I'd like to download the rest of the album, but I've vowed not to spoil myself, so I'll wait (well, "I Will Be With You" isn't on there, seeing as it's kinda new and stuff)...yes, CD's CD's CD's. Like I mentioned, it was Christmas shopping time for Sho...the only things I really want this year are about 3 different Japanese boys and a set of one-way plane tickets (but I'm willing to take round ^^), so I hadn't really thought about it...thus, I did, for about an hour and half, and about $80 less I am to have Pierrot's "PRIVATE ENEMY" album, some greatest hits by The Yellow Monkey, and Malice Mizer's "Gekka no Yasoukyoku" single, because the l'image with the accordian rocks unholy amounts (thank you Nikoru ^_^). Yes, I am insane (don't worry, that's the evil price WITH shipping), but it's all good-indeed, I highly look forward to this, seeing as I love Pierrot and have liked very much what I've heard from The Yellow Monkey...
So what's been going on in the life of Sho? Not all that much-did the okonomiyaki presentation today and it went surprisingly well, yesterday I was freaking out something major because I couldn't memorize it all, but then I got my head screwed on straight and decided to just use my recipe as an outline, and all went fine. I didn't actually cook okonomiyaki at school, but I did stuff all the ingredients (or reasonable representations thereof) in a grey duffel and haul them merrily about campus, including my highly Japanese blue gingham apron. So yeah, that was a relief. Ni-nensei Japanese test DIDN'T go so hot, since I've missed a class and a half this week due to travel difficulties, thus I wasn't exactly sure what was going on and will be taking it tomorrow. Socially, things are going...interestingly. Tomorrow is Yuichirou (see the cast list for more details)'s birthday party, and I was planning on going but my parents are being location Nazi's (meaning needing to know where I am, who I'm with, when, at all times) so I'm thinking of screwing it, it's not worth it, and it'll make them all the more happy I'm sure. Fuck my attempts at a social life, it just gets in the way anyway. I seem to do fine with an extremely minimal one, freedom will come eventually, I think...it's just very frustrating to be in an environment where everyone else can do as they please and I'm still having to answer to my parents on every issue concerning any and all freedoms I have...yessss, annoying. Still, it's sad, Koshi's gonna be there...my father says right now he's "judging" me, to see what they're going to relax on majorly when I turn 18, he being a proponent of the hated "Magic Number" theory (remember kiddies, there's always a giant leap of maturity between the days before and after your birthday, despite whether or not YOU feel the difference)...I need out, I'm so sick of being locked up. Of course, I'm sure I'm echoing the sentiment of thousands of angsty energetic eager teenagers (my do I always think of that term with a certain measure of disgust? I am one...of course, that right there indicates something about my psyche) ready to go out into the world to have their dreams destroyed and to become bitter cynics. Yay. No, things are going as they usually are, myself staying at the school until 5ish or so, hanging out with the jolly little group not really doing all that much and then going home and sleeping, how very exciting. Still, it beats coming home, so I'm not complaining. Everyone's just preoccupied now, with finals looming diabolically overhead...
But anyways, today I have a special presentation for you, courtesy Oricon Entertainment: this week's karaoke charts!
1. ｓｅｃｒｅｔ ｂａｓｅ〜君がくれたもの〜 : ＺＯＮＥ
2. Ｙｏｕ Ｇｏ Ｙｏｕｒ Ｗａｙ : ＣＨＥＭＩＳＴＲＹ
3. 白い恋人達 : 桑田佳祐 (the annoying and utterly inept Keisuke Kuwata)
4. Ｄｅａｒｅｓｔ : 浜崎あゆみ (by Ayumi Hamasaki)
5. ｆｒａｇｉｌｅ : Ｅｖｅｒｙ Ｌｉｔｔｌｅ Ｔｈｉｎｇ
6. アゲハ蝶 : ポルノグラフィティ (Porno Graffiti's almighty "Agehachou")
7. ＰＩＥＣＥＳ ＯＦ Ａ ＤＲＥＡＭ : ＣＨＥＭＩＳＴＲＹ
8. ｙｏｕｔｈｆｕｌ ｄａｙｓ : Ｍｒ．Ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ
9. ヴォイス : ポルノグラフィティ (More Porno Graffiti, "Voice")
10. ｊｕｍｐ : Ｅｖｅｒｙ Ｌｉｔｔｌｅ Ｔｈｉｎｇ
11. Ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ : Ｍｉｓｉａ
12. Ｍｒ.Ｍｏｏｎｌｉｇｈｔ〜愛のビックバンド〜 : モーニング娘 (NO.)
13. Ｐｏｉｎｔ ｏｆ Ｎｏ Ｒｅｔｕｒｎ : ＣＨＥＭＩＳＴＲＹ
14. ｉｆ．．． : ＤＡ ＰＵＭＰ
15. ＴＳＵＮＡＭＩ : サザンオールスターズ (by the Southern All-Stars)
16. Ｏｎｅ : リップスライム (Ugh, Rip Slyme)
17. ザ☆ピ〜ス！ モーニング娘 (The Peace by Mini Moni, heaven help us.)
18. Ｂｅｓｔ Ｆｒｉｅｎｄ : Ｋｉｒｏｒｏ
19. サウダージ : ポルノグラフィティ (ROCK ON! Porno Graffiti's "Saudaji"!)
20. ＳＴＡＲＳ : 中島美嘉
I actually found that list surprising, as some of those songs (particularly "fragile", "The Peace", "Agehachou") are from the summer, not really a lot of very new stuff. Certainly it's there, but...I was also surprised to see the chart dominated by Chemistry and Porno Graffiti, which is a good thing, as I love my Porno. Seriously, "Saudaji" is not new, I think it was released last year...? But it makes sense that it's on there as Saudaji freaking rocks, it ranks up there with "Awesome Songs I Never Get Sick Of But Everyone Else Will Because of Me". Yes, lately I've been downloading like a mad woman and have promised some vague terribly biased song reviews, but they're not coming out tonight, for Sho is a cruel goddess indeed (Zankoku na megami...okay, tabun chau) and quite frankly isn't in the mood. I'm listening to "Saudaji" right now and am enjoying it wildly, thank you much (and will soon be hearing TM Revolution's "Love Saver", as recommended by the lovely and talented Lauren). Actually, I grossly lied, now I'm listening to Pierrot's "Icaross", which is currently the most insanely smashing song mankind has ever devised (at least for the next 4 minutes or so), partially because the music is hella cool and also because of the lyrics. Indeed, they're currently gracing the subtitle of this here blog, taken from the chorus. Here are the lyrics for your viewing pleasure:
Teritsukeru kounetsu no hoshi
Kagirinai kyouki wo kazashite
Hana ya kana ikoku no gishiki
Sabakareru kako no ayamachi
Tsubasa wo hirogete chijou ni wakare wo tsugeta
Tobitatsu sono wake wo dare nimo ienai mamade
Dakara semete anata dake niwa nokoshitai
Hi ni yakitsukusarete kieteshimau mae ni
Dakara semete anata dake niwa hanashitai
Ki ga fureta to sareru boku no mune no uchi wo douka...
Tsubasa wo hirogete chijou ni wakare wo tsugeta
Zange suru wake wo dare nimo ienai mamade
Dakara semete anata dake niwa nokoshitai
Hi ni yakitsukusarete kieteshimau mae ni
Dakara semete anata dake niwa hanashitai
Koredemo mada yurusarenai boku no tsumi wo douka...
Dakara semete...
Umarekawattemo kasaneteiku tsugunai wo kimi ni...
Predicatably, the lyrics are about Icarus, and I'll provide you with a couple of my favourite lyric translations...the chorus and the last lines are the ones that personally strike home the hardest, and I'll provide you with respective translations:
Its because at the very least I want to leave something with you, and you alone
before I've disappeared burned up by the sun.
Because at the very least I want to talk to you, and you alone
I wish you to understand what's in my heart, though they've judged me insane.
There's actually a variation between both times the chorus is sung, the second time the last line is altered to I wish you to understand my crime which still goes unforgiven. The last line's translation is: Even in my rebirth i will continue to redeem myself to you......it's beautiful, simply beautiful. I won't write the entire translation (if you're curious, feel free to stop by centigrade-j and check it out, they have unholy amounts of translationage for your viewing pleasure). The focus of the entire song is just...tragically beautiful, the last line is so indicative of the entire mood...I don't know, perhaps I identify with this. What am I talking about, of COURSE I do. Not everything, mind you, but many parts. Indeed, give it a listen, the buzuki is also good fun, I like the flavour of it...predictably, it reminds me of Soba-wanted to leave something with him, wanting to speak to him before I'm burnt up by the sun and gone forever...oh well, a bit late for that, I s'pose. But no use giving him more thought than he gets already, it's not like the feeling's mutual by any stretch of the imagination, just a pathetic prime example of what is known as an exercise in futility and the idiocy of the American teenage girl. Gods, I know in years I'll look back and wonder what the hell was wrong with me...then again, I do the same thing now, so take that as you will Ah well.
Kuso, I just picked up Aisrael to take him to my room and he decided he wanted to play with my hair on the way, which resulted in his claw getting stuck in my neck, not fun. Oh, in other news, I finally spoke to the Ueda-Clone (again, for the confused, please visit the Cast chart, there's a bloody lot of people to keep track of)! Well, sort of...I was sitting inside and I saw Daisuke outside, so I was going to go say and have one of our usually meaningful and deep conversations...I told everyone I was bailing for a sec, but when I looked back again Mr. Daisuke had quite soundly disappeared...and Ueda-Clone was just strolling in, with a couple of other students. I took the opportunity for a "Sumimasen" to one of the other people with him, who didn't hear me...but Ueda-Clone did, so he got the other guy's attention. Of course, as luck would have it, my marvelous Japanese speaking skillz would decide at this point in time to fail me so I ended up sounding like a moron...I recovered prettily with some hot Kansai-ben action (never fails), but it was still a not-precisely-confidence building experience...'course, now the good thing is I'll be recognized by him (seeing as I *AM* the token non-Asian female who hangs around with a bunch of Japanese folk and wears large distinctive shoes that today I learned are not suitable for doing taekwondo in), so I just need to hang around those particular students some more and see if I can't get myself introduced...
I think I have found my new love. First, gaze upon this image. What you are looking at are my boots of the moment. Now, imagine these in 20-hole (these are only 10), and you have a very clear idea of what Sho's birthday present is, OH YES. Seriously, it'll be magnificent, I can wear them with dresses and whatnot (especially since I wear dresses so very much)...just need to go get them now. My boots have been saving my butt lately, they're oddly excellent snow gear (compared to my running shoes, despite the fact that I rarely run, for the good of all parties exposed to such an activity-yokunai yo)...I haven't fallen at all lately, which is quite nice. Tomorrow it's supposed to be warmer, so the will hopefully disappear the snow give way to nasty slush...
Had a disturbing dream last night. Alright, I'm not exactly sure WHERE it was, it was one of those super-fun ones where the location is mixed...but I think it was in Nishinomiya, with buildings from Louisiana. Anyways, my family told me they had a surprise for me, but that first we had to go watch a fireworks display out at the park (yes, this park is the same one that's next to Yuri's house where I'd go out and sit at night occasionally and where her dog goes when he runs away), and we had to go by skateboard (things are starting to get strange, seeing as if there is one thing I am utterly inept at, skateboarding would be it; we're talking worse than snowboarding here, people)...anyway, I ended up getting separated and lost from my family and having to go to the hospital to find my father (don't ask, somehow I found out he'd been injured), who then admitted to me that he raped my aunt when he was 16. WTF?! My subconscious frightens me, it honestly does...plus in the dream I started crying, I doubt I would've reacted that way in actuality. Not actually certain WHAT I would've done, seeing as that thought has never crossed my mind (well, apparently not my conscious one anyway), but still weird as hell...
Want to be horrified? Please read this article then, courtesy Trystan. That, boys and girls, is some scary shit, particularly for those of us outside the Christian community and really anyone who's not a flaming religious right extremist (for crying out loud, this guy has ties to groups who believe in the execution of homosexuals). Yes, I think it's time to do some serious letter-writing, I do NOT want this psycho in the government. Bush is bad enough, but this guy's completely off...for example, here's a quote from the article concerning American Vision, one the religious right groups he's attached to:
On Judaism: American Vision sells a book titled, "The Days of Vengeance," which says, "The god of Judaism is the devil." The book also describes Judaism as a "demonic religion."
Okay, allow me some time to stop laughing. ATTN American Vision: I *DO* hope you realize that Christianity is in it's essence merely a modified form of Judaism and that Jesus was a Jew...it's hilarious, really...but frightening still, the looming specter of this...PERSON...in the government, perhaps not. Oh well, at least I'll be able to vote soon enough. Actually, it'll be somewhat entertaining, my father's going to have to vote just as often as I to cancel out my vote...of course, I don't know WHAT I'm going to do about voting, seeing as Washington is a nice and screwed up little state that recently declared the blanket primary "unconstitutional", impeding on the right to assemble (WTF? Serious lack of understanding in this corner.), and is actually a thinly veiled attempt by the major parties to further squash and supress the minor ones. Indeed, my hatred of the party system of domination grows-Democrats are too conservative, Republicans are WAY the hell too conservative and only care about money...
But I need to go, have a bit of studying to do for the morrow. To those of you who asked-yes, construction of the John Kawamura Shrine will happen during the winter break, feel free to contribute (and no Hayashi, he's an ass with no hobbies, plus he made Machida cry), it can be a -bloodwing- special (speaking of which, I should really update Kumquat no Oukoku sometime...). Anyways, I'm off, 'night all.
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