No seriously. Everyone watch this. It's like- Once More, With Feeling only with freaking BATMAN.




BAT.


MAN.

So.

Last night I dreamed I spat on, and then beat the living hell out of Hitler.





Huh.

Sooooooooo one of my sorta-friends (I like to consider us as "Likeable aquantances- we don't comment or talk much, but we both like eachother's work) on DA is running a contest. An OC contest.

Now normally, I stay the HELL away from OC's, the same way I avoid walking through spiderwebs. It just doesn't end plesently. But... these are Pokemon OCs.

Now, providing you're not creating an OC that is ZOMG ONE OF THE TWIN CHILDREN OF JESSIE AND JAMES or ZOMG TTLY OTP WIF MISTY or whatever... I'm sort of... not offended by Pokemon OCs.

It's a video game. A video game in which you get to NAME your character. Not only does this encourage OCs, it encourages Self Insert. Which, really- MOST video games do.

So yeah. I'm going to enter. The only trouble is- WHO to enter. Every Pokemon game I play, I play a different version of... me. >.> But the teams are different! For example- my very first time through Pokemon, WAY back in the day, I was a fire trainer. AND ONLY FIRE. I was the MASTER of Fire pokemon.

Which... didn't really work out that well for me, as Fire pokemon have SO MANY WEAKNESSES. But I still love them the most.

Another one of my games, I was an Eevee trainer. I had one of all the evolutions on my team. That was pretty cool.

Another game, I built my team around mimicing the Greek/Roman panthion, with all my pokemon named after Green/Roman Gods and Godesses.


I'm only alowd one entry though. So I am a bit torn.


I have not done Pokemon fanart in FOREVERZ. Wuagh. ITS LIKE BEING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGAIN.

( In other, unrelated news... )


Wuagh. Why do I do this to myself?
At work. No spell check -_-

I chuckled.

Anyone else think that this movie would have actually been better than the one it's spoofing?

This update brought to you by my DICK TEACHER who enjoys glaring at me from across the English Department room, and cancled our lesson for this period without telling me. THANKS, DICK. From now on, I'm calling him Richard. >.<



I went to a boring and a game center.
The score in the boring was 105.
We spent two hours pleasantly. I want to go again.

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I went to the Toyota Stadium
My famiry big soccer fan
Do you know "Nagoya Guranpas"??
It is good a team <3 My relative bilong to gurampas!!
The game ended ni a draw
I will keep on aiding \(*O*)/
I went to Tokyo and Yokohama.
Odaiba is now meeting an event.
I look big "Gundam". It is moving face!!! *I don't "Otaku"
Next, wen tto "IkeA". Do you know IkeA??
I like "IkeA"<3<3 Big big furniture store. Very cut <3 <3
"IkeA" struch 3 years ago in Japan.
I bought desk, wall clock and mirror. Happy
Thankyou, my father<3

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I watched 24 TV.
I sad. Very very sad.
I feel emotion.

I'm sleeping.
Very very very....
Bye---!!

I went to Sea
It is very beautiful.
I scream complaints!

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I went to a dentist.
I don't like a dentist.
Oh no~!

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Yesterday we put up at a hotel
We were bought many thing!

Today watching Imoto!
I feel very emotion!
GLEAT

I went to school.
Because Sadou club.
I feel so empty.

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And now: An excerpt from the paper one of my Teachers is writing;


Staying in a farmhouse has somethign to help you unwind as much as staying in a high-end hotel; which is: pleasure of working up a sweat, and breakfast after early day's work. That makes you so hungry. What makes you hungrier is veggies fresh from your garden. That excites you from head to toe as if it's dinner served at a posh three-star restaurant.
There's nothing like taking a bath and having beer after one-day farmwork. You cannot help falling asleep before the date changes. Even an unfamiliar pillow won't disturb your sleep.






In other news: I have finally found the Alice in Wonderland notebook I've been looking for. SCORE.

There is not enough DO NOT WANT in the WORLD. >.O


Seriously? This had better be a prank.

All my friends here are getting my hopes up, telling me how I'd be an awesome hire-ee for Disney. I appreciate the sentiment, but I'm trying to be realistic... I KNOW how specific they are in casting. I just want to TRY.


Anyway. WHY NOT ME?
http://disneylizzi.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://bellesangel.deviantart.com/gallery/

Was walking home from the grocery store just a bit ago, and I was looking at the sky, noting how delightfully clear it was on this chilly November night, when I saw an honest-for-goodness real live shooting star.


SO. COOL.




In other completely unrelated news, I need to not watch "Goblet of Fire" unless I really DO feel like blue-balling myself. Lord.

Halloween was a little "Ehh" this year, which is TOTAL SUCK, as I put a lot of effort into my costume this year, and was SUPER EXCITED. However, I managed to catch sick at Tokyo Disney in the miserable rain. I've never been sick for Halloween before, and I did not intend on starting NOW. So I ignored the hell out of my protesting body, and set out for Nagoya ANYWAY.

I have to say- while terribly impractical, hoopskirts are an absolute kick to walk around in. They're so light and a have a little bit of bounce- it's nice. Makes me feel like one of the flower dancers from Fantasia...

I was traveling light- sweatpants and a t-shirt in my bag, my wallet, cellphone, and Zune. So I didn't really have anything to do on the 2 hour ride up, so I pulled out my cards and started shuffling, much to the delight of some of the schoolgirls on the train. Then I accidentally sprayed myself in the face with half the deck. I laughed, they laughed- it was all good.

Another thing about hoopskirts. If you wear one, no-one.... NO ONE will sit next to you on the train. It was actually kind of funny to see people head towards me, then sharply veer away when they saw what I was wearing. Also: I understand why they never caught on as a fashion in Japan. There's simply not ROOM for them. I probably should have seen this coming, but I spent most of the evening being either trapped for not being able to squeeze past others, or worrying about knocking shit over. Which was... less than fun.

So I arrive in Sakae, and I'm headed towards the party when I run into another headed that way, who's already well on his way to being drunk, and somehow manages to make me feel completely unimportant while doing nothing in particular. WTF. I have no words to describe. It was just weird and undesirable.

We make it to the party, and I find myself a seat where my skirt will hopefully be out of the way. The trouble, of course, being that I myself am then out of the way. And this seat is... not near anyone who wants to talk to me. It's across the table from Jude, but that's it, and Jude is free to wander. Sooooo that was fun. Eventually I had two or so drinks, and decided "Fuck it" I'm moving around ANYWAY, which was awkward.

Most of the photos of me from that night look a bit... off. I am usually alllllll about the camera, but my smile seems very... strange in all the photos. I'm chalking it up to being ill.

Eventually, it came time for the costume contest. Last year, I didn't even get nominated, which was sad making, as again: Effort. But also: Obscure character. This year, I thought: Even people who don't know American McGee's Alice, still know ALICE, so I should at least get to stand up and have people clap.

But. No.

This year, there was no voting by applause. Which... sort of pissed everyone off. No-one I talked to liked the results. 3rd place was a store bought ninja costume, second place was Matt as Yama-Chan, which everyone was ok with, but first place was taken by Hanako, who's costume was.... painting herself white.

Both Hanako and our store bought Ninja aren't even JETs, they're Japanese friends of someone else. And hey. I love Hanako as much as the next person, but her costume wasn't even identifiable as... something. Was she supposed to be a skeleton? A ghost? A demon? What the hell was she supposed to be, other than "white"? According to everyone I talked to, Raven, who dressed up as Chun Lee, or the Sweeney Todd/Mrs. Lovett couple, or even yours truely should have placed, duther than Hanako or the stupid Ninja. But no. No voting. No recognition. Just... it sucked. At the time, I was drunk, and didn't feel like getting in to it, because I REALIZED I was drunk, and that I WOULD have started shit if I had tried to talk about it. But. Ugh. Thanks, guys. Thanks.

Shortly after that, the party broke up, and I was already long past last train, I chilled with the others at "The Absolute Halloween" party, that was happening at 3 seperate clubs. All of which was entirely underwhelming. In the end, I felt like crap because I was sick, and I couldn't do anything in my skirt, so I told the others I was headed out. Raven said she was going to cut out too, and ended up offering me a place to stay the night, as she lived in the city, and I payed our cab fair to her place.

When we arrived, as we were walking to the building, a man unzipped his pants and tried to start jerking off at us. However, he saw us seeing HIM, so kept it in his pants, and stroked himself OVER his pants. Because. Y'know. That's TOTALLY less noticeable. He also got out his cellphone and took video or pictures. THANKS, Japan, for that.

Raven's apartment is... AMAZING. It's smaller than mine, but I want it. I. WANT. IT. It has loft. It has everything I have ever wanted in an apartment. I am NOT EVEN JOKING. I took video of it for myself, just so I can be reminded- that somewhere out there, there is MY DREAM APARTMENT. IN EXISTENCE. FOR REALZ.

We changed out of our costumes and she put out a futon for me, and we chatted over how... entirely unsatisfactory this halloween had been, before passing the hell out.

The next morning, I felt like death, from (a) my first ever hangover, and (b) my body finally saying "Fuck you, I AM sick, now die."

Needless to say the train home sucked.

I took Monday off work, because I only had one class, and then, when I woke up this morning, I realized I had the day off for a Japanese holiday, so went back to bed. So now I'm feeling a little better, but still "bleh."


Anyway. Next year, halloween? Please try for less "suck". Thanks -_-

I love these kids.


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The elder sister (Godzilla) comes back today.
I'm very enjoyment.
It becomes complete by this by four sibling.



I went angling to capture the gobioid of the binner tonight in the family.
It became hot in the afternoon, so elder brother, the younger sister and I was drowned.
But it was very delicious.



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The contest was held in Shinshiro today.
The result was a silver prize.
But, I was very happy for everyone to blow.
I will never forget today.



I went to Toyokawa with the friend of club activities.
We ate a cake viking to lunch.
We were talking for a long time while eating a cake.
All stories were only very interesting thngs.
We are gonig to go roast meat next weeek.
We laughed all the tiem today.



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I made a trial product to take out in a contest.
A name of work is Maroyaka curry udon.
I was delicious unexpectedly.



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I and my friend played Wii at my house. We played "Mario Cart" We shouted, but hwe had a good time.
Later we talked 30 mnutes in front of "Kokoniko". It's "Girl's Talk" <3



I had a test today. Japanese wasn't able to be done so much. But it was able to English and math so-so. It is the enjoyment that the test comes back. It was club from the afternoon. The event, that is, the foppery happened. :D It secretly... ^_~



I went to see the movie "Harry Potter" with my family. It was good but it had been omitted from the original a lot. :/ I am excited about next movie. I die in paternal grandfather's house at night. Later we visited our ancestor's tombs. Because it was Bon Festival, I got the money from my grandmother and grandfather. Lucky <3 Hurray!!



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It is a summer vacation from today.
I try club activities hard.
Vs. the sunburn will plot it.



The birthday of the mother.
I said that congratulations many times.
There fore I present nothing.



It is August from today. Another
August or... I am instant for
one year.



A birthday of the older brother.
I forgot it.
I come and will lend several a year.



I met a friend of the gofware
part of the junior highs school. I did
not turn after a long abgence at all.
It is the friend of the life.



I made a coaster. It was small, and
it was hard. But I want to make
it again.



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I went to the theatre to watch the moveiy of
Hurry Potter.
I emagin if I vent to a mogic school. it was beautiful



I went to the barbarbarber to cut my hair.
I prefer a short hair style though,
I didn't request to cut it like that.



I went shoppign today with my family.
As My family eat foods very much.
We bough many foods like a mountain at the food area.



it is a sad as the summer holiday has nearly finished.
I like longer holiday. but do not like homeword home works.
To my teacher. plese reduse the homeword homeworks for us.



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It is a pand practice today.
I am vocal and drum.
Kimura Kaera's tune Rirura Riruha.



It is a band practice today.
It worked hard the drum.
I am excited about cultural festival.



It is a band practice today.
I thought the singing difficult.
Maybe we should pracitce more.



It is a band practice today.
No matter what, I will practice band.
I excited about cultural festival.



It is band practice today.
I thought the singign difficult.
Maybe me should practice more.



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I went to Ito yokadou with my friend.
I had a delicious crape in Ito yokadou.
I bought a Kachusya.

Who has two thumbs and spent the weekend at Tokyo Disney?

( This gal, right here. )

I pause here to make an observation.


Japanese people LOVE waiting in lines. Like- I don't know what it is, but there was a line. For. Everything. No matter how small, no matter how trivial, there was a line. And people would WAIT in these lines, for EVER. 40 minutes to get a tub of popcorn. The only thing they DON'T cue for is taking photos. That, my friend, is a free-for-all, and if you're non-Japanese, you better be ready to either push your way to the front, or have everyone, their 2 month old kid, and their 85 year old grandmother cut RIGHT in front of you like you don't even fucking exist. But yeah. Lines. For. EVERYTHING. Shortest wait of the entire weekend was 30 minutes.


( Anyway. Back to the Haunted Mansion. )

( And then we got lost in Tokyo Station. )

( We had decided to get up at 7, and try to make the park by 8, to hopefully beat some of the lines. )

BEST MOST AWESOME WEEKENED EVAR

Deleating the fuck out of some of my old RP journals, because they're old and full of such fail it brings me pain to think on them. Guh. Marsden Moodswings. *THUMBS UP*



1. What's the first word that comes to mind when you think of me?
2. Go to http://images.google.com/ and search for that word.
3. Reply to this post with one of the pictures on the first page of results (don't tell me the word).
4. Put this in your own blog so that I can do the same.

( QUIZ )

Outsiders can't see the comments, as the board is locked to non-members, but I WANTED TO SHARE MY SRRS BSSNS WIF PEEPUL


( Bull Testicles: Who's got'em )


YAY IMMA BITCH XD

Sooooooooooo night before last. I'm in bed. I'm wrapped up in my blankets. I'm sleeping. I'm having good dreams. All is well.

Until all of a sudden my cell phone goes off.

Now, I use my cell phone as an alarm clock, so yeah, I wake up when it goes off. Only it's still freaking dark. "What the heck is going on," I wonder to myself. Checking the phone, I see that I've received a text. Also that it's 1:44 AM.


This had better be one freakin' important text.


I flip open my phone to see it's from Ernesta, the guy who is ALWAYS late to our monthly meetings. His oh-so-important-must-go-out-now-cannot-possibly-wait-until-morning text?




Fromernesta
Date14.10 1:44am
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I will definately be coming to the dinner.




The dinner in question being a little night out Justin, another AET is holding in Toyohashi tonight. Captain Manners here decided that EVERYONE simply MUST KNOW that he was coming, so hit "reply to all" at two in the freaking morning.

Now, I was pissed. Normally, I'd be like "whaaaatever," and been ANNOYED AS HELL, but not pissed. But I had Fukue the next morning. The school that takes for freaking EVER to get to, so I have to get up EXTRA EARLY to make it on time. So yeah. I'm pissed.

So I text him back.




FromBlaze
Date14.10 1:51am
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what the fuck makes you think 2 am is an ok time to send a general, non emdrgency text?! i have work in the morning for fucksake




It is hard to type angrily on a cellphone pad. >.> also: TWO IN THE FREAKING MORNING. Then, a minute later-




Fromernesta
Date14.10 1:52am
__________________________
Which jackass is this? Sorry dude dudette. Sorry for disturbing your dick pulling fest.




... Oh it is OOOOHN. Lucky for Manners McGee here it was TWO IN THE MORNING and I wanted MORE to go back to sleep than I did to get into a bitch fest. Also, I don't have his NUMBER, just his text address, so I couldn't just call and scream at him, which is WHAT I WANTED TO DO. Still. I was now angry, so it took me for freaking EVER to calm down and go back to sleep. The next day I was tired as hell.

So! Today, when I had some free time, I composed this, and sent it off:




FromBlaze
Date15.10 10:00am
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ohhh, good on you! not only are you messaging people with your oh so URGENT message at ass o'clock in the mornign, you're doing it to people you dont even know. classy. really, well done.
sarcasm asside for the moment, basic phone manners dictate that its simply not polite to call after a certain time, as most people dont like or react well to such an awakening. now, i can see how you could have lost track of the time when you ssent th einitial text. god knows thta if i didnt have work, i'd still be up and abotu at that hour. but i do have work. so after you received my admittedly cranky as hell responce, YOUR responce should have been an appology, or, better yet, nothign at all.
in summary, have some consideration, and if you're called on your douche behaviour, man up and appologize. otherwise stfu




LONGEST. TEXT. EVAR. It's really amazing the amount of effort I'll put into being pissy.
Now. "appropriate calling hours" vary from person to person. I know this. At home, I have friends who wouldn't get off work until 11:00 at night, so I felt perfectly fine calling their cell at 11:30. I would NOT call their house phone, because I wouldn't want to wake everyone ELSE up. I also have friends I know who like to sleep in. So I know that generally, I shouldn't call before 11:00, as this would wake them up. And NO ONE likes to be woken up.

Just because it's a text and not a voice call doesn't make it ok. Would a person CALL all the people invited to this party at 2am to say "HEY GUYZ! AHM COMMIN TOO"? No. Because they'd get a bunch of angry teachers yelling at them.

RAWR.

I fully expect another douche text back from him. WE WILL SEE.
EDIT I WAS RIGHT. IT GOES ON.




Fromernesta
Date15.10 10:53am
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I bet u r a female cause u r messagign me these long emotionallyfilled messages. anyway...I don't need to know u, don't care who u and an apology wasn't warranted nor will one be forth-coming.. sorry to disappoint u miss
Have a wonderful day. ^_^




FromBlaze
Date15.10 11:05am
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you seem to have confused "rational" with emotional. emotional was the first text. the next was mosly heavy eye rolling an an attempt to give you the benifit of the doubt. you are acting like a child. a bit dissappointing, i had higher expectations of you.





Dammit. I wish I could read previous texts while I text'ed. I didn' mean to use the "dissapoint" again. OH WELL.
Return of the Edit OH HE DOES NOT DISSAPONIT :D




Fromernesta
Date15.10 11:14am
__________________________
Who is this?




FromBlaze
Date15.10 11:24am
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lol i thought you didnt care
your ernesta, right?




Son of the Edit!Still going...




Fromernesta
Date15.10 11:32am
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That's right ma'am!




FromBlaze
Date15.10 11:36am
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good, i thought it was. i'd feel silly if i had that wrong
this is blaze




Fromernesta
Date15.10 11:36am
__________________________
Hey blaze babes. What's up. Gomen ne honto ni.




FromBlaze
Date15.10 11:40am
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n'much, n'much. oral exams all morning, now just chilling




I WIN. Or I'm calling it as a win. Dunno if there'll be anymore edits. CUZ YOU CARE.

So for those who hadn't heard, or did not know, there was a huge freakin typhoon in Japan yesterady. It was hella intense. I've been in Japan for about 4 other typhoons, but I've never been directly UNDER one before. Aditionally, this is the largest typhoon they've had in like... 10 years. People were nuts.

but yeah. I surived unscathed, as did my appartment, excepting the fine covering of dirt now plastered to it. You would think with all that rain it would have been washed shiney and clean, but this is apparently wrong. Oh well.


Still alive!

"About Tropical Cyclone (Typhoon) On The Day An AET Meeting Is Scheduled

When storm warning (bo-fu keihou) that is issued on Aichi prefecture before the beginning of the AET meeting is called off before 10:00 amon the day, the AET meeting will be held as scheduled.

When storm warning that is issued on Aichi prefecture before the beginning of the AET meeting is valid after 10:30 of the day, AET meeting will be cancelled.

When storm warnign that is issued on Aichi prefecture before the beginning of teh AET meetign is called off between 10:00 am and 11:30 on the day, the AET meetign will begin at 2:30 pp on the day.

If you cannot come to the AET meeting because of being stricken by the typhoon or an interruption of transport service, please telephone BOE as soon as possible."



I get (I think) what they're saying here but JEEZE.

... and I aaaaaaaaaaache. But more on that later.

( The Ugly )

( The Bad )

( The Good )

In parting, I give you the world's happiest bird

So. Today is a national holliday, but I had to come into work anyway, as my base school decided that they were going to have their school festival today. Apparently we're going to have a make-up holliday, but I'm betting dollars to donuts that day isn't on a day I actually COME to this school. If it weren't for the fact that my computer is currently MIA I'd be pissed. As is, it just means I get internet access.

this year's festival was a lot more fun than last years. Partially because there's not a typhoon, and partially because I feel a little better about walking around by myself. Watching today's events, I learned that all my school's cheerleaders are boys (have no idea how common this is). I had lunch, parused the food stalls, watched the band perform, and went through 2-5's haunted house. Unfortunately the effect was slightly lost on me, as I can't read, and there was a LOT of writing in the house. Still- awesome work. At one point, I had to get down on my hands and knees and crawl through. The house would totally not fly with the fire marshals in Helena, but luckily for them, they didn't have to deal with anything like that. It was spooky, I shreaked, all that jazz.

I also found one of those giant spiders, again, but this one was dead. I took it's picture.

and speaking of pictures, I figured out what those fireworks are called. They're called tezutsu. And they are insane.

So the last two days have been the Tahara Matsuri. Last year, I remember all the explosions, but I was still in my "TOO TERRIFIED TO LEAVE THE APPARTMENT" mode. This year, I was not only without my computer, but I was MAKING CUPCAKES, so I was leaving the appartment periodically.

I will preface this all with saying I do not know WHY Japanese people like to fire fireworks during the day. I assume they just like the noise.

So Saturday, I'm hanging my laundry out for the spiders to infest, when a local float comes by, being pulled by the fathers and grandfathers of the neighborhood, to the crys of "Washou! Washou!" I still don't know what this means. It Idled at the base of the street, where my apartment is, so I got to watch them for a bit, before they started up the hill. First came the runners to make sure the street was clear, with little bells and paper flowers. Then the float itself, not as massive as the ones from Fukuoka, but still, an impressive thing to be carying around on your back. Then more bells and flowers. Then a guy with a recycle bag, picking up all the dropped beer cans (and there were plenty). Then a truck carrying MORE beer. Then another truck full of beer. Then a guy with some flowers.

I was amused.

The explosions continued all morning. Eventually I headed out with the goal in mind of finding myself some cupcake goods. Becasue I NEEDED to make cupcakes. Heading out along my normal route, I was suddenly stopped by a dancing gathering being held in the middle of the street, blocking my passage. There was a large floar (this one on wheels) copious amounts of alcohol, and people in traditional dress from elementary schoolers to grandparents (only the older folks were drinking... and lets be honest, mostly the college age+ boys). I don't know how everyone all knew the moves to the dances. A song would start, and two or more people would climb up onto the float, and lead the dance. Everyone around would dance along. Some of the dances were cute (the kids) some were funny (the drunk college boys), but I was consistantly o.o at the fact that EVERYONE knew all the dance moves even before the leaders started leading.

I was hanging out in the back, thinking I would just go around useing a longer walking route, when one of the college boys noticed me, and decided to talk to me in Japanese. I only understood maybe 1/8 of what he was saying, but I was quickly ushered into the crowd, and introduced to friends, before he went off to dance.

Then, at some unseen sign, the party moved on. The drunk men got into place, and hauled the party further up the road, everyone following along.

Such a strange land I live in.

The next day, I have made my cupcakes, to the sounds of more explosions. The cupcakes, btw, are freakin' awesome. I will post pictures later. I have Hip Hop at 5, so I braid my hair, and off I go. There are even MORE explosions today, and the town is FULL of people. It's crazy busy. CRAZY BUSY. Something's up. I don't know what, but something.

I get to hip hop, and we're dancing along fine (we had a 2 hour lesson combined with the advanced dancers for some reason, but it was fun), when all of a sudden, large explosions and clouds of smoke started coming from around the corner. I was a bit frightened, as it was still day, and that was a lot of smoke. But there was no screaming; just really, really loud explosions.

During the break, I headed over to see what was going on. It was just around the corner, and again- NOT DARK YET- so I could make my way through the croud to see.



So.


In America, we tend to have this attitude towards fire works: Light them, then get the hell away. Unless you're on Jackass, in which case, you put them in your butt, but that's not the majority. Most of us understand. Fireworks, while really pretty, are also very hot, and very explode-y.

Apparently we are pussys.

In Japan? They HOLD ON TO THEM.

I can't find any pictures, and I didn't have my camera, but I'll look for them later. But basically, picture a tube. something big enough that you have to wrap your arms around it, and brace your legs. You have to hug it to your body to get it to stand upright, and you let it sit against your thigh.

Now make that tube into the worlds biggest roman candle, and you have an idea of what these nut jobs were doing.

Apparently it's some sort of manhood ritual. Which- is probably because no woman is stupid enough to hold on to a LIT POWDER KEG.

They've been doing it for hundreds of years, so clearly they know what they're doing but MY GOD. THOSE THINGS EXPLODE. ITS ON FIRE. SPARKS. DEATH. EXPLODE.

All of this happeneing, I should mention, in the middle of town. None of this pansy "move it outside of town where nothing will burn down" business.

I decided, after hip hop to stick around to see the show which apparently officially started at 8. The town was full to the brim. I've never SEEN so many people. And here I am in my retarded dance clothes and hair. Hi! Being by myself, I was confident I could snag a spot in the front because I would take up so little space. I actually ended up sharing a blanket with two very friendly girls from Nagoya. I chatted with them in Japanese, and some English. They were great. Their friend was one of the guys holding the EXPLODING ROCKETS OF DEATH. He joined us later.

I had yakisoba and pinapple on a stick.

Everything is better on a stick. Especially if there are fireworks.


And MAN were there fireworks.


I understand why the Japanese call their fireworks "hanabi" which loosely translates as "fire flowers." A LOT of their fireworks actually DO look like flowers. And they're amazing. At one point the ENTIRE SKY was lit up. The Entire. Sky.

They almost hit an airplane. We're under the fly in route for Centrair, but that plane was flying low, anyway.

We were sitting so close there was ash falling on us. It was amazing.

I have stolen 30 minutes at the local library interwebs. SUCH A MORNING IVE HAD. But only 3 minutes remain, so I shall simply post this meme instead


Leave me a comment with the answers to the following questions (about yourself, of course, not about me!) and then, if you're so inclined, repost it in your own LJ.

1. Name:
2. Birthday:
3. Where do you live:
4: What are you studying/What are you working as:
5. What makes you happy:
6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last:
7. What is particularly good/bad about my LJ:
8. An interesting fact about you:
9. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment:
10. Favorite place to be:
11. Favorite lyric:
12. Best time of the year:
13. Weirdest food you like:

RECOMMEND
1. A film:
2. A book:
3. A song:
4: A band:

FANDOM
1. Favorite Fandom:
2. OTP/OT3:
3. Icon/Fic Journal (so I can join):

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me:
2. Two things you like about yourself:
3. Put this in your lj so I can tell you what I think of you?