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| Nuno Bettencourt ♥ |
I'm just going to leave this here.
Lonely Months, Two Stubborn Hearts
"No Place That Far" is a little-known track on Westlife's Coast to Coast album and one of the defining songs of a particular time in my life. Try playing this clip in the small hours of the morning and see if you don't feel like crying.
Spent Sunday night trawling through YouTube for songs on the playlist that used to be perpetually on loop in my CD player back in the mid-to-late 90's and the beginning of the new millenium. It was... a decidedly good night. To put it mawkishly, music has a way of turning back time and making you feel whatever it was you were feeling back then when you first heard the song and what it makes you remember every time you hear it afterwards.
Nostalgic musical trip was brought on by a televised announcement of Westlife coming to town for a concert this week. About time since I've missed them something terrible! Debating whether to go and brave the crowds or stay at home and replay their album for the 2,384,895th time.
(Not even apologizing for this post. Wear your fangirlism proudly!)
A Question of Happiness
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| (by random_musings) |
I reblogged this twice on my Tumblr sometime ago because at the time, I was struck by the feeling of utter veracity it seemed to inspire. But the longer I ponder on this "philosophy," the stronger my conviction that its genius lies in how its very simplicity actually invites debilitating angst, more awkward existential questions, and just plain annoyance, especially when you are in a bitter, bitter mood. (...Oh, alright, it's probably just me.)
It will be Sunday in about an hour in my neck of the woods. Hope you're having a wonderful weekend.
Saturday Cinderella
If I have a fairy godmother, she would, with my luck, have Konata's off-putting sense of humour.
Boracay Dusk in Crappy Camphone Photos
New YT Favorite: Cookingwithdog
Craving for gyoza right now.
Craving for gyoza right now.
Craving for gyoza right now.
Craving for gyoza right now.
Craving for gyoza right now.
Craving for gyoza right now.
By the way, can that poodle be any cuter?!
Craving for gyoza right now.
Craving for gyoza right now.
Craving for gyoza right now.
Craving for gyoza right now.
Craving for gyoza right now.
By the way, can that poodle be any cuter?!
私は生まれる時代を誤った
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| Seitou Kichi |
Slightly creeped out by how much a 19th-century lady resembles my high school self. Had my hair up and parted that way, too. Naturally, with the way my brain eagerly latches on to any hint of the grotesque, eerie or just plain strange, the word "doppelganger" popped into mind and I decided to Google it in a spur of alcohol-induced foolishness. Now I'm even more creeped out, though my shrieking every time somebody comes into the room is beginning to annoy even me. Dare I attempt sleep tonight?
Follow the Fishie
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| Eyebrow piercing making some kind of dubious statement the Delirium way |
There's a mental image of Delirium screaming into my ear, "It's noOoOot dubioOoOousSsSs... err..." and already wandering off to inspect and sniff a passing ant carrying off a bit of bread crumb by the time she hit the middle of "dubious."
Still can't quite figure out why I have a compulsion to use her various faces as online avatars for more than a decade now. I suppose it says something about me as a person, but at the moment I really don't want to indulge in a spot of navel-gazing.
I have a longstanding tradition of rereading the entire Sandman series every year on my birthday month. Feel like wanting to read them earlier this time. I miss the Endless. Guess I know what I'm doing the weekend after this.
"...is subject more to rules of fragrance than of grammar."
Because I'm a presumptuous bastard and in an audacious enough mood to put this list together, here be recommendations of must-read Nihongo-related books for students in the same boat as me:
Making Sense of Japanese (Jay Rubin)
Hilarious! I would suggest reading this at home unless you're the kind of masochist who derives pleasure from the embarrassment of being stared at while guffawing in public (alright, what's wrong with you?). Mr. Rubin expounds in his own easy fashion on niggling questions that tend to loiter at the back of students' minds, questions they may be too shy to ask their sensei because the answers seem like they should be glaringly obvious and they feel moronic for not intuiting them in the first place or because they have suspicions of walking away even more confused when they do get further explanations. The book will make the most sense by the time you've tackled causatives and all the complications thereof, but I've read it when I was still mucking about in conditionals so I'm guessing it can be enjoyed by students of all levels since the writing style is quite accessible even for beginners.どんな時どう使う日本語表現文型辞典 (友松悦子, 和栗雅子, 宮本淳)
If you have to get just ONE book on Japanese grammar, this would be it. It lists the grammar patterns, each with its own example sentences and clarifications on when and how to use it. The book's fairly exhaustive and includes English, Korean, and Chinese translations and very essential if you're currently studying the language by yourself and would like to add some semblance of structure to your 文法 reviews. Kanji & Kana (Wolfgang Hadamitzky & Mark Spahn)
I'm sure there are better and more comprehensive Kanji books out there but this is the first one I bought and you know what they say about your first. Anyway, it contains a list of the 2,000 常用漢字 (more accurately 1,945, but let's not nitpick on accuracy here), with over 4,000 readings, approximately 9,000 compounds, and a basic vocabulary of about 11,000 words. Oh, and each Kanji has nifty numbering at the beginning of each stroke so you can draw them in the correct order all by your lovely self. Isn't that nice? I think these are the most you can ask of your Kanji book unless you want it to sing you an enka 'til you drift off to the Floating World riding atop the Hokusai wave in which case, you're on the wrong homepage, bub.501 Japanese Verbs (Roland A. Lange & Nobuo Akiyama)
If you're like me and you want to tear out your hair in frustration because goshdarnit how many verb conjugations can one reasonably remember without bleeding out by the ears at the end of the lecture, this book is for you. Each page contains a verb and all its conjugations charted out according to informal/formal usage and in the affirmative/negative form. Undeniably useful, this.
Oh Dear, Not Another "Wardrobe Essentials" List
- Breton shirts
- Slim dark jeans
- Multi-strapped shoes
- Long thin cotton v-neck tops
- Long fitted cotton cardigans
"Dream Slinger" Sounds Like A Plausible Anime Title
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| 弓道部の星 |
I'll be sitting there in my little 絵手紙 corner if you need me.
Alice in Paris
Alice in Paris by moshimoshimiyuki featuring cameo jewelry
Second "Uniform": Doing justice to the playful spirit of my beloved collection of Breton shirts by combining them with sweet and quirky accessories. Nothing says Schweeet! better than a White Rabbit cameo ring or a Tiffany blue shoulder bag inexplicably but somehow appropriately named "Pistachio Pudding."
Random observation from the two Polyvore collages I've put together so far: I'm fairly conservative when it comes to silhouettes; there is a definite tendency towards slimness and clean lines. Not sure I can pull off outfits neither slim nor cleanly cut unless utter awkwardness and debilitating self-consciousness (that flare up whenever I wear billowy blouses, for example) have somehow become hip.
Second "Uniform": Doing justice to the playful spirit of my beloved collection of Breton shirts by combining them with sweet and quirky accessories. Nothing says Schweeet! better than a White Rabbit cameo ring or a Tiffany blue shoulder bag inexplicably but somehow appropriately named "Pistachio Pudding."
Random observation from the two Polyvore collages I've put together so far: I'm fairly conservative when it comes to silhouettes; there is a definite tendency towards slimness and clean lines. Not sure I can pull off outfits neither slim nor cleanly cut unless utter awkwardness and debilitating self-consciousness (that flare up whenever I wear billowy blouses, for example) have somehow become hip.
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Multi-Strapped Freak
Multi-Strapped Freak by moshimoshimiyuki featuring black bangles
First "Uniform": My sister wonders why I still haven't grown out of my affinity for military X glam rock style considering it's kind of outdated (que horror!) in certain quarters. Thing is, this kind of fashion magnanimously accommodates my UNDYING love for all things multi-strapped/multi-buckled. A holdover from my mental asylum days, possibly. Have you seen Tilda Swinton's white multi-strapped/multi-buckled slightly shredded all-around badass getup in Constantine when she descended onto Keanu's head and unceremoniously embedded it into the floor? Yeah, kinda like that. The outfit, not Keanu's unfortunate head.
First "Uniform": My sister wonders why I still haven't grown out of my affinity for military X glam rock style considering it's kind of outdated (que horror!) in certain quarters. Thing is, this kind of fashion magnanimously accommodates my UNDYING love for all things multi-strapped/multi-buckled. A holdover from my mental asylum days, possibly. Have you seen Tilda Swinton's white multi-strapped/multi-buckled slightly shredded all-around badass getup in Constantine when she descended onto Keanu's head and unceremoniously embedded it into the floor? Yeah, kinda like that. The outfit, not Keanu's unfortunate head.
Wishing on the Moon Tonight
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| L.A.M.B. Multi-Strap Shoes |
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| Alexander Wang Kirsten Multi-Strap Suede Tote |
As If I'm Not Repressed Enough
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| Early June 2011, South Korea |
Just leaving this here as a reminder of what not to wear ever again (that obnoxiously loud lime green Zara hoodie, especially) but knowing myself, I'll probably break my own rule and wear the exact same getup tomorrow.
While we are on the subject of pointless and maybe futile abstinence, I have imposed an indefinite Facebook ban on myself and even deleted the Facebook link from my bookmark toolbar. When I have dispensed of the delusion that my life depends on it, I may, in a Hallelujah! moment (oh, you know what that is), finally delete the account itself
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