As I ramble on, and on...
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blodeueddI wonder if my neighbours are sick of hearing tenimyu soundtracks, because that's what I've had on nonstop for the past two days.
The costumes for Richard III have been handed in, though I did not technically complete them. Because of my injured wrist, hand sewing was frustratingly slow. I'm usually rather deft with a needle, but today it wasn't going to happen. But as we'd say in French, c'est à moitié mal, because that way the head costume lady can pin and tack the hems when the dresses are actually on the actress, instead of it being me just going by the measurements of someone I've never seen in my life.
Due to the rush to finish the costumes and then try to get to Shibuya to meet people (sorry I was so late, guys! m(-_-)m, and Jill, will you ever forgive me for forgetting the pictures?!), today I ate: a banana, a box of Look chocolates, a KitKat (lemon!), two slices of bread, a cup of instant mushroom soup, a curry bun, and a chicken Burger from Freshness Burger. And I've drunk copious amounts of tea.
Good nutrition, I haz it! :D
Also, gay baseball, I haz it! (Thanks, Erynn! *smooch*)
Tonight was Oasis, so here are some thoughts, which are not in any way coherent or organised as a proper review!
EVERYBODY DIES!
XD
Oh fine, not everybody. But three important characters, including the main one -- that would be KenKen's -- are stabbed to death. And to our great surprise, they died quick deaths, with nary a minutes-long soliloquy in sight!
I'm not one to be bothered by an ambiguous or not strictly realistic ending; as long as I get a gut feeling of "That made sense", I'm happy. (See also, the ending of Utena, Murakami's writings, the tv ending of EVA) In other words, this type of open-ended, maybe it's his dream, or her dream, or maybe it's something else, worked for me.
Also, there was much dancing and singing (I wasn't the only one who had no clue it was a musical, right?), and comic relief in the form of, among others, a detective/police guy/whatever-he-was with the biggest penis ever who sang a song about sake while everyone waltzed around him. It was brilliant!
Sometimes I feel like a cynical curmudgeon, because I'm not half the romantic I used to think I was... But god, KenKen really did it for me tonight. While I didn't think the initial scene between Mamiya and Shiori, in which they talk about travelling, had much chemistry at all, their first duet just about slew me, simple though the lyrics were (I understood every single line of that song, that's howcheesy simple it was). And every interaction between them after was so sweet, I was nearly in tears.
And just so you don't think there was nobody but KenKen on stage, there were also SPARKLE TWINS (sadly, they were not sparkly tonight -- but they'll always sparkle in my heart! <3), Erynn's Really Tall Guy (Takeshi, a.k.a. Higa's Chinen), and First Kachirou.
In summary, it was a damn good show.
I suppose I've been starved for tenderness these past... years, but as usual my brain buries that need so far down that I'm not usually aware of it. I also wonder if maybe I'm finally experiencing culture shock, two and a half years after moving here. At my six-month mark, which is, from what I've heard, the usual freaking out point, I was in full emotional turmoil because of stupid G, and the year that followed that I was mostly in hiding. I'm a person who likes being on her own, so I wasn't unhappy in my solitude, but I'm glad that I was here and not back home at that point, because I could indulge myself as much as needed without anyone pointing out that it was perhaps a tad unhealthy to spend so much time by myself. Anyway, I keep waiting for the culture shock to hit, and it hasn't yet... At least, not that I'm aware of. @_@
I don't know, it's as though now that I've made a bunch of different friends and have an actual social life, I somehow feel my loneliness more than I did before, when it was just me and my comfortably numb and blanketed emotions. Not that I'm dissatisfied or anything, it's just that I'm getting used to having feelings again, and isn't it weird how they affect my mood? I mean, come on!
This moment of introspection was brought to you by KenKen in tight jeans. <3
Thank you, and good night.
The costumes for Richard III have been handed in, though I did not technically complete them. Because of my injured wrist, hand sewing was frustratingly slow. I'm usually rather deft with a needle, but today it wasn't going to happen. But as we'd say in French, c'est à moitié mal, because that way the head costume lady can pin and tack the hems when the dresses are actually on the actress, instead of it being me just going by the measurements of someone I've never seen in my life.
Due to the rush to finish the costumes and then try to get to Shibuya to meet people (sorry I was so late, guys! m(-_-)m, and Jill, will you ever forgive me for forgetting the pictures?!), today I ate: a banana, a box of Look chocolates, a KitKat (lemon!), two slices of bread, a cup of instant mushroom soup, a curry bun, and a chicken Burger from Freshness Burger. And I've drunk copious amounts of tea.
Good nutrition, I haz it! :D
Also, gay baseball, I haz it! (Thanks, Erynn! *smooch*)
Tonight was Oasis, so here are some thoughts, which are not in any way coherent or organised as a proper review!
EVERYBODY DIES!
XD
Oh fine, not everybody. But three important characters, including the main one -- that would be KenKen's -- are stabbed to death. And to our great surprise, they died quick deaths, with nary a minutes-long soliloquy in sight!
I'm not one to be bothered by an ambiguous or not strictly realistic ending; as long as I get a gut feeling of "That made sense", I'm happy. (See also, the ending of Utena, Murakami's writings, the tv ending of EVA) In other words, this type of open-ended, maybe it's his dream, or her dream, or maybe it's something else, worked for me.
Also, there was much dancing and singing (I wasn't the only one who had no clue it was a musical, right?), and comic relief in the form of, among others, a detective/police guy/whatever-he-was with the biggest penis ever who sang a song about sake while everyone waltzed around him. It was brilliant!
Sometimes I feel like a cynical curmudgeon, because I'm not half the romantic I used to think I was... But god, KenKen really did it for me tonight. While I didn't think the initial scene between Mamiya and Shiori, in which they talk about travelling, had much chemistry at all, their first duet just about slew me, simple though the lyrics were (I understood every single line of that song, that's how
And just so you don't think there was nobody but KenKen on stage, there were also SPARKLE TWINS (sadly, they were not sparkly tonight -- but they'll always sparkle in my heart! <3), Erynn's Really Tall Guy (Takeshi, a.k.a. Higa's Chinen), and First Kachirou.
In summary, it was a damn good show.
I suppose I've been starved for tenderness these past... years, but as usual my brain buries that need so far down that I'm not usually aware of it. I also wonder if maybe I'm finally experiencing culture shock, two and a half years after moving here. At my six-month mark, which is, from what I've heard, the usual freaking out point, I was in full emotional turmoil because of stupid G, and the year that followed that I was mostly in hiding. I'm a person who likes being on her own, so I wasn't unhappy in my solitude, but I'm glad that I was here and not back home at that point, because I could indulge myself as much as needed without anyone pointing out that it was perhaps a tad unhealthy to spend so much time by myself. Anyway, I keep waiting for the culture shock to hit, and it hasn't yet... At least, not that I'm aware of. @_@
I don't know, it's as though now that I've made a bunch of different friends and have an actual social life, I somehow feel my loneliness more than I did before, when it was just me and my comfortably numb and blanketed emotions. Not that I'm dissatisfied or anything, it's just that I'm getting used to having feelings again, and isn't it weird how they affect my mood? I mean, come on!
This moment of introspection was brought to you by KenKen in tight jeans. <3
Thank you, and good night.
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Date: 2009-01-24 04:30 pm (UTC)GLORIOUSLY WONDERFULtight pants made you introspective makes me lol. They simply made me more uncomfortable. Also in the pants. :|KenKen really was convincing, wasn't he? I was worried that there was going to be Kenken romance because I was like "...I don't know if I could believe that at all" but oh my god, he was just... so wonderfully believable, and there was something very sincere about the whole thing.
I had NO IDEA it was a musical. I gave a GIANT FIST PUMP OF TRIUMPH when they started singing though. I ALWAYS APPROVE OF MUSICALS. Speaking of, I'm still buzzing over how it didn't feel like a Japanese musical so much. The writer obviously was a broadway fan (Because it was West Side Story) but there was a lot to it that made me think of other musicals. Like the sake drinking party? I seriously thought they were going to start singing "Oom Pah Pah" from Oliver. The lead in was off by ONE NOTE. But then it went into this really classic sounding song, with a European sound, which surprised me a LOT. In a "Holy shit, this is fucking AWESOME" kind of way.
I can't unsee the penis scenes.
I would also KILL for a soundtrack of this. The musicality of the whole show was REALLY IMPRESSIVE. I'm pretty sure I was counting 7 part harmony in one part, right after Mamiya and Shiori have decided they're going to go off together. And holy crap, the duets between Shiori and Mamiya were... I'd probably start tearing up again if I listened to them, there really was a simplistic beauty too it. :)
I seriously had no idea Takeshi was in this. My excitement went in this order: On/Off, Toshi, KenKen, On/Off, On/Off, and then a mix of Toshi and KenKen squealing again. Holy crap, getting to see Toshi though ended up being way more exciting than I thought it would be. *FAILS*
*hugs* Feelings affecting moods suck. They should stop being so... emotional. Seriously, what the hell.
However, we're all worth it, right? :D? :D:D:D?
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Date: 2009-01-25 01:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-25 01:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-25 01:11 am (UTC)w-wait no... that would mean competition.....
*shifty eyes*
Resume your regular Takeshi ignorant life <333
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Date: 2009-01-25 01:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-25 01:24 am (UTC)except for Tenimyu but you know...I wanna join his fanclub if he ever gets one! Jill says I can use her address when I'm back home to do it XD
Aren't you happy that FROGS is starting soooooooooooooon?
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Date: 2009-01-25 01:26 am (UTC)Fanclubs are evil and tempting. XD
And please refer to icon for appropriate reaction.
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Date: 2009-01-25 02:35 am (UTC)I can feel your excitment radiating from you XD
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Date: 2009-01-25 02:38 am (UTC)8DDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Date: 2009-01-25 05:10 am (UTC)I also really liked the songs. This is a DVD I'd buy.
Of course you're all worth it -- who else would I share such wonders as sparkly boys and gay tennis with? XDDD
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Date: 2009-01-25 05:20 am (UTC)And don't forget reluctant twirling!
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Date: 2009-01-24 04:43 pm (UTC)I would totally go give you hugs right now if I were in the country :(
I long to hear more about Kenken's tight pants XD
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Date: 2009-01-24 05:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-25 04:52 am (UTC)Re: KenKen's tight pants: they were tight, and I was in row G, and it was good. ^________^
XD
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Date: 2009-01-25 12:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-25 04:51 am (UTC)