Last Day

It's the last day of the year. The last day. You shall never see 2012 when you write the date on your papers anymore. I'm trying to figure out how I feel about that.

White Sea

It's a sea of white outside. Even at night. I can see from my window almost as clear as day, maybe even clearer because I look out the windows more at night. The sky did show some blue yesterday, but it's back to being it's white like the piles of snow outside. All white, white, white.

Reading Earthsea

I think I killed myself reading for almost 5 hours straight. I thought my eyes were going to rot out of my head(like persimmons, ha!). Or maybe just black out like I was going blind. Now I'm trying to get some feeling into my neck...The book I read was 'A wizard of Earthsea' by Ursula K. Le Guin. Of course, I read it because of another Ghibli film; Tales From Earthsea/ or Gedo Senki, if you like it that way. Hmm, dragons yes.

i WISH i WAS a WITCH

I wish I was a witch. Oh, yes I wish it very badly. I would put my whole life into it. I don't think I could possibly resist flying on a broomstick, or having a familiar. Or casting mischievous spells on people I like and who I don't like. AGh! Why is the real world so darn boring! I can't! My brain is exploding from boredom! Magic should be real, dang it all!

Rouge Message

Never attempt to go sledding with the wrong shoes. You'll go numb.
Anyways, I really like this song. It's from another Ghibli movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki; Kiki's Delivery Service. This song is called Rouge no Dengon(Rouge message), and if you want to see the lyrics and translation click here.  In the english version of the show, there is actually another song instead called I'm gonna fly by Sydney Forest. Well, enjoy!

Spirited Away on a Piggy Christmas

Somehow it's Christmas even though it doesn't feel like it. And it's ending, although it doesn't feel like it. And, sorry, I don't really have any really Christmassy things to tell anyone either. All I have thought today (so far) is HAM, and how much I like it. Oh, that, and how much I adore and want to cry whenever I watch Spirited Away. Oh, my addiction to Ghibli is possibly getting worse. And I miss Hayao Miyazaki!!! Well, even though my parents are sometimes......well, stupid, I don't think I would fancy them turning into pigs, either. Well.... maybe just for awhile.

Why is it?

"Why is this world so painful?"
That is not the right question.
The right question is
"Why is this world so beautiful?"
Even when it's painful?
Even when it's covered in blood and tears?

Why is it?

Christmas Traditions

On Christmas Eve, one of our traditions that are different from everybody else is that we eat shrimp. Yes, shrimp with cocktail sauce. And on Christmas day, we usually have crackers and cheese. On New years, we drink that non-alcoholic champagne stuff. I am so happy I just finished writing my sisters present(yes writing!). Just in time. You know, pretty much all of our traditions have to do with food. Like, we also usually have chocolate pudding, and we have one nut in one of the servings. Whoever gets the nut gets to open the one Christmas eve present. It's all about the food, the holidays are.

Braid and Candy-canes

Whenever I have my hair in a braid I have the feeling I could get some big shears and just snip it off. I don't know if I want long hair, or short hair. Hmm. Well, whatever. It doesn't make too much of a difference anyways. I got a candy cane today. I'm usually all for traditions, but with the candy flavored candy-canes(like spree), I favor those instead of red and white mint stuff. Dunno. I can say I like the colors of the red and white canes though. They're pretty.

Scent of a Library

Yesterday I went to the library. I love the library. Everything about it. The stacks of books in their shelves, each one a different world begging to be opened and explored. The labyrinth of  passageways, and the smell. I don't know what it is, but I always decide whether I like a place(or person) by it's smell(I'm not a dog!). And I just love the smell of books. Every one smells a bit different. Some smell old with their crumbling pages, some new with crisp pages. And a whole building full of books like that smells wonderful.

That's Nothing

I don't feel like I have much to say, but right now I'm eating some pineapple/ham/broccoli stew stuff on top of rice. It would be good, but I don't fancy the pineapple taste too much.
Anyways, I found this song just now.  I, actually like it. A lot. Korean music again. I think the artists name (or rather stage name) is Coffee Boy. It seems as though I'm putting up a lot of videos up lately.

Ending? The world is?

Oh yeah.., isn't the world supposed to end today?
I'd forgot.

Sherlock- again. Oh my,

I love this show so much. I can't wait for season 3 to come out; in fact I'm suffocating without it. Oh, why oh why won't it come out yet? If you ever have a chance to watch this show, do it. Best show I've ever watched in my life. Hilarious. It's on Netflix.

Weekday (Cloudy)

I remember this song.
Another vocaloid, although this time it's Len Kagamine.

Shiki no Uta

I really like this song. It's called 'Shiki no Uta', which means 'Song of four seasons'. It's by Nujabes. It makes me feel chill. If you want to hear the full version, click here. If you want to know the lyrics(translation and romaji) then click here.

Toffee and Peanut Brittle

My mother always makes two types of candy on the holidays to give away. The delicious chocolate covered toffee, and the nemesis peanut brittle. Peanut brittle is a nemesis, but somehow it wouldn't be Christmas without the whole house smelling like it. My nose has grown to it like that.

Frozen Fingers

There it goes again with myself; walking in the rain and imagining the steam flowing to the opposite dimension. It nipped at my heels. And before long, it freezes to snow; covering the entire earth in a pure white blanket. Oh, my poor frozen fingers.

Felt Kitty with a Heart

This is another thingy I sewed today. I can't believe myself; that I actually got back on that cursed machine. Well, it behaved better than last time. As you can see it's a kitty. Made out of felt, with a heart.

Too many Cookies

Since no one came to sing for cookies, now we have too many. It's a shame, there's so many. But besides those cookies, there are also two giant ones hidden in my bottom drawer(shh!) where I hide all my treats. How do you fancy chocolate chip?

Don't look at me in that way

I really hate shootings.
Well, here's a song I found yesterday that I liked for some reason. It's a little messed up, I mean...well you'll know what I mean if you hear it. It's super sad with a happy melody. It makes me feel a little weird. It's by Miku Hatsune, a vocaloid, so I apologize if you don't like the tinny robotic voice like my mom doesn't. I understand that, myself. But I've become a little addicted to it, nevertheless.

I feel like a Shark

With the seconds counting down, disappearing with the sunset, I found it harder to breathe on this easy day, than on the day I was always swimming after them.

Lemonade

If things were backwards, then Lemonade would make Lemons, which would be given to Life. I like Lemonade with different fruits with it, though. The taste is supreme.

How far

The younger you are, the more you see how far you've come.
The older you are, the more you see how far you've yet to go.

A Journey

Let me think. I want to go on a journey. It's a weird part of my kind of romance, a self-sufficient journey. Like those wandering people who flow throughout nature, carrying nothing but their mind to live on. The world is probably so wide and vast when you do that. A journey.

Sky Gate

This song reminds me of Summer. It was so cold today, that my fingers felt numb in their gloves. I always wish for Winter in the Summer, and Summer in the Winter. Indecisive, aren't I?

If the subs don't show up, then remember the captions button.

The Slithergadee

The Slithergadee
by Shel Silverstein

The Slithergadee has crawled out of the sea.
He may catch all the others, but he won't catch me.
No you won't catch me, old Slithergadee,
You may catch all the others, but you wo-

Yes, this poem is part of my childhood. I had forgotten about it, but my mother had made this puppet Slithergadee that went down her arm, and we all loved that thing. And she would recite the poem and use the puppet, pretending to dodge us at certain parts of it, and then at the end, at wo-, she would put the mouth on our face. It was awesome, that puppet.

Welcome to Dongmakgol

More songs by Joe Hisaishi! This is from a Korean film that I like called 'Welcome to Dongmakgol'. I always seem to listen to the soundtrack when Christmas comes around, because it actually reminds me of Christmas music a little bit.The first video is the main theme(although there is two, I like this one the most).

and of course,  a Waltz of Sleigh. The first one I actually heard.

The ant(2) and the grasshopper, Shooting Stars

Hey, have you heard that story of the ant and the grasshopper? It's a story by Aesop.
And although I've read it and understood the moral, I still relive a different opinion, as I am. Usually.
The grasshopper didn't actually do anything wrong. Is it so wrong to sing?
And the ant didn't do anything wrong, either. But even though it will live a long time, what's the point if he will never sing? Never take a break, never being happy.
See, I think that although the grasshopper will die of hunger, that at least his life was like a shooting star. Isn't that why we watch for shooting stars? Because their life is short, but they grant wishes.
I don't need a long life, what I want is a life that can shine like that, even if it's only for a short while.

Squished by School- ants

I feel like an ant rebelling against a human foot. "Don't squish me!" Waving my fist to the air...
ah, I'm being squished by school.
And the humans eyes are only looking at some goal for itself far in the distance....
The only ones that don't get crushed are the ones that dodge quick enough.

Egg-salad Sandwiches- and Friends(always glad to see them)

This is the 100'th post! Well, yeah.
This entire week all I've eaten at lunch was egg salad sandwiches, which are delicious, but can become too much. Except for today, though. I forgot my lunch, but that was okay, because I wasn't hungry for anything except happiness-which I got when I arrived on the stairs.

Not the Whole Story

The purpose of this blog is to give snippets and tid-bits of my life, and not the whole story. I've never been very great at giving the whole story. Call me the person that believes in riddles and mysteries. I think people should maintain their own sort of mysterious air. Not a snotty, rich-kid air, but an air that doesn't impress everything about yourself on other people. Don't wear your heart on your sleeve, you know. And don't wear your mind, either. Only when the stage calls for it. Or when you call for it. If you always wear your heart on your sleeve, someone might steal it, you know. Or it might fall and break into a thousand pieces. What will you do then? And simply, don't repeat the same stories a thousand times, even if it's to different people. Use that energy to go and find some new ones. It would be infinitely more interesting that way.

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind- soundtrack

Whoo hoo, I just love Joe Hisaishi. He is the composer for all of the soundtracks in the Studio Ghibli films that I love so much. If you have not watched them, then you are deprived.
This is the soundtrack from 'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind'. (the trailer contains two other movies that are awesome too.) He's playing it live!

Dead chickens

Dead chickens.
You know you have one when there is a scatter of feathers.

Mado Kara Mieru

I just found a jewel.

Actually, this amv is what I first heard the song in, and it goes along so well, I can't help it.

Tokyo Godfathers

I just finished watching a movie called Tokyo Godfathers, which is better than I remember it. I really like the hobos in it(who are the main characters). They are so funny! Irony, really. You can probably watch it here with English subs, if you're interested: Dailymotion. A sort-of Christmas movie.

Symbols

Why do people only live off of symbols? I don't understand. I want the actual thing. Money is only a symbol, roses are a symbol. Symbols are only worth something if you have the actual thing in the first place. But like I said, I don't want symbols. I want the actual thing.