Leap year

Leap year. Once in four years. A helpful reminder that the Olympics happen.

Oscars and all star game

Why do they have to conflict with each other?!!

I've seen a bit of both, but the tv is currently tuned to the oscars. Now I regret not watching the Descendants, Midnight in Paris, Hugo, and the Artist.

マンガ

最近俺マンガだらけです。

「けいおん」読み終えたけど。。。。んん、まぁ～ね。
ほんでからこのめちゃ厚いやつ、「あずまんが大王」おもろいで。
けど英訳やから大阪のキャラ、関西弁やなくてアメリカのｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ弁なんや。

オタクではないです。


そして、

新しい学期が始まりましたぁー
眠いです。

Knicks

Yesterday I went to see the Knicks play the Nets. They friggen' lost, though. Fields' dunk was dope.
The Jeremy Lin era is starting to wane. The team'll get back into action in no time!

Cornelia

So there's this place in the village called the Cornelia Street Cafe. A group of students went there and just read aloud their favorite works, their own works, or basically anything in the world that got their fancy. I read aloud my novella I wrote back in June about the earthquake/tsunami in Japan. Pretty chill.

2 tests, an essay, reading, and 6 essay questions.

crzy.

Math teacher ghost

Today our math teacher wasn't here, but she cared about our class so much that she taught the class via Skype. For some reason, we couldn't see her, but she saw and heard us. Sort of like 1984. Big Brother is watching y'all! It was both weird and cool at the same time. It was like a ghost. Technology these days!

今日算数の先生休みした。それでも俺たちとスカイプでクラスをおしえた。俺たちは先生の顔みえへんかったけどぎゃくに先生が俺たちをみえた。なんか先生のせきにだれもいなくて先生が声でおしえるのって気持ち悪かったけどなんとなくおもしろかった。

Grammy's and R.I.P Whitney

The Grammy's tonight was amazing. Adele, outstanding job.

And how could we ever forget Whitney Houston. Rest in peace. Your songs bring back memories. Yes, I remember I used to hear many of her songs on my CD player, and I will never forget them.

Superbowl

Superbowl tonight yo!

Let's go GMEN!!! We be owning Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

UPDATE 9:53 PM: GIANTS WIN THE SUPERBOWL! 21-17! We be bringin' the trophy home and partying it up!!!

Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows

Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows is a beauty. I read it in a day. It is an essay on the beauty of darkness and shadows. His tone his rather harsh towards Westerners; he claims that Japanese society has been too spoiled/influenced by Western ideals that the nation has lost its independent pride. Furthermore, he takes a stance by stating that Westerners strive for too much light, and that it harms the natural shadow. In other words, artificial light hides the aesthetic shape of darkness. Throughout the entire essay, he writes about the beauty of shadows and darkness. He talks about darkness in lacquer ware, jade, architecture/interior of the traditional Japanese house, toilets, food, women, and the like.  Below are some evocative quotes. 

"The scroll and the flowers serve not as ornament but rather to give depth to the shadows."

"We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates."

"The older we get the more we seem to think that everything was better in the past."

And this last quote, still is somewhat true today. 

"The conveniences of modern culture cater exclusively to youth, and that the times grow increasingly inconsiderate of old people."

Notice how the photograph of the book blends in with the desk. 

谷崎の「陰翳礼讃」を読み終えました。良かったよ。

残念ながら少女時代に会えないっす。（＞＿＜）

最初の３００人が会えますのが、もう朝の２時半くらいにもうきまったようです。

クソー

けどいつかまたくるよ。

Ahh, those of y'all trying to meet and greet with Girls Generation, think again, unfortunately. It is based on a first come first serve basis; the first 300 were already chosen at like, 2:30 in the morning. The girls probably already arrived at about now, and are settling in. I haven't been to the location yet, but I'm sure it's gonna be one hell of a crowded event. Now I got work do to so sadly I am not able to go regardless.