Let's see...

- write a letter to employer because WTF?
- Yukan Club post
- Sims 3 post (+ switch off celebrity system)
- Yoochun post
- tumblr intermission post

@темы: post-it note

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Yukan Club

I think I have finally reached a stage where I don't care what's cool and what's embarrassing. It's ridiculous how long it took me to get here. Of course I watched doramas with Johnnies before but t's only now that I don't feel self-conscious about it.

Anyway. I knew about Yukan Club years ago but mostly through fanvideos so I had no idea there were girls there. Not that I mind. I like the characters. Noriko is very interesting, Bido is ridiculously loveable and then there's Akanishi. Although I think his characters aren't really different he still has his unique and awkward but undeniable charm.

All in all I quite enjoyed it. I guess it has something to do with being a big fan of Scooby-Doo)) I mean, thee's a gang of pesky mystery-solving kids with a truck. There's even a dog too. And it's all very naive and you know the good guys are going to win but I like it. It's the type of drama that is very close to anime with all it's exaggerated acting and somewhat primitive humour but I guess you either love it or you hate it. But to me it was such a liberating experience. It was colourful and funny and touching and very naive but I didn't have to justify it for myself. I enjoyed it and that was more than enough.

Also Keep the Faith is going to play in my head for at least a couple of days.

@темы: dorama

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I was reading a Sim wiki on reputations and found something that made me angry.

Naughty - Sim has 2 or more relationships at the same time and has not been caught by their partners.
Manipulator – Sim has 4 or more relationships at the same time and has not been caught by their partners.
Natasha (females) – Sim has 7 or more relationships and has not been caught by their partners.
Casanova (males) – Sim has 7 or more relationships and has not been caught by their partners.
Cheater – Sim has one or more betrayals.
Dirtbag – Sim has 4 or more betrayals.
Slimeball – Sim has 10 or more betrayals.

Ugh.

@темы: Sims 3

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The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

Finally finished the game. First of all, it is too bad that I didn't play this before Memoria. The plot is all messed up in my head and it feels wrong. Plus Memoria did feel like an upgrade so yeah. It's also pretty good but somehow didn't leave that much impression on me. And though Memoria had an eerie feel to it, Chains Of Satinav was actually generally creepier, I think.

But there were some good things too. For one I really love the English voiceover. It's on a totally different level from all these generic Hidden Object games. I like many of the voices such as Nuri's, most of them are very pleasant and there's so much emotion in them. I'd dare say this is the most impressive voiceover out of all the games I played so far.

The character design is also very good. In this game I really liked Nuri. She's very unique, you know, both in appearance and in character. I quite like Geron too, maybe because I admire the unlikely heroes more that anyone. I think their awkward romance is very lovable. There are also some awesome side characters. I especially love the Eye creature. Its part in the story, its voice and its whole being make it absolutely unique and adorable.

Graphics:
Nice like Memoria but unlike the latter it didn't lag.

Gameplay:
It was considerably more boring than Memoria with just two spells.

Plot:
The plot was pretty good but quite grim for my liking. I guess knowing the final outcome didn't help either.

Difficulty:
It was quite weird. At first the game felt easy enough and I was glad that I made it to about 2/3 without a hint. But after that it suddenly became a lot harder and I had to resort to walkthrough several times. It really annoyed me and made thew game less enjoyable.

My general impression is in reality merely my final attitude. I quite enjoyed the first half or so but then somehow my interest began to decrease and I pretty much dragged it to an end. But I guess it's just my timing, the game is great.

Overall: 16/20

@темы: Games

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I try not to bitch but it's really hard. I guess I came to the fandom at the wrong time. I mean I worked so hard on my video and I have 19 views and 1 dislike. I browsed a little and saw that some 4-5 years ago even the lamest fanvideos got tens of thousands of views and comments got up to hundreds of thousands.

I just don't know. Back in 2007 at my 1st youtube account my most popular fanvideo video had fucking 43.000+ views. Livejournal seems to be so abandoned as well. It all just makes me really sad and I can't help it.

@темы: fandom

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New Title

I think I'm going to make another post tonight. It's a prologue to the story I'm writing right now. I think I'm about 3/4 through but I don't want to post it for public viewing until I'm sure I'm close to finishing. The main reason I'm posting this draft here is motivation, I guess. I really like how it's going so far and I think this story brings me to a new level of writing and I really want to finish it soon. Thus, as a token of my further efforts here goes.

Title: unconfirmed
Pairings: Tora/Shou
Rating: PG-13


Tora began to wonder whether it was a good idea to come here in the first place. The tiny club was packed and he didn’t quite enjoy being smashed between very drunk dudes and underage girls. But he’d promised A he’d come see them play sometime and he hated breaking promises.

All the bands that played so far were terribly boring. They all looked and sounded the same, a poor imitation of one of the currently popular V-Kei bands.

Tora was on his third drink when finally A’s band has been announced. For a few minutes the stage was dark and as the lights turned on the first thing Tora saw was the man behind the microphone. He was quite tall and slender. His clothes weren’t too flashy or vulgar like those of most singers before him. In fact he looked very trendy in his own way. He didn’t have a lot of make-up on but even without it he stood out by a mile. His big eyes accentuated with eyeliner were captivating and there was something very alluring in the way he held the microphone.

MORE

During the intro the creature on stage was swaying gracefully and Tora couldn’t tear his eyes off him. Something about the man seemed familiar and for a moment Tora felt confused. Surely he wouldn’t have forgotten such a species. But then he began to sing and Tora’s train of thought was lost.

The man’s voice was rather low and raspy but it could also hit high notes beautifully. Maybe it was a bit raw but there was so much honesty and pure feeling in it. Somehow Tora thought that with this kind of voice you could do anything. Mesmerized he promptly forgot about other band members until the performance was over.


Backstage was quite chaotic with several bands and staff going back and forth through the narrow corridors. It took some time to spot A but he finally found his friend on the staircase, smoking and talking animatedly with a guy from another band.

“You guys were pretty good tonight.” Tora said as he approached them.

“Thanks, man. Glad you finally made it. I think tonight we really had it going. It must be the new vocalist. Hey, have you met him yet? Shou, come here for a second!” – he shouted into the hall which led to the dressing room. After a moment the said man appeared out of the smoke and came up to them. He already changed into plain clothes but there was still something about him that made him stand out - Tora noted.

“I want to introduce you to someone.” He turned to the guitarist.

“Tora, this is Shou, our vocalist. We have big hopes for him. Shou, this is Tora. He’s a guitarist and an old friend of mine. ” As the vocalist tuned to greet Tora the man’s big eyes seemed to have grown even bigger. Maybe it was just his imagination.

“Pleasure to meet you, Shou-san.” He smiled. “I saw you sing tonight and I have to say I’m quite impressed.”

“Thank you. Nice to meet you, Tora-shi. ” Polite and formal. The man’s spoken voice was soft and a little slurred. Once again Tora felt a sense of déjà vu.

“No need to address me so formally, Shou-san.”

“It’s only normal since it’s the first time we meet.” The vocalist seemed to stress the last part of the sentence. “Sorry, I’d love to stay and talk but I have some things I need to attend to.” With that the man bowed slightly and walked away.

“Sorry, man. I wonder what’s gotten into him. Usually he’s quite friendly.” A said looking apologetic.

“It’s ok.” Tora replied. “Maybe he’ll be in the mood next time.”

“Ah, sure. We’ll be playing here next week.”

“Great. See you then.” Tora said as he waved A goodbye.


On his way home Tora couldn’t stop thinking about the quiet vocalist. The next day too. And the day after it. There was something stirring in the depths of his memory but he couldn’t quite reach it. He kept replaying that evening over and over in his head until one day it struck him.

“Shit. It can’t be.” All the pieces of a puzzle came together.

@темы: fanfix

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Habits

It's the second anniversary of my community. Somehow it makes me feel sad, almost as sad as my own birthdays make me. As something precious that nobody cares about enough.

This is a video I made over the last year. It was hard to find all the right footage, it didn't come until Shooting Star. Actually, it was pretty much done by August but I wanted to have something special on this anniversary so I kept the final editing until last week. Not for the members, for myself. I think I really made the best of it. I think it might be my #3 on the list of my favourite videos. Unlike my previous ToraxShou one this video is plot-based so I included the song lyrics below. I was somewhat worried about the song. Like, the "girl of my dreams part". But then Shou is the girl of my dreams. Ha. Also the male voice is too high for my liking but in the end it had to be this song and I don't regret it.

Lyrics: www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/mariamena/habits.html

@темы: fanvid, ToraxShou

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Rooftop Prince

From the very beginning I refused to watch it. But I guess it was fate. No, actually it was my mum. She was nagging me about it for a year and finally she just took the matter into her own hands so here I am.

From the very beginning I somehow just felt I didn't want to watch it. Partly because I hate seeing Yoochun fooling around... But even though it turned the comedy part was very brief I'm still unsure whether it was a good idea. No, I mean it is a decent drama, much better than Miss Ripley. But... I guess it's Park fucking Yoochun. You and your tight pants, plushie lips, wrinkly hands and your perfect fucking smile. In the last 2 years I pushed my feelings for him to the very back of my mind but while watching this drama they were back with a vengeance. Not good for my frail sanity, not good at all.

Ok, now it's time to calm down and write it all clearly.

As I said, emotions aside, it's pretty good. One thing I really liked about it is it's pace and plot development. With most Korean dramas I get bored by episode 10, even when there's just 16. Usually somewhere around episodes 11 to 14 come lots of sap and water but this time the pace was very steady and there wasn't a point where I got bored or annoyed. There were also some pretty good plot twists.

Yoochun's acting is great. I think he's amazing at conveying emotions with his face and you can see he really gets into it. And I quite like the girl. Not completely but much better than Yoochun's last two dorama partners. They had good chemistry too. Because I'm not hating on actresses just because. I think at this point I could really be happy for him if he married a girl I could like. Anyway, they looked good together. The amount of kissing scenes is outrageous. Then again so it the number of times Yoochun cries.

The fucking soundtrack sits in my head firmly now. Like, all of it. Junsu's song was incredibly boring though. And blatant NII advertising was kind of gross. This review is pretty damn random but out with it.

Rating: 4/5

@темы: dorama, Yoochunnie

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Дана Мэй, привет!

У меня не было новых читателей уже целую вечность. Что тебя сюда привело, если не секрет?

@темы: welcome

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New Blog

Uh, I started a new blog. As if I didn’t have enough on my hands. But I was going to do this long ago so here we go. There’s gonna be J-rock, K-pop, a bit of J-pop too. Well, anything that catches my attention, really. And there's quite a lot. Let’s indulge myself.

sonyeonneomuyeppeo.tumblr.com/

I really like it so far.

@темы: projects, yes, I have too much free time on my hands

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Kim Jaejoong from JYJ to Release 1st Solo Album

"Kim Jaejoong from JYJ will release his 1st full-length solo album in the end of October. He commented his work “Next album is going to be in rock style, but a little softer”.

First of all, "a little softer"? Is that even possible? Because last one had 2 pseudo-rock songs and a bunch of ballads.

Secondly, where the fuck is JYJ album? Junsu's is Australia, Yoochun has a movie to do... Rather than your boring songs I just wanted to see you guys together for something other than a NII video.

@темы: JYJ, Jaejoong

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I talked to Azshannar and now it's perfectly clear that there will be no more subtitles for the Alice9 Channels. The only translator has gone to Japan and will have no more time for such things. Actually, now that she is gone he offered me to work with him instead. But clearly I don't have enough skills to do it and even if I had it would take all my time and it's a sacrifice I'm not willing to make.

But it's sad, really. When the fandom bloomed around 2008 and even in 2011 when I came around there were people who translated all the blog entries, all the tweets and the Alice9 Channels. Now there's only a bunch of people left but they only do bits and pieces. I used to think that they just got out of the fandom but maybe it's not even that. It's just that as soon as someone gets enough command of Japanese, they leave for Japan and those who stay aren't proficient enough to pick up. It's a damned circle. Good thing for the fandom that I'm stuck in this rotting country and won't be going anywhere any time soon.

@темы: fandom

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Сестра прислала статью Разоблаченный Кастанеда. Прямо по детству.

@темы: issues, Nostalgic Pushead

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過去に苦しまれた

未来も届かない

今日だけに存在する

@темы: myself, .jp

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Little pleasures.

Finally reinstalled TS3 with Ambitions. It's been awhile so I did a little makeover. I quite like it.



I missed you, guys.

+1

I really need to refurnish this room. Duh.

@темы: Sims 3

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Закрытая запись, не предназначенная для публичного просмотра

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О, у меня новый читатель. Типа. Okaeri! ^^

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Happy birthday, you sexy beast. Take care of yourself.

@темы: Tora, Birthday

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I realized that now father's children are aged 30, 20 and 10. I feel so left out of the progression.

@темы: family

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My sister's boyfriend had a transsexual friend. I haven't met him but they both visited him last time and he seemed like a really nice guy. Today he was killed. It's just terrifying. We live in a fucking capital and this shit happens. I thought it was relatively safe here but now I feel scared and I feel like crying in frustration.

@темы: issues