3.10.2009
CScout Japan
I would do anything to work at this company. Doing research on marketing trends in Japan, focus on Tokyo- my dream. Their blog just covered the Tokyo Girls' Collection- a super cool event that, while it sounds incredibly fresh and new to me, is now in it's 8th season. Sasuga Japan! Check the blog out here: http://www.cscoutjapan.com/en/ and prepare to be wow'd.
2.26.2009
Twitter.com
I created a twitter account ages ago in order to more creepily follow the comings and goings of my favorite flickr.com photographer but never really got into it because other than that photog, I knew no one who was actually using twitter. I still don't personally know many people who are using it, but because of a recent project I delved into the world of twitter once more. And man, oh man, is it interesting. and kicking my ass.
I've started by following publications I read on a semi-regular basis, like the NY Times, which they convienently break down into sections so you can get updates on the supjects that interest you. Then I added local people and places I'd like to know more about, like Downtown Tempe. And then I found blog updates on what's closest to my hear at the mo- Japan. All this news on everything creative and cool is delivered to me in one space. And it's so unobtrusive. I check it when I want and it's not like my inbox, which I have a compulsive need to keep clean and organized. I've been reading a lot of blogs and articles about people doing fabulous things that I want to do too. So it's not so much kicking my ass in terms of giving me a sound beating. Instead it's kicking my ass in gear to do something productive and creative every day.
So in support of taking baby steps towards a goal, I'm starting out with doing at least one blog entry per day and see where I go from here!
I've started by following publications I read on a semi-regular basis, like the NY Times, which they convienently break down into sections so you can get updates on the supjects that interest you. Then I added local people and places I'd like to know more about, like Downtown Tempe. And then I found blog updates on what's closest to my hear at the mo- Japan. All this news on everything creative and cool is delivered to me in one space. And it's so unobtrusive. I check it when I want and it's not like my inbox, which I have a compulsive need to keep clean and organized. I've been reading a lot of blogs and articles about people doing fabulous things that I want to do too. So it's not so much kicking my ass in terms of giving me a sound beating. Instead it's kicking my ass in gear to do something productive and creative every day.
So in support of taking baby steps towards a goal, I'm starting out with doing at least one blog entry per day and see where I go from here!
1.30.2009
being a nerd
I finished Fruits Basket, the shojo manga with the "Teens 13+" rating, and I cried. I am double the age group this manga was written for and I still got swept up in story of Tohoru and the Sohmas. NERD ALERT.
1.20.2009
12.12.2008
Top 10 songs
My music tastes are quite random and all over the place. Here are my top 10 all time favorite songs as of today in order of their play coun in my iTunes-
1. We Can Make It by Arashi 124 plays
2. Fotografia by Juanes and Nelly Furtado 116 plays
3. Quelqu'un m'a dit by Carla Bruni 101 plays
4. Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn 99 plays
5. Get to me by Train 89 plays
6. Stay by Lisa Loeb 85 plays
7. These Words by Natasha Bedingfield 75 plays
8. Starry Eyed Surprise by Paul Oakenfold 73 plays
9. No Regrets by Aesop Rock 64 plays
10. Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leoppard 59 plays
1. We Can Make It by Arashi 124 plays
2. Fotografia by Juanes and Nelly Furtado 116 plays
3. Quelqu'un m'a dit by Carla Bruni 101 plays
4. Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn 99 plays
5. Get to me by Train 89 plays
6. Stay by Lisa Loeb 85 plays
7. These Words by Natasha Bedingfield 75 plays
8. Starry Eyed Surprise by Paul Oakenfold 73 plays
9. No Regrets by Aesop Rock 64 plays
10. Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leoppard 59 plays
12.06.2008
College Football
When students asked me what my favorite season was I'd reply with, "I have two favorite seasons. In America my favorite season is fall, but in Japan my favorite season is spring." Now I wasn't trying to be a prick, I was just trying to give more than a one word answer to my students so I could test their listening comprehenshion. And it's totally true.
Fall has been my favorite season for as long as I can remember. Fall is the smell of burning leaves, Halloween, and football; none of which were really evident in Japan. The smell of burning rice fields and our little halloween celebrations for the kiddies of Hachinohe were decent replacements for the real thing, but there was no replacement for football. The lack of football in Japan and my love of drinking under cherry blossoms forced the switch of my favorite season.
I love football. And there is no better football than college football. What does it for me are the rivalries. Pro rivalries never seem as exciting as college rivalries; they just don't bring out the same emotion. At the moment I'm watching Arizona play against Arizona State for the Territorial Cup - the oldest official college rivalry in the country and it is AMAZING. I'm in my living room with my sister, both of us dressed in U of A paraphanelia, screaming at the top of our lungs. While it would've been ideal to be in Tucson for the game, me and my also unemployed sister were too poor to make the trip. So we'll just have to do with watching the game on this huge-ass HDTV my fam bought last year. This thing's taller than I am.
At the mo it's halftime and the Arizona Wildcats are down by 3. So I guess that means I have to cheer louder. GO CATS!!!!!!!!
Fall has been my favorite season for as long as I can remember. Fall is the smell of burning leaves, Halloween, and football; none of which were really evident in Japan. The smell of burning rice fields and our little halloween celebrations for the kiddies of Hachinohe were decent replacements for the real thing, but there was no replacement for football. The lack of football in Japan and my love of drinking under cherry blossoms forced the switch of my favorite season.
I love football. And there is no better football than college football. What does it for me are the rivalries. Pro rivalries never seem as exciting as college rivalries; they just don't bring out the same emotion. At the moment I'm watching Arizona play against Arizona State for the Territorial Cup - the oldest official college rivalry in the country and it is AMAZING. I'm in my living room with my sister, both of us dressed in U of A paraphanelia, screaming at the top of our lungs. While it would've been ideal to be in Tucson for the game, me and my also unemployed sister were too poor to make the trip. So we'll just have to do with watching the game on this huge-ass HDTV my fam bought last year. This thing's taller than I am.
At the mo it's halftime and the Arizona Wildcats are down by 3. So I guess that means I have to cheer louder. GO CATS!!!!!!!!
12.03.2008
Beyonce's Single Ladies
I love this song and I can't stop trying to do that punchy/marchy dance move they've got going on. And I just adore JT in the SNL sketch. "We're warm like biscuits."
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