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
12.12.2008
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."
12.02.2008
Milk
as in the new Gus Van Sant film about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected public official. The cast is AMAZING. I love James Franco. Pineapple Express and Milk in the same year. Wonderful range my dear.
The movie felt like a replay of this past election. I feel Milk's call for San Francisco, and California as a whole, to be a symbol of hope for the nation's homosexuals runs parallel with Obama's call for change. The movie also covered a big proposition on the California ballot involving basic rights for homosexuals, but that time the gays won out. Crazy to think that 30 years down the line the gays are still fighting for basic civil rights. It's not fair. And as my dad would say, "Life isn't fair." But isn't that just an excuse to not work to make it fair?
The movie felt like a replay of this past election. I feel Milk's call for San Francisco, and California as a whole, to be a symbol of hope for the nation's homosexuals runs parallel with Obama's call for change. The movie also covered a big proposition on the California ballot involving basic rights for homosexuals, but that time the gays won out. Crazy to think that 30 years down the line the gays are still fighting for basic civil rights. It's not fair. And as my dad would say, "Life isn't fair." But isn't that just an excuse to not work to make it fair?
11.30.2008
the job search... not.
Oh, the "not" joke. It never gets old...not.
Anyways, Jody definitely does not love the job search, especially during these economically shit times. And on top of the scarcity of jobs is all the shady companies and scams I've run into. Shame on those shady people trying to take advantage of poor little me who just wants to get out of this house and get paid to do so! I am two days away from applying for a seasonal retail position.
Today I applied for my first real prospect in a couple of weeks so wish me luck!
Anyways, Jody definitely does not love the job search, especially during these economically shit times. And on top of the scarcity of jobs is all the shady companies and scams I've run into. Shame on those shady people trying to take advantage of poor little me who just wants to get out of this house and get paid to do so! I am two days away from applying for a seasonal retail position.
Today I applied for my first real prospect in a couple of weeks so wish me luck!
11.29.2008
Grey's Anatomy
When I moved to Japan one of my main concerns was how I was going to get my Grey's Anatomy fix. I hadn't yet discovered the wonderful world of torrents and iTunes wasn't carrying it yet. Being a devout follower of the show this troubled me greatly. Thankfully before I left iTunes started to offer Grey's so that was one less thing I had to worry about.
The story line for seasons one - three was great. Drama between Meredith and McDreamy, Derek and Addison, Addison and Mark, Christina and Burke, Izzie and Karev, George and Callie - it was all so good! Then season four came about and it was a little questionable. But we just had to have faith that Shonda knew what she was doing and she wouldn't do us wrong. And she saved it! Saved it big time with the season finale. Fabulous. But now we're back to wondering, "What the hell are you thinking Shonda???" We'll just have to have faith in Shonda to carry us through this riduculous story line with Izzie and her dead ex-"fiance" who's back from the dead. Or whatever.
I raved so much about the show that I got my friends in Japan hooked and now have been sitting through a seasons 1 - 3 marathon with my siblings. Tis wonderful to be reliving all the Grey's dramz!
The story line for seasons one - three was great. Drama between Meredith and McDreamy, Derek and Addison, Addison and Mark, Christina and Burke, Izzie and Karev, George and Callie - it was all so good! Then season four came about and it was a little questionable. But we just had to have faith that Shonda knew what she was doing and she wouldn't do us wrong. And she saved it! Saved it big time with the season finale. Fabulous. But now we're back to wondering, "What the hell are you thinking Shonda???" We'll just have to have faith in Shonda to carry us through this riduculous story line with Izzie and her dead ex-"fiance" who's back from the dead. Or whatever.
I raved so much about the show that I got my friends in Japan hooked and now have been sitting through a seasons 1 - 3 marathon with my siblings. Tis wonderful to be reliving all the Grey's dramz!
making lists
I am a list person. The only way I function and get anything done during the day is with a long list of things to do. I've listed all the things I want to do before I die. I've listed books I've read, books I want to read, books I couldn't finish. Same goes for movies. I've lists of trips that I want to take and people I need to write back. So how better to run this blog than as a list of things I like and don't like? Sounds perfect. Done and done.
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