August 22, 2009

  • A Little Update

    Last weekend I went to see Ponyo.  I caught the first showing on opening day because I figured there wouldn't be much of a crowd at the midnight showing.  Of course, as with any Ghibli film these days, there was a good sized group of children there spouting off comments and questions from time to time -- though, it was certainly not enough to be aggravating.  As for the movie... well, I am inclined to give it all top marks but there were a few points at which I found it difficult to completely empathize with the characters.  This could be due to the dubs being only so-so at times or because I was running on little sleep.  But in any case, I did enjoy every minute of the film as a fantastical adventure.

    Also over the weekend I went down the grand opening of Anime V which recently moved from Berkeley down to San Jose, making it much more convenient for me to visit should I get the urge.  The Evangelion theme that they've set up in the store is very cool and I was half-jokingly asking how much they wanted for the podiums with the NERV logo on them or for the pieces on the wall that were made to look like the large screens from NERV Central... if they were for sale I probably would've attempted to buy them... but that would've certainly ended short of fruition due to my lack of money at the moment lol. 

    Lastly, some future speculation.  This coming week brings the beginning of a new school semester.  However, I have yet to sign up for classes for various reasons.  I dunno... things have just lost their sheen lately, ya know?... Anyway, back on topic!  I'm going to be doing a considerable amount of running around in a panic trying to scrounge up enough classes to take this semester.  And I am definitely NOT looking forward to the stress and frustration that this will cause.  Furthermore, should I fail to do so there will be other strong repercussions that I wish to avoid... so as a backup plan I am considering reapplying to Foothill and taking a training program that will get me straight into a job and then returning to SJSU after a while.  Let's just hope it all goes as planned (hah! like life will be content to let that happen lol).

    Well, I'll try to update more often now - it's part of a sort of resolution I've made with myself recently.  So until next time (which will be soon!), PEACE~!

    PS: next time I do a full review of Ponyo. =)

Comments (2)

  • prop for the cool background :)
    I haven't seen Ponyo yet... which is almost shameful for me since I'm a huge Ghibli fan.  But I've had other things on my mind, not the least of which was 1) my house almost catching fire, 2) my scooter leaking fluids, and 3) my vacation to California coming up in a week.

    I see you're from Cali!  I'm actually going to be camping in the south, but would you have any suggestions as to Cali life?

  • @shidare - Hmm I can't really say much about southern
    Cali... mainly because I haven't been there.  One thing I do know is
    that there are a good number of anime shops in L.A.... though some of
    them have closed up shop recently.  I'd say just do whatever strikes
    your fancy, cause there's a little bit of everything available here in
    CA =)

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