Study Time

i haven't been posting much since school is back in session :-( i really do love college, it's always fun for me. i'm a "senior", though i still might take a while to graduate. hahah. if you're wondering, i'm an Art major with a studio focus in drawing. my classes this semester:

-Japanese 212, my last language requirement!
-Art 113, drawing studio
-Art 116, 3D composition. super fun, we get to make a chair!
-Ethnic Identity 301, very interesting

i'm happy with my schedule. i do wish i had more computer time though, i'll make sure to continue with my blog life as well :-)

(photo: sorry to say, i can't properly credit this photo...i've had it saved for years since it's one of my favourites! i know its a japanese photographer though. maybe from flickr?)

New Friend

i got a new plant today! i think it's just great. so friendly looking! i even added little friends, in the bottom picture if you can see. an owl in the tree, and totoro and friends on the ground...i'd like to think they're collecting little nuts or something :-)

Light Show

if lights could make music, THIS IS WHERE IT WOULD BE!! you can make your own melodies from this tune grid of beautiful tones. so much possibilities! so much fun!

(photos by Kaori, Kimie, Yuki, and Bart Pogoda)

Summer Lovin'

yesterday was such a great day! me and a bunch of my friends celebrated the ending of summer by spending all day at the beach, then partying all night at karaoke! i didnt want to share the karaoke pictures because we got drunk and too silly, hahah. this summer seemed long, yet it went by fast. school starts again this monday. 2 more days of summer left.

風をあつめて

'Kaze wo atsumete' by Happy End. from the Lost In Translation movie. i love this song, always. this video is so beautiful. the flute and acoustic is just perfect in that place.

Delicate See

beautiful light-hearted photos by Li Hui. these completely remind me of the style in Windy Days. i wish i could take photos like this ♥

プーギーコレクション

today i bought a Pu-gi-! one of those japanese toys that come in a surprise box so you dont know which friend you end up with. i got the little angel one with wings. aren't they the coolest and cutest little guys?! i really want the one that looks like a ram with the horns!

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and speaking of pigs...i have been OBSESSED with アメーバピグ!!! the interactive network of creating a mini YOU and chatting with people from around the world! (predominantly in Japan). you start off by making a little avitar-like character: physical features, clothes, appartment decorations, etc. then you enter a virtual chat room and talk to many different, REAL individuals (whom, by the way, are the cutest little creations ever!)



please join Ameba Pigg! maybe we will see each other in the chat room!

Common Face

randomly looking at google images, i was happily surprised to see these three celebrities photographed in the same manner. im sure by different photographers, but never the less a nice coincednce.

I want to play!

i know this is a random post, but i hope this makes you guys laugh as much i did! i found it on my friends facebook page. soo cute/halarious!

誰も知らない

i'm pretty sure most of us has already seen Nobody Knows, but i thought it would be appropriate to post this since i changed the music on my blog to one of the main songs from the film. director Hirokazu Koreeda makes such beautiful & simple life-like films. i also mentioned his other film Still Walking (歩いても 歩いても). such a beautiful blend of sunlight + Japan.

Magic

i'm so excited to share these breathtaking photos by the wonderful Oscar Wong. i can't put into words how beautiful these images are to me. they really take me to another place. a dream i would love to be stuck in.

Big, big love

i love these photos by Mutsumi. nice feeling and glow.

had a very eventful weekend! besides taking to big step to chop all my hair off, i had my friend Kristie's party, Nara's slip & slide water party / BBQ, beach day with friends at north shore, watched the new G.I. Joe movie (which was awesome by the way), and i'm going to the No Doubt concert on wednesday!

i'm getting my social vitamins back. i feel very happy :-D

Haircut!

after a year of growing it out, 2 hours of cutting, and 13 inches gone, i'm quite satisfied with this fresh change. i didn't even tell anyone i was going to do it, i'm surprised with myself! haha. i am going to miss my long hair though, it was fun tying it back in a bun. i even shed a tear after the first chop. but we all have to move on :-)

きもち

(by Margaret Durow, Zhenjanja, and Coquinete)

much needed freedom.

What do you do, when you don't know what to do with yourself?

(by Ryan McGinley, Corey Arnold, and my friend Megumi Miyamoto)