Maybe a Crush, Some Japanese and InuYahsa!

First, isn't this a sweet picture of InuYasha?

It's from episode 82: Gap Between the Ages. As adorable as InuYasha is, if I had a crush on anyone in this program, it would be his older brother Sesshomaru. Very swoony. Not that I'm admitting to crushing on anime characters. <.<

To be fair, I'll make Sesshomaru's picture a sleepy-time picture, too.

Now for the Japanese! Here are some more words I hear and understand thanks to InuYasha, although who knows if I'm understanding correctly:

Demo...- but...

Osuwari!- sit! (but to a dog, I think)

Shoki- miasma (this may not come in super handy in life, but still! I know it)

Dakara- That's why

Sou...- I'm not exactly sure how it translates, but it seems like "so..." and if I'm right then that's very convenient to remember!

Souka- I see

Nanda- What (but, not like "Nani?" which feels more literally like "What?" Nanda seems more like, "What is it?" I think.)

And it seems like this little "ke" sound is the way to say "huh!" in a disgruntled way. At least for InuYasha. ^_^

And gosh I'm learning a little from Human Japanese, too, hooray! I can at least introduce myself and ask where the bathroom is, and point out things with desu and ask questions with ka. And I can make simple sentences now. Here is my favorite:

Atashi wa neko desu ka?

It means, Am I a cat? It was a sample sentence from my lessons!! Except my lesson used "watashi" which is the gender-neutral way to say it. I was delighted to learn this!

Ohayou gozaimasu! Means good morning, and I find it super cheerful!

I like a lot of other words and phrases but I'm finally becoming sleepy. WHEW. I thought I'd never become tired. I have no idea if anyone will find this list useful or totally wrong, but I find language-learning pretty fascinating and fun. ^_^

I should sleep

Or something. It's late late laaaate in the night, early in the morning, and oops, didn't I put a ban on internet use late at night?? But I think I lift the ban, yay. Tonight I've been listening to some of the most beautiful instrumental music by Joe Hisaishi... and then I switched it to ragey Dir En Grey, bahaha!! I like any music that makes me feel something powerful, I guess. It isn't about the genre; it's about the emotion behind it, and my connection with that emotion.

Or something. ^_^

I'm in Awe of Artists.

I'm sketching again. Obsessed with it like I was a few years ago, filling up notebooks with drawings, on loose-leaf paper or printer paper or anything at hand, notepads even. If it's not one obsession it's another.

I took a break because as I'm looking at this guy's face I'm drawing, I know it isn't what I see in my mind. He's stiff. A cardboard cut-out in his rigidity. Which leads me to my point... I'm completely in awe of true artists. I've known a few artists here and there whose work was really great, and one who could make every line look alive, every sketch ache with emotion. It left me breathless to look at that kind of talent.

I draw because I need a release, and I enjoy it. I have no drive or desire to even see if I could excel at it. But some people have  a natural ability that I can't help be drawn to. I want to experience the emotion they exude through the work they leave on paper, be it visual art or the written word. It's so rare to find those kind of people. Even rarer when they don't see it, the beauty of their art and words buried beneath uncertainty and fragile hope... to be crude, it's refreshing to find a genius who isn't a total douche about his or her genius. BUT, I do feel like it's hard to blame a talented douche for being a douche, if he or she really is as good as the hype of their douchiness. It's just precious and rare when the amazing person retains a small shred of humility, and still wonders --even if it's paired with well-earned confidence-- if someone will like what they've created.

Shouldn't I be sleeping?

It's late and I'm not sleepy. So.............. I'll stay up sketching and listening to Wicked! And possibly nomming some mint-n-chip ice cream. It's calling my name and I'm helpless to resist...

No-no-no. Seriously, I need sleep and I'm going to bed.

Right.

Now.

Or I could stay up watching Moulin Rouge! Just kidding! (Not really). ~puts on Moulin Rouge with plans to take her sketch book and ice cream with her. But -not- her laptop!~

Disney Movies and Chocolate Milk O'Clock

I can't sleep!!!

What else is new?

*sigh* I guess I'll go make myself some chocolate milk and watch a Disney movie. Somehow I'm going to convince three-in-the-morning to be my friend.

Stuff I do when I can't sleep

I can't sleep. When that happens, I usually read or write. Sometimes I draw, but I'm not a great artist, nor do I aspire to be one. I draw for fun. I also write for fun, but I do aspire to be a great writer someday. I'm not saying I will be a great writer- I don't have a crystal ball or anything. I'm just saying that it's what I'm working towards.

Lately though, I've been goofing off on the internet at night more than reading, writing, or anything else. So I figured, why not start yet another a blog? And this is why I'm posting this. Because I can't sleep and I'm on the internet anyway. Great reason, right?