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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Logorama
From this short film I thought that the director was trying to message the viewers that logos are so important in our daily lives and it is at the same time influencing our daily life in a good way and a bad way.
Mirage
I found the comments option.
But then again, I guess we might not need this because we all have our blog posts to answer other people with in the first place...
My new family
A new part of the family came a couple of weeks ago. He is a dog. He is a whitish chihuahua with big goggle-eyes and a weird underbite. We call him Koo. Although he is the most friendly sweet dog, he can be very evil. He brings things from one side of the room to the other, he would pee if were to get really happy so we put diapers on him, he bothers the other two dogs and so on. Still, i'm happy to have another member.
Mirage
The story is about a robotic boy who needs water to live. He passes out then water drops fall from a tower into his tank. He wanted the water so he went up the tower to find a plant with a fruit like thing with a light inside. The boy gets a pole and stabs the fruit to get water. A fish comes out of the plant which can't breath because it has no water. The boy finds many dead fish around the plant just like fish that is dying right in front of him. He picks up the fish and puts it in his tank. At the end the boy and the fish swims through the sea as a mirage.
I thought this was a very strange and weird story. It is a great short film that shows how precious life is. It made me feel that I shouldn't do things only for my needs.
Omotesando
Response to Umeka
Saturday
Mirage
Watching the "Mirage"
Monday, June 29, 2015
mirage
The main character of this short film was a robot, which part of a chest is a hollow. The robot is looking for water from some reason. One time when he fell down, he spilled all the water he have collected. After, he found a fruit? or a ball filled with water, and got a lot of water by tearing it. Actually, a living fish was in the water-filled ball, and because the robot didn't know about and torn
it, the fish seemed to have died. Though when the robot picked up the fish and put it in the water in
it's body, it became alive.
I think the message from this story, is not to behave only by egoism of human, and to behave considering the environment and creature. It was a difficult film for me.
Re: Traveling Alone
Traveling Alone
Have you ever traveled by yourself? The son of my mother's friend who is German is studying in Korea and now visiting Japan. He's travelling by himself but he had some trouble here. Since he came here all alone, I'm the only one who can help him. Naturally, I will help him. However, this made me think of how dangerous it can be travelling alone, especially as a women. Still, there are many people who travel by themselves because of the replaceable memories and experiences they can make. I would travel not by myself because I'm afraid of being alone in a country which language I can't understand well. I would have more courage to visit foreign countries with friends or family.
By the way first time I've ever traveled alone a great distance was
when I was 15 years old. It was the first time I have visited Japan.
How about you? When was the first time you've ever traveled alone?
book report
Mirage
There are indispensable things for each creatures to sustain their lives, so it is not allowable that human beings enjoy that privilege exclusively. We have to share limited nature with other living things. Many precious lives can be lost by human's selfish and greedy behavior.
Orchestra!
We all joined several groups, and one of the groups I joined, the groups of violin freshmen, did a Disney medley. We dressed up as highschool students. I had no uniform, so I used a skirt and blouse and one of the girls lent me her cardigan. It was a nice cardigan, but very hot. I would like to wear it during winter.
It was very fun, and although I could not play at all. Now, I must focus on my book report.
Debates
Joint Monitor Festival
There were many students from 10 different universities.
Each university performs a radio drama or a film that they created.
Their works were all very unique and fun to watch.
It was a great experience for me to know about the image of how to create interesting works of radio drama.
I wish I could perform next year on the same stage that old members performed.
Kendo club
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Quality time
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Mirage
Analysis on "Mirage": From stem to stem, an empty, unquenchable desire
mirage
The beginning was similar to the beginning of the movie "Finding Nemo," and I expected it to be a story about fish. I was surprised to find that the main character was a robot, and that the robot was searching for ...water...
The upper body of the robot is like a cup, and the robot stores water in it. While watching the video, I felt that the structure of the robot was very inefficient as the top had no cover, and so whenever he trips the water would spill out.
Anyways, as the robot searches for water, he finds a bulging red plant which is shining. He strikes it, and water spills out of it. He fills his body with it, but finds that a fish had fallen out too. Both he and the fish need water. He takes up the fish and puts it in his body, and the fish swims in his body.
It can be said that the theme is about living together, or sharing what we have.
In the end, the robot and the fish swim together. It is possible that it shows how the water was in abundance all along, but that the robot had only to realize it.
Friday, June 26, 2015
Mirage
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Blood types and sun signes
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Varmints
Wednesday
weekend
Varmints
I thought that the author is optimist against the upcoming world. It is because in the story at last, the vermints were saved. This is a message to us that we can still save the world. However, it can't be saved by just watching. We all have to cooperate with each other and do everything that we can.
Please accept my apologies
I have been sick in bed since last Fryday. Moreover, I stayed at the house placed near by the riding grounds where my club is using. We have to stay there in turn to take care of horses at night and in the early morning. Last Sunday was my turn. How dry the air was! It just hit my throat and knocked me out. Also, the fatigue came from the unusual workload may have appeared as such symptoms.
Anyway, it is very hard task to go to university for me now. I feel very sorry to my friends in the same group to work on the presentation. I wish I could be there. Plese tell me what you guys decided.
The Mighty Dollar
Summary and analysis on varmints
Horror
I recently don't have that much time to watch horror movies, but I love them!
The new insidious 3 is sounding good so I'll definitely watch that! I also want to watch the classics. For example, It, nightmare on elms street, childs play, hell raiser, and a couple of suspence movies. I get weird when it comes to horror!!!!!!
Varmints
Varmints
Summary :it is about a kangaroo sloth looking amimal that likes to sleep under a tree with nature around him. One day, a group of those animals brought buildings and concrete there distroying the nature. The animal that is the main character had a part of the tree and he grew it. Out of the plant came a light which eventually becomes giant jellyfish with nature inside.The people in the filthy city became sick and the main character and his girl that he likes went into the nature that is inside the jellyfish.
Reaction : I was embarrassed that I knew the word varmints. I thought it is a good story that shows environmental values. The nature looked very beautiful with the green. I like the part when the people think the jellyfish would attack but they actually saved them.,
Varmints
Summary: The main character of this story is a little creature which looks like a rabbit. One day the city which it lives starts to crash, and a jellyfish-like object (looks like a spaceship?) rescues the creatures from the seriously polluted world.
Varmints
Varmints
Summary:
Contemporary Ballet
Watching the "Varmints"
Monday, June 22, 2015
Varmints
The message from this film is for us to stop polluting the world and get back the nature to the earth. From watching this film I recognised how everyone should be cooperating.
Varmints
It's a story about what's happening now in modern society.
Global warming increasing, pollution going on, meaning that the world is being destroyed badly by human beings.
People making big buildings, destroying nature, which leads to habitat loss of animals, in this case a kangaroo-like ”varmints”.
I thought the tentacle was symbolizing a offering of a helping hand.
Looking at this video, I understood the seriousness of what.s happening now on our world,and have to cooperate more on what we can do to stop the destruction of the world.
Analysis on the short film "Varmints"
I think the film is very properly named, considering that the word "varmint" means "an irritating or obnoxious person or animal". The true varmints in this story are, therefore, the ones who pulled up the dark buildings, but are only (ob)noxious to themselves; this I find to be ironic. One other thing that I would like to point out is a difference between the free-roaming varmints and the city varmints. We can clearly see that all the varmints in the countryside have free will and a sense of self, while those in the city fail to show any emotion, instead acting as a mindless team.
A few flaws I would like to point out: first of all, there was running water in the apartment (the protagonist washed his face with it) but why does he even bother trying to collect it on the roof if so? Wouldn't rainwater be more harmful, considering that the city pollutes everything it touches for no real reason? I hate the exaggerated message in this film as well and the way it's shoved into us. WHY did the city varmints decide to build darkly-colored, ominous buildings for no other reason than to advance the plot? Why did we need a bland, cliché love interest when we didn't need one? Although I'm alright with the idea that we need to save the environment, I don't think this film qualifies as an effective vessel for it. The animation was great, though.
new sandals
Varmints
I think the producer of this animation wants to tell us that we can get beautiful nature back by taking a small action. We have go into action as early as possible before it is too late.
Goodby Obachan, see you in heaven.
She died peacefully in the hospital.
She was cremated in the same place where my grandfather was 2 years ago.
As we said goodbye to her for the last time, memories came flooding back.
I see her smiling, feeding the dogs, nodding on the couch...
I hear her chatting, calling the cat home, playing hymns on the piano...
She loved to talk, and she often spoke of my grandfather, and of the time she was a young girl. She was very patient with us moving in with all of our stuff, and tolerated our weird rules such as playing paper, rock, scissors to choose who could pick the sushi first.
I miss her very much, but the one good thing about the funeral was finding that quite a lot of people missed her too.
Goodbye Obachan, see you in Heaven.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
My weekend
Sunday I had my part time job till 2:00. After that I met my Philippine friend who was in the area. We haven't met in a month or more. We just sat in a cafe and talked while drinking coffee.(it was raining) we had so much to catch up on it was an enjoyable talk. I hope we can meet again hopefully sooner next time. After that I came home made myself some dinner and did some homework. I will be going to my dance circle's midnight dance practice today. My back pack is so stuffed lol I have change of clothes, towel, socks, dance shoes, girl accesories and freshen up stuff, text books for tomorrow, pencil case, home work, portable battery and the list goes on! Basically because we will be out in the studio all night I have everything I need for tonight and tomorrow. We usually have practice on Mondays ,Wednesday's , and Fridays however, days where my team members can all gather together are very limited. This is why we have midnight practice. I hope I won't be too tired tomorrow at school and work. Well I'll do my best and hopefully get some sleep in between. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend as well!