Do it! It's what I'm about to do (well, moving there). Most things seem really inconsequential once you have a target in sight, its great to have that drive.
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K-on! Community |OT| Never Ending Talk About Never Ending Girl's Talk
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Do it! It's what I'm about to do (well, moving there). Most things seem really inconsequential once you have a target in sight, its great to have that drive.
I've never lived a particularly nomadic existence, but that just strikes me as odd.
I don't know what to really say to this; I just don't want to travel anymore?
Do it, been there twice now and loved every minute of it, awesome place, amazing people, fantastic food. Cant fault the place, If you do go i can recommend a great cheap hotel in tokyo thats just one stop away from Akihabara
Thats awesome, where are you moving to? what sort of work will you do? sorry for the questions but life is in a bit of a rut right now and it may be the change i need.
Ha! Fair enough. It's just that I always considered myself very laid-back when it comes to travel, in so much that, until recently, I never really entertained the thought. Everyone else I know has always seemed to harbor the urge to travel abroad, and bar my holidays, I never considered a permanent move until fairly recently.
So apologies if I seemed short with you, I was just surprised how similar it all sounded!
melichrous
Member
This is what I'm planning on doing once I'm qualified from the course I'm on. I'm going into the merchant navy, so the contracts I'll be on look as though I'll end up with a good few months a year of precious holiday time. I'm thinking about staying over there for about 2/3 months and just travelling around. If I like it enough, I'd consider buying a house over there or something, cause my job will involve travelling to other countries, so it probably wont matter where I call home.
I will be teaching (specifically English), and am currently in the process of finishing up some stuff here. I recently finished my University degree last term (English Literature), and decided that whilst I had no real ties, I should reach as far and high as I can. Japan fits into that equation perfectly, and everything else just sort of fit into place from there. In the process of doing so, I have met someone who has already fulfilled these ambitions (same field too, and hometown!), so it was a nice vindication of the path I'm going down.
You could have called me an idiot for the way I felt and I still wouldn't take offense to it, so no worries. I just wasn't sure how to answer something that I didn't understand myself. Only thing I can think of is that I'm tired of moving around all the time from when I was a fort brat.
Canis lupus
Member
I need to visit Japan for the arcades and Akihabara.
Chet Rippo
Member
I've been to, uh... Canada...
Inside the US though, I've mostly stayed within the Midwest (Chicago, St. Louis, Duluth, etc.) but I have been to Boston and Florida.
I'd like to travel the world some day, but I should probably get some money before I do that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qj0T-HD3VY
I was going to say something about that, but I figured I'd leave it a surprise. hehehe
Inside the US though, I've mostly stayed within the Midwest (Chicago, St. Louis, Duluth, etc.) but I have been to Boston and Florida.
I'd like to travel the world some day, but I should probably get some money before I do that.
It sucks that most of the ones I liked have since been taken down. There were some great Animal Crossing MADs that all but like one have vanished from YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qj0T-HD3VY
I was going to say something about that, but I figured I'd leave it a surprise. hehehe
melichrous
Member
And quite the surprise it was! I caught something in the corner of my eye the first time I watched it. Then when I watched it again and was actually paying attention, things got... messy. Such a strange thing to be in such a video
That's really cool, Don't have much of an education (misspent youth) so I think that option is out of the window for me. There is a great kindle only book called for fukuis sake about a guy who did it for two years and loved it, bit short but funny and pretty cheap.
Sorry for going ot, back to the moe...
Chet Rippo
Member
And quite the surprise it was! I caught something in the corner of my eye the first time I watched it. Then when I watched it again and was actually paying attention, things got... messy. Such a strange thing to be in such a video
I've seen that clip in quite a few videos like that. I have no idea why either. Japanese meme I guess lol
Ha! No worries, it does fit with the theme of the thread after all...
And in other news, just finished with episode 18. K-ON!! ending in a cliffhanger, wat?!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Is there a reason why Super Mario World seems to be more popular than Super Mario Bros. 3 in Japan? Almost all fanwork over there seems to be related to SMW.
Chet Rippo
Member
That episode and the one afterwards are the best episodes.
I guess they prefer the SNES sounds to the NES sounds? I suppose that could explain some of them. Kaizo Mario World maybe? Really I don't know, I guess I've never thought of that.
SMB3 > SMW
Because SMW is better.
And it was the best right?....right?
My step-dad told me when I finish university I can go on a trip anywhere I want, fully paid for, so of course I've wanted to go to Japan since I was 13.
I'm very afraid of the language barrier. Also, I may never finish school. It's going..let's say "poorly" and leave it at that.
And of course SMW is better than all the other Marios.
I was afraid that no one would agree with me. At last, I can reveal myself!
Unless this is all part of a clever trap...
Aside from the Cape breaking the game if you're good with it Super Mario World is a perfect game. PERFECT.
It was very good, and it's addressing Mio, who I think has taken a back-seat for parts of this season, surprisingly.
You guys...
Kandrick
GAF's Ed McMahon
Super Mario 64 > Super Mario World > Super Mario Bros > Super Mario Bros 3 > Super Mario Bros 2 (west version).
It's too early for me to rate galaxy games, and while i liked Sunshine as a game, it was not a great Mario game.
Super Mario 64 is still the best. It's still a joy to watch someone speedrun it or just play it myself.
It's too early for me to rate galaxy games, and while i liked Sunshine as a game, it was not a great Mario game.
Super Mario 64 is still the best. It's still a joy to watch someone speedrun it or just play it myself.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Get your nostalgia goggles off. New Super Mario Bros. Wii is better than both SMB3 and SMW.
I disagree, I think SMW is better but NSMBW is still very very good!
Come on, try harder!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
SMW is such a pushover of a game lol. It's Mario for babbiez.
Chet Rippo
Member
I'd like to disqualify this based solely on the fact that it's an RPG.
Unknown Soldier
Member
I know what I said.
Chet Rippo
Member
Noooo, why?
Chet Rippo
Member
Because.
Anyways, since this is the last post of the page, I'll post some shitty sketches I've been doing during class instead of taking notes.
There's a running theme, but I'll let you figure that one out. And no, this is not what I was talking about earlier.
Canis lupus
Member
Chet Rippo
Member
It's probably the right order at least. They never have given official measurements for the girls outside of their height though.
You really like boobs, I approve.
Uh-oh, a wild K-ON! appears! And for those who actually read both threads, I amended the episode 18 write-up, mainly because I'm an idiot who doesn't know how to make a point properly.
K-ON!! Episode 17
One of the burning questions is finally raised, why does Mio continue to write the bands lyrics, when she's clearly terrible at it? So everyone has else tries their hand at it, with wildly vary results, Yui goes food-crazy, Mugi goes Mugi, Ritsu presumably doesn't even bother, whilst Azusa goes all tsundere ...for a turtle. Mio also tries to remain relevant, with the expected outcome.
The latter half of the episode was centered around the club-room being snatched away from them, which was nice in that it showed us parts of the school we haven't seen before, painting it in an entirely different light to how I viewed it previously. Everything is usually so encapsulated around the static nature of the band, that I'd always pictured Sakura High as a completely idyllic (not to mention, quiet school), so there was something of a dissonance in seeing it suddenly bustling with activity.
Yui's savant mode kicks in once more, as she manages to write a genuine song about Ui, which was probably triggered more by her inability to cook properly more than anything!
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K-ON!! Episode 18
So, the K-ON!! experience has become meta now? Well, it at least seems that way, with the entire class deciding to ship Ritsu x Mio in an entirely unsubtle way. I mean, it's all far too convenient to be anything other than a calculated plan, right? Even Mugi is extremely accommodating to this end.
Naturally, upon hearing the news of her starring role, Mio gives a perfectly reasonable reaction, but everyone has reached the point where they are willing to call her up on her behavior. Although, Ritsu doesn't exactly react well to their predicament either. They should be more like Tree G!
I seem to remember complaining that Mio plays like too much of a caricature at times (or at least comes close to skirting that line towards the beginning of the run), sure, people have their anxiety and confidence issues, but it was often taken to extreme end of the spectrum with her, and it became a little jarring to me. Like I said in an earlier write-up, I appreciated that they addressed the issue, and it here, it suddenly felt as though she was (initially) being allowed to slip back into tendencies unchecked. Having watched it all, it's now clearer that it was all to act as the catalyst, and I presume to kick her the last big-push she needs. Her introverted nature is usually shown through her fears and anxieties (which are somewhat irrational, but most people have those ), but her extreme reaction to the play itself just struck me as raising a huge disparity to what would be acceptable in a normal context. However, this wasn't left unattended, so I feel safe in retracting the previous generalization.
After all, we are shown the emotional toll it also takes on Ritsu, someone who is the opposite to Mio, and usually acts as a pillar of confidence (at least outwardly). I think the Mio that we saw at the beginning of Yui's induction to the Light-music club (in season 1), would never have pushed herself in the same way that her current-self would. I think her refusal to quit (when given a shining chance by Nodoka), certainly exemplified this.
I'm glad that this episode took a turn where it did. Like I've said before, becoming slavish to your formula (that works, and works well) would be all too easy for this show, but if you were run down the episodes that became about specific members of the club, it's usually with a mind to address certain quirks they have. This is a group that actually undergoes significant change through the course of the two seasons, something I assume continues for the remainder of these episodes. It's done with care, not to mention respect for the characters, because its never feels artificial/contrived.
And with all that, the band undergoa training-arc, some practice to fix Mio's confidence problem.
And it ends on a cliff-hanger?! I don't know what to believe anymore...
Summary:
K-ON!! Episode 17
The inner-workings of a crazy person!
One of the burning questions is finally raised, why does Mio continue to write the bands lyrics, when she's clearly terrible at it? So everyone has else tries their hand at it, with wildly vary results, Yui goes food-crazy, Mugi goes Mugi, Ritsu presumably doesn't even bother, whilst Azusa goes all tsundere ...for a turtle. Mio also tries to remain relevant, with the expected outcome.
The latter half of the episode was centered around the club-room being snatched away from them, which was nice in that it showed us parts of the school we haven't seen before, painting it in an entirely different light to how I viewed it previously. Everything is usually so encapsulated around the static nature of the band, that I'd always pictured Sakura High as a completely idyllic (not to mention, quiet school), so there was something of a dissonance in seeing it suddenly bustling with activity.
Ui is kind of weird!
Yui's savant mode kicks in once more, as she manages to write a genuine song about Ui, which was probably triggered more by her inability to cook properly more than anything!
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K-ON!! Episode 18
So, the K-ON!! experience has become meta now? Well, it at least seems that way, with the entire class deciding to ship Ritsu x Mio in an entirely unsubtle way. I mean, it's all far too convenient to be anything other than a calculated plan, right? Even Mugi is extremely accommodating to this end.
Naturally, upon hearing the news of her starring role, Mio gives a perfectly reasonable reaction, but everyone has reached the point where they are willing to call her up on her behavior. Although, Ritsu doesn't exactly react well to their predicament either. They should be more like Tree G!
I seem to remember complaining that Mio plays like too much of a caricature at times (or at least comes close to skirting that line towards the beginning of the run), sure, people have their anxiety and confidence issues, but it was often taken to extreme end of the spectrum with her, and it became a little jarring to me. Like I said in an earlier write-up, I appreciated that they addressed the issue, and it here, it suddenly felt as though she was (initially) being allowed to slip back into tendencies unchecked. Having watched it all, it's now clearer that it was all to act as the catalyst, and I presume to kick her the last big-push she needs. Her introverted nature is usually shown through her fears and anxieties (which are somewhat irrational, but most people have those ), but her extreme reaction to the play itself just struck me as raising a huge disparity to what would be acceptable in a normal context. However, this wasn't left unattended, so I feel safe in retracting the previous generalization.
After all, we are shown the emotional toll it also takes on Ritsu, someone who is the opposite to Mio, and usually acts as a pillar of confidence (at least outwardly). I think the Mio that we saw at the beginning of Yui's induction to the Light-music club (in season 1), would never have pushed herself in the same way that her current-self would. I think her refusal to quit (when given a shining chance by Nodoka), certainly exemplified this.
I'm glad that this episode took a turn where it did. Like I've said before, becoming slavish to your formula (that works, and works well) would be all too easy for this show, but if you were run down the episodes that became about specific members of the club, it's usually with a mind to address certain quirks they have. This is a group that actually undergoes significant change through the course of the two seasons, something I assume continues for the remainder of these episodes. It's done with care, not to mention respect for the characters, because its never feels artificial/contrived.
And with all that, the band undergo
And it ends on a cliff-hanger?! I don't know what to believe anymore...
Summary:
Kandrick
GAF's Ed McMahon
Yeah, the order looks right. Not sure about the accuracy though!
Oh god, why did I laugh at that?
Kandrick
GAF's Ed McMahon
Denial isn't just a river in Egypt, you know!
...
Tsk tsk.
Have this gif instead.
