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Friday, April 29

Royal wedding eh... ?

I'm going to write this post to save some time explaining to various people why I don't really care about 'Royal Wedding' thing.
Few people have spammed me with links to photos, vids, etc, and some asked whether I have watched the translation.
omg
First of all, we're not in the UK. It's not our king or something. Why should I care?
We do not get a holiday, so I couldn't spare time (even if I wanted) to watch it live. I'm sorry, but are you really supposed to watch that at work? Again, it's not *our* king or something.
And about all those speculations 'prince marries a commoner'....a commoner... really? Just a daughter of another millionaire. Commoner indeed. High society married into high society, so?

Please retain from sending me more links, I have seen everything I wanted to see about that wedding already.
Thank you.

2ne1 - Go Away

А вот здесь мне понравился номер.
(кстати песня - на корейском)

Thursday, April 21

Kalafina - Magia (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika ED)

Понравилась эта песня. И при том сильно:


Это - эндинг из Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika. В стиле аниме, можно сказать :)
Здесь можно найти перевод этой песни.

Wednesday, April 20

1000 years old sakura - Takizakura of Miharu


This sakura tree is called Takizakura ('waterfall sakura') of Miharu (located near town of Miharu in Fukishima Prefecture, Japan) and is over 1000 years old (scientists can't determine its exact age).
Takizakura of Miharu is in the list of 3 greatest sakura trees of Japan.
The pic above shows its blooming this year.


And this is the same tree at night lighted up by few lamps.

Tuesday, April 19

This season's anime series memo (part 2)

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi - everyday life; romantics
5/10, cliche dating-sim inspired anime. Better watch Kanon 2005 or School days.

Hourou Musuko - drama; everyday life
5/10, not for me 100%. A story about a 13y.o. boy who wants to be a girl and a 13y.o. girl who wants to be a boy.

IS - Infinite Stratos - mecha; harem
6/10, +1 for mecha. Another story about battle suits and (this time) women (women only) that pilot them. And of course our main char is the only man that can pilot battle suits.

Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai I and II - everyday life; mystic; comedy; harem
6.5/10, maybe someday... Main plot: to purge demons from young girls' hearts you must make them love you. And who can make girls fall in love better than dating-sims pro with help of foxy goddess?

Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season - everyday life; romantics
0/10, season 1 gives me shivers. Seriously. Next

Kore wa Zombie Desuka - parody; action; comedy; harem
6/10. Main plot: to make a hero usual schoolboy must die, be resurrected as zombie, absorb strange power from strange ritual and transform into a girl.

Level E - comedy; action
7/10, another story of an alien that came to Earth. But this time we see a castaway prince(!) from a faraway planet taking refuge on Earth and endangering its existence.

MadokaBD.jpg<- Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika - action; mahou shoujo; drama; horror
8.5/10, despite simplistic child-like appearance it can be placed next to Kaiba.
Yes Kaiba the surrealistic series.Why? It has strong drama, brain storming, feeling of running to catch something you will never catch, despair and strange visual realization. Too much for a girl in pink dress.

Maria Holic Alive - parody; comedy
7/10, yes cross-dressing male Maria and 'pink' Kanako from all-girls boarding school are back into action. What action? It never mattered. Absurdity of everything that happens on screen is a force to be reckoned.

Nichijou - school life
5/10, yet another story of school students. Next...

Onii-chan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne - comedy; harem
0/10, yet another story of a girl that loves her brother. And of course someday she finds out they're not blood relatives.

Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai - comedy; fan service; romantics
5/10, visual novel adaptation. Yet another story of 'who will chose who' with panties. Next.

Pretty Rhythm - Aurora Dream - comedy; female sports
5/10, skating and dancing in one flask. Dresses, pink dreams. Next.

Rio - Rainbow Gate! - fan service; comedy
5/10, casino-styled fan service without story. Next.

Sengoku Otome - Momoiro Paradox - action; fan service; comdey
5/10, yet another try to turn history upside down and make all famous historical personalities of given era fan service girls. Next.

Softenni - female sports
5/10, soft tennis female team... Of course, what else? Next.

Star Driver Kagayaki no Takuto - action. mecha
6/10, a simple mecha story about simple mecha war. Nothing new, but nothing too bad. Watchable.

Steins;Gate < - Steins;Gate - sci-fi; drama
8/10, good so far. Adaptation of a visual novel. Main plot: a group of people found a way to travel through time, made a mess and now tries to straighten everything out, plus run from people who want that ability too. 

Tegami Bachi REVERSE - fantasy; drama; comedy
5/10, just like original Tegami Bachi you can watch these series in fast forward mode. Everything there are of interest can fit into 3-4 episodes. Lots of tears and soap.

This season's anime series memo (part 1)

This is a reminder to myself and very short review for all interested persons.
Featuring: complete and ongoing anime series of 2011.

A channel - moe moe; kawai; everyday life
5/10, Main plot... eh? was there any? ... girls' school life. Not worth watching if you're not bored to death.

< - Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai - drama; everyday life
7.5/10, still ok and caught some of my interest. Main plot evolves around dead girl and a company of friends in the past that suffered from her death.


 Ao no Exorcist - action; mystics
6.5-7/10, still ok despite cliche characters, though 'Ao' part makes one wonder. Main plot: two brothers lived happily before one of them found out he's a son of Satan himself. Maybe after 1st episode we'll know more...

Astarotte no Omocha! - ero; pseudo-romantic; kawai
0/10, I don't watch series about sick erotic fantasies in pseudo-romantic frame. Next!

Bakuman - everyday life; school
5/10, some people say it's good, but i skipped it. Because... anime about 14y.o. mangakas... pffff. Next!

Beelzebub - action; comedy
5/10, trash fights, lame 'action', weak jokes. Main plot: how to raise your own demonic child.

C< - C - The Money of Soul and Possibility Control - action; drama
8/10, still good, though pokemon-inspired fights make you wonder. Main plot: sell your soul for money in anti-utopia future and take part in fights for survival as your rolling payment.

Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko - school life; comedy
5/10, not watching. Another series about hot alien girl that came to Earth for some (unknown) purpose.

Dog Days - fantasy; comedy; kawai
5/10, omg Zero's Familiar 4? Please no more... Less 'baka', same intellectual level of jokes. Cat ears. Wars without blood in form of sports competitions.

Dragon Crisis! - action; comedy; fan service ->
7/10, so-so. If you can tolerate fan service shots, you'd be able to enjoy it I guess. Main plot: in a world where magic does exist a pair of heroes come into possession of dragon child, which takes human form of a small girl that likes to bite things and breath fire. Some humor. Good action.

Fractale - fantasy
7/10, pretentious series which aim to look like old school animated movies. Main plot: we go in search of a girl that went somewhere. Characters a bit boring. Despite 'old school setting' actions of heroes resemble third-class comedy. If you have nothing better - you can try watching.


 Freezing - action; fan service
0/10, absolute trash with tons of tits. Move on.

< - Gosick - drama; semi-Gothic; detective story
8/10, still good. Characters look a bit like Nagi and Hayate, but oh well... Kawai girls rule >.> Main plot: bored aristocratic girl that thinks she knows everything in this world goes on a journey with a male companion/bodyguard, of course uncovering various mysteries on the way.

Азбука цветовHana-Saku Iroha - everyday life; drama; comedy - >
8/10, good so far. Main plot: a slice of life of a 16y.o. girl that had to change her surroundings, live and work at her strict grandmother's ryoukan (old-fashioned hotel). Includes amiable characters, jokes, some everyday situation drama and days of a hotel personnel trainee.

Hidan no Aria - action; comedy
5/10, omg ToraDora 2. But this time with guns. Hello 'baka!' again... Next.

Happy BD me...

As you may know few days ago I turned 25. 
Can't believe it either. Seems that school was just yesterday :P
But this sounds like a rumbling of an old... man. Woman. Whatever. 



I got a nice new photo camera as a gift, but can't really evaluate it yet. Got questions about 'why the quality of photos differs so drastically from day to day?' One day you set it up and it works fine, next day it sux. 
Oh well, I couldn't guess why it was having so much noise on BD party, but then when I looked through the photos at my PC I saw that quality of pictures in general setup was changed from 14Mpix to 5Mpix (who did that?)... that explained something.
Another straightforward thing is that we've got insufficient lighting in the living room. Yes, we know about that... And I hate shooting with flash... 
Anyhow, while we still have 14 days I should test this camera and see whether its lens are ok. Once before I had to exchange a phone bought from rozetka, so another time may also come (though I verified serial with manufacturer).

One pic


You know where it was taken, right?
Was experimenting with zoom at the time.

Tuesday, April 12

Hanging

lemme add something to that eternal "cats" topic...


or this:


or THIS:

My life as it seems

Lately (almost started to write 'saikin' >.<) my life's been strange.
Hm, is 'strange' a word for it? Or is state of my health adding to the state of my mind?
Nevermind.
Lately my life's reminding me more and more of this:


You get the picture, right?
I wouldn't mind if it was something closer to this (at least):


But not with my luck... Not now...
I fear tomorrow for a reason. Tomorrow as in... today. Eh...
Also I made some plans for my BD.
All interested may visit the support page. It's where it was last time. Or just ask me for password.
At least those who have been anxious about it (you know I'm talking about you ^^)...

Monday, April 11

Эти фразы были записаны мной еще в 2008м...

"Человек - создание, способное совершить любую подлость"
"Когда нам хорошо, мы готовы прощать многое. Когда нам плохо, ничто не заслуживает прощения. Даже мы сами"
"Так как мы никогда не станем любовниками, то можем быть вместе до конца времен"
"Желания исполняет дьявол"
"Нельзя объяснить слепому, что такое цвет. Так и ты не сможешь объяснить никому, каково это - любить"
"То, чего ты хочешь сильнее всего, нужно тебе меньше всего на свете"

Sth I made just for fun

I made this cuz I suddenly had nothing else to do.
Original is over 2000x2000px.


And don't worry, someone said it's a bucket already.
A strangle bucket indeed...

Thursday, April 7

Yuki Kajiura FICTION II

Recently I'm listening to this:


It has some nice songs, though not as much as I'd like. At least I think so. Out of 14 tracks only 4 are worth listening again. Or I will change my mind when I get used to them a bit more. But I guess 4 will stay, others will go.

Yuki Kajiura - Forest:

Yuki Kajiura - E.G.O.:

I've got cold

Today I was sure I've got cold so I called for state doctor in the early morning. Now it's 3 p.m. and she hasn't come yet. Well, I guess she should be here soon cuz her shift ends at 4 p.m.
Or are they ignoring me?
You can expect anything in our country.

Wednesday, April 6

when...

"Когда умрет последнее дерево, высохнет последняя река, люди поймут, что деньги нельзя есть"

'When the last tree dies and the last river gets dry people will understand that you can't eat money'

Tuesday, April 5

ох уж эти креативные откаты...

lately

not so many things have been happening lately

but one of those things that did is the fact that I've got cold and still think whether to to go a doctor or not.
everyone hates doctors.

many people - relatives, friends, business partners - seem to have cold these days. Spring has come eh?
actually I don't like seasons like this: fine in the noon and cold in the evening. My poor ears aren't feeling ok at evening street.