OOOOOOOOOOOH!!! LIVING ON A PRAYER!!!
That's right comrades; the great journey to Japan has reached its midpoint. I don't know how time has moved back in the States, but I can tell you in great confidence that it flies like a rocket here. Which I imagine is good thing when you consider the less than savory events that tend to take fold. Being stressed out of one's mind is much easier to bear when it only lasts for a short period of time.
So a few things have happened since the sick post. I went back to Tokyo last weekend and met with one of the family's previous home stay kids... which I can't really call him since the last time he was at Kansai was sixteen years ago. Not sure how, but in some fashion he's found himself in Japan working for a big ol' business selling... you know I can't recall. All I know is that his job is largely English based, so his Japanese really is only a skosh better than mine.
Which of course we all know is flipping awesome. *
*It isn't.
Eric (he has a name though I failed to mention it) also has two kids and a wife, so he's well set into the culture and life here. After a weekend of grooviness (we went to Tokyo Tower and saw a dolphin show), we came back on home. Later, Okaasan was showing me a few of her other earlier foreign kids, and holy crap. The things they were presented in were magazines! Like, these blokes got interviewed and famous-ish and what have you. Man, if I don't get that sometime down the line, I will have totally thrown off my family's track record.
CROSS THINE FINGERS FRIENDS.
As I think a lot of you know (because I may or may not have openly whined at you), last week was midterms. Not to ruin the bliss that is finished toil, I have another set this coming Monday, so as soon as the lovely little blurb is finished, I'll likely be slamming my face into my workbook.
Repeatedly.
Until I pass out.
Funzies. Regardless of previously mentioned masochism as a means to avoid actually studying, I think I've performed fairly decent on Thursday's and Friday's exams. Thursday was my speaking exams. For one I had to hold a conversation and answer simple questions for 5 minutes. This was pretty tricky, but I managed to hold out until the end. Immediately following that bout of silliness was my reading exam. The idea was to read a short excerpt in Japanese. The challenge was merely remembering all of the Kanji (Chinese characters) we know. For this we were given two minutes, and I finished reading in one.
BAM.
Friday's exam was boring. It was just one of those 'remember details on a whole bunch of different art pieces and write about them' things. Bleh...
I know that in that little blurb in the top of the screen, it mentions something about this being an art blog as well. Up until now the only art presented was some bad Photoshop in some clearly deadly lavatory (also small). As luck would have it however I am (surprise!) an art student with aspirations towards becoming a cartoonist. To meet this end I pursue a variety of personal art projects, as well as take ceramics because APPARENTLY YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO THROW A POT TO BE AN ARTIST THANK YOU SO MUCH ADRIAN COLLEGE.
(quiet rage)
Complaints about major requirements aside, my current art project actually coincides with my Japanese Studies Major. Being the kind sensei that he is, my Japanese Prof. back home has allowed me to make a Japanese comic for my senior project / presentation / whatever thingie. In order to try and get my creative juices focused on a particular project I've, in what little free time I have, thrown together what you see below.
The quick and dirty is that this is murder mystery starring a bunch of fruits and vegetables. The main character (the Eggplant up front) is detective and it's up to him to solve the string of murders happening all over. I have plans for a couple issues, but for the moment we'll focus on one, and then think about other wonderful things, like an English translation and T-shirts. You know you want a T-shirt with at least one of these guys. The story is in the process of being written, and I'm going through some different designs for the actual cover. Also, I'm trying to come up with names for my characters, because at the moment they are all just Mr. / Mrs. 'Whatever They Happen to be". Seems lacking yea?
I think that just about catches us up to current events. Wouldn't want you cats to know too much about me, yea? My air of mystery is all but evaporated, and can use as much help as possible.
Take it easy everyone.
~Cheers
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