Because it's been a couple days since the last one, I guess.
Well, both my papers have been handed in, for better or for worse. As for the Art final paper, I switched topics just last week with the professor's approval. I'm really bad at analyzing pieces of art - I guess I'm just not imaginative enough. I see a painting, I can tell you about the colors and the subject and technique, but that's it. I really dont' like to speculate on what the artist was trying to show or to represent. To me, it's just futile because we'll never know. So, even though I had a painting picked out and I went to a museum in order to see it, I just wasnt' very excited at the prospect of analyzing it. So instead, I chose to "analyze" some frames of anime. Its a bit unorthodox, but I could talk alot about it without have to speculate on the meaning of the piece, because I know exactly for what purpose it was made. I hope the professor likes it.
In other news - not much happening here other than classes are ending, people are studying, and the semester in general is wrapping up. This weekend will be straight studying because all my finals are next week, with the dreaded Reading & Writing coming up first. Must..memorize...500 kanji words....
Policemen definitely saluted at me and said hello. It was cool, even though I know its their job. Also, I heard the Japanese national anthem emanating from the police academy. It's actually a really beautiful song, slow and stirring and full of minor harmonies. It's a better piece of music than our national anthem. I bet its easier to sing too.
Last night Okaasan saw a funny program on the TV guide and taped it so we could all watch it together. It was about gaijin otaku (foreign anime fans). They showed them competing in a contest to prove who was the ultimate otaku. It was, to me, really really funny. As much of an anime fan as I am, these guys were on a different level. They by far equal or exceed the level of the Japanese otaku. It was so amazing and yet sad at the same time. They all have to live in Japan to be that otaku-y. They knew intimate details about which stores were where in Akiba.
So, that's about it. I will not have fun this weekend, because I will be studying. I will update you all later about finals time.
Till next time~
