TGIF, Nom, and Five Question Meme

[jedishampoo]

TGIF! I had a lonesome but relaxing day at work in which I did not have a headache, yo-- I've had a headache pretty much every other day this week except today, woot! And now I'm being blissfully bad. sharpeslass and I have been on a strict diet for over a month and it's been working... but I was craving. I went to Whole Paycheck Foods Market after work and got half the deli-- veggie sushi, tofu rice-wrap rolls with peanut sauce, fake chik'n curry salad, and some Mediterranean goodies: hummus, baba ghanouj, feta, pita, tabouli, and dolmades, NOM! It's healthy-ish stuff, but the way I've been scarfing it down is not diet-friendly. Comfort food for vegetarians, mmmmm!

And in other news, a Five Question Meme From whymzycal!

"Leave me a comment saying 'SOCK IT TO ME, BABY' (or something similar). I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better. Update your journal with the answers to the questions. Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions." You may also comment without being grilled. :)



1. Who is your most hated character in all of fiction?

OMG I DON’T KNOW and I am ashamed. This one is really tough. I know the character is there in my brain screaming DUH!? at me, but I can’t grasp their name. As I mentioned to Whymzy, I really hated Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. But I also hated Wickham in Pride & Prejudice and Willoughby in Sense & Sensibility-- the two-timing, teenager-raping, money-grubbing bastards. The French sewing-lady in A Tale of Two Cities (the only Dickens book I like). Pretty much everyone in every other Dickens book. Kyp Durron and Qui Xux in the Star Wars extended universe. Kiiilllllll…..

2. What made you decide to learn Japanese?

Because I’m a nerd. I have been into anime since the early 90s and manga more recently, but when I became obsessed fell in love with Howl’s Moving Castle in 2005 I started buying doujinshi.. and realized that I couldn’t read any of them and none of them were translated. So I decided to learn the language if I could. Since I started, though, I’ve been to Japan and it was awesome, being in another country and being able to speak to people (badly, perhaps) in their own language and reading a lot of the signs-- and now I’d like to continue to learn just for the sake of learning the language. Nihongo ga suki desu! (I love Japanese!)

3. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Physically or not-physically? Physically, I’d give myself a teensy bit more T&A (I’m tall, but have not much of T or A). Not physically, I’d like to go back in time and convince my younger, party-girl self that staying in college the first time around would have been a great idea. I could have gotten a bit of an earlier start on my career and life-path. As it was, I graduated college when I was 30.

4. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you pick?

The U.S., still. And hmmm… of all the places I’ve been, I’d say Sedona, Arizona. It’s still close-ish to a city, but it’s warm and absolutely gorgeous. There’s all sorts of mysticism surrounding Sedona and I don’t necessarily believe it, but the couple of weekends I’ve spent there have been some of the most relaxing in my life.

5. Are you a fan of giant robots?

No, I’m not! They’re kind of boring. As a fan of anime, I’ve seen my share of giant robots, too. I guess Giant Robo himself is OK but I really don’t care about him all that much. Oh, and the giant robot from the… not-Disney giant robot movie with the kid… uh, he was OK, but still, not my thing. I’m sorry, robots!



Happy Friday, y'all!

Comments

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

SQUEE! How did you like Howl? I'm even watching it again today-- at least, I have it on in the background while I write. I love that scene of the old ladies on the stairs... and the Calcifer rebuilding the castle scene... OMG.

[moshesque.livejournal.com]

It made me cry. *g* It was lovely.

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Yay! So glad you loved it! Squeeee! Wasn't it sweeeeet? And I can squee this now because you won't be spoiled, but OMG watching it again, you see how he comes up behind her and says "I've been looking all over for you, sweetheart" because he's been waiting for her since he was a boy WAHHHHHHHH!

::squee more::

[moshesque.livejournal.com]

Yes! I loved the paradoxical nature of their relationship, and I totally didn't guess at all, so when she stepped into Howl's past I was completely delighted with how subtle all that earlier stuff was. Eee! It was so beautifully done. The last scene with them flying through the air, and they're stood on the balcony and he looks all handsome and manly, then he just leans in and kisses her, and it's not a tentative kiss but a PROPER one... *falls over* I was bawling my head off. :D

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, the balcony! I loved that it was a Ghibli movie with a real romance and a smooch OMG! I was all about the Howl/Sophie.

I loved how they incorporated the old lady, too. And the dog. So sweet. ::sigh::

[moshesque.livejournal.com]

I was torn over the Witch of the Waste - sometimes I felt sorry for her and was glad Sophie was being so kind, and other times I wanted to strangle the silly old fool. *g* But it was sweet and I know it was meant to be that way to say a lot about the sort of person Sophie (and Howl) is/are. :)

Also, omg, I want a dog like that! And a fire!

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

You can get the doggie in plush. Heh. And a real Calcifer would be awesome to have as a friend.

I know, sometimes in Ghibli movies I want the villains to get their just desserts a la Disney and Gaston plunging into the rocky abyss, but Miyazaki's so into redemption and makes it all seem worthwhile, somehow.