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Almost exactly a year later lol, I still haven't finished Sen to Man. Maybe this is a reminder to finally do it. xD

Yo, is your pfp the father from Sen to Man? If so, that's quite a coincidence I found your profile after reading it haha.

Say Jomei, for future reference this is the main meme of the iceburg anime pleb chart:

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Here is mine! Clearly I am cultured! http://s1.postimg.org/q0cie0wnx/yarg.jpg

Not exactly, though that hasn't really been unusual recently. My great-grandmother lives with us, but she's been on vacation for the past few months (she's back now). There have been times when I've gone an entire week without interacting with anyone at home. My aunt is something of a workaholic and I'm infamous for maintaining a busy schedule during the school year.

(If you haven't noticed yet, I'm actually a bit more familiar with cinematographers than directors.)
At this point, we've already covered Kubrick, so I'll skip to favorite directors. The Coen brothers, Guillermo del Toro, Alfred Hitchcock, and Satoshi Kon immediately come to mind. Other than Woody Allen, who are some of your favorites?

Absolutely. After that, I'll buy us front row seats for Porgy and Bess.

I seem to be experiencing the exact opposite phenomenon. My aunt is out of town to help my cousin get ready to move to Arizona and my uncle is working in Florida. (I suppose I should mention that I live with them.) I'm not particularly fond of crowds either. I went to a wedding recently and I had absolutely no idea how to handle myself. (It's disconcerting when everyone seems to know you, but you don't know them.)

It certainly seems like our interests keep overlapping.

Usually none, except I also participate in marching band. Unless someone moves in, I'll be the only senior flute player, so I'll be assuming full responsibility for my section. I'm a bit worried that I won't be an effective leader, but I'm still looking forward to it.

Kubrick is one of my favorite directors. He put so much care into his movies, it would be hard not to admire him. Rarely do you find a director who places so much emphasis on achieving near perfect cinematography. (Excuse me, I'm gushing a bit.)

You are entirely too charming.

Congratulations on finishing another semester of school. I’m glad you found a new chair!

I wish there were tubes involved. Physical problems are much easier to fix. I try not to leave anyone high and dry, but she’s not quite bailed out yet. I've made a bit of progress today, but I still have quite a way to go.

I play the flute. I would have preferred to play the cello or saxophone, but it was that or nothing. Still, I’m pretty happy with my instrument; I think flutes get some of the most enjoyable parts as far as playing is concerned. I've spent most of my time as first chair, but next year is the first time I’ll be in an actual leadership position.

I forgot that song was in A Clockwork Orange. Well, I guess when I graduate next year, I’ll pretend that I’m getting out of prison. By the way, what do you think of Stanley Kubrick's movies?

It turns out my travel plans have been met with a few complications, so I won't actually get to go. As for Godzilla, a sense of frugality prevents me from going to see any movie at a theater more than once, but I certainly can't blame you. It was a lot of fun to watch and I liked that it managed to include the whole "be careful with nuclear energy" thing without shoving it down your throat, you know?

It's just such a shame that a class with so much potential essentially wasted all of it. My teacher decided it would be a good idea to try "flipping the class," so we ended up doing pretty much nothing useful during school and we'd have to watch these little slideshows at home. I can't help suspecting that she just wanted to avoid giving actual lectures. It was a lot better for the few weeks preceding the exam, since she actually started teaching, but we've done absolutely nothing since then. I don't really like school when it feels like I'm not there to learn anything.

The committee chair situation you have to deal with sounds awful. The same thing happened to my aunt about a year ago. How much notice did they give you?

As for me, I've been trying to debug a friend's program so she doesn't end up failing her computer science class. When she first described her problem, I assumed she just had a loop that wasn't working quite right, but it turns out there's a lot more to fix than I initially thought. Furthermore, I only have until Tuesday to get it finished. If I didn't have Monday off, there's no way I'd be able to get it fixed in time.

At any rate, it's graduation day, so I'm off to play Pomp and Circumstance a million times consecutively. Yay.

Speaking of George Gershwin, there's going to be a live production of Porgy and Bess that I might get to see this summer. I'm really excited about it!

On the subject of non-animated entertainment, I see you have Godzilla in your favorite characters section. Have you seen the new movie yet?

The last AP test I took was for US Government and Politics. (The only other one I took this year was for calculus.) I've always thought history classes were really boring, but I expected this one would be more enjoyable. I assumed we would discuss, well, government and politics and that we'd do a bit of thinking about things, you know? It turns out that it was just a bunch of extra memorization. At least the textbook we had for the class was occasionally fun to read and I never would have seen this bit of comedic gold from the Tea Party website had I never taken the class.
Anyway, I'm kind of worried about the test and we won't have our results back for a month or two, I believe. While the free response section was pretty easy, I wasn't sure about a lot of the multiple choice questions and I know for a fact I mixed up a couple of constitutional amendments.

If you're interested in the Young Animator Training Project, they're all tagged on my list, so it should be pretty easy to find them that way. Most of them were decent (and a couple were pretty enjoyable), but I wouldn't really recommend watching them indiscriminately. Then again, they are only 25 minutes long, so it's not like any of them were really a waste of time except Chronus and Arve Rezzle.

This time I’m going to disappoint you. Once again, my experience is limited. One day, I found a copy of Norwegian Wood laying around my house. Despite misgivings that I was about to get myself into another Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band movie, I decided to read it. (I suppose I should mention the whole Sgt. Pepper thing was a joke. If you’re unfamiliar with that movie, I don't recommend doing anything about it.) Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised, so when I came across a copy of Kafka on the Shore, I jumped at the chance to read it. While I really enjoyed both of them, this is where my knowledge ends. However, I’m certainly interested in reading more of Murakami’s novels. Seeing as you seem to be something of an avid fan, perhaps you could provide me with a bit of insight in regards to which translations I should read.

(I will 100% definitely be wherever the George Gershwin tunes are.)

I’ll definitely look into Stardust Memories as soon as I get the chance. I’m curious as to what you mean by challenging, but I suppose I’ll find out soon enough!

Recently, I've been busy studying for my last AP exam. In an attempt to preserve my mental health, I decided to watch some short films produced on account of the Young Animator Training Project (which is exactly what it sounds like). To say the least, it’s been a mixed bag.

hi thxs for the recommendation i'll look in to it

Wow, that sounds awful. I hope things have been going better for you lately. At any rate, your novel seems fantastic! I take it you're fan of Murakami?

(Wait a second. Men writing books? Precocious younger women? Woody Allen movies? We're not in Manhattan, are we?)

Anyway, I don't think I'm qualified to say very much on the subject of Woody Allen's movies. I've only seen four of his films (Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan, and The Purple Rose of Cairo), and he has created considerably more than that. However, I have generally enjoyed Allen's works thus far and I do intend to view more of them. I'll probably look into everything that Gordon Willis was involved with first, but let me know if you have any recommendations.
This isn't particularly important, but I really enjoy Allen's tendency to use jazz in his soundtracks.

Once again, it appears that we have strayed from the topic of Chinese cartoons. What have you been watching recently?

Somehow, I've mastered the art of waiting to do things at the last moment that I can still get them finished in time without stressing out too much. School assignments seem pretty mundane sometimes, so I have to feel some pressure before I feel motivated to finish them. (I really have no idea why my government teacher doesn't hate me.) Still, I've been trying to break that habit.

I've actually been thinking of reading The Sound and the Fury because I sort of want to have another go at Faulkner. I was considerably less experienced when I read As I Lay Dying and a few years goes a long way when you're this young! Anyway, I don't mind that you're older than I am--people are people. If I was preoccupied with only associating with those in my age group, I'd miss out on a lot of interesting experiences.

Gosh, thanks for all the compliments! If you feel comfortable with telling me, I'd like to hear more about your novel. At any rate, good luck!

Welcome to MAL, Jomei! And yes this is the infamous alienhulk2099, but I don't see why we can't at least be acquaintances.

First of all, sorry about my prolonged absence; I've been a bit busier than usual over the last week.

Stream of consciousness isn't really my cup of tea. Frankly, I thought As I Lay Dying was a chore to read. I am of the opinion that the technique is most effective when used in small doses (e.g. Toni Morrison's Beloved).

I tend to alternate between serious and lighthearted shows. I've found that if I'm watching both types, I have a tendency to drop one while I finish the other. As for Legend of the Galactic Heroes, my problem is that I'd like to watch all 110 episodes within a relatively close time frame. I think a series that places emphasis on its plot sort of loses part of its potency if you're forced to take an extended break from watching it. That's why I watch a lot of episodic shows while I'm in school. (Honestly, I should just stop doing fun things and study for my AP exams, but that's never going to happen!)

I'm enjoying Mushishi quite a bit! I really appreciate the atmosphere it projects. (Gosh, that sounds vague.) Anyway, would it be too intrusive to ask what you mean by your own work?

In regards to being well rested, I've always said sleep is for the weak! Wait, that's an awful doctrine...

Thanks, I will talk with you sometime then.