Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Ok, not much to say today either...it is exactly one month until I graduate...I can't wait! I've been in perpetual-panic mode for the last three months, so I can't wait for it to be over. Right now I am working on a paper comparing the Monroe Doctrine to the Truman Doctrine. Progress is slow. I also have to write a report on the book One Day in the Life of Ivan Denezovitch by Alexander Soltzinitsen, a report on Defying Hitler by Sebastion Haffner, and a 10 page report on different forms of government. In addition to that, I have to finish my Russian book, re-read certain sections in my history book, and go to some boring "Town Council" meeting tomorrow, right after work. Things are getting a bit crazed.

Could someone please tell me who this is? I know he's from Inuyasha, but what's his name? Does he show up soon?


I just started taping the new episodes of Inuyasha...or rather, will start taping new episodes on Saturday, so I know we've missed several episodes. And then the wonderful people at Adult Swim descided to start ALL OVER again! GRRR! I wouldn't have minded so much if they could have just played through "Father's Mortal Enemy, Ryuukotsusei"...growl, moan, complain.

Oh, well. This just means that as soon as Trigun is through and we get the few episodes we missed from the beginning of that, I'm going to finally start taping Cowboy Bebop. I get funny looks from people when I say I like anime, and they realize that I haven't seen Cowboy Bebop...they're like "You're kidding, right? Right?!"...so we're finally going to see that.

At the moment, I'm listening to a Count Basie and Duke Ellington cd...the only way that combo could get better is if you added Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong to it. I think I was born in the wrong time...all my favorite music was popular in the '40s and '50s. I like Spike Jones, and The Andews Sisters, and swing band music. It's some of the best music out there. Sometimes, my grandma will be listening to it, and she'll dance with me. It's really funny to see, I'm sure...a five foot 3, clumsy teenaged girl, slow dancing with a little old lady with white hair....it's even funnier when she gets Silver Falcon to dance with her. He may be my Otouto-san, but he's going on 5'10", so he just towers over Gramma.


Back on the subject of jazz again, I have a random thought: If a sunset had a sound, it'd be Louis Armstrong's voice...loud, rough, gruff and yet somehow, oh so sweet. And I leave you with that random thought.

Later!

~Ozy J.
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