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August 20th, 2008 by dead fox

I’m still wallowing in my post-live emptiness hehe. I don’t know but ever since I can remember, I have a problem with idolatry. It started with Morten Harket and A-ha, crossed Guns’n’ Roses and Mötley Crüe…and more bands that I am able to remember. Until it reached a peak with B’z (who I am still adoring more than you can comprehend) and spikes up whenever I see an important live. Like last year, I was ready to sell my soul to Sugizo - and still am.
And now Glay made such a deep impression on me…it’s crazy!
So tomorrow we’re off to Lake Tahoe.
I secretly hope that they don’t have internet at the hotel cause I want a break from my laptop..I’m not going to bring it. But I’ll bring my phone muahahah!!!

Anyways, would I have a couple of thousand dollars play money right now, I’d go on a J-rock travel trip and ask M to come with me. We’d go from Hakodate to Okayama to Tokyo to Okinawa. We’d also see at least 3 great live shows…go to karaoke, visit important places in J-rock history and even attempt to stalk some musicians. The rest of the
time would be spent going to idol shops and eating ^^

Hahaha..I just was lolling a whole lot cause googling some appropriate images for this post, all I came across was B’z pictures from M’s site. Very funny ^o^

So here’s Lake Tahoe instead.

August 18th, 2008 by dead fox

So now hat I can think straight, let’s review Glay again, for real.
I wish I knew the funky song they played when Glay took the stage, it sounded like The Plastics (Plastix?) but I would not bet money on it.
On stage they went.
Left (from audience p.o.v.) Hisashi.
Black pin-striped pants cut off under the knee, high motorcycle boots. Modified black silky coat with one long sleeve, one short sleeve.
Lower layers of hair blonde in the back, black on top. Great hairdo that lasted throughout everything.
The guitar he played most of the show had an awesome silver engraved decoration on it.

Center left: Jiro
Black shirt, pants, chucks..very casual. Hair reddish blonde with several spikes.

Center: Teru. As described before silver shiny stretch pants, black button-down shirt, black jacket, boots. Black hair.

Right: Takuro
Reddish top, black tight pants and awesome pointy patent-lather shoes. Long hair very nicely done.

Glay played their setlist with little interruptions unless it was audience interaction time, which happened about 2-3 times.
Out of the seltist, I think the biggest audience reactions came for “Winter, again”, “Kuchibiru” and “Kanojo no ‘modern’”, correct me if I am wrong.
I appreciated when Teru made an effort to introduce “Winter, again” in English.
“Do you know Hokkaido?” (cheering)
“Do you know Hakodate?” (cheering)
“Do you know…me?” (cheering)
Lol, that’s about how it went.

Glay/Teru also made a point of that “it is their dream to come back”. And that it is OK to dream and so on.
Well, I’ll take their word for it!
I am still amazed that besides not knowing all o the songs (I only own Review, Heavy Gauge, Global Communication and Pure Soul) I really enjoyed all the songs from beginning to end.

I shall take a trip to book off soon and seriously extend my Glay discography.
After this experience, it seems even more ridiculous to go and see a show in Japan. Any show. All the bands I like play in the domes and I had the experience twice and it was only 1% of the fun I had on Saturday.

August 17th, 2008 by dead fox

Oh dear, my eye receptor cells are smothered with the impression of insanely handsome men.
I totally let myself indulge in the sight of those four guys who did their best for us. It was so cool!!!

My confession: I used to not like Takuro much. Now I think different. His charisma is overwhelming.
Jiro looked like he would much rather be playing in a punk band.
Hisashi looked like he is from another planet.

Now let’s talk Teru.
Teru has the most amazing legs ever. He wore silver shiny stretch pants, halfway untied boots, black button down shirt and a black blazer (which he took off later). Teru has a heavenly natural body. His arms match his perfectly shaped legs and even though he was sweating like crazy, his hairdo held up through it all.

All of them were seeking so much eyecontact during the live it was almost uncomfortable. I can safely say that aside from Jiro, I feel they stared right into my soul.
And there was a lot of audience interaction. Even the classic “all the boys go…all the girls say…” thing. Love u, GLAY.

M once again amazed me by sneaking in her camera in by escaping the lady that was searching even the smallest side pocket of my bag. Give me all your photos!!
I risked my life taking a few crappy photos, out of which this is the only good one. My phone must have been nervous, too cause it tiled it in this weird way.

Setlist:
1.VERB
2.YUWAKU
3.GLORIOUS
4.IKITEKU TSUYOSA
5.GIANT STRONG FAUST SUPER STAR
6.STARLESS NIGHT
7.AMERICAN INNOVATION
8.Lock on you
9.SORRY LOVE
10.HOWEVER
11.ROCK’N'ROLL SWINDLE
12.MERMAID
13.SHUTTER SPEEDS NO THEMA
14.PEAK HATESHI NAKU SOUL KAGIRI NAKU
15.BEAUTIFUL DREAMER

Encore
1.Winter,again
2.KUCHIBIRU
3.KANOJO NO “Modern…”
4.HIGHXOMMUNICATIONS

W-Encore
1.ACID HEAD

I thought it was really cute when a fan handed Teru some small note on a paper and he stuffed it in his pocket to read later. I wonder what it was?

I had a great time, it was so fun and I’m also glad to have spent the evening with M (and her brother) and B2, thanks!!!!

August 15th, 2008 by dead fox

Supposedly, Phelps doesn’t follow a specific form of diet. Here is what he claims to eat. It is super duper high calorie, but he doesn’t state what supplements he takes.
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MICHAEL PHELPS’ DIET
Breakfast: Three fried egg sandwiches; cheese; tomatoes; lettuce; fried onions; mayonnaise; three chocolate-chip pancakes; five-egg omelette; three sugar-coated slices of French toast; bowl of grits; two cups of coffee

Lunch: Half-kilogramme (one pound) of enriched pasta; two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread; energy drinks
Dinner: Half-kilogramme of pasta, with carbonara sauce; large pizza; energy drinks

For dinner: Another half-kilogramme of pasta, perhaps with a carbonara sauce, followed by a large pizza and more energy drinks.

That combination may not sound very healthy, and at a staggering 10,000 calories, would feed five average men for a day.

But the menu is reportedly all in a training day’s eating for champion swimmer Michael Phelps, who won six gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics and is aiming for eight this time round.

“Eat, sleep and swim, that’s all I can do,” said the US swimmer, after winning his 11th Olympic gold.
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Interesting, to say the least.

August 14th, 2008 by dead fox

So after reading a Glay livereport through M’s journal, the prospective setlist was revealed. Sadly, I only have 5 of the 20 songs. All of them are upbeat, energetic songs.

I must say that I secretly prefer Glay’s softer side. I have lots of those songs that make you think of touching Teru’s hair while he’s singing them upclose to you.

Unfortunately I got an abnormal blood reading at the doctor saying my pancreas is not so well. I still think I have a stone in the gallbladder, because that is ho it feels like. It’s nothing horrible but it bums me out beyond belief. I think I will change my diet to Mexican fast food now, it’s all the same.

Must cheer up. Must think GLAY.
After our tire explosion session, T insists to drive and pick me up to the House of Blues.

But Emu, this leaves your brother as company to wait for Glay to exit the building
TeruxLove

August 11th, 2008 by dead fox

I ad the blast of all blasts at the beach yesterday. Paid for it with a badass sunburn but it was worth it. T and I took turns boogieboarding like there is no tomorrow.
On Saturday, we finally made it to San Diego without exploding tires…but it was a looong a$$ drive (pardon my Engrishu), we were stuck in 4 traffic jams so it took us several hours. But once we got there it was cool! Y was in heaven with all the animal petting and bird feeding going on.

Yep, she’s doing it!

Still alive…and hair is still dry!

At the wild animal park

I tried to take a photo while this bird was on my arm

Yuma is loving it

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I gotz tagged By Miss Zu!

Rules:
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1) My people skills are very bad. Usually, my first impression of people is wrong (i.e. if I think they’re nice, they’re not and vice versa)

2) If it were up to my mom, I’d be named Iris.

3) I only use deodorant like once a month cause I think it is unhealthy. So far, nobody has complained (or they have been too polite to do so)

4) Talking is silver, silence is gold

5) I eat a lot. I have 2+ large tupperboxes with me at work everyday..and I only work from 9-3.

6) When I am mad at someone, it may drag on for days…weeks…years!

7) My favourite food is avocado, my favourite beer is Yebisu.

8) I’m totally into watching the olympics now

August 6th, 2008 by dead fox

Seriously, there are ads on the radio that say the Cali plastic bag tax (25 cents per bag) is evil and puts and extra $400 on families per year.
$400 will buy u 1600 bags. I suggest you shall reduce this number by
BRINGING UR OWN BAGS
It’s about time!
Those bags here are a pest, a pest and nothing but a pest.
But “not everyone can be expected to bring their own bags” the concerned radio voice says.
ALL Americans here drive their car and it is easy to have bags in ur trunk. I do it all the time. I have successfully shopped at all stores with my cloth bags, nobody has said anything.
And it is so much more convenient. Try it, you’ll love it. You can have a lot more in one bag and when you carry the groceries inside, you can carry much more cause you can take the straps over the shoulders.

A while ago at IKEA some dude was starting trouble coz they already do sell their bags for 25 cents per piece “I thunk dis was a bargain store! Now u make me pai 4 bagz?????” He was seriously angry.

OK, I just had to let the world know.

I’d SO hit it.

August 6th, 2008 by dead fox

Yuma is all smiles about our recent streak of bad luck:

L was gonna fly to Germany today, but his flight got canceled.
So we rebooked to a different flight and that one got canceled, too.
Sounds like my own recent trip to Germany. Man, we should just move back there and spare us the hassle!
We try again tomorrow…have to get up at 5 again -_-

Good news:
I got my new B’z Be With mag and it includes a SHUWEEEEET B’z poster which I put up at our place. Inaba is having a good haircut phase. All photos in the mag are looking fab. He *iz* getting older and his features change more than Tak’s but it’s all good, I am even glad that … I’m not the only one, even though it sometimes feels like it.
178 is wearing light make up heheheheehehe..and shiny body powder and lip gloss hehehehe

We went to a Mexican restaurant for the 1st time in 4.5 years, neither T nor I like the Mexican cuisine snd we just needed to confirm that (but I do like the Corona)

L@@K I finished after..months and months. I just got caught up with other stuff so time for art is scarce.

August 4th, 2008 by dead fox

On Saturday, the front left tire bursted while going full speed on the highway. Fortunately the stretch we were on had a left shoulder and we slowed down and pulled over. T had it under control and stayed cool. We were stuck on the narrow shoulder and more scarier than the first part was waiting with the cars speeding by. I called 911 and ten agonizing minutes later, police came and blocked the highway for a few secs so that we could safely pull over to the right. A tow truck also came and changed our tire.
Then we went off the highway to have a “real” tire put on but that took 4 freaking hours So much for our trip to San Diego. < --- see how easily appreciation for a happy ending wear off?

This morning I was all mad again on my way to work when suddenly my front right tire burst. I was again lucky cause it was a few meters away from the office and just a side street. Pulled over the struggling car and then decided with T to just try and make it a few more meters across the street where - once more lucky- a tire shop is.
Again, very good to have no other damages besides $$$ and time.
But oh weak human! I don't appreciate this or take it as a lesson cause I catch myself already bitching in my head about that thing that's going on at work right now.

July 31st, 2008 by dead fox

I was going to throw some teabag wrapper into the garbage can at work and missed. Since I was alone in the kitchen, I didn’t bother picking it up and left.

A few hrs later I was in the kitchen for another tea and upper managers was there, to. I put my wrapper in the trash and also picked up my old wrapper from the floor and threw it away.

“Why Dead Fox, you’re always setting out to be a good role model, aren’t you?” was his approving comment.

So in the end, my initial laziness paid off.

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A it bummed cause some job related stuff is up in the air and may not end well. also the d**n office human relations are aggravating. I just don’t take directions well if I think they’re stupid. Such as “design directions” from one of the secretaries.

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I love this Kreva photo:

Looks like a stock photo. I may sneak it into one of the brochures I’m always working on hahahaha!!
Too bad he bleached his hair right now.
I can only repeat it:
DO.NOT.BLEACH.YOUR.BEAUTIFUL.BLACK.HAIR all you handsome boyz and men from the far east!
Don’t. Don’t ever!!!

July 29th, 2008 by dead fox

We just had a 5.8 quake about 30 miles from here. I was freaked out. But I’m glad that it was inland, not in the ocean (tsunami= my worst nightmare, literally)
Interesting observations have been made.
The US/Euro staff first laughed then got very silent, then made attempts to flee from the building - I was in fact the first one to exit lol
The J-staff remained calm and said if any, go under your desk.
Even if that is the right thing to do, it is so completely the opposite of what my instinct tells me…
Anyways…the ground was shaking and swaying..it must have been awful to be an closer than that.

July 28th, 2008 by dead fox

So on Sat. we had a little get together at the Restaurant where I have my pics up in Silverlake. Free food for everyone, and it was a lot, too!
I feel bad because my colleagues kids were deadly bored..but when I tried to speak to them they were shy. But so well behaved! I want to exchange my kids hehe nah just kidding. I want a girl though~

M came later so she is not in the pic.
After that, T had to pack his bags and fly to Mexico City. Poor guy.

July 23rd, 2008 by dead fox

Greencard oh greencard, now the moment has come!
The moment where I attempt to change jobs, that is.
I go to an interview on Thursday. So yesterday I geared up my portfolio and practiced a few lines/answers to possible questions.
It would be the same kind of freelance/parttime gig so I’m really happy about it. In fact, the job and my current one are so similar in nature that T wonders why I would leave the security of my current job at all.
But I think it’s time for some freshness…also the location is so close to home that it would be awesome!
My current location is halfway into what I consider ghetto, but then everything besides Redondo is ghetto in my eyes.

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What a great invention! We could totally make use of it nowadays. It is the perfect combination for T to enjoy family togetherness and bicycling (his 2 faves) and myself to get done with my embroidery artwork at the same time.

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now pardon me while I indulge in some summer fruit…gotta love July with the abundance of peach, melon, lychee and plum!

July 21st, 2008 by dead fox

Lots of summer festivals are going on here since there is such a high Japanese population.
So we’ve been out and about. Never mind that I should have been working hehehe
Then yesterday, we went to the Karaoke box and sang our hearts out with each and every Candies song they had.
I occasionally tried some B’z but dang it is so hard! I could not get any song right.
And after an hour and a half, my throat seriously hurt. Singing is hard work!

Singing B’z — fully concentrated and yet not very good.

Y displays lack of mic etiquette

Candies~

Y with a “yo yo” in front of the yo yo fishing game

L aims, shoots and…misses. On top of that, the obasan on the right and some other dude claimed we did not pay?! We did!!! I was pissed.

Wasshoi!

July 18th, 2008 by dead fox

This movie looked interesting, and it has two of my fave actors in it. (Abe Hiroshi and Tsutsumi Shinichi)
But hell - 90% of this movie is just complicated dialogue…too bad!

I’ll much rather try to get a hold of this one over the weekend:

Nothing much is happening, really. This week sucked so much and was really lame. I’m having high hopes for the weekend.
Also, I’m planning a trip to Lake Tahoe, but T doesn’t know it yet.

Something sexay

July 16th, 2008 by dead fox

No poo~

No Poo is a trendy thing in the healthnut world…it has been around a lot but only now do I see it popping out more and more on the messageboards I frequent.
No pooping, how will you live? - you ask.
I am not going to live without that, I am going to live without shamPOO.
Not sure about the origin of that name, but it is funny and may very well be coming from This LJ user
Who wrote about it already in 2004.
Those are also the instructions I will use from now on.
Yesterday I was at the salon to get a fresh cut and a healthy dose of chemicals to seep into my skull. So now it is time to break the poo-addiction.
I hope I won’t look too horrible but I’ve been wanting to try this for a long time and also in the past months I’ve seen how my hair gets more and more “addicted” to the products.
Using only baking soda and vinegar (but DON’T mix the ingredients, kids!) shall be a new endeavor of mine.
Then I finally have a use for that apple cider vinegar that I was going to drink everyday but wussed out of.
It’s really simple so no extra hassle.
So let’s wean the scalp from such unhealthy habits! You know how the more u wash, the more it oils up? that’s exactly what I need to get out of.
Moneywise, I’m not sure if I will save cause I admit to always buying the $1 Poo from the supermarket…

July 14th, 2008 by dead fox

Well, it seems I have met my master in terms of fangriling or should I say fanboi-ing. T repeatedly told me that he likes a pop trio from the 70s called Candies, but they broke up and he was sad.
So when I came across a double best album, I got it and gave it to him. After that, all hell broke lose.
Apparently, T has been their super duper mega uber-fan and attended 15+ concerts or appearances throughout their short, but very bright career.
He even camped out in front of his favourite’s house (which was close to his place) to catch a glance of her.
His room (he was a teenager) was plastered with Candies posters. Candies were his life I guess!

One nice day in July, he was attending another show, 4th row of course, when - out of the blue and unbeknown to anybody, even their management - at the end of the show they said they decided to break up because they want to lead normal lives when their contract runs out in 2 months.

To make it short, T was heartbroken and sealed all his passion away forever! Until I gave him those CDs. Within the past few days, I have listened to every Candies song ever. T even hooked up the computer to the telly so he could watch their Youtubes on the big screen. Even at breakfast or dinner time, the whole family “has to” watch Candies.
Especially the lead girl Ran is his fave. So *that’s why* he said if the bebe that turned out to be Yuma is a girl, it should be named “Ran”.

Anyhow, I admit I like them. The music is really fun and likeable, of course it’s pop of the poppiest kind.
Opps, wasn’t I supposed to listen to Glay for the upcoming concert???