Flight of Klein

Today's been lovely! I went into town to meet up with Kitty and Jess, two great mates from College. We bummed it round town for ages which was nice, then I went for a meal with some of my other mates this evening.
A very long day in all, but a lovely one ^-^ xxx

The Final Insult (8 days)

I can't convey how utterly awesome it is watching Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad, Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear and now Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult all in (relatively) one sitting! ^___________________________^. I've spent a fair amount on last-minute TV Series and Films before I jet off to Japan; I want some amusing familiar films to keep me from getting homesick at all (I hope I don't get homesick, but y'never know... =/)

I ended up getting the Naked Gun Trilogy, Nightwatch & Daywatch double pack, Dodgeball, Umrao Jaan (though that was a bit earlier than the rest heh ^-^) aaaaaaaaaaaaaand GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME!! (complete collection) wheee!!!

We went fer a meal yesterday (kinda still today, although I am one of the people who believe the old day ends at 00:00am), which was absolutely lovely; a family affair haha! When we got home my sister's boyfriend gave me a cd with Aphex Twin and Squarepusher stuff on it!! friggin' awesome guy he is (I hope they have many happy years together ^-^) Woop!

Got a fair bit left to plan, but yeah heading up to Leeds today (10:25am-ish)

Tragedy of the Opera House

Madeth gray'll

オペラ座の悲劇
Lyrics・Music・Arrange／Madeth gray'll

暗く錆びついた夜の中で
深く悲しい物語を演じよう

醜い顔を仮面で隠し
誰も邪魔させない僕の恋だから

華やかな舞台の幕は閉ざされ
何も見させない僕以外は
仮面を外した顔を見た君が　そして
悲劇の幕は今開かれた

貴女の見える物全てを僕が奪い
そして君の声も―

姿を変えた美少女を捜して…

13days!

13 days! It's getting very close now. I still have lots to do before I go though. Tomorrow, I'm going to set up a new bank account (for monetary funds haha!!) and get a hair cut. I'm not sure what's happening on Friday, but I have a feeling I won't be doing much, unless I can get a hold of my very non-existant friends (oh they do exist, but getting a hold of them is far from easy). Weekend'll be for meals with grandparents and family, and Monday to Wednesday I should hopefully be in Leeds (to see a ヴェリー・ハンサム・マン and some awesome mates) so...yay! Haha!!

Vacuum packing Hirai Umrao Vanguard

Today's been pretty useful :D, went into town with me dad and picked up some vacuum bags for me luggage! woop woop! Threatened to put the dog in one of them XDDDD!!! How amusing, to think of him splayed out in a bag (almost like a taxidermy dog....hee!) After pickin' em up, popped into HMV!! wheyy!! Gonna need to go out for a drink soon...i've been sober a bit too long haha!! Just so long as drinks aren't on the 29th of Sept. O_O xxx

Hot summer, hot hot summer

okay a translation attempt for Kaya's comment

"If I were to think of summer, I'd think 'a summer of passion'.

Like atmosphere and water, love (/ passion) are necessary to me.
Above all, is a love that flames up in a hot summer.

I think, that 'passion' and 'love' are exceptions to each other.
The necessities for passion, are 'incentive', 'enhancement' and 'thrill.'
Those alone are enough.

Summer fireworks are beautiful, because vividly for a single moment, they fall (from the sky).

Summer passions are, like those fireworks, sparkling for a single moment,
only a single evening, 'a midsummer night's dream' I think is dreamy.

with incentive, beautifully, easily.

This hot summer, everyone please satisfy yourselves with hot passion for me!"

Rock on Plastic Trees!

Whoop! Got through Rock on J! vol. 6 today! Will start proper translating it maybe... I say a lot more than I do... (seems to be a recurring theme on here... especially to do with translations haha!), anyways i'll post Kaya's comment in the back few pages ^-^ (because I like it... lots of talk of summer lovin')

"06
Kaya

夏といえば、『ひと夏の恋』。


空気や水と同じように『恋』が必要なあたくし。
とりわけ、暑い夏には燃え上がるほどの恋がしたくなるもの。


あたくし『恋』と『愛』は別物だと思うの。
『恋』に必要なものは、「刺激」と「高揚」と「スリル」。
それだけで十分。


夏の花火が美しいのは、あざやかに一瞬で散るからよね。


夏の恋は、そんな花火と同じように一瞬の煌きよろしく、
一晩だけの「真夏の夜の夢」くらいが素敵かと存じます。


刺激的に、美しく、かろやかに。


暑い夏、皆様もお熱い恋をご堪能下さいましね。"



I was pretty surprised to actually get stuff with this tho, I got a poster from Rock on J! vol. 5, which they might've forgotten with the last issue I bought...not that I'm fussed...it's LM.C... ¬_¬... (I'll let my friend who likes them have it, but gotta get to Jp first XD)!!! I also got a Plastic Tree poster (tha's fer keeps) aaaand VINYL SYNDICATE!!! I love this one 'cos the guy on the cover's quite good looking!!! (上地雄輔は…ハンサムだろー？)



I seem to complain a fair bit on this blog..T_T I'm not really this whiney... I guess I don't have that much of a bitchy-outlet lol!!! xxx

Alice in Darkland/ Ripple/ Mad Tea Party/ Rosarium

Hmmm... today hasn't really started. It's September 11th. All my condolences to those who were in/ had family who were in the twin towers 7 years ago. I remember going there in February '06... it was really surreal to see Ground Zero, covered in snow... extremely profound. Today's been very lazy though, I've done very little other than watch a bit of telly and talk to my mates over msn.

I've decided as part of my Japanese language learning, especially before I whizz off, I'm gonna put the lyrics I've typed up here and perhaps attempt translations (well at least for now translate them into ローマ字). I may have to make more than one post though...who knows haha!! (The lyrics could be a bit wrong, but in this case D have used some odd 漢字 every so often...which left me stumped for quite some time haha).

D - 闇の国のアリス／波紋

01. 闇の国のアリス
Words & Music: ASAGI

I wanna take you away, Alice.
手を繋いだら　真実が解るから

逆さまの夢へと堕ちて　誰も救えはしない　Deep sorrow

闇を分かつ体は　天を揺らぎ地を惑う
道なき道を泳ぎ　負が不を飲む　底なしに深く

追いかけるほどに遠ざかる　君が見ていたのは幻想さ

I wanna take you away, Alice.
手を繋いだら　真実が解るから

Are you gonna believe in me? Alice.
君の望む場所ならば何処へでも　さあ

誰の鍵も合いはしない　愛よりも逢いたくて　Disappear

瓶詰めの不条理を　求める度に失った
招かれることのないわたしは　帰る場所もない

置き去りにされた過去から　僕は変わらずにここにいた

I wanna take you away, Alice.
抱き寄せたなら　時が今動き出す
Are you gonna believe in me? Alice.
光を浴びて笑えるさ　花のように　そう

I wanna take you away, Alice.
手を繋いだら　真実が解るから

Are you gonna believe in me? Alice.
君の望む場所ならば何処へでも　さあ

I wanna take you away, Alice. (I love you because you're only one.)
抱き寄せたなら　時が今動き出す
Are you gonna believe in me? Alice. (Open the Door to your heart.)
光を浴びて笑えるさ　花のように　そう

わたしの中の闇か
闇の中のわたしか
さあ　夢見る夢の新しい扉を開けよう


02. 波紋
Words & Music: ASAGI

振り返らない　波打つ闇の淵瀬
月の光さえ引き摺る　力なく

肢を食む玉藻　誰が望んだ？
わたしならもう疾うに魅入られた

声を無くし彷徨い続けた君を捜すよ　攫われぬように
欠けて散って粉々になった君の名を呼ぶよ　声が届くまで

形骸失えば　心は眠れるの?

想い出だけは沈むことなく
漠とした海の上で揺らぐ

思い出して　生まれてきたこと　君を包んだ温かな光
君を繋ぐ命の糸を　双糸縒り合わせ千切れないように

声を無くし彷徨い続けた君を捜すよ　攫われぬように
欠けて散って粉々になった君の名を呼ぶよ　声が届くまで
声が届くまで


03. Mad Tea Party ［初回限定盤B］
Words & Music: ASAGI

さあ今日は素晴らしい　なんでもない日なのさ
素敵な装いで不可思議な宴を始めようか

どうぞお好きな場所へ　お好みのフレーバーは何？
声を溶かし込んだ　まずは薔薇のお茶を召し上がれ

乾いた喉は癒せずとも　言の葉は溢れるでしょう
君は何も見えちゃいない　空っぽのカップの中
意味のないことなんて何もない　僕らの中では

「パンは空を飛べない」って人は　僕を狂ってると言う
誰が決めたのさ　パンだって蝶になりたいのに
常識の裏の常識がこの世界を裏返す
眠れるハートが切札さ　真実のクイーン
人生なんて　トランプみたいなものさ

"Mad as a March hare"
"Mad as a Hatter"

カモフラージュ　真理への扉を隠してる人の世は狂ってる
"Grin like a Cheshire cat"　どこへ向かえばいいの？
迷ってるならどこへ行っても同じじゃない？

狂気と正気のボーダーライン　僕を刺す色見て言う
誰も知らないのさ　次なる尻尾の方角を
似て非なるものを嗅ぎ分けて　回り道も悪くない
眠りネズミの話に耳を傾け
無から有を生み出せれば　憂から夢を生めるのだろう
現実と非現実のパラドックス　片手に世界
君が踊れば　微笑わない猫はいない


03. Rosarium ［通常盤］
Words & Music: ASAGI

夢が覚めて忘れる様に　僕のことも同じ様に
だけど君と僕は似てる　忘れられそうにない

いつの間にか　綺麗になっていく君を見ていた
帰る場所はいつでも側にある　今は言わない

You wander around the garden.
君の幸せを願う僕の幸せ　伝えたい
時計を見つけたなら
どうか振り返らないで　君の未来は奪えない　僕は

一人きりは孤独じゃない　人は誰も一人きりで
君と同じ道は誰も歩めはしないけれど

数えきれぬ偶然が重なり　やっと逢えたね
全部　君が見ていた夢だとしても　僕は信じないさ

You wander around the garden.
君の幸せを願う僕の幸せ　伝えたい
時計を見つけたなら
どうか振り返らないで　君の未来は奪えない　僕は

You wander around the garden.
僕はここにいるから　茨の道も恐くない
なんでもない日の
今日が想い出になっても　愛は消えない　それだけはずっと

いつか園を去る日が来てもさよならじゃない
枯れない薔薇を君にあげよう　僕らの愛のために

渦、(oozoo)

Received Kagrra,'s new single today, 渦（うず）［初回盤］（しょかいばん）. I hate to admit that the highlight of this release is the guitar pick I got with the First Press Limited Edition... lovely. I'm also vexed by the fact that one of the b-sides is none other than 四月一日（しがつついたち） from Core. It was probably one of my least favourite songs on that album and so its inclusion just annoys me further, as with their direction...it's just disappeared.. and miserified (Neo Japanesque? More like Jeo Napanesque).

I wanna take you away, Malice.

Sitting on my chair in my room. Thinking about D's new single. I caved and bought all three versions of it (［初回限定盤A］、［初回限定盤B］、［通常盤］) and I love all of them, although technically the only difference between them is the b-sides (and the promo video).

22 days until I'm off to Japan; I think this blog'll be mainly recording my thoughts and musings over there. I'm really excited, but sh*tting bricks at the same time haha!!
I arrive on October 2nd, going to be picked up at the airport by a guy from the uni I'm going to be studying at. Scary stuff!! Am really looking forward to it, although there are certainly a few people I'll miss (obviously apart from my family, who I'll have to miss at some point because they are my family haha!), ダニー particularly (♂)