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| Three-Tailed Monkeys |
| Feb 10, 2008 5:38 pm |
| So… guess what? I applied for a visa to Japan. But before we talk about that, let’s watch the Youtube Pick of the Week.
This music video was animated by Yannick Puig, and you can see more of his animations on his website. The song, “I Lived on the Moon,” is done by a band called Kwoon. I liked this piece because of the clever blending of 2-d animation and 3-d animation. This film was suggested to me by my friend Amber. If you find a video you like, send me an email and I might feature it. Applying for a visa to Japan was a little scary, because I had to send my precious passport by mail to the nearest Japanese consulate, which is a couple states away. Luckily, my passport made it safely back to me, along with a student visa! I’m very excited. There are very few obstacles now between me and Japan. I’ve just got to wait. I also got a doctor’s checkup for the trip. The university I am exchanging to sent me a form for the doctor to fill out, to guarantee my health. On the form, I spotted my first encounter with Japanese “Engrish,” or perhaps, to be fair, it was merely a typo. The form asked if I had any “leaning” disabilities. Ha ha! Honestly, I have no idea what to expect. I mean, I know that I want to go to Japan, but what will it be like? I don’t know. I can watch as much Japanese cartoons as I want, I can read as much Japanese comics as I want, but what is the real Japan like? I won’t know until I get there. In order to record my stay there, I’m seriously considering starting a video blog to broadcast my experiences back to you all. I’m looking into buying a camera and some editing software. I’ll let you know whether or not that idea comes to fruition. And thank you so much for the comments. Tafreer said, “This is probably one of the best strips in any comic I've been reading for a while. The dramatic setup is excellent!” I failed to update Mal and Chad twice during these last two weeks, but because of comments like this I felt so encouraged that today I cranked out enough strips to catch up. So check the Mal and Chad section because there’s new content to be read. Be careful not to miss a strip. I’ll be updating Mal and Chad until the beginning of March, when I begin serious preparations for going to Japan. Also, there’s another interview that I did with fellow Parable contributor Michelle Gorski, that you can read here, on the Parable website. Talk to y’all later! | 3 comments, Add Comment
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Thanks for promoting my website!
Talk to you later.
I also have a request to make. If you do video broadcasts, will you be uploading them to Youtube? If so, would it be alright if I placed them on my website? It\'s a website that talks about the culture of Japan, and I think this may be the best opportunity, thus far. The website is below:
http://projectj.t35.com/
Safe wishes for your trip! I hope to be hearing (and possibly viewing Japan) from you, soon!