日本　NIPPONEIGO　英語

Lost Between The Ticks -- チックの間に迷う

2010-07-19T23:35:00.010-04:00

Fading in and out,
Between unintelligible numbers,
Disordered hands appear.
Time begins to slumber.

As that which was once,
Or that which would be,
Lost between the ticks,
As one would see.

-July 2010

消えたり現れたりして、
理解できない数字の間に、
狂った針が現れてる。
時間が眠り始める。

昔のままか、
未来になるようにか、
見られる通りに、
チックの間に迷う。

—２０１０年七月

久しぶり！！ -- It's been quite a while!!

2010-07-19T21:58:00.008-04:00

Hi All!!

It's been quite a while since I updated 日本 NIPPONEIGO 英語!

Lots of things have happened since the previous update in December '09. I've been accepted and attending grad school (LMU-DCOM) which is one of the reasons for the absence. The image above is taken from a mountain overlooking Cumberland Gap & Harrogate, Tennessee.

Since it has looked the same for a while, I'll be updating the design of the blog.

I've also created a dedicated photography site. Check it out!

I'll write new posts when I have time, but it will be infrequent for the next couple years. Looking forward to having more time for hobbies and I hope everyone is well!

こんにちは皆！

日本　NIPPONEIGO 英語を更新するのは随分久しぶりですね。

去年の十二月の前回の更新から、色々なことがありました。LMU-DCOM(大学院)に入学を許可されて、授業に出席中です。それは私の留守の理由の一つです。上述の写真はテネシー州のハラゲット町とカンバランド・ガップ町が見晴らせる山で撮りました。

長い時間デザインが変わらなかったから、それも更新します。

写真撮影用のサイトを作りました。見てみてくださいね！

暇な時間があれば新しい日記を投稿しますが、この先の二年間はあんまり掲示できません。趣味のための時間がもっとあるのを楽しみにします。皆さんお元気で！

It's Christmas! -- クリスマスだ！

2009-12-25T00:00:00.003-05:00

Merry Christmas!!

メリー・クリスマス！！

Half-Life & The Goose -- ハーフライフとガチョウ

2009-12-24T22:48:00.004-05:00

Warning!! Spoilers!!!

注意!!ネタバレ!!

If you are playing or haven't yet played the Half-Life 2 series of video games and want to be surprised, don't watch the videos.

まだハーフライフ２シリーズのゲームをしたことがなくて、今していて、驚きたかったら、ビデオを見ないでください。

For those of you who don't know me or don't know me well enough, I enjoy playing PC games from time to time. My absolute favorite game is Half-Life 2. About a year or so ago awaiting the new episode of the Half-Life 2 video game series, I found these videos produced by Mark Gillespie. So far, there are 3 videos pertaining to this series. I enjoy these videos very much, and if you want to know more about the Half-Life series, Mr. Gillespie's commentary videos are very informative, thorough, and entertaining.

私を知らないかよく知らない人は、時々私がコンピュータゲームするのが好きで、絶対一番好きなのはハーフライフ２というゲームです。一年前くらいハーフライフの連続からの新しい公開を待っていた間に、このマーク・キレスピーに制作されたビデを見つけました。今までこのゲームの連続についてビデオがみつあります。ずいぶんエンジョイをして、誰かがハーフライフ２のことをもっと知りたかったら、ギレスピーさんの解説ビデオは情報量の多く徹底的で面白いだと思います。

Some of the most interesting commentary Mr. Gillespie provides are the opening paragraphs during the introduction to his "Half-Life 2 Commentary" video. He discusses the role of video games as an emerging artistic media. I will transcribe his comments and we'll follow them with a short discussion.

ギレスピーさんが与える論評の中には一番面白いのが｢Half-Life 2 Commentary｣の紹介してる間の開始の文節です。新興の芸術的な媒体としてのビデオゲームの役割について話します。私がギレスピーさんのコメントを翻訳して、後で短い論議します。

Half-Life 2 Commentary <--- (Whole Video -- 全ビデオ)

"Has it really been almost 3 years since Half-Life 2 has released? It's Hard to believe, but time flies when you sit around watching Inuyasha reruns and playing video games all day....every day. I created this video commentary of Half-Life 2 for a couple of reasons. Primarily, I'm a huge fan of the Half-Life series of games. Half-Life is a gripping science fiction story, and I think it has earned a place in popular culture far out of proportion of what most video games achieve. And secondly, I hope that I may make you look at the game itself a bit differently.

｢ハーフライフ２が公開されたから本当に三年間ですか？信じにくいなんだけど、毎日…一日中…犬夜叉の再放送を見たりゲームをしたりすると光陰矢のごとしです。数理由からこの解説ビデオを制作しました。主にハーフライフの連続のファンです。ハーフライフは興味を引く空想科学小説の話で、ほとんど全部の他のビデオゲームに不釣り合いで、民衆文化の一部を構成するのを得たと思います。次にあなたがこのゲームをちょっと違いに思って始めるようにする理由もあります。

We live in a culture in which video games are swiftly becoming the standard in narrative fiction outstripping film and literature in both terms of popularity and sales. Now, I'm a traditional artist. In fact, I'm a figurative oil painter, and I do not think you can, actually, get any more old fashioned than that. Yet in spite being so anachronistic in so many ways or perhaps even because of it, I do not fail to see the influence video games have had on our collective conscience. To say that a video game is nothing more than a game or cheap entertainment is simply failing to understand the scope of this media. A video game is a work of art; the same as a novel or a film. Yet what separates video games apart from these other artistic medias is how completely integrated the audience becomes with the work. Video games by their vary nature are completely interactive; and in playing them, you become a piece of the artwork itself.

我々はビデオゲームがどんどん物語のフィクションの基準になっている文化に住み、文学と映画を人気にも売上高の点にも凌ぐ。私はトラディショナルな芸術家です。実は、造形芸術の油絵画家で、それより古風になれないと思います。ただ私がそんなに時代遅れにもかかわらず、またはそれからかもしれない、ビデオゲームが集合的意識に影響を与えるのが分かりかねません。ゲームはゲームだけですか教養の低いと言うのは、この媒体の限界が分かりかねます。映画か小説の通りにビデオゲームは芸術品ですが、他の芸術の媒体と区別することは作品に視聴者が完全に組み入れかたです。ビデオゲームの本質からすっかりインタラクティブで、すると、作品の部分になる。

As Half-Life 2 has been out for 3 years now, it is somewhat difficult for me to choose what to say about it as almost everyone watching this will have already played the game; and therefore, already be intimately familiar with it. Perhaps I'll give you a perspective on the game that you have not previously thought of; maybe you will see something new or something you had forgotten and will once again become as enamored of this remarkable and influential game as I am. In the end, this commentary is nothing more than one player's point of view, but it is a point of view that I hope you will enjoy."

ハーフライフ２が公開された時から三年間でほとんど見ている人々の全人がこのゲームをしたことがあってもう精通しているので、何を言うほうがいいことを選ぶことは少々難しいです。ひょっとしてまだ思っておいたことがない視点を私があげられるかもしれなく、新しいことか忘れてしまったことに気づくかもしれなく、もう一度私のようにこの顕著と有力なゲームに心を奪われるようになります。結局この論評は一人の選手の観点だけです。けれども、その観点を楽しんだらいいと思っています。｣

Half-Life 2: Episode 1 Critique

Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Commentary

Regarding Mr. Gillespie’s comments:

I think Mr. Gillespie’s comments on video games are exactly right depending upon the game. Half-life 2 is a great example of how video games can be an expository form of art; however, I do not think that all games carry this kind of value. Another very popular game is World of Warcraft (WOW). As far as the construction of the game goes, WOW could be easily considered a work of art. As far as expository value goes, I see WOW as being extremely lacking. Battlefield 2 also is a well designed game that had no plot to speak of. I think many games fall into this category that they are put together extremely well but have no or very little expository value. To be the work of art that Mr. Gillespie spoke of, you must have expository value as well as value in artistic design. Just as to write an excellent novel, you must have value in writing style as well as plot. I hope that more titles will be released that measure up to the same standard which has been set by Valve, the publisher of Half-life series, with their release of Half-life 2 which will take advantage of the potential of this media type.

ギレスピーさんの論評において：

ゲームしだいで、ビデオゲームによってギレスピーさんの論評にはちょうど正しいと思います。ハーフライフ２はビデオゲームが説明的な芸術形式になれ方の素晴らしい例ですが、全ゲームがこのような価値を持っていると思いません。他の人気があるゲームはワールド・オブ・ウォークラフト(WOW)です。ゲームの架設には、WOWがすらすらと芸術品だと思えて、けれど説明的な価値には、非常に不足しています。バトルフィールド２もよく設計した筋がないゲームです。多数がこの非常によく設計した説明的な価値がない部類に入ると思います。ギレスピーさんが話していたように、芸術品になる手段として、説明的な価値も芸術的な設計の価値も必要です。良い小説をかく通りに、ポロートもいい執筆の様式の価値も必要です。ハーフライフ２の公開でバルブ(ハーフライフシリーズの出版社)に設けられた同じの基準に添うこの媒体の潜在に乗じる出版物をもっと公開すればいいと思います。

Regarding English practice:

An additional purpose to my translation is that those of you who are learning English can use them for listening practice with the first video. If you decide to go on to watch the full videos, feel free to ask any English questions in the comments. Just leave the video title, the time, and the question.

Ex.) Half-Life 2 Commentary, 1:02:20-1:02:26, What does he mean by “…bid adieu?”

英語練習において：
翻訳の追加意図は英語を勉強中の人々が一番目のビデオに聞き取り練習のために使えます。完全なビデオを見ることにしたら、遠慮なく英語の質問をコメントに掲示してください。質問以外にビデオのタイトルをも時間をも掲示してください。

例：Half-Life 2 Commentary、１時２分２０秒から１時２分２６秒まで、｢bid adieu｣って言うとどういう意味ですか？

First Snow -- 最初の雪降り

2009-12-05T08:20:00.004-05:00

今日雪が降った！！ここ、テネシー州にあんまり雪が降らないから、雪降りは特別の場合です。どこに見ても、ぜんぶが壊れやすい装飾のようになります。

It snowed today!! Because it doesn't snow much here in Tennessee, a snow is a special occasion. No matter where you look everything looks like a fragile decoration.

Thanksgiving Shoukai -- サンクスギビング紹介

2009-11-26T00:00:00.000-05:00

Meet Chuckles, the Thanksgiving Turkey-Cone.
チャックルスと言うサンクスギビングの七面鳥かさを紹介しましょう。

ハッピー・サンクスギビング!
Happy Thanksgiving!

Something New & Something Old (New) -- 新古(新しいこと)

2009-09-08T11:54:00.006-04:00

In Temporary Lives

When unconsciously whisked off,
To a world unaware of the other,
I find myself living temporary lives,
Shifting from one existence to another.

Where my consciousness ends,
Worlds, upon the foundations,
Of secret thoughts, are constructed,
Challenging my conscious affirmations.

Appearing in temporary lives,
A reminder of my ability,
to hold unconscious truths,
cloaked in invisibility.

-April 2009

仮設生命に

他を意識してない世界へ、
無意識にすっと運ぶと、
存在から存在まで、
仮設生命を生きる。

意識が結末に、
機密思想の土台の上に、
世界を建築して、
意識の断言が挑戦される。

不可視に隠れる
無意識の真相を抱ける
能力の備忘を、
仮設生命に創造する。

—２００９年４月

Guard Spider -- 番クモ

2009-08-23T14:35:00.010-04:00

Today I came home to find a visitor living on my front porch. Here is her picture:
今日帰る時にポーチに住んでる来訪問を見つけた。これがそのクモの写真：

She is a female, and she is big. Her body is about 2cm and from front leg to back leg she is about 7cm. She is called a Black and Yellow Garden Spider or a Corn Spider. Even though she is rather big and looks menacing, she is harmless to humans. She does eat a lot of bugs though, and I think I'll keep her around.

このクモは雌で大きいです。体長は二センチくらいで前足から後足まで七センチくらいです。黒くて黄色のクモとかコーンのクモというんです。かなり大きくて威嚇的な外見なのに、人間に害を及ぼすことがなく、虫は沢山食べますから、このままいてもらおうと思います。

Something New & Something Old (Old) -- 新古(古いこと)

2009-07-21T11:38:00.005-04:00

When the Wind Starts to Blow

Like the gentle caress
Of the warm blowing breeze,
I remember how it held me
With such comfort and ease.

How strong, tall, and safe;
That’s how it made me feel.
As if nothing else was there,
And all my wounds were healed.

I reached out to hold
What had just come to be found.
I would have given the world’s gold,
But it was gone without a sound.

Blown away with the wind;
Carried past my sight.
And I was left with my sin
In the darkness without a light.

I felt of my wounds,
And dropped straight to my knees,
As if parts of myself
Were consumed by the seas.

And I laid incomplete
With what little I kept.
I cried out to that wind
As I laid there and wept.

I wiped away my tears
And let grace light my way.
For a moment I could hear
A silent voice say,

“The emptiness you feel
Will be filled and overflow,
And your wounds to heal
When the wind starts to blow.”

風が吹き出すと

暖かい吹いている風の
優しい愛撫ように、
安心感
抱き方を覚えてる。

なんと強くて高くて安全、
そんなに気分がさせた。
何もなかったふうに、
傷が一切治してくれた。

先程見つけてきたことを、
握ると手を伸ばした。
世界の金をあげるんだが、
音がないと失せ去ってしまった。

吹き飛ばされて、
視界の遠くへ運んでいた。
光がなく暗闇の中に、
私の罪と一人でいた。

傷を触れて調べて、
私の部分が海に、
食べ尽くされたように、
膝に急に倒れた。

残っていた少しで
未完成の私が横たえた。
あそこに横たえて泣く間に
その風に声を立てた。

涙を拭い取って、
道が御恵みに照らさせた。
瞬間無言の声を
聞こえました。

｢空白感を覚えてることを、
いっぱいに塞いで観覧して、
傷が一切治して、
風が吹き出すと。｣

-Aug 2005
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Black Clouds & Silver Linings Review -- ｢Black Clouds & Silver Linings｣の評論

2009-07-02T03:11:00.022-04:00

Dream Theater(DT) has released their 10th studio album. I find Black Clouds to be one of the worst DT albums they have released, and am rating it 2.5/5. The reason for this is that I found there to be many issues with the musical arrangement, musical transition between phrases of the songs, lyrics, and lyrics that are very uncharacteristic of DT music. This may seem like a very poor rating, but I am only comparing this album to other DT albums and not any other artist or group. That being said, had this album been released by another group, my rating would have been higher; possibly 3-4/5.

ドリーム・シアター(DT)が十番目のアルバムを公開されました。全アルバムの中で一番嫌いで、私の5分の2.5と評価します。この評価の理由はDTの音楽の特徴のない音楽の配列と違う楽句の間の変わり目と作詞の問題です。2.5の評価は低そうかもしれないが、他のグループじゃなくて、他のDTのアルバムと比べている。他のグループがこのアルバムを公開すれば、評価がちょっと高くなって、三と四の間になるかもしれない。

My ratings for other DT albums -- 私の他のドリーム・シアターのアルバムの評価:

When Dream & Day Unite - 2.5/5
Images & Words - 4/5
Falling Into Infinity - 4/5
Scenes from a Memory - 5/5
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - 3.5/5
Train of Thought - 4/5
Octavarium - 4/5
Systematic Chaos - 4.5/5
Black Clouds & Silver Linings - 2.5/5

Individual Song Review -- 曲の評論:

"Enjoyment" Rating Legend -- ｢喜び｣の評価の凡例:
4 = Wonderful -- すばらしい
3-3.9 = Good -- いい
2-3 = Not Bad -- 悪くない
0-1.9 = Cringe -- ちぢこまる

Annotations -- 注:

Dark Red: Poor Musical Writing & Arrangement
Light Red: Poor Musical Transition Between Phrases
Green: Poor Lyrics
Orange: Poor Singing

暗赤色：悪い作曲と編曲
明るい赤色：悪い違う楽句の間の変わり目
緑：悪い作詞
オレンジ：悪い歌うこと

Rating -- 評価: 1.5/5

Rating -- 評価: 3/5

Rating -- 評価: 2/5

Rating -- 評価: 4/5

Rating -- 評価: 2/5

Rating -- 評価: 3.5/5

Another good review.
他の(英語で)いい評価。

How do you study? -- どうやって勉強？

2009-06-22T14:50:00.023-04:00

Hi everyone!

I thought I would share how I study Japanese (and other subjects).

I use primarily a flash card program, dictionaries, & a few books and online content.

I had used a PC (Microsoft), but I have switched to a Mac (Apple Inc.). Therefor I have two sets of recommendations. I recommend everything I will talk about here.

Apple:
Flash Card Program:
Mental Case
Dictionary:
Mac OS - X Dictionary

Windows:
Flash Card Program:
Stackz
Dictionary:
JWPce

iPod:
Flash Card Program:
Mental Case
Dictionary:
Japanese

Screen Shots:
Mental Case:

iPod:

Mental Case:

Japanese:

Online Content:

Books:
Dictionaries:
A dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar by The Japan Times
A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar by The Japan Times
Kanji & Kana by Hadamitzky & Spahn
The New Nelson by John H. Haig

Textbooks:
An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I & II (Gen'ki) by The Japan Times
An Integrated Course in Intermediate Japanese by The Japan Times

I'll be reviewing some of these products in future posts.

こんにちは皆さん！

私の日本語(と他の課題)を勉強し方を分担しようと思っていた。主としてフラッシュカードのプログラムと数字書と数本とオンラインの内容を使っています。

(マイクロソフトの)パソコンを使ったが、マックに変更した。その結果、おすすめが二枚組あります。ここで記載したことの使いは全て推薦です。

アップル社：
フラッシュカードのプログラム：
Mental Case
辞書：
Mac OS - X Dictionary

iPod:
フラッシュカードのプログラム：
Mental Case
辞書：
Japanese

画面の写真：
Mental Case:

iPod:

Mental Case：

Japanese：

ウインドウス：
フラッシュカードのプログラム：
Stackz
辞書：
JWPce

オンライン教材：

本：
辞典：
ジャパンタイムズの日本語基本文法辞典
ジャパンタイムズの日本語文法辞典【中級編】
ハダミツキさんとスパンさんによってKanji & Kana
ジョン・エイチ・ヘイグさんによって新版ネルソン漢字字典

教科書：
ジャパンタイムズの初級日本語(げんき)I、II
ジャパンタイムズの中級の日本語

未来の記入でこの製品に批評を書きます。

Memorial Day -- 戦没将兵追悼記念日

2009-05-25T00:00:00.003-04:00

Clone Zerby Spotted! -- クローンゾービを発見した！

2009-04-06T16:07:00.007-04:00

Beware! A clone Zerby is at-large, unarmed, and completely absurd.

This individual can be identified by his extended index finger and commonly used phrases like, "What WHAT??!!" and "I is means business!"

If found, please ignore to the best of your ability and report any further sightings in the comments.

注意！クローンゾービが逃走中で、丸腰で、完全に道理に合わない。

差し出した人差し指と｢何何??!!｣とか｢俺を本気です!｣の普通に使ってる表現で、この個人の身元を確認できる。

見つけたら、できるだけ無視してください。コメントでもっと目撃を報道してください。

Charlie's Bunion -- チャリーの腱膜瘤

2009-03-24T23:36:00.016-04:00

去年の九月スモーキーマウントンズでチャリーの腱膜瘤をハイキングしました。下記の写真はそのハイクからの写真です。

In September of last year I hiked to Charlie's Bunion. The following Pictures are from that hike.

ハイクの始まりの直後です。その朝はスモーキーマウントンズでもやが掛かったんです。

This is just after the beginning of the hike. This morning in the Smoky Mountains was hazy.

これは、アパラチア・トレイルでニュファウンド・ガップ街道から、一番目の跡交差点です。標識の数字が他の境界標へのマイルを表して、ハイクの始まりからこの点は1.7マイルです。

This is the first trail junction sign. The numbers on the sign are the miles to other land marks. This point is 1.7 miles from the beginning of the hike.

二番目の跡交差点です。ここからアパラチア・トレイルで続きました。

This is the second trail junction sign. From here, I continued on the Appalachian Trail.

太陽が出てきました。

The Sun came out.

チャリーの腱膜瘤の上に立ってる私。

Me standing on top of Charlie's Bunion.

話し合う間に眺めをエンジョイしてる散歩旅行者の数人。

Several hikers enjoying the view while talking.

チャリーの腱膜瘤からの眺め.

The view from Charlie's Bunion.
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Unlicensed Remarks -- 無鑑札の寸秒

2009-03-20T16:45:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone. I thought I would make an announcement that I have created an additional blog. It can be found here. It will be about my political thoughts, and it will be just in English; so no Japanese. If you like debating politics, feel free to post some comments.

I'll still be writing posts for here as well, but I thought the topics for Unlicensed Remarks would be better suited as a separate entity. Thanks always for reading and your comments.

こんにちは皆さん。他のブログを作ったことを発表しようと思っていた。ここで見つけます。テーマは私の政治の思想で、英語で書けて、だから日本語で読めません。政治のことについて議論するのが好きなら、遠慮なくコメントを張ってください。

ここでも記入を続いて張りますが、Unlicensed Remarksのテーマは独立体の方がいいと思うっていた。いつものように読んでコメントを張ってくれてどうもありがとう。

A Few of My Licks 3 -- 自分の数リックの三

2009-02-08T13:28:00.003-05:00

Here are some things that I have been playing on my guitar recently.
これが、最近私が、ギターで練習しているの音楽の一部です。

Free English Classes Have Begun -- 無料英語授業は始まった

2009-01-15T15:53:00.006-05:00

English Classes have begun again. I started teaching English at West Park Baptist Church (8833 Middlebrook Pike, Knoville, TN) last year, and will continue teaching this year as my schedule permits. Classes are from 6:30PM to 8:15PM every Tuesday. There are a couple beginner classes, an intermediate class, and an advanced class.

I teach in the intermediate class. In the intermediate class, we go over new vocabulary, have listening/reading practice, have a fill in the blank exercise, and have a short discussion. There is also a break where snacks and drinks are served. In addition to that there is free child care for those who need it.

The classes will last until the summer and then pick back up in the fall. If you live in the Knoxville area and want to work on your English, feel free to come!

英語クラスがまた始まった。去年West Park Baptist Church (8833 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN)で英語を教え始めて、予定さえ許し続いたら今年教え続けるつもりです。授業は毎週の火曜日午後六時半からじゃ時事十五分までです。初級のクラスが二つ、中級と上級のクラスは一つずつあります。

俺は中級のクラスで教えます。中級授業で新語彙を習って、聞き取り・読解力、記述練習問題、短い英会話があります。その上、軽食と飲み物を出す休憩もいる人々の為に無料保育もあります。

このクラスは夏まで続いて、秋にクラスがまだ始めます。ノックスビルの辺に住んで英語を勉強したかったら、遠慮なく来てください！

Happy New Year!! -- 明けましておめでとう！！

2009-01-01T21:24:00.004-05:00

明けましておめでとうございます！！
Happy New Year!!

これは百番目の記入だ！
This is the 100th post!

Merry Christmas! -- メリー・クリスマス!

2008-12-24T00:23:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

During church service this past Sunday, the pastor of our church had a segment of his sermon where the read the definitions of "love" by children. One of the definitions was this:

"Love is when on Christmas Day, you stop opening presents and listen."

I hope everyone is finding a warm and relaxing day among family, friends, & loved ones.

皆、メリー・クリスマス！！

先週の日曜礼拝の説教中で我が教会の牧師が子供によって｢愛｣の定義を読みました。その定義の一つはこれ：

｢愛とはキリスト降誕祭に包みを開けるのをやめて聞くことです。｣

家族、友達、愛する人と一緒に暖かくて心を和ませる日を見つけてるといいって思ってる

Night Walking: December 2008 -- 夜間散歩：２００８年１２月

2008-12-18T06:12:00.007-05:00

November Fireworks -- 十一月の花火

2008-12-18T06:00:00.001-05:00

ノックスビルの中心に行って写真を撮る間に、急にブーンを聞いた。速くビルの向こう側へ行って、ビルの間から出てる花火を見た。何となく撮れました。

I was in downtown Knoxville when I suddenly heard some booms. I quickly went to the other side of the building where I saw fireworks being shot from in between the buildings. I was somehow able to take a picture of them.

Fall Colors II -- 秋の色の二

2008-12-18T05:15:00.004-05:00

Night Walking: August 2008 -- 夜間散歩：２００８年８月

2008-12-18T02:35:00.008-05:00

Soon to be 100 Posts & Poll -- もうすぐ百件の投稿と世論調査

2008-12-14T12:14:00.011-05:00

This is my 94th post. The first post for this blog was more than 2 years ago. I have taken a few brakes now and again, but it has been a fun and new experience for me to have this outlet.

I have changed the template for the blog because I cannot stand the same thing for too long. I have used this template before; I think it will be a nice change for a little while.

One of the original purposes for this blog was for me to practice my Japanese. For all of the people who speak Japanese, what do you think? Is my Japanese getting any better? Yeah, probably not, right? (^.^) Because this quarter has ended, I will be able to spend more time with my Japanese books. It will be a nice intermission between finishing some anatomy & physiology classes and applying for graduate school.

For all of you who often read the blog, thank you so much for the comments and corrections! They are very much appreciated! Are there any types of entries do you enjoy the most? I have started a poll for you to let me know, so please vote and let me know, and thank you for those who have already voted! (Voting from people who don’t often read my blog is welcome too!)

I hope everyone is enjoying the colder weather! I can't believe there was snow here the other day!

God Bless!
Michael

p.s., Posts coming up: posts from summer activities, Fall Colors #2, & a political post.

これは九十四番目の記入です。時々数小休止してなんだけど、このはけ口があるのは楽しくて新しい経験だった。

私がことは同じに続けて嫌と思う人だから、テンプレートを変わらせました。このテンプレートを使ったことがあるんだが、当分いい変化だと思う。

このブログの独創的な趣旨の中では私の為の日本語を練習がありました。日本語を話せる人々はどう思う？上達があると思う？そうわけないでしょうね。(^.^) この学期が終わったので、日本語の教科書と時間を過ごせます。解剖学と生理学のクラスを終えるのと大学院へ申し込む間にいい中休みだと思う。

このブログをよく読む人々には、コメントとか直しは本当にありがとう！本当に本当に感謝しますよ！他より好きな分数がありますか？私に知らせる為の世論調査を作って、投票して知らせてください！(よく読まない人々の投票も歓迎です！)もう投票した読者はありがとう！

冷たい天気をエンジョイするように！先日ここに雪が降っていたのを信じられないよ！

あなたに神の恩寵がありますように、
マイコーより

追伸：来るべき記入は：夏の活動からの記入、｢秋の色の二｣、｢自分の数リックの三｣、政治の記入。

Fountain of Youth in a White Bottle -- 白い瓶にある青春の泉

2008-12-04T18:51:00.008-05:00

I work with Univera part time. Univera is a neutraceutical company which markets dietary supplements. Recently in Arizona, a story about a woman named Sandra Kipness who took our products aired on the news. You can find her story here.

私がアルバイトとしてユナヴェラに勤めています。ユナヴェラは栄養補助食品を販売する栄養剤製品の会社です。最近アリゾナ州で我々の製品を飲んだサンドラ・キップネスと言う女の人についての事件を新聞で公表されました。キップネスさんの話はここで見つけます。

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=7018E9B0427F48D13D20F710A3A7CAF2?contentId=7957234&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

Happy Thanksgiving! -- ハッピー・サンクスギビング！

2008-11-27T01:06:00.005-05:00

皆へ、ハッピー・サンクスギビング！
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Photo not by me
私の写真ではない

Fall Colors -- 秋の色

2008-11-07T00:12:00.005-05:00

この写真はノックスビルとレノア・シティで撮りました。今年テネシーの木がとくに色彩に富んだと思う。数週前からすごくきれいだった。

These photos were taken in Knoxville & Lenoir City. I think Tennessee's trees this year have been particularly colorful. It's been so pretty here the last few weeks.

Election Day -- 国民選挙日

2008-11-04T16:56:00.007-05:00

One fish,
Two fish,
Red fish,
Blue fish.

When elections can rhyme,
It serves to benefit none.
In hopes choices will come in time,
I sternly vote my objection.

魚一匹、
魚二匹、
赤い魚、
青い魚。

選挙は韻を踏むと、
誰もの利益がない。
選択が来られると思って、
厳格に反対に投票する。

A Few of My Licks 2 -- 自分の数リックの二

2008-10-12T17:36:00.006-04:00

Here are some things that I have been playing on my guitar recently.
これが、最近私が、ギターで練習しているの音楽の一部です。

Evening Knoxville Skyline -- 夕方のノックスビルのスカイライン

2008-05-26T04:06:00.006-04:00

Skyline 1 -- 一番目のスカイライン

The Sunsphere -- サンスフィア

Skyline 2 -- 二番目のスカイライン

Church Street Methodist Church -- チャチュ街のメソジスト教会

Skyline 3 -- 三番目のスカイライン

Wet Bushes -- 濡れた低木

2008-05-25T11:33:00.002-04:00

やっとカメラを買えました。先週雨が降った後で俺の家の外にある低木を撮った。下記の写真は撮った写真の中で一番写真です。下記には、原本が一枚で強化型が一、二枚あります。

I was finally able to buy a camera. Last week I took some pictures of wet bushes outside my house after it rained. Below are the best pictures out of the pictures I took. There is an original and one or two enhanced images.

#1 -- 第一

#2 -- 第二

#3 -- 第三

#4 -- 第四

#5 -- 第五

#6 -- 第六

#7 -- 第七

Graduation -- 卒業

2008-05-24T13:09:00.006-04:00

卒業しました！
I graduated!

卒業式の練習
Commencement practice

競技場の外にある私
Me outside the arena

競技場の中
Inside the arena.

卒業式の後の私
Me after commencement

卒業式の後で我々は祝いにレストランに行った
After the commencement, we went out to eat to celebrate

皆いろいろのことでどうもありがとうございました！
Everyone, thank you so much for everything!

Affection, Name, Same, & Dear -- 愛情、名前、同じ、親愛

2008-05-24T06:34:00.000-04:00

In my palm sits still,
The times meant for past,
Captured in my grasp,
So the future the past might outlast.

For certain I remember,
The contents cast into the night.
How curious, the self-enchanting mind.
Here I find the lost clasped tight.

Existing outside of time,
Saving the died I fancy,
Tucked away from which,
Unclenched & free the conciseness sees.

Yet herein deep within,
I see without an eye,
Past my grasp of time,
To that which won't die.

Releasing the clasped & cloaked,
Symbols in strokes of 13 appear.
Each of them holding affection & name.
All of them same & dear.

過去の時が、
手の平にじっとしてある。
未来より過去が長もちするかもの為、
私の握りで捕獲した。

確かに覚えてる、
夜に中身を投げることを。
なんか不思議だ、自分自身に魅せられる精神は。
ここになくしたものをしっかり握ってて、見つけている。

時間の範囲外に存在して、
好きな死んだのを助けて、
意識が見えるしっかりつかまないで
自由なことから隠された。

それでも、深くここの中に、
私の時間を握りを、
死なないことまで、
目がないで通して見る。

覆い隠して固く握ったものを解放されて、
十三筆の字を出現する。
全字は愛情と名前。
全字は同じで親愛。
.........................................................................
05 10 08

Threads and Thorn -- 糸と棘

2008-05-23T02:15:00.002-04:00

Stitch by stitch
Thread by thread
Weaved together
End over end.

Abused through the years
Yet clinging together
Remaining tight and tethered
Worn, wilted, and weathered.

Weary and ragged
Yielding to obvious result
Ripping and tearing
Fraying in self-insult.

Open and exposed
Persisting instead
Reformed and redone
Thread by thread

Slowly rescued and repaired
Died and reborn
Reweaved in glory bright
Piercing nail and thorn.

一針に一針に
一本に一本に
織って一枚を作って
端の上に端の上に

何年にもわけて虐待して、
まだくっつき合って、
かたくて結んだままで、
すり切れて、しおれて、耐える。

疲れ果てて、ぼろぼろ、
明白な結果に譲ってて、
裂いて引き裂いて、
自己侮辱にすり切れる。

開いてさらして、
代わりに固執して、
改装して作り直して、
一本に一本に。

遅く救って修理して
死んで再生して、
光る賛美で織り直して、
貫通してるくぎと棘。

...........................................
12 13 07

Powerlessness & Freedom -- 無力と如意自在

2008-05-21T20:55:00.002-04:00

In between the stacks,
Four stories high I lay.
Veiled under false light,
Hidden from the bright of midday.

Weary & sleepless thought,
Behind closed eyes under brim,
I realize I stand at the rim,
A passing thought, as if conjured on a whim.

Days like today,
My life of dichotomy,
Powerlessness & freedom,
Soon will become not to be.

スタックの間に、
四階に横たえて、
模造光の下に見えなくして、
正午の輝度に見せないようにした。

疲れて眠れない間の考え、
縁の下にある閉じた目の後ろに、
私が縁に立っているのを悟りました、
気まぐれに作り出したように、偶然の思い。

今日のような日々が、
無力と如意自在の、
二文法の私の人生が、
すぐ消えてしまってくる。

Photo not by me
私の写真ではない。

Drifting -- 漂流

2008-05-04T03:00:00.005-04:00

久しぶり皆さん！

最近は卒業の準備中だったので、ちょっと忙しかった。
先月、新しいいい曲を見つかれました。その曲はKarmyn TylerによってDriftingです。

ここでKarmyn TylerのDriftingについてブログの記入を読める。

曲の切り取り

私の音楽の趣味はやっぱり段々ジャッズに前進中だね。このジャッズのスタイル結構好きけど、このスタイルで歌う芸能人がほとんど知ってないから、聞いてみればいい誰かがわからない。このような音楽を聴いたら、お勧めてください。

Hello Everyone！Sorry for the short absence.

Lately, I have been busy preparing to graduate and haven't had a lot of time.
Lat month, I found a new song that I like. The song is "Drifting" by Karmyn Tyler.

You can read Karmyn Tyler's blog entry about Drifting here.

Here is a link to a clip of the song.

It seems my musical tastes are steadily progressing towards jazz, and I like this style of jazz a lot. The problem is that I don't know any artists like this, so I don't know who I should check out. If you listen to this style of jazz, please make a recommendation.

Image not by me
私のイメージではない

Univera Atlanta Regional Convention - アトランタにユナヴェラの南部大会

2008-03-29T15:47:00.004-04:00

この春休みユナベラのイベントに行くために数日アトランタに運転しました。これはその数日から数写真です。

This past spring break, I drove to Atlanta for a few days to go to the Southeast Univera Regional Conference. Here are a few pictures from those days.

3/14/08 -- 平成十九年三月十四日

Leaving Knoxville -- ノックスビルを離れたこと

South of Knoxville -- ノックスビルの南に

Close to Chattanooga -- チャタヌーガに近い

South of Chattanooga -- チャタヌーガの南

Atlanta's Horrible Traffic -- アトランタの激しい交通量

The ticket to Stephen Cherniske -- スティーブン・チャルニスキの切符

Atlanta traffic after the Tornado -- トルネードの後のアトランタの交通量

Tornado News Article -- トルネードの記事

A blooming tree outside my hotel -- ホテルの外にきれいな咲いている木

3/15/08 -- 平成十九年三月十五日

Petals that had fallen from the blooming tree -- 咲いている木からの散った花弁

3/16/08 -- 平成十九年三月十六日

Returning to Knoxville -- ノックスビルに帰り中

Is vs. Are -- Is対Are

2008-03-29T11:35:00.004-04:00

「Where are my glass? 私のグラスはどこですか？
　Where is my glass?　私のグラスはどこですか？

　why is (are)?」

一つ以上なら、areを使うほうがいいです。それゆえ、"Where is my glass?"は正しいです。それは、glassは単一からです。一本以上だったら、"Where are my glasses?"を使うほうがいいです。この場合は"glasses"は複数です。

一つの場合は"is"を使う。
一つ以上の場合は"are"を使う。

If there is more than one thing, are should be used. Therefore, "where is my glass?" is correct. That is because glass is singular. If there was more than one, you should use "Where are my glasses?." In this case, "glasses" is plural.

For one thing, use "is."
For more than one thing, use "are."

Examples -- 例：

Here are five plates. これは皿の五枚です。
Here is one plate. これは皿の一枚です。

What are they doing? 彼らは何をしてるの？
What is he doing? 彼は何をしてるの？

They are going to see a movie. 彼らは映画を見に行きます。
He is going to see a movie. 彼は映画を見に行きます。

English Tutorials Introduction -- 英語学習用の紹介

2008-03-29T11:30:00.000-04:00

I am starting a new category called "english tutorial -- 英語学習用." When someone asks me a question about english, I will post my answer here. If there is something you would like to ask about English, send me an e-mail, and I will post my answer.

If you have questions about a post, ask them in a comment. I will answer them in a comment.

新しい｢english tutorial -- 英語学習用｣と言うカテゴリーを始めることにしました。私に英語について質問をすると、ここで返事を張り出す。何か英語について知りたかったら、メールを送って、返事を張り出します。

記入にかけて質問があれば、コメントとして訊いて、コメントで返事します。

Woman's Drink

2008-02-23T02:35:00.002-05:00

Bubbles frothy with hops
Tasty, masculine amour
I turn to a feminine fruity concoction,
For alas, there is no more.

Masculinity in jeopardy
turning to such a drink,
beverages sweet and fruity
my balls, they seem to shrink.

A tragedy I have brought unto,
but alas and have no fear,
I've drunk it all down, I am all out,
Completely, Ran out of beer

............................................
I thought this one was too good to wait...I'll translate it later.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2008-02-14T19:14:00.002-05:00

ハッピー・バレンタイン・デー！

Photo not by me
私の写真ではない

Running Alongside With The Wind

2008-02-14T12:16:00.024-05:00

It's been a while now,
I've been chasing the wind.
I can still see the look you were waring on your face,
Through the door when you walked on in...the room &,

Little did I know,
How much you could change,
The image of my future through the prism of my mind,
And hope for my emptiness you'd exchange.

If you could only had been there to hear,
The funny, funny things that I thought,
The moment that I knew,
A friend wasn't what I sought.

Oh, how sweet it was,
To have you on my mind

And since then,
I've been chasing after the wind.
Oh, day after day,
I was chasing after the wind.

And then one day,
I was suddenly alone.
Trying and trying not to see you behind my eyes.
No matter how hard I tried to forget, I knew we had been postponed, &,

Day after day,
Nowhere was the wind.
How hard I tried to be patient for your return,
But how painful the emptiness was as it crept back in,

And my heart would scream out your name.
Wanting so badly to be restored.
And somehow I knew,
We couldn't forever be stored.

Oh, how hard it was,
Having you on my mind.

And since then,
I was searching for the wind,
Waiting for one day,
For the return of the wind.

And for a while now,
I'm again chasing the wind.
How scared and happy I was when you said,
"I wonder if we could start all over again," &,

These months that we shared,
The times side by side,
To think of you thinking that maybe we could become,
More than could be carried off by the tide of time, &,

No matter how angry I am,
During the times when we collide,
Down underneath,
I still feel love lying inside.

Oh, how sweet it is,
To have me on your mind.

And if it is,
If I finally catch the wind,
How happy I'll be,
Running there alongside the wind.

Along on the Wind -- 風沿い

2008-01-27T21:05:00.000-05:00

How strange the trees seem to grow,
I remember how, not now but before,
Rhythm of growth, death, and slumber,
So natural and regular, I had come to ignore.

The leaves now grow in odd season,
And even die under sun bright and merry.
They come and go in irregular fashion,
As if orders along on the wind came carried.

なんて木が変に成長してる。
陽を覚えてて、今じゃなくて前で、
生長と死と眠りの拍子は、
同然で規則的で、不問に付してきた。

今葉は珍な季節に生長してて、
輝いて陽気な陽の下でも死んでる。
指令が風沿い掲げてきたように、
不規律な流儀で掲載したり消えたりする。

Hiding Deep Inside -- 深く内に匿うこと

2008-01-27T21:00:00.000-05:00

Run and hide.
Bury yourself deep down inside.
In no one confide,
The girl that cries inside,
Can't see me alongside.
Tell me, what do you decide?

How much does it hurt,
When she still dresses like a bride?
How you must beg her to hide,
When your defenses subside,
And I see her smile in your eye.
Tell me, what do you decide?

Do you think the boy of mine,
Way deep down inside,
Has less to fear,
And has fewer scars to hide?
Do you think when he cries,
The tide easily subsides?

Tell me,
What do you decide?

逃げて匿って。
遠くて深く内に葬って。
誰にも打ち明けないで、
内に泣いてる女子は、
そばにいる私を見られないのを。
教えて、何を決めた？

女子が今尚お嫁さんとして装うと
どのくらい痛いの？
あなたの武備を弱めて、
あなたの目に女子の笑みを見ると、
なんて匿ってくれと頼むんだろう。
教えて、何を決めた？

遠くて深く内にいる、
私の童子には、
不安心がなくて、
もっと創痕を匿うと思う？
泣いてる時に、
中々潮流が冷めると思う？

教えて、
何を決めたの？

One Miniute More -- もう一分

2008-01-23T22:10:00.000-05:00

A flower has sprouted through the floor,
From time to time, it opens in bloom.
A bud that light searches to find,
Reflecting it's beauty and color on the room.

If I could, shrink myself small,
I surely would climb inside,
And lay in comfort and calm,
There where past and future collide.

Maybe instead,
I should invite it and say,
"Won't you stay one minute more?"
Until it no longer goes to hide away.

花が床の中に芽ぐんだ、
往々にして、開けて咲く。
見つける為に光が探っていて、この蕾が、
美と色を部屋に映す。

私を小さく縮まれたら、
きっと中に上がって、
安楽と和やかに寝かして、
過去と未来が衝突の場所に。

恐らく、その代わりに、
誘って、もう去って隠さない程に、
｢もう一分いて続かないか｣と、
言うべきかも。

Alex Skolnick Lick and Trio -- アレックス・スコーニックのリックとトリオ

2008-01-03T10:40:00.001-05:00

Alex Skolnick: "I bet you can't play this!"
アレックス・スコーニック：｢きっとこれを弾けない｣って

|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------7-8-9-10-9-8---7-----------------|
|-------7h9--------------9---9p7-----7-------|
|-----8--------------------------8p7---8---7-|
|9h10------------------------------------9---|
|--------------------------------------------|

Well, can you play it?
弾けるの?

Alex Skolnick plays guitar for Testament (a heavy metal band). I was very surprised when I found out that he plays in a jazz band too!

アレックス・スコーニックはテスタメント(ヘビーメタルのバンド)のギタリストで、ジャズのグループに入れてるのを見出すようになったと、ビックリした!

Alex Skolnick Trio: "Mercury Retrograde"
アレックス・スコーニック・トリオ：｢マーキュリー・レトログレード｣

Not bad.
いいじゃないね。

Videos not by me
私のビデオではない

A Few of My Own Licks -- 自分の数リック

2008-01-03T10:30:00.001-05:00

Here are some things that I have been playing on my guitar recently.

Can you play them too?

これが、最近私が、ギターで練習しているの音楽の一部です。

Happy New Year!! -- よいお年をお迎えください!!

2008-01-01T00:00:00.001-05:00

Images not by me
私の写真ではない

Merry Christmas! -- メリー・クリスマス!

2007-12-25T17:29:00.001-05:00

Photo not by me
私の写真ではない

Passion -- パッション

2007-12-07T21:56:00.006-05:00

I came across this song by Hikaru Utada. I think this version of Passion is very nice. I watched some other videos of her music, and although I didn't find anything else that I liked, I thought this song was pretty exceptional in this live version.

宇多田ひかるによってこの歌を通り合わせました。この「Passion」のヴァージョンはなかなかいいと思う。他の数宇多田さんの音楽のビデオを見ましたが、好きな曲を見つかれなかったのに、このライブの曲は非常に格別だと思った。

One of the things that I liked about it is that the music is not overbearing and it leaves room for me to play my guitar over the song.

好きな一つのことは音楽は強引じゃないことです。こんなに曲とギターを引ける。

宇多田ヒカル：Passion
Hikaru Utada: Passion

Lyrics:
思い出せば遙か遙か - If you recall, far away, far away
未来はどこまでも輝いてた - The Future was thoroughly glittering
きれいな青空の下で - Under the pretty blue sky
僕らは少しだけ怯えていた - We became frightened just a little

懐かしい色に窓が染まる - The window was died a dear color

前を向いてればまた会えますか - If I turn back, can we meet again?
未来はどこへでも続いてるんだ - The future will continue no matter to where.
大きな看板の下で - Under the big signboard
時代の移ろいを見ていたいな - I see the era changing and it's painful

二度と会えぬ人に場所に - To the place where the person is who I can no longer meet,
窓を開ける - I open a window

思い出せば遙か遙か - If you recall, far away, far away
未来はどこまでも輝いてた - The Future was thoroughly glittering
きれいな青空の下で - Under the pretty blue sky
僕らはいつまでも眠っていた - We were always tired

ずっと前に好きだった人 - You were someone I loved back then
冬に子供が生まれるそうだ - I hear you had a child in the winter
昔からの決まり事を - and you have settled into a routine for quite a while now
たまに疑いたくなるよ - Sometimes I get suspicious
ずっと忘れられなかったの - I could never forget
年賀状は写真付かな - The picture on the new year's card
わたしたちに出来なかったことを - The thing we weren't able to do.
とても懐かしく思うよ - I think it is very nostalgic

最近弾いたこと：
What I have been playing recently:

Help! There are some terms I don't know about music and parts of the guitar in Japanese. Could someone tell me if they know? I'd appreciate it.

手伝ってください。音楽とかギターの用語を知らなくて、誰かが教えてくれて認めます。

Legend:
(###) = triplet・(三連符)(??)
h = hammer-on(?)
p = pull-off(?)
/ = slide up(?)
\ = slide down(?)

Intro・イントロ:
|-----------|---------|----------|---------|
|-9---------|---9-----|9---------|---9-----|
|---9-------|-----9---|--9-------|---------|

|-----11--9h|11-------|----11--9h|11-------|

|-----------|---------|----------|---------|
|-----------|---------|----------|---------|

General Riff・通常のリッフ（？）:
|----------|------------------------------|
|-9--------|------------------------------|
|---9------|(11h13p11)--------------------|
|-----11---|-----------14-13-11----11/14---|

|----------|--------------------14--------|

|----------|------------------------------|

|----------|------------------------------|
|-9--------|------------------------------|
|---9------|(8h9p8)-----------------------|
|-----11---|----------9-------------9/11---|
|----------|-------------11--7\6----------|
|----------|------------------------------|

Equipment & Settings・器材とセッティング:

Guitar・ギター: Jackson KE-3
Guitar Settings・ギターのセッティング: Bridge Pickup only・ブリッジの変換しだけ(?)

Amp・ギターアンプ: Fender Deluxe 112
Settings・セッティング:
Treble・高音部: 6
Mid・中音部: 10
Bass・低音部: 8
Reverb・交響(?): 6

Effects・エフェクツ: （DOD FX-7）
Light Delay・薄らディレイ: 100ms
Light Slow Flange・薄ら鈍いフランジュ(？)
Light Gate Threshold・うすら(？？)
EQ: High Boost・高音部を高め(?)

Notes:

The time is in 5/4 i think, and I have been playing in C# Minor. I think C# Minor works pretty well, and I like the sound I am getting. However, I haven't found anything else (other scales) that fits. If anyone has any suggestions on other scales to try, I'd appreciate it because I am a little bored with just playing in the minor scale.

拍子記号は5/4だと思って、C＃マイナー・スケール（？）で弾いていて、かなりPassionを適っていて、その音がすきです。しかし、ほかの使えるスケールをまだ見つけなくて、誰かには推薦したいスケールがある?マイナー・スケールだけで弾いてはちょってつまらなくなります。

After a few times through the "General Riff," I just try and solo along with the song with a jazz or bluesy feel while trying to match the feeling of the lyrics. I might be able to make a recording, but I don't know how to upload it into blogger. If I find a way, I'll give it a shot.

通常のリッフを数度引く後でジャズかブルースの感じで独演で歌詞の感じに合うようにする。吹き込めるかもしれないけど、ブログにアップロードを仕方を知っていない。できるようになったら、して見ます。

Video not by me
私のビデオではない

It's Thanksgiving -- サンクスギビングです

2007-11-22T13:49:00.001-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

皆、ハッピー・サンクスギビング！

Photo not by me
私の写真ではない

Brilliant and Bright -- 光ってきらめく

2007-11-22T01:33:00.000-05:00

Clinging to the glass,
Vapor to condensation,
Like the first dusting of snow,
Obscuring accumulation.

I stare day after day,
Trying to see the other side,
The other half of me,
Waiting beyond the divide.

Occasionally, one by one,
Consuming the others & growing,
Becoming greater than its strength,
And gathering all below.

Leaving in their wake,
Clear lines of sight,
Revealing pieces of who shines,
Brilliant and bright.

グラスにしがみついて、
気体が結露に、
薄手な始めの雪のように、
暈している集積。

仕切り越しに待ってる
私の他の半分を、
彼方を見るために、
毎日毎日俺が凝める、

時には、次々に、
他を食い尽くして増す。
力よりになって、
下にある全てを寄せ集める。

線条の視力を、
跡に残っていて、
照る人の一個を洩らして、
光ってきらめく。

Calorie Restriction

2007-11-04T16:41:00.001-05:00

This is a Charlie Rose television program which he and his guests speak about the effects of caloric restriction and longevity. The original program title is "Exploring the Science of Living Longer."

（すぐ翻訳します）

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

Part 4:

Part 5:

Part 6:

Part 7:

Videos not by me
私のビデオではない

Sound and Fowl -- 音と鳥

2007-09-26T09:18:00.000-04:00

From black crows beak escapes
A song birds call.
Its beauty overcome,
By dark feathers' "kaa."

For whom do you sing,
Confused sound and foul?
Your song kind and sweet,
Breaks over my scowl.

My eyes can clearly see,
Your hypocritical kind.
How enchanted I would be,
If I were listened and blind.

真っ黒な鴉のくちばしから
鳴き鳥の声が漏れてる。
美しさが打ち克たれた、
黒い羽毛の「カァー」に。

誰のために歌ってるの、
まごまごした音と不潔は？
あなたの優しくて甘い歌が、
俺の苦い顔つきで砕けてる。

あなたの偽善の篤さ・種を
俺の目ははっきり見られる。
何てうっとりさせて来るの、
聞き置けて盲人だったら。

Guest Book -- 足跡帳

2007-09-26T00:20:00.001-04:00

Hello all!

I thought I would start a guest book for the blog. Please leave a comment about where you are from, how you found the site, or anything else you would like to say.

I am looking forward to reading your comments. Thank you in advance.

2/22/08 Update:

Hi all!

Please leave your profile ID if you are coming from Mixi or Facebook. That way, I can add you to my friends list.

こんにちは皆さん！

足跡帳を作ろうと思っていました。このサイトを見つかったことや現住所か出身地や他の言いたいことについてのコメントを書いてください。

コメントを読むのを楽しみにしています。先にありがとうございます。

08年2月22日の更新：

ミクシィかFacebookから来たらユーザーのIDを書いてください。その方ではマイミクかフレンド・リストに追加できる。

Why are you wearing a bra? -- 何でブラしての?

2007-09-17T12:46:00.004-04:00

ミクシィで同じそうなビデオを見ました。可笑しかったが、このビデオを見て泣いたほど笑ったよ！

ところで、大胸筋きょうせいサポータは大胸筋矯正サポータ？

I watched a similar video on Mixi. It was funny, but when I watched this one, I laughed so hard I cried.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The World of GOLDEN EGGS ボディービル部

p.s., You dropped your bra.
追伸：ブラを落とした。

Video not by me
私のビデオではない

If You'd Come Out Today To Play -- 今日遊びに出てきたら

2007-09-17T00:00:00.004-04:00

Let’s come together
Let's sing this duet today.
Lines are here for you,
And if you should not
Come out today to play,
What should I do?

For the song we'd sing
Might bite and sting
Along the way,
But the world we'd create,
Made of lace and slate,
Might be okay.

And if it'd be alright
While we'd both be in sight,
For a little longer stay.
There might be something to gain,
Somewhere to come in from the rain,
If you'd come out today to play.

一緒にいて来よう。
今日このヂュエットを歌おう。
あなたの為に行があって、
今日遊びに出てこなければ、
どうする?

私達が歌ってくる歌は
道すがら
指してぴりぴりするかもしれないけど、
作ってくる天地が
大丈夫かもしれない。

もしもよかったら、
もう目に見える範囲にいる間に、
もうちょっといて続いて。
得ることがあるかもしれなくて、
雨宿りするための場所があって、
今日遊びに出てきったら。

Note:
This was written while listening to "Kono Yo ni Kagiri."
メモ：
｢この世に限り｣を聞いてる間に書きました。

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Video not by me
私のビデオではない

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 1 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の一

2007-09-16T18:44:00.000-04:00

http://univera.com

This past August, I attended the Univera national convention in Orlando, Fl. It was two full days of many people talking, and lots of new information. Here are some pictures from the trip.

今年の八月フロリダ州オアランド市でユニベラの全国大会を臨みました。大勢の話していた人や清新なインフォで満杯の二日でした。これは旅行からの写真です。

Waiting for our departure from Chattanooga:
チャタヌーガからの発進を待ってる事：

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 2 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の二

2007-09-16T18:43:00.000-04:00

The room where we stayed:
私達が泊まった部屋：

The view from the balcony:
縁側からの眺め：

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 3 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の三

2007-09-16T18:42:00.000-04:00

New platinums, golds, and silvers:
新しい白金と金と銀のレベルの人々：

Registration:
登録：

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 4 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の四

2007-09-16T18:41:00.000-04:00

The Tower of Terror
タウワ・アヴ・テロ（恐怖心のタワー）：

The Dolphin Hotel:
海豚のホテル：

The lobby:
ロビー：

Lizards that were everywhere:
処々方々にいった蜥蜴：

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 5 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の五

2007-09-08T12:00:00.000-04:00

Univera National Convention Day 1:
ユナヴェラの全国大会の一日：

The Convention Hall:
コンベンションホール：

Univera friends in the lobby:
ロビーにユナベラの友達：

The Convention Hall Again:
まだコンベンションホール：

(Me:)
(私:)

Lunch Break:
昼ご飯の休憩：

The tree and ceiling where we ate:
レストランの木と裏板と：

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 6 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の六

2007-09-08T11:00:00.000-04:00

Univera National Convention Day 2:
ユナヴェらの全国大会の二日：

Dinner:
晩ご飯：

Final Speakers and Awards:
最後の発言者と表彰：

Univera Korea:
ユナヴェラ(韓国)：

Stephen Cherniske：
スティーべん・チェーネスキ社長(米)：

Mr. Bill Lee:
ビル・リー様：

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 7 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の七

2007-09-08T10:00:00.000-04:00

Going Home:
帰ってる：

Note: I am almost 6 ft. tall and I am standing in front of him.
メモ：　私は百八十センチくらいで、この人の前に立ってることです。

Our First Plane:
我々の一番目の飛行機：

The pilot aborted the takeoff (during the takeoff), and the plane needed repairs which could not be done on the runway. Therefore, we need to board another jet to get home.

I am very glad we had a skilled pilot!!!

飛行士が（離陸中)離陸を打ち切りました。滑走路で直せない補修が必要で、だから帰るために他のジェットに残らなくていけなかった。

熟練した飛行士だった、よかった!!!

Waiting for the new Jet:
新しいジェットを待ってること：

The new Jet:
新しいジェット：

One Summer - - 或る夏

2007-09-08T02:59:00.000-04:00

Lying in the floor
With pillows of softly colored hue,
Resting lazily in the early afternoon.
An image in mind always in view.

Pale in yellow color,
And feeling of intense ease.
A word of exhilaration and calm,
Exists nowhere to be seized.

Over and over again
As we hold each other near,
"This is what I need,"
Softly from your lips I hear.

床の上で寝かせて、
柔らかな色合いの枕と、
昼下がりぶらぶら安らうこと。
いつも眺められてる心の画像。

白白黄色の色と、
甚だしい安楽な気味。
浮き立ちと恬然の言葉は、
どこかにもありません。

一再ならず、
程近く抱き合う間に、
｢これが必要なんだ｣って、
そっと唇から聞いてる。

Our Computerized Life - - 私達の電算化した生活

2007-09-04T21:16:00.001-04:00

This past summer I had been trying to find someone to purchase my extra ticket for the Dream Theater concert. I have communicated with many of my friends, and had been contacted several times by some of them. However, with the exception of one whom I had asked in person, I did not actually speak with any of them.

Social Networking Sights, E-mail, test messages, blog and diary posts and comments, and instant messaging...These are all very effective ways of communication. I was able to, contact people in the Western, Northern, and Eastern U.S. and also someone residing outside the country with very little effort. Even in the less than thirty years of my life, it is amazing how efficient communication has become. It has gone from post, land-line telephone, and knocking on someone's front door to what is listed previously and more. Although as I enjoy the convince of sending someone an e-mail or instant message, I wonder if it is worth the price of not being able to hear the emotion in the other person's voice or seeing the expressions of their face.

I wonder if our computerized life has brought us closer together. I think the answer is a little mixed. I think being able to call someone on their cell phone is something that has brought us closer together; however, you are able to hear the other person's voice in that example. In the cases where you are only reading text messages or e-mail, I think it has separated us from one another.

I think we should make our human relationships a little more personal when possible.

今年の夏ドリム・シエタのライブの余分な切符を一枚買える人を探していた。私の友達の中で多くの人々と連絡できて、その人々の中で数人に連絡されましたが、別な一人の以外に本当にその人々と話さなかった。

社会的なネットワークのサイト（SNS)、メール、ブログの貼り出しとコメント、インスタントメッセージとは、なかなか効果的な通ずり方でした。小さいな労力で西部と北部と東部のアメリカにも外国にも住んでいる友達に連絡できた。私の命の三十年以下の時間でも通信が効率的になるのは驚くべきと思う。便と電話と誰かのドアをノックから前に表にしたこと以上になりました。インスタントメッセージとかメールを使う便利をエンジョイしながらも、誰かの声色と情感を聴けないか目色を見えないだけの価値があるかな。

私達が電算化した生活に親しくなられさせたのを考え込む。その答えはちょっと混じりだと思います。誰かの携帯に電話を掛けるのは親しくなさせたことと思いますが、その例では相手の声を聴けるわけです。テキストかメールだけを読むわけでは人中が割いたことだと思います。

できられる時に私達は人間関係をもうちょっと直接になさせるようにするべきだとお思いします。

Swirling - - 渦巻いてること

2007-09-02T23:37:00.000-04:00

A moment in time,
Frozen without breath.
Stopped in motionless silence.
Known but unknown,
The words that appear before me.
Like swirling fish
Below a bread bearing child,
The questions in my head.

時刻が、
規則がなく凝った。
不動な静寂に停まった。
知っているが、分からなかった、
目前に表れる言葉は。
パンを持ってる子供の下にいる
渦巻いてる魚のように、
心中の質問は。

Package from Aiko - - 愛子さんからの小荷物

2007-09-02T23:32:00.000-04:00

先月ユナベラの全国大会を臨む為ににフロリダへ行って、そこにいってた時に優しい愛子さんに会えました。英語でも少し日本語でも話せ会って、短時間だったのに馴れ合えました。

昨日愛子さんからの小荷物を届けられました。中には、本も雑誌も小冊子もきれいな字で書いた手紙も書道も入れてくらました。初めてこんな事を頂いたことです。

愛子さん、本当にどうもありがとうございます!

Last month I went to Florida for the Univera national convention. While I was there, I was able to meet Aiko. She was very kind. We talked in English and a little in Japanese; and even though it was only a short time, we were able to become friends.

Yesterday a package from Aiko was delivered. Inside were a book, magazines, pamphlets, a beautifully written letter, and even calligraphy。It is the first time receiving something like this.

Thank you so very much Aiko!

Two Strings Falling - - 二本で落ちてる糸

2007-08-30T23:41:00.000-04:00

There are two strings that are falling.
One close to the next.
If they were to touch,
To warm each other,
To support each other,
To be stronger together,
To be more than one together.
To what things that could be made,
by weaving into one?
Yet they still remain,
Two stings falling.

糸が二本落ちてる。
お互いと近いに。
触れ合えば、
暖め合う為に、
支えあうために、
強くなり合う為に、
一以上になり合う為に。
一本に織ることで、
どんなの作れる事に?
でも、このままで、
二本で落ちてる糸だ。

Hopes & Dreams -- 希望と夢

2007-07-25T20:36:00.000-04:00

Peering through pale blue mist,
Obscuring the distance in sight,
Over rock, rubber, and wheel,
Sitting in the early morning light.

Caught somewhere in between,
Wading through the present & past,
Country & city, old farm & house new,
Surrounded close & spread vast.

Over dark soil & lightly broken rock,
Arrived in leisurely haste,
Connected to our excursion,
Hopes & dreams for one's time in life,
Brought to life & realization.

見えている路程を暈してる
蒼白色な青い霧を見つめて、
石とラバーと環の上に、
早朝の光の中に座ってる。

中間のどこかに刺さって、
現在と過去を押しわたる。
田園と都市、古い田んぼと新しい家が、
近く囲んで広く撒き散らす。

黒い土とうっすら壊れた石の上に、
悠長にあたふたと着く。
清遊とつないだのは、
一期の希望と夢が、
結実と生きになさせた。

再び吹いている風　- -　The Again Blowing Wind

2007-07-22T18:15:00.000-04:00

Resting softly on the ground,
Motionless, limp, and lifeless,
Like a cutout paper doll
Forgotten in the late afternoon surround.

With warmth and speed,
Gusting from there,
From where who's eyes and ears,
And thoughts and hearts know not where.

Rising and falling,
Shifting and calling,
Covering the land,
In life filled motion.

To what was dead and dark,
Painful and left alone,
Grows lively and green,
From what was once cold stone.

Up on the again blowing wind,
Flying, dancing, and unhurried,
Out into the unknown,
My heart is gently carried.

すっと地盤にあって、
不動で、ぐにゃぐにゃで、死灰、
遅い午後の周に忘れた
切り取られた紙の人形のように。

温もりと高速度で
あそこから吹いてる、
目と耳も想いと心も
知らぬあそこから。

上って下がって、
移り行いて呼んで、
生き生きの動きを
大地に被せてる。

暗澹で死んでいたことには、
苦しくて放置のことには、
冷たい石塊だったことから
生々しく成長してる。

再び吹いている風で
飛揚して踊っていて遽しくなく
遥かな不明へ
俺の心を徐に持って行っている。

Happy 4th of July!

2007-07-04T10:10:00.001-04:00

Happy Fourth of July!

If you have fireworks, have fun, but be safe.

If you have beer, drink up, but don't drive!

If you enjoy yourself, remember all those who will never come home, who are now away from their families, and the families of those who have provided and protected this country...

...and remember that freedoms are not free. Sacrifices to the altar of freedom are not only made with lives, but time, money, diligence, and voting for those people with strong enough character to relinquish power from the government.

ハッピー・フォース・アヴ・ジュライ

花火を持っていたら、楽しんで、無事にけどね。

ビールを持っていたら、飲んで、でもウンテンスルナ!

楽しんだら、何時でも家に帰って来ない人も、今家族といられていない人も、この国を備え付けていて守っていた人々の家族をも見覚えてください…

…そして不羈は無料ではないのをも見覚えてください。不羈の聖卓に捧げ物とは人命だけじゃなくて、時間も、金も、苦心も、統治から威勢を手放すほど高士に賛成の投票をすることもです。

Images not by me
私のイメージではない

Sightseeing in Indianapolis Pt. 1 －－インディアナポリスで見物の一

2007-06-21T12:00:00.000-04:00

President Harrison's Home

More of President Harrison's Home

More of President Harrison's Home

Driving Downtown

Still Driving Downtown

Downtown

More of Downtown

Sightseeing in Indianapolis Pt. 2 －－インディアナポリスで見物の二

2007-06-21T11:00:00.000-04:00

The Indiana Civil War Memorial

More of The Indiana Civil War Memorial

More of The Indiana Civil War Memorial

More of The Indiana Civil War Memorial

More of The Indiana Civil War Memorial

More of The Indiana Civil War Memorial

More of The Indiana Civil War Memorial

More of The Indiana Civil War Memorial

The Indiana Capitol Building

Sightseeing in Indianapolis Pt. 3 －－インディアナポリスで見物の三

2007-06-21T10:00:00.000-04:00

The RCA Dome. The Indianapolis Colts' Stadium

The Sign for the new Colts' Stadium.

The new Indianapolis Colts' Stadium in the process of being built.

The Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500 tower

Sightseeing in Indianapolis Pt. 4 －－インディアナポリスで見物の四

2007-06-21T09:00:00.000-04:00

John Dillinger, Jr.'s Grave. John Dillinger, Jr. was a famous bank robber.

Crown Hill Cemetery

The Children's Museum

More of The Children's Museum

I'm not sure what the tall spire is, but it looked really cool.

The World War Memorial

Stephen Cherniske, MS: Road To Wellness Tour

2007-06-20T23:56:00.000-04:00

I drove to Indianapolis to listen to Stephen Cherniske talk.

He talked about aging, wellness, the sickness industry, and what people can do about being healthy.

If you live in or going to be in the Western United States and would like to listen to him, let me know. If it isn't sold out, I can get you tickets!

スチベン・チャネスキさんを聞きにインディアナポリスへ運転しました。

エージングとかケアウエルとか｢病気のインダストリ｣とかヘルシーに居座るためにできることについて話していました。

ウエスタンの米国に言ってるはずか住んでるはずで、スチベンさんを聞きたかったら、メッセージを送ってください。完売じゃなかったら、私が切符を駆り切れてあげます。

I'm such a dummy! －－俺の馬鹿！

2007-06-18T22:10:00.001-04:00

Haha...I was so excited about going to see Dream Theater, I made a Faux Pas in ordering the ticktes.

It's not in Columbus! It's in Cleveland! OOPS!

The Difference in driving time is going to be 4 more hours than what I thought. Total Driving time is going to be about 16hrs.

ハハハ…切符を買いの間違ったほど、ＤｒｅａｍＴｈｅａｔｅｒを見ることを騒いでいた！

カランバスじゃなくて、クリーブランドだ！間違った！

思ったよりドライブ時間の違いは四時間で、だから合計は十六時間ぐらいになる。

Image not by me
私のイメージではない

ＤｒｅａｍＴｈｅａｔｅｒの切符!　－－ Dream Theater Tickets!

2007-06-17T00:28:00.002-04:00

I bought Dream Theater tickets today!!!!!

It is going to be on August 11 in Columbus, OH.

I'm so EXCITED!! I can't wait!

ＤｒｅａｍＴｈｅａｔｅｒのライブの切符を買いました！！！

八月十一日オハヨー州のコロンバスです。

超激昂！！楽しみにしてます!!

Images not by me
私のイメージではない

山の日没　－－　Mountain Sunset

2007-05-23T06:37:00.000-04:00

クリングマンス・ドームから帰る間に凄く奇麗な日没を見た。あんまり良くない写真を写せたけど、その日没の美しさを全然攻略できなかったと思います。その時にいって見てよかった。

On the way back from Clingman's Dome, we saw a very beautiful sunset. Although I was able to take some pictures that weren't all that bad, I don't think I was able to capture the beauty of that sunset. I'm glad I was able to be there and see it.

Clingman's Dome　－－　クリングマンス・ドーム

2007-05-23T06:05:00.000-04:00

春学期のパーティ　－－　Spring Semester Party

2007-05-23T05:29:00.000-04:00

やや目を閉めてるジェームズ君
James with his eyes partially closed

写真忍者に用心！
Beware the picture ninja!

タメラちゃん
Tamera

カレイグ君とジェームズ君
Craig and James

イアン君とビール
Ian and a beer

皆と軽食
Everyone and the snacks

イアン君とタメラちゃん
Ian and Tamera

俺とコンピュータ
Me and the computer

I Don't Mind

2007-05-16T02:37:00.002-04:00

I don't mind,
The way things are today,
For our future is bright,
In that we're only partway.
& I don't mind,
Where I have come to be.
I'd do it all over again,
Living life abundantly,
Moment by moment, hand in hand.
& I don't mind,
The distance we've come to find.
I'd come running,
Setting everything in rewind,
With arms open wide,
Reconnecting two kinds in kind.
& I don't mind,
To do it all in disguise,
Waiting for you to again,
Catch me by surprise.

｢すぐ翻訳します。｣

Fluttering on the Wind

2007-05-03T19:39:00.001-04:00

Fluttering on the wind
Came a rare butterfly
One might only find once
So beautiful artists would cry

More brilliant than the sun
Like a dancer, color fluttered
And in lack of talent
Tears of artists would shutter

Aware it would fly away
Myself made benign of disturbance
Thinking surely it would stay
If kindness was found in abundance

In the moment it was there
I realized a life not wasted
Could be filled overflowing
With no other memories encrusted

With an absence equally profound
It continued its wayward trajection
As it fluttered away
Despite all my affection

And now its image sustained
Reviewed again and again
And my thoughts will remain
Fluttering on the wind

「すぐ翻訳します。」

窓とドア -- Windows and Doors

2007-05-02T20:37:00.001-04:00

It is said that when God closes a door, He opens a window. But what should you do if a window does not open?

A door has been closed in my life, but when I look around, I don't see any open windows or doors. I have waited for one to open, but they all remain closed. I have even tried to force some of the windows open, but although some of them seemed like they might move, they are all in the end securely locked.

I have come to think that maybe the door was only temporarily closed. However, when I look at it, the door seems very fragile, and I think it will break if I try to open it from my side. However, when I knock, it seems that there is no reply from the other side, and I don't know what God is trying to tell me.

「神様がドアを閉めると、窓を開ける」と言います。でも、窓を開けないとどうするのでしょうか？

私の生命には、ドアが閉められたんですが、見回したら開けている窓かドアを見つかれなかった。開けるのを待っていたが、閉めているままであった。強いて幾らかのを開けるようにして、動いたそうだったのに、最後的に手堅くて錠が下りているままであった。

一時ドアを閉めたかもしれないと思ってきた。しかしそのドアを見ると、脆そうで私の側から開けるようにしたら、壊します。そしてノックすると向かいから返事があらないそうです。私に神様が知らせているようにすることが分かりません。

Image not by me
私の写真ではない

射程で拳銃を射ること -- Pistol Shooting at the Range

2007-04-30T17:12:00.000-04:00

今日ちょっとピストルを射に行きました。

この標的には、七～十ヤードから二十秒間くらい十七弾ずつ射た。

Today I went to shoot my pistol for a little bit.

For these targets, I shot 17 rounds each at a range of about 7 to 10 yards in about twenty seconds.

面白い文章 -- An Interesting Article

2007-04-27T16:36:00.001-04:00

(Note: I am not the Author)

So You Want To Learn Japanese

You've eaten at a few Japanese restaurants, seen some anime, hosted an
exchange student, and had a Japanese girlfriend. And now, somewhere in the back of your tiny brain, you think that Japanese would be a good language to learn. Hey, you could translate video games! Or Manga! Or even Anime! Pick up Japanese girls, impress your friends! Maybe you'll even go to Japan and become an anime artist! Yeah! Sounds like a great idea! So you head down to the library, pick up some books with titles like "How To Teach Yourself Japanese In Just 5 Seconds A Day While Driving Your Car To And From The Post Office" and "Japanese For Complete And Total, Utter Fools Who Should Never Procreate". Hey, you already know a few words from your manga collection/girlfriend/anime. Excited and impressed with your new knowledge, you begin to think: "Hey. Maybe, just maybe, I could do this for a living! Or even major in Japanese! Great idea, right?

WRONG.

I don't care how many anime tapes you've watched, how many Japanese girlfriends you've had, or books you've read, You don't know Japanese. Not only that, majoring in the godforsaken language is NOT fun or even remotely sensible. Iraqi war prisoners are often forced to major in Japanese. The term "Holocaust" comes from the Latin roots "Holi" and "Causm", meaning "to major in Japanese". You get the idea. And so, sick of seeing so many lambs run eagerly to the slaughter, I have created This Guide to REAL TIPS for Studying Japanese. Or, as is actually the case, NOT studying it.

This should be an obvious. Despite what many language books, friends, or online tutorials may have told you, Japanese is NOT simple, easy, or even sensical (Japanese vocabulary is determined by throwing tiny pieces of sushi at a dart board with several random syllables attached to it). The Japanese spread these rumors to draw foolish Gaijin into their clutches. Not only is it not simple, it's probably one of the hardest languages you could ever want to learn. With THREE completely different written languages (none of which make sense), multitude of useless, confusing politeness levels, and absolutely insane grammatical structure, Japanese has been crushing the souls of the pathetic Gaijin since its conception. Let's go over some of these elements mentioned above so you can get a better idea of what I mean.

The Japanese Writing System

The Japanese Writing System is broken down into three separate, complete, and insane, parts: Hiragana ("those squiggly letters"), Katakana ("those boxy letters") and Kanji ("roughly 4 million embodiments of your worst nightmares"). Hiragana is used to spell out Japanese words using syllables. It consists of many letters, all of which look completely different and bear absolutely no resemblance to each other whatsoever. Hiragana were developed by having a bunch of completely blind, deaf, and dumb Japanese people scribble things on pieces of paper while having no idea why they were doing so. The resulting designs were then called "hiragana". The prince who invented these characters, Yorimushi("stinking monkey-bush-donkey") was promptly bludgeoned to death. But don't worry, because you'll hardly use Hiragana in "real life". Katakana are used only to spell out foreign words in a thick, crippling Japanese accent, so that you'll have no idea what you're saying even though it's in English. However, if you remember one simple rule for Katakana, you'll find reading Japanese much easier: Whenever something is written in Katakana, it's an English word! (Note: Katakana is also used for non-English foreign words. And sound effects, and Japanese words). Katakana all look exactly the same and it's impossible, even for Japanese people, to tell them apart. No need to worry, because you'll hardly ever have to read Katakana in "real life". Kanji are letters that were stolen from China. Every time the Japanese invaded China (which was very often) they'd just take a few more letters, so now they have an estimated 400 gazillion of them. Kanji each consist of several "strokes", which must be written in a specific order, and convey a specific meaning, like "horse", or "girl". Not only that, but Kanji can combined to form new words. For example, if you combine the Kanji for "small", and "woman", you get the word "carburetor". Kanji also have different pronunciations depending on where they are in the word, how old you are, and what day it is. When European settlers first came upon Japan, the Japanese scholars suggested that Europe adopt the Japanese written language as a "universal" language understood by all parties. This was the cause of World War 2 several years later. Don't worry, however, since you'll never have to use kanji in "real life", since most Japanese gave up on reading a long, long time ago, and now spend most of their time playing Pokemon.

Politeness Levels

Politeness Levels have their root in an ancient Japanese tradition of absolute obedience and conformity, a social caste system, and complete respect for arbitrary hierarchical authority, which many American companies believe will be very helpful when applied as management techniques. They're right, of course, but no one is very happy about it. Depending on who you are speaking to your politeness level will be very different. Politeness depends on many things, such as age of the speaker, age of the person being spoken to, time of day, zodiac sign, blood type, sex, whether they are Grass or Rock Pokemon type, color of pants, and so on. For an example of Politeness Levels in action, see the example below.

Japanese Teacher: Good morning, Harry.
Harry: Good Morning.
Japanese Classmates: (gasps of horror and shock)

The bottom line is that Politeness Levels are completely beyond your understanding, so don't even try. Just resign yourself to talking like a little girl for the rest of your life and hope to God that no one beats you up.

Grammatical Structure

The Japanese have what could be called an "interesting" grammatical structure, but could also be called "confusing", "random", "bogus" or "evil". To truly understand this, let's examine the differences between Japanese and English grammar:

English Sentence: Jane went to the school.
Same Sentence In Japanese: School Jane To Went Monkey Apple Carburetor.

Japanese grammar is not for the faint of heart or weak of mind. What's more, the Japanese also do not have any words for "me", "them", "him, or "her" that anyone could use without being incredibly insulting (the Japanese word for "you", for example, when written in kanji, translates to"I hope a monkey scratches your face off"). Because of this, the sentence "He just killed her!" and "I just killed her!" sound exactly the same, meaning that most people in Japan have no idea what is going on around them at any given moment. You are supposed to figure these things out from the "context", which is a German word meaning "you're screwed".

When most Americans think of Japanese people, they think: polite, respectful, accommodating. (They could also possibly think: Chinese). However, it is important to learn where the truth ends and our Western stereotyping begins. Of course, it would be irresponsible of me to make any sweeping generalizations about such a large group of people, but ALL Japanese people have three characteristics: they "speak" English, they dress very nicely, and they're short. The Japanese school system is controlled by Japan's central government, which, of course, is not biased in any way (recent Japanese history textbook title: "White Demons Attempt To Take Away our Holy Motherland, But Great And Powerful Father-Emperor Deflects Them With Winds From God: The Story Of WW2"). Because of this, all Japanese have been taught the same English-language course, which consists of reading The Canterbury Tales, watching several episodes of M*A*S*H, and reading the English dictionary from cover to cover. Armed with this extensive language knowledge, the children of Japan emerge from school ready to take part in international business and affairs, uttering such remarkable and memorable sentences as "You have no chance to survive make your time", and adding to their own products by inscribing English slogans, such as "Just give this a Paul. It may be the Paul of your life" on the side of a slot machine.

Secondly, all Japanese people dress extremely well. This fits in with the larger Japanese attitude of neatness and order. Everything has to be in its correct place with the Japanese, or a small section in the right lobe of their brain begins to have seizures and they exhibit erratic violent behavior until the messiness is eradicated. The Japanese even FOLD THEIR DIRTY CLOTHES. Sloppiness is not tolerated in Japanese society and someone with a small wrinkle in their shirt, which they thought they could hide by wearing a hooded sweatshirt over it (possibly emblazoned with a catchy English phrase like "Spread Beaver, Violence Jack-Off!"); will be promptly beaten to death with tiny cellular phones. Lastly, the Japanese are all short. Really, really short. It's kind of funny. Not ones to leave being tall to the Europeans or Africans, however, the Japanese have single-handedly brought shoes with incredibly gigantic soles into style, so that they can finally appear to be of actual human height, when in reality their height suggests that they may indeed be closer in relation to the race of dwarves or Hobbits.

Japanese culture is also very "interesting", by which we mean "confusing" and in several cases "dangerous". Their culture is based on the concept of "In Group/Out Group", in which all Japanese people are one big "In" group, and YOU are the "Out" group. Besides this sense of alienation, Japan also produces cartoons, and a wide variety of other consumer products which are crammed into your face 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Japanese also like cock fighting monsters that live in your pants, taking baths with the elderly, and killing themselves. Japanese food is what some people would call "exotic", but what most people call "disgusting", or perhaps, in some areas, "whack". Japanese food evolved in ancient days, when the main staple of the diet was rice. People got so sick and tired of eating rice, in fact, that they ate just about anything else they could find, from seaweed to other Japanese people. This has led to the creation of such wonderful foods as "Natto", which I believe is a kind of bean but tastes like battery acid, and "Pocky", which is a stick with different frostings on it, the flavors of which include Sawdust and Strawberry. Despite this variety of foods, however, the Japanese have succeeded in making every single thing they eat, from tea to plums, taste like smokey beef.

As if learning the language wasn't hard enough, Japanese classes in America tend to attract the kind of student who makes you wish that a large comet would strike the earth. There are a few basic types of students that you'll always find yourself running into. These include The Anime Freak, The Know It All, and the Deer Caught In Headlights.

The Anime Freak

The Anime Freak is probably the most common, and one of the most annoying. You can usually spot a few warning signs to let you identify them before it's too late: they wear the same exact Evangelion shirt every day, they have more than one anime key chain on their person, they wear glasses, they say phrases in Japanese that they obviously don't understand (such as "Yes! I will never forgive you!"), they refer to you as "-chan", make obscure Japanese culture references during class, and usually fail class. You have to be extremely careful not to let them smell pity or fear on you, because if they do they will immediately latch onto you and suck up both your time and patience, leaving only a lifeless husk. Desperate for human companionship, they will invite you to club meetings, anime showings, conventions, and all other sorts of various things you don't care about.

The Know It All

The Know It All typically has a Japanese girlfriend or boyfriend, and because of this "inside source" on Japanese culture, has suddenly become an academic expert on all things Japanese, without ever having read a single book on Japan in their entire lives. You can usually spot Know It All's by keeping an eye out for these warning signs: a cocky smile, answering more than their share of questions, getting most questions wrong, questioning the teacher on various subjects and then arguing about the answers
(A typical exchange:
Student: What does "ohayoo" mean?
Teacher: It means "good morning"
Student: That's not what my girlfriend said...), being wrong, talking a lot about Japanese food and being wrong, giving long, unnecessarily detailed answers which are wrong, and failing class.

The Deer Caught In Headlights

The Deer Caught In Headlights are those students who took Japanese because either:
a.) they thought it sounded like fun,
b.) they thought it would be easy, or
c.) they just need a couple more credits to graduate.

These students wear a mask of terror and panic form the moment they walk into class till the moment they leave, because all they can hear inside their head is the high pitched scream their future is making as it is flushed down the toilet. They are usually failing. Although many of Japanese-language students are smart, funny, hard working people, none of them will be in your class.

If you can get past the difficulty, society, and classmates, you will probably find Japanese to be a fun, rewarding language to learn. We wouldn't know, however, since no one has ever gotten that far. But hey, I'm sure You're different.

Author's Note: This whole essay, although sprinkled with truisms here and there, is a joke and should be taken like one. I'm actually a Japanese major myself, and even if I've given it a bit of a hard time, I love the Japanese language, and I think everyone should give it a try. You should just be ready for a whole lot of pain. HAPPY LANGUAGE LEARNING!

一人

2007-04-16T20:04:00.000-04:00

声には耳が聞こえない
顔には見える目があらぬ
感覚がなく

Alone

As for voices, ears cannot hear them.
As for faces, the eyes that can see them do not exist,
And I am numb

Happy Easter

2007-04-08T00:00:00.001-04:00

ハッピー・イースター

Image not by me
私のイメージではない

Pictures from 5048 ft -- 五千四十八フィートから写真

2007-04-04T12:00:00.000-04:00

I took a short trip to the mountains a couple weeks ago. Here are some pictures.

二週間くらい前に山々に旅行して、後続はその時の写真。

All English Windows Users Read This

2007-03-19T23:12:00.000-04:00

このエントリーは英語のマイクロソフト・Windowsを使っているお客様の為でございます。難しくなく読めれば、不問に付してください。

If you have trouble viewing the above sentence, dates, or other text on this blog; please follow the following instructions. The instructions will install files for East Asian languages which will allow you to view characters associated with languages such as Chinese and Japanese.
Note:
a.) This algorithm was created using Windows XP SP2. Other versions of Windows may differ.
b.) This may require your windows disk. This disk came with your computer or your package of windows.

1.) Open your "Control Panel." This can be accessed through the "Start" menu.
2.) Open the "Regional and Language Options" window.
3.) Click the "Languages" tab.
4.) [This step may require you to install additional files from your Windows Disk] Find the "Supplemental language support" box. Within this box should be two check boxes. [Once you check a box, the computer will install files associated with the associated languages] Check the box next to "Install files for East Asian languages."

I hope this helps anyone who has been having trouble viewing this blog or other web pages using East Asian characters. If you are still having trouble viewing all of the characters, you may want to try changing the character encoding in your browser. In Mozilla, this option is located in the "View" menu. Other help may be found at Microsoft's website. Good luck!

Prism Visions

2007-03-17T00:06:00.000-04:00

I still feel the wind that blew.
I remember it warm and strong.
From that time I had grasped and held,
Although believed it through,
I find it remaining here;
Clenched tightly in my fist.
If I release it; releasing my grasp of it.
It will forever disappear I fear.
Every time another gust blew,
Unconsciously held together;
To compare strength, warmth,
And I would peer through,
To see myself;
To see my life;
To see a life's vision;
To see myself through a prism.

プリズムの幻

まだ吹いた風を感じます
暖かくて強い風を覚えてる
その時から、掴んで持っていた
果てたと思ってたのに、
確り食い合わしてる拳にある。
放ったら取り離したら、
永々失せるのを怖がる
一陣を吹いた度に、
強さと暖かさを比べるために
無意識的に一緒にまとめた。
そして覗き込みます、
私を見るため、
私の生命を見るため、
生命の幻を見るため、
プリズムで私を見るため。

Spring Break & Daylight Savings Time

2007-03-12T00:15:00.001-04:00

Hello everyone.

It's spring break for all the students at the University of Tennessee. Thank you God! The classes this semester haven't been easy, so I am ready for a little break. My plans for spring break this year are pretty boring. I'm planning to clean the house, study some microbiology, fix my car, and go hiking/camping in the Smoky Mountains. The best thing about spring break being this week is that daylight savings time started this past weekend. And therefore I have this week to get used to the new time schedule. Even though it is only an hour, I don't like switching the the time. I understand that it saves energy, but I always have a hard time adjusting to the new time.

こんにちは皆さん、

テネシー大学に行く大学生の春休みです。　…おかげさまで！ここまでこの学期のクラスは易くなかったから、休止を楽しみにしていました。今年春休みのための計画はちょっとつまらないと思う。家を取り片付けて、ちょっと微生物学を勉強して、車を治して、スモキ・マウントンス(山々)でキャンプとハイキングするつもりです。今週が春休の外に、一番いいことはこの週末に夏時間も始まった。だから来週の週末まで時差を慣れ親しめます。一時間のに、時間を転じるのが嫌いんだね。エナジーを貯めるのは分かってるけど、私と新しい時間には整合が難しいです。

きっかり15.11ガロン

2007-02-17T01:14:00.001-05:00

昨日きっかりガスタンクの体積を見つけ出した。前の一、二日間車のガソリンを尽くしていて、私が｢満ち足りるようなこと｣と思っていたが、違った！ノックスビルの｢オルド・シティ｣と言う場所から近いの｢西・サミット・ヒル｣と言う道でガソリンスタンドを差し掛かって小さいな坂の上に運転していた間、車が涸れた。ノックスビルに住んでいたら、この場所を知ってるかもしれない。出して坂の上に車を押し付けなければいかなかった。坂の上からガソリンスタンドまで転がせました。今満幅のガスタンクの体積をきっかり知ってる…１５．１１ガロンだ。次回いっそガスを買います！

Exactly 15.11 Gallons
Yesterday I found what the exact capacity of my car's gas tank is. I was running low on gas the last couple of days and I was thinking, "oh, I have enough gas to make it." ...But I was wrong! As I approached a gas station while driving uphill, my car ran out of gas on W. Summit Hill near the the gas station close to the old city. If you live in Knoxville, you might know where this is. I had to get out of the car and push it up to the top of the hill and then coast to the gas station. And now I know EXACTLY how much gas is in my car when I fill it up. ...15.11 gallons! Next time I think I'll stop for gas sooner!

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私のイメージではない

Happy Valentines Day

2007-02-14T23:06:00.001-05:00

ハッピー・バレンタインス・デイ

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私のイメージではない

久しぶり！

2007-02-09T10:20:00.001-05:00

Well, I hope everyone had a wonderful winter break and holiday season. Sorry I've been MIA for a couple months. I am taking some difficult classes this semester, and the workload is starting to become a little bit manageable. Hopefully, I will be able to post every now and again. Well, Bye for now.

皆、冬休みとホリデーは素晴らしかったといい！私が二、三月間MIA（戦闘中に行方不明となった兵士）でごめん。難しいクラスを取ってるんですが、仕事量は処理しやすくなってると思うから、うまくいけば往々にしてはれます。じゃあ、ここまで。

ハッピー・サンクスギビング

2006-11-23T15:46:00.001-05:00

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私のイメージではない

あなたは何でしょうか？

2006-11-20T11:22:00.001-05:00

World's Smallest Political Quiz

The ORIGINAL Internet Political Quiz

Take the Quiz now and find out where you fit on the political map!

Ａは賛成
Ｍは若しかする
Ｄは不賛成

Personal Issues
(Choose A if you agree, M for Maybe, D if you disagree.)	A	M	D
Government should not censor speech, press, media or Internet
Military service should be voluntary. There should be no draft
There should be no laws regarding sex for consenting adults
Repeal laws prohibiting adult possession and use of drugs
There should be no National ID card

上記の質問：

治国は言葉とプレスとメディアとインターネットを譴責しないほうがいい。
軍役は随意でいい。徴兵がなければいい。
得心する大人の性行動について法則がないでいい。
薬物不法所持と薬物使用を禁じる法則を撤回する。
国民的なアイディーカードがあらないでいい。

Economic Issues
(Choose A if you agree, M for Maybe, D if you disagree.)	A	M	D
End "corporate welfare." No government handouts to business
End government barriers to international free trade
Let people control their own retirement; privatize Social Security
Replace government welfare with private charity
Cut taxes and government spending by 50% or more

上記の質問：

企業の福利を止める。治国から用務にハンドアウトはだめ。
治国のインターの自由貿易障壁を止める。
人々の退任を束ねるのを許す・社会保障の民営化を許す
治国の福利を私的な施しに換える
治国の費消と租税を五十パーセント（以上）に縮める

I took this test, and here is my score:
このテストを取って、これは私のスコアです：

ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS,

The political description that
fits you best is...

LIBERTARIAN

LIBERTARIANS support maximum liberty in both personal and

economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; one

that is limited to protecting individuals from coercion and violence.

Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility, oppose

government bureaucracy and taxes, promote private charity, tolerate

diverse lifestyles, support the free market, and defend civil liberties.

The RED DOT on the Chart shows where you fit on the political map.

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 70%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 80%.

What is your score?
あなたは何点ですか？
http://www.self-gov.org/quiz.html

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私のイメージと内容ではない

A European Government WITH A PAIR

2006-11-17T11:44:00.001-05:00

Dutch government says it plans to ban burqa

Cabinet says ban sought on security grounds; Netherlands has 1M Muslims

BREAKING NEWS

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch government, facing re-election, said Friday it plans to draw up legislation "as soon as possible" banning burqas and other clothing that covers a person's entire face in public places.

"The Cabinet finds it undesirable that face-covering clothing -- including the burqa -- is worn in public places for reasons of public order, security and protection of citizens," Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk said in a statement.

Basing the order on security concerns apparently was intended to respond to warnings that outlawing clothing like the burqa, worn by some Muslim women, could violate the constitutional guarantee against religious discrimination.

In the past, a majority of the Dutch parliament has said it would approve a ban on burqas, but opinion polls in advance of national elections next Wednesday suggested a shift to the left, and it is unclear if a majority in the new parliament would still back the ban.

Once the Cabinet drafts a bill, it is sent to the 150-member legislature for enactment.

The main Dutch Muslim organization CMO has been critical of any possible ban. The idea was "an overreaction to a very marginal problem" because hardly any Dutch women wear burqas anyway, said Ayhan Tonca of the CMO. "It's just ridiculous."

Around 1 million Muslims live in the Netherlands, about 6 percent of the 16 million population, but only a few hundred are believed to regularly wear a burqa.

After France banned the wearing of headscarves in public schools, the Dutch government decided to leave that question up to individual schools. Most allow headscarves.

The city of Utrecht has cut some welfare benefits to unemployed women who insist on wearing burqas to job interviews. The city claimed the women were using the burqa to avoid working, since they knew they wouldn't be hired.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15766750/#storyContinued

前記の書いた事は基本的にオランダの治国がブーカ（burqua/burka)と他の顔を覆う服を禁止する案を立てるつもりです。

I'd like to commend the Dutch. I'm sure people will call this intention racist or religious discrimination, but I have read other articles that show the legislation will be limited towards situation in public where safety or the identification of someone may be or is required. I think an outright ban on burkas would be inappropriate, but I think that Muslims who choose to live in "non-Muslim countries" must be willing to assimilate into that country's culture and allow its government to protect its citizens (which includes the Muslims residing there).

オランダを賞賛します。人々はこの心算をレイシズムとか宗教の被差別と呼ぶんだが、私がこの禁止は応安と同定を要する場合に限るのを示す他の記事を読みました。全きの禁止は不相応だと思いますけど、不イスラム教徒の国に住んでいる回教徒はその国の人文と常民（国に住んでいる回教徒をも含む)が治国に助け守られるのを許すのを遣る気があらなきゃいけない。

News article not by me
私の社説ではない

日本 NIPPONEIGO 英語

Lost Between The Ticks -- チックの間に迷う

久しぶり！！ -- It's been quite a while!!

It's Christmas! -- クリスマスだ！

Half-Life & The Goose -- ハーフライフとガチョウ

First Snow -- 最初の雪降り

Thanksgiving Shoukai -- サンクスギビング紹介

Something New & Something Old (New) -- 新古(新しいこと)

Guard Spider -- 番クモ

Something New & Something Old (Old) -- 新古(古いこと)

Black Clouds & Silver Linings Review -- ｢Black Clouds & Silver Linings｣の評論

How do you study? -- どうやって勉強？

Memorial Day -- 戦没将兵追悼記念日

Clone Zerby Spotted! -- クローンゾービを発見した！

Charlie's Bunion -- チャリーの腱膜瘤

Unlicensed Remarks -- 無鑑札の寸秒

A Few of My Licks 3 -- 自分の数リックの三

Free English Classes Have Begun -- 無料英語授業は始まった

Happy New Year!! -- 明けましておめでとう！！

Merry Christmas! -- メリー・クリスマス!

Night Walking: December 2008 -- 夜間散歩：２００８年１２月

November Fireworks -- 十一月の花火

Fall Colors II -- 秋の色の二

Night Walking: August 2008 -- 夜間散歩：２００８年８月

Soon to be 100 Posts & Poll -- もうすぐ百件の投稿と世論調査

Fountain of Youth in a White Bottle -- 白い瓶にある青春の泉

Happy Thanksgiving! -- ハッピー・サンクスギビング！

Fall Colors -- 秋の色

Election Day -- 国民選挙日

A Few of My Licks 2 -- 自分の数リックの二

Evening Knoxville Skyline -- 夕方のノックスビルのスカイライン

Wet Bushes -- 濡れた低木

Graduation -- 卒業

Affection, Name, Same, & Dear -- 愛情、名前、同じ、親愛

Threads and Thorn -- 糸と棘

Powerlessness & Freedom -- 無力と如意自在

Drifting -- 漂流

Univera Atlanta Regional Convention - アトランタにユナヴェラの南部大会

Is vs. Are -- Is対Are

English Tutorials Introduction -- 英語学習用の紹介

Woman's Drink

Happy Valentine's Day!

Running Alongside With The Wind

Along on the Wind -- 風沿い

Hiding Deep Inside -- 深く内に匿うこと

One Miniute More -- もう一分

Alex Skolnick Lick and Trio -- アレックス・スコーニックのリックとトリオ

A Few of My Own Licks -- 自分の数リック

Happy New Year!! -- よいお年をお迎えください!!

Merry Christmas! -- メリー・クリスマス!

Passion -- パッション

It's Thanksgiving -- サンクスギビングです

Brilliant and Bright -- 光ってきらめく

Calorie Restriction

Sound and Fowl -- 音と鳥

Guest Book -- 足跡帳

Why are you wearing a bra? -- 何でブラしての?

If You'd Come Out Today To Play -- 今日遊びに出てきたら

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 1 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の一

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 2 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の二

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 3 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の三

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 4 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の四

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 5 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の五

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 6 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の六

Univera National Convention 2007 Pt. 7 -- ユニベラの平成十九年全国大会の七

One Summer - - 或る夏

Our Computerized Life - - 私達の電算化した生活

Swirling - - 渦巻いてること

Package from Aiko - - 愛子さんからの小荷物

Two Strings Falling - - 二本で落ちてる糸

Hopes & Dreams -- 希望と夢

再び吹いている風 - - The Again Blowing Wind

Happy 4th of July!

Sightseeing in Indianapolis Pt. 1 －－インディアナポリスで見物の一

Sightseeing in Indianapolis Pt. 2 －－インディアナポリスで見物の二

Sightseeing in Indianapolis Pt. 3 －－インディアナポリスで見物の三

Sightseeing in Indianapolis Pt. 4 －－インディアナポリスで見物の四

Stephen Cherniske, MS: Road To Wellness Tour

I'm such a dummy! －－ 俺の馬鹿！

ＤｒｅａｍＴｈｅａｔｅｒの切符! －－ Dream Theater Tickets!

日本　NIPPONEIGO　英語

再び吹いている風　- -　The Again Blowing Wind

I'm such a dummy! －－俺の馬鹿！

ＤｒｅａｍＴｈｅａｔｅｒの切符!　－－ Dream Theater Tickets!

山の日没　－－　Mountain Sunset

Clingman's Dome　－－　クリングマンス・ドーム

春学期のパーティ　－－　Spring Semester Party