Kyle Took a Bullet for Me

Wednesday Wrie

2012-01-04T00:00:00.000-08:00

A cavalcade of Wire-inspired demotivational posters: Wire Inspire.

I Should Never, Ever, Write the Christopher Hitchens Movie. . .

2011-12-21T15:27:00.000-08:00

That said, after reading Hitchens obits in greater number than can justly be linked to, I'm now wholly convinced that his life story must and will be made movie.

Wednesday Homicide

2011-12-21T00:00:00.000-08:00

Before The Wire, there was Homicide: Life on the Street. Based on a book by Wire creator David Simon, Homicide was in many ways a spiritual ancestor to Simon's later series. At least. . . that's what I've heard. I'm kind of a Luddite when it comes to downloading TV shows over the internet, so if I can't find DVD's of a given TV show available for rent, I'll end up not watching it. Homicide,

Japanese Journal #7

2011-12-20T12:00:00.000-08:00

十一月七日（月曜日）天気：雨　　前々回のにっきに、僕は、『セーラームーン』のとくさつが好きだと書きました。きょ年、日本にいた時、沢井美優さんに会いました。沢井さんは、『セーラームーン』になりました。　二千十年に、沢井さんは『白雪姫』のミュージカルを演じました（沢井さんは白雪姫になりました）。僕は、日本橋の『ＭＩＴＳＵＫＯＳＨＩ』のデパートでミュージカルを見ました。楽しかったですが、たくさんの子どもがいましたので、ちょっとはずかしかったです。　ミュージカルが終わった時に、かんきゃくはげきじょうの出口から出る時に、げきじょうのあんないがかりは私達に「ちょっとまって下さい」と言いました。そうして、沢井さんとミュージカルのはいゆうが来ました。子ども達ははいゆうと写真ととりました。とてもはずかしかったですが、そのうちに、はいゆうとあくしゅしてはいゆうにかんしゃしました。僕は、沢井

Japanese Journal #6

2011-12-18T19:23:00.000-08:00

十月二十四日（月曜日）天気くもり　前回にっきはちょっと長すぎたので今回のにっきに俳句が書きたいです。　『秋の俳句』　西の風　鹿振り返る　落ちた葉や* 　*『や』は切れ字です。　（にしのかぜ　しかふりかえる　おちたはや）　ちょっとみじかすぎるがむずかし書いた。 English Translation: October 24th (Monday) Weather: Cloudy My last journal entry was a little too long, so this time, I decided to write a haiku. "Fall Haiku" Wind blows from the west A deer snaps its head backwards A leaf has fallen (

Wednesday Wire

2011-12-14T00:00:00.000-08:00

Shit.

Japanese Journal #5, wherein I reveal things you've known for years

2011-12-12T18:05:00.000-08:00

『えいがかんに日本語がある』　十月十五日（土曜日）　時々、友達は「ジェルミーさん、どうして日本語を勉強しているか」と言う。僕のほんとうのりゆうはばかです。だから、はずかしいので、僕は「日本語のぶんかはおもしろいです」や「日本はきれいな国家です」やよく言う。　でも、ほんとうは、書きたいです。たんべんしょうせつと本とえいがのシナリオが書きたいです。とくに。。。『セーラームーン』のえいがのシナリが書きたいです。ばかですね。僕は二十八さいでカナダの男の人です。でも、『セーラームーン』のえいがが書きたいです。　へんな物語です。十五年前くらい、『セーラームーン』のアニメはカナダに来た。僕とたくさんのカナダの子は『セーラームーン』を見てわすねた。そうして、僕は二千六年に、インターネットで『セーラームーン』のとくさつをはっけんした。そのテレビばんぐみで、女子学生は、せい服と色

Japanese Journal #4

2011-12-08T09:08:00.001-08:00

二十二日（日曜日）天気：はれ　プリンスジョージにおもしろくてしゃれた料理は少ないですがバンクーバーにその料理はどこにでもあります。　先週、バンクーバーへ行きました。僕は、一度でもアフリカ料理を食べた事ありませんので、母とおばといとことエチオピアのレストランで夕食に行きました。　レストランに切れ物がありませんでしたがさらの上に大きくてたいらではっこうしたサーラードーパンがありました。そのパンで食べ物をつかみました。私達はからいぶた肉と鳥肉とこひつじの肉野さいを食べました。私達はマンゴジュースも飲みました。おいしかったです。　今、アフリカ料理を食べた事があります。バンクーバーのレストランは楽しいです。 Translation: In Prince George, there's little in the way of tasty, fasionable

Wednesday Wire, Back by Popular Demand!

2011-12-07T08:41:00.001-08:00

. . .yeah, I'm know. I'm sorry. Here's the real one. Be warned, though: it's even more NSFW than usual.

Japanese Journal #3

2011-12-05T09:50:00.001-08:00

九月二十五日（日曜日）天気：雨僕は食べ物と食べる事が好きです。和食も洋食も楽しいです。金曜日、夕ごはんは母がいためたぶた肉とにたごはんでした。土曜日、昼ごはんは寿司とラーメンでした。そうして、夜、りょうしんは中か料理が好きなので、チャイナセールレストラーンでワンタンスープを食べました（僕も中か料理が好きですよ。）でも、一日の食事の中で朝食が一番じゅうようです。土曜日の朝、いためた卵とたまねぎを食べました。それはいい朝ごあんだったが、今日の朝、ホットケーキといちごとさとうを食べました。これはあまりよくないメニューです。でも、食べ物はおいしくて色々ですので、楽しんですね。 Translation: September 25th (Sunday) Weather: Rainy I like food, and I like to eat. I enjoy both

Japanese Journals #2

2011-12-03T14:59:00.001-08:00

九月十七日（土曜日）天気：はれ今日、日本の学生とフォートジョージ公園へ行った。学生は五人だったので、いっしょに僕の車で行けなかった。それから、三人はバスで行った。でも、僕は公園のバスていのいちをしらなかったので、たいへんてはずかしかった。九月十八日（日曜日）天気：雨母のオフィスを私達はかいぞうした。でも、母がのこぎりを使ったので、けむりを作って火さいほうちきをはっした。しょうぼうしは来た。 My Translation: September 17th (Saturday) Weather: Sunny Today, I went to Fort Geroge Park with (a group of) Japanese students. Because there were five students, we couldn't go together

Japanese Journals #1

2011-12-01T10:01:00.001-08:00

Today marks the end of INTS 221, the first of UNBC's two intermediate Japanese langauge courses. This is the third Japanese course I've taken-- I took UNBC's introductory Japanese courses (INTS 121 & 122) back in the 2009/10 semester to prepare for my trip to Japan. After a year-long hiatus, it was fun being back in Japanese-- I ordered food over a pay phone, wrote a recipe for Haluski dumplings,

Sailor Moon No More-ish

2011-10-21T20:25:00.000-07:00

I've decided that I'll no longer be posting script snippets for my Sailor Moon screenplay.Just to be clear, this is NOT because I'm giving up on the screenplay, or because I haven't been able to write new material-- in fact, I've got lots of new material scribbled slipshod across multiple ramshackle old notebooks.The reason I've decided to stop posting the script is that. . . well, it's a really

Because One of You Asked For it!

2011-08-24T15:41:00.000-07:00

I've created a new label, SM Script, for all script snippets posted to this blog. I've also posted links to every script snippet entry below, in chronological order from top to bottom: I'm Actually Doing it!! THIS is the best Tuxedo Kamen motivational poster parody I could find. . . What Follows is Boring, but Neccessary There's Something Here For All You Dawson's Creek Lovers Out There!

The Nuances of Japanese Job Interviews = Comic Gold!

2011-08-22T15:17:00.000-07:00

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So Yesterday, I saw Tokyo Sky Tree, Learned About Tokyo's Tragic Past, and Made Jet Lag my Bitch. . . Plus, my first ever emoticon!

2010-07-12T04:38:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,I've now finished my second full day in Tokyo. Unfortunately, I only remembered to bring my camera with me for the first day. . . :(Fortunately, I didn't really do anything interesting on the second day. Really, the most important thing I did today was to get some food; on my first full day here, I actually forgot to eat. Okay, not really. . . I grabbed a plate of microwave spaghetti

I'm Here!

2010-07-10T15:21:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!It's now 7:30 AM Tokyo time, July 11. . . I wonder if that's what it will say on the "date published"? After all, when I logged in today, all the instructions were suddenly in Japanese, and. . .Well, anyway. I'm safe and sound at Sumidagawa Youth Hostel in Tokyo. Japan so far has proven to be full of surprises, both good and bad. I'll post up some pictures and video later, but for now

I'm Off!

2010-07-09T08:53:00.000-07:00

By this time tomorrow, I'll be in Tokyo!In fact, because of the drastic time change, I probably won't get any sleep between now and this time tomorrow.And I'll probsbly be lost.Stay tuned!And if you STILL haven't read the latest part of Sailor Moon, click here.

All About the Yen-jamins

2010-07-07T15:11:00.000-07:00

Those who haven't seen the latest part of Sailor Moon, click here.UPDATE: I figured out how to make Windows Movie Maker work, and have made a new video from the footage I took of Cedric:Pictured above: 1000 Japanese yen, purchased from a Money Mart on East Hastings street in Vancouver. It's approximately the same size and value as a Canadian ten dollar bill. I had planned on purchasing 50000 yen

I Promised Myself I Would Get This Done Before I Went to Japan

2010-07-04T10:30:00.013-07:00

Reasons Why I Should Write the Sailor Moon Movie #17: Mars, Memories, Metafiction, Millennia, and Mishaps!Happy 4th of July!Part #5 of the script is done!I promised myself I would get this finished before I flew off to Japan. As it turns out, I was able to finish it just before I left for Vancouver to stay with my aunt Marge, so that's even better!First, for your reference, the first four parts

Flashes V for Victory! Every week a Fantastic Story! It's Hard to Think of Things That Rhyme With "V"! She is the One Named Sailor V!

2010-07-04T10:30:00.011-07:00

We fade out.CUT TO:A mock-documentary. We open with a piece of ANIME FOOTAGE depicting SAILOR V in heroic pose, posied to give her trademark "you're so fucked now" speech. A musical theme at once heroic and dated swells in the background.ANIME SAILOR VFor Love and Beauty! . . . The Pretty Soldier in a Sailor Suit! . . . Sailor V! . . . Will Give You Divine Punishment!We then cut to a montage of

There's One Place Where I Could Have Really Easily Made A "Cat Got Your Tongue?" Joke, but I Didn't, and I'm Proud of That.

2010-07-04T10:30:00.009-07:00

Previous PartINT, USAGI'S bedroom, Morning.USAGI, laying on her bed in her school uniform, wakes up with a start. In the background, the clock radio is playing a more polished, professional version of the song "C'est la Vie" (if you clicked the "Live Action Sailor V" link, that's the song that was playing in the background). USAGI, with great effort, gets up and rubs her eyes.USAGI(sighs,

Every Day I Get in the Queue. . . To Get on the Bus That Takes Me to You.

2010-07-04T10:30:00.007-07:00

EXT, T+A Girl's Academy Courtyard, DAYREI emerges from the front door of the academy convent, walking around the back corner of the building. She has removed the grey outer jacket of her uniform. Taking a look around to make sure that no-one is watching, she pulls out a notebook, rips out several blank pieces paper and sets them on the ground. Checking once again that she isn't being watched, she

More Rei-cism

2010-07-04T10:30:00.005-07:00

CUT TO:INT, USAGI'S ClassUSAGI sits in class, staring out a window while the teacher gives her lecture. She is now wearing the MOON PRISM around her neck. The end of the day grows near, and USAGI is becoming visibly anxious. In the background we hear the final school bell as we CUT TO:INT, School HallwayUsagi stands in the middle of the hallway, dozens of students eagerly flocking past her. After

In the Cosmological Justice System, the Universe is Represented by Two Sepearte Yet Equally Important Groups. . . CHUNG CHUNG!

2010-07-04T10:30:00.003-07:00

CUT TO:EXT, Sidewalk outside Florist's Shop, DAY.MAKOTO enters the frame, walking along the sidewalk. She stops for a moment in front of the Florist's display, taking a moment to admire a series of beautiful floral arrangments. She then continues on her way. CUT TO:INT, Ramen RastaurantMAKOTO enters the kitchen of a ramen shop through the back door. She bows to an unseen ramen chef and proceeds

Just To Be Clear, Evolution Doesn't Really Work This Way

2010-07-04T10:30:00.001-07:00

CUT TO:INT, Usagi's RoomLUNA is resting on a chair, while USASI lies on her bed, her hands behind her head and her eyes open.LUNAUsagi, this is SO much better than my idea.LUNA stretches out, and then lies down again.USAGII heard cats sleep, like, sixteen hours a day. Is that true?LUNAI don't. I'll let other cats speak for themselves.(beat)Once we defeat the enemy, though? I think by then I'll

The Same Thing We Do Every Night, Pinky. . .

2010-07-04T10:29:00.002-07:00

CUT TO:INT, Lab TV RoomA TV screen. The screen displays nothing but static snow, its speakers blaring static noise like what LUNA heard. The only other sound we hear, at least at first, is rythmic stepping. After a moment, we hear a faint voice-- MIMET'S.MIMET. . . we're passing. . . -stortion now. There has. . . drop in temperature. Magnetic readings. . .The static snow fades; we now see actual

There's no turning back now. . . at least not without a $200 cancellation fee.

2010-06-18T08:59:00.001-07:00

For some, this first bit will be old news. I've purchased my plane ticket and will be off to Japan on the ninth of July! I'll be heading down to Vancouver early that week to make sure that everything has gone well with the visa, as well as to visit family before my departure. Naturally, I'll be updating this blog with tales of great adventure in the land of the rising sun*. For such an

He says the sun came out last night. He says it sang to him.

2010-06-08T13:23:00.000-07:00

In a world where disco never died. . . One man. . . will put the hose on Disco Inferno.James Franco stars in . . . Dyskopia.Yeah. . . I've been waiting for any excuse to use that pun. Anyway, here's Disco Close Encounters. Wait 'till the very end! Why people ever believed that you can dance to John Williams, I will never know.UPDATE: And who's the evil ruler of Dyskopia? John Travolta, of course!

Well. . . I'm Kinda Screwed.

2010-06-05T16:21:00.000-07:00

I writing from a hotel room in Vancouver. My mom came down here to take part in some fancy lawyer course, and I came with her in order to submit to the Japanese consulate my application for a working holiday visa. The good news is that everything appears to be in order as far as the application is concerned-- after submitting all the necessary forms (application form, tentative itinerary, CV,