they're the ones that stay the same

[arisha]

~ lol at how poorly I've been keeping up with my own LJ this past week. ^^;

~ Today I forced the_wykydtron to watch The Neverending Story and in return she pointed out all the plot holes I'd never noticed. Which kind of pained me, because when I was a kid I thought that movie was so brilliant. In related news, the Nostalgia Critic's review is hilarious. xD

~ My test voucher for the JLPT arrived today, and I discovered that the Level 2 test is being held at nine in the morning. D: And the friend I'm probably staying with doesn't live particularly close to the test location, so that'll be a fun morning. Anyway, inspired by the arrival of the voucher, I did some grammar practice ... and got a score of 3/8. Horrendous!!

~ My future husband interviewed Michael J. Fox today! I'm not particularly a fan of his acting work (well, with the exception of the "A, My Name is Alex" episodes of Family Ties and also that episode of Scrubs where he played the doctor suffering from OCD), but I heart him so much for all the work he's been doing to fight Parkinson's disease. And I HATE that he's been accused of exaggerating his symptoms. I don't know what it's like for you guys to watch him, but for ten years I lived with my grandmother as she was suffering from this disease, and in my mind there is no way he is acting. Watching this interview tonight, there were so many times where, for a split second, I felt like I was watching my grandma. And I really heart Michael J. Fox for going out there and doing all these public appearances where it's really obvious he can't control his movements, because on her bad days I'm pretty sure Grandma didn't even really want to be seen by her family members. So yeah, just for all that he's probably one of my favourite celebs, not gonna lie.

(My future husband also did a 2008 interview with Lee Thomas in which they discussed MJ's vitiligo. They reaired it recently and it was an awesome change of pace from all the tabloid trash~)

~ Speaking of awesome Canadians, I've definitely had "Canadian, Please" stuck in my head all day. xD

Comments

[minimalismo.livejournal.com]

Read the Neverending Story book :)

[arisha.livejournal.com]

I read it once a couple years ago and I think it was a situation of being too nostalgically attached to the movie to properly enjoy the book. :| I'll try again one day~ ...

[minimalismo.livejournal.com]

I gotta read it again too!

[lysanderpuck.livejournal.com]

hallo I added you :D

and omg I love Michael J. Fox. to death. I don't even know where my love stems from because I've loved him since I was little without having seen anything he was in. It was more like OMG IT'S THAT GUY AMAZING

*strange*

[lysanderpuck.livejournal.com]

Also, がんばって on the JPLT! Haha, I would be a level four if I took it right now (so my current professor is like YOU SHOULD to my class and my previous professor [who I ADORE] is like "don't even bother. Seriously. It's actually more detrimental to you"]) but basically, I would die taking that test. Will die taking it. Willem taken.

HERE HAVE A CUTE MJ ICON

[arisha.livejournal.com]

I added you back! :D

Yeah, Level 4 is so elementary that there's not a lot of point in taking it, imo. Fun fact, though: one of my high school Japanese teachers only knew enough Japanese to pass Level 4. It was ... an interesting class. :/

The JLPT isn't that terrible, it's all multiple choice so you don't even have to write anything yourself, haha. But at the same time, yeah. I really need to study. D:

[lysanderpuck.livejournal.com]

...I don't approve of that teacher. At all. Wtf, that's not even fluency.

[arisha.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the school was at a total loss for Japanese teachers that year. This guy was actually an art teacher who had been to Japan, and at the time that was the best they could get. It was such a joke. :/