心臓止まった。。。

全く！昨日ラジオ聞ったの時、心臓止まった．また北朝鮮の事。何だあれ！ちゃんと自分の市民の人生たすけてはもといいじゃないか？何でお金は全て戦争の物で？全く意味分からない！

Yankumi...ka....

I was going through some old papers yesterday, and found a note to myself. Some of my students had said that I was like "Yankumi". I didn't know what they were talking about, so I wrote it down so I could google it later. Turns out, Yankumi is from the manga/TV show "Gokusen". It's the nickname the students give to their teacher, who also happens to be the heir of a yakuza family....I guess it's a good thing that they think I'm a yakuza princess...I guess :D Miss those kids...

waiting...

going crazying...anxiously waiting for a baby...and it's not even mine....
Hope this doesn't mean the kid is going to be late for everything he does!

Time after time...

Of all the songs in the world...Last night, I was re-reading some "Nana". Specifically, the ones about Takumi and Reira when they were children. In the manga, Reira sings Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time". Before then, I had only heard it on the radio with all the drums. But when I was reading it, for the first time, I heard it as a beautiful a capella by the ocean. And what should happen tonight? I turn on "American Idol", and there is Cyndi Lauper singing "Time After Time"...Of all the songs...

Road Rage

Yesterday there was a large group of protesters on one of the major downtown highways. They wanted the government to intervene in the Sri Lankan conflict, and were refusing to move until someone from the Prime Minister's Office spoke with them. While their concerns are legitimate, I wondered if this is the best way to gain support. People are already pretty stressed when driving in downtown traffic...while blocking a main artery would gain attention, it might lose them support. And, it was dangerous (especially for the children).
But then, they got their wish. Not by the PM's office, but by the opposition. Great for the Tamils, but I worry that it's setting a dangerous precedent...every time a group is trying to gain attention for their cause, they'll camp out and block traffic.

No Julia Child...

Well, for mother's day this year, I decided to try making a red velvet cake. I had a red velvet cupcake in NYC at the Magnolia Bakery, and have been thinking about it ever since. I made some test cupcakes on Wednesday, which were okay. The best part was the home made frosting (First flour based frosting...)! I think the cupcakes were a lot better than the cake I made on Sunday.

Also, on Saturday, I went dancing with my parents. One of their friends from swimming thought they would enjoy it. It was...interesting. A mix of line dancing and ballroom. I guess I'm used to having a partner lead, and not having to remember a set routine. Like many line dances, the moves themselves were easy enough, getting them in the right order was another (most of the people there were old members and already had the routines down). I'll give it another chance before I decide. At least it was fun to watch my parents "dance"! And at the end of class, I was dancing with the teacher as he demonstrated the waltz. Demonstration dance moves I remember how to do!

Just a little break

Decided to take a little break today, so my cousin and I went to treat ourselves to a movie. We both wanted to watch X-Men Origins:Wolverine . Looks like I'll be buying that when it comes out on DVD! There was some serious eye candy （≧∇≦）ぶぁっはっはっ！！, but also enough action for those who are not interested in drooling over men and a decent story! The only think missing was a little bit more back story...why was Sabretooth so angry? What are the backstories on the other weapon-X soldiers (or do I need to read the comics?)? Anyways, it was nice to get out for a while.