#heytherehydrangea

omg mutsu?? if i'm not mistaken, that was featured in one of my favorite childhood video games! mostly they use old place names bc it's set in a fictional AU Edo Period, but the geography and name seem to match up! anyway, i also did 5 years! enjoy what you've got left, you're gonna miss it when it's over!

Which videogame? The original Mutsu (陸奥) was a province in Tohoku, my city spells its name (むつ) with hiragana so these two don’t get mixed up! We’ve only been a city since like... the 1960s haha. I definitely am not taking anything for granted, and I know I’ll miss them/this town. I plan on staying in Japan so it’ll be a small comfort that I’m still in a similar place to them, but yeah. Still happy I can’t stay forever. The teachers move around so much, and the students only do 3 years here, it seems fitting that ALTs change too and give them opportunity to see new faces/teaching styles.

looking forward to hearing more about this project as it develops!

I’m actually really hyped because there’s not much peer-reviewed, published research This is the kind of thing I’m actually really happy to see trending in North American anicon circles: an openness to introduce more education and critical thinking into the things we love to enjoy.

(I think a healthy dose of criticism –not negative, persay, but an understanding of what we consume– doesn’t ruin it. If anything, there are a lot of things I enjoy and want to also say, “Hey, this might be problematic, yeah?”)

I should add that I’ve already built the base for the website here at https://blackademiainjapan.wordpress.com/.

I’m going to tinker more once I’m back on my home computer: the work one has Windows 7, but it’s just really slow when it comes editing HTML for a layout. Eventually, if this isn’t just a passing thing, I’ll upgrade to my own actual domain, and mod the design a bit more.

In fact,  I’m gonna give the ol’ 2 Month Try: if I’ve actually sunk money and time into research, then I’ll go to a month –billed once a year– plan so that I have the domain and more space to share my findings with everyone.

SHIT NAIL PAINTERS ANONYMOUS

ahhh zanen! but gl with your studies!!

wait, have you 帰国’d?

my interpretation was that she started picking up on it during the dance and was trying to protect chibi by dancing with her and distract them by dancing solo then. because she’s a fucking boss. prepare your body for incoming kickass fight scene!!