Planet Saturn

 みんなさんこんばんは! わたしのしゅうまつはつまらない。やはり、どようびでわとしとかれしがいっしょにゲームをした。あたらしいゲームをかったのなまえは「Barotrauma」です。ちょうっとこわいだけど、またたのしいです。 にちようびで、こうまんとへんけんをよんだ。クラスのために、ちょうっとつまらない。とにかくすきです。 また、おそいポストをゆるしてください。よむでありがとう！

 みんなさんこんにちは！ わたしのしゅみはゲームです。レーシングゲームとかくとうゲームとRPGがだいすきです。わたしもどくしょとえいががすき。わたしのいちばんすきなほんはあらしがおか。わたしのいちばんすきなえいががしりょうのはらわたII。こわいとゴシックジャンルがすき。 しんこくなほん しんのまんが（ざわざわ = chills down spine） Orange cat: "What a gloomy house." Grey cat: "Yes, and the guys who live there are gloomy too." ちょっとこわいですが、おかしいと。 よむでありがとう❣

 みんなさんこんばんは！ This evening, I attended the Japanese tea ceremony, or 茶道, at Bond Hall. I'd heard about the tea ceremony from books and games but had never seen one in person, and it was very meditative to watch Kawamura sensei and Andrea san prepare thin green tea (薄茶). Andrea san was a student who'd learned sadou in the Zen Buddhist style and helped Kawamura demonstrate. Mariko san, one of the Japanese language tutors, assisted both of them. Thin green tea (left) vs. thick green tea (right). I learned the tea ceremony has its origins in Zen Buddhism, and was perfected by a master named Sen no Rikyu. It is traditionally prepared on the floor on a tatami mat, but modern forms of the tea ceremony are often performed on a table and chair after Japan opened its borders to overseas visitors and houses became more westernized. According to Sen no Rikyu, tea should have a cooling effect in the summer and a warming effect in the winter. The principles of the tea ceremony are harmony, re...

私の一番好きな友達は私の彼氏です。彼の名前はリッチーで、仕事は刑務官で、秋でミネラルエリア大学の学生になっている。専攻は刑事司法です。十九歳です。 この写真は彼で車です。 私たちはテレビゲームを一緒にするが好きです。 彼がミズーリ州で出身ですから、雪が好きです。それをバカ思っているんです。私たちはしばしばに雪を争うするんです。 遅いなポストを許してください。先週末はとても忙しいですから、忘れていたんでした。読むでありがとう！

みんな、おかえりなさい。 For my listening homework, I chose the 1989 horror film Sweet Home.  In it, a group of journalists and art restoration specialists visit the Mamiya Mansion to recover a fresco made by its late, reclusive owner. Rumor has it that the mansion is haunted by the ghost of Mamiya's wife, who, driven mad by the death of their child, was compelled to abduct children from other families to give her child playmates in the afterlife. Additionally, this film holds an important place in video game history, as its Famicom adaptation would later serve as the inspiration for Resident Evil  on the PlayStation. スゥイートホーム・ザ・ファミコン Given my love for the Resident Evil series (and horror in general), I needed to see the film for myself. While it's a bit cheesy and dated, the use of practical effects adds so much charm and realism to the film that'd be absent if it were remade using CGI. I found I was able to understand much of the dialogue since the characters used casual language. Th...