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[doggiedynasty]

Back from Illinois/trips (t-storms)
It is Wednesday now, but I returned Monday (a little after midnight) to Michigan. Thursday, the power went out for the second time thanks to a T-storm so it was difficult to pack. So I tidied the place on Monday. I went on a trip with family, including aunts, older sister, and brother in life.

My aunt told me that she saw Transformers 3 filming around downtown Chicago, even Shia LeBeouf. And that was the reason why there was a ton of Saturday traffic. Lucky, I was around Milwaukee Street and Michigan Avenue and saw nothing! I heard that they'll be filming in Detroit too. Don't tear it up too much and no crashing into the Renaissance center.

Father said he never took me to Niagara Falls so I may be going there next month?

On the trip, and shortly before leaving I realized a few things: That I have trouble accepting the influence of God after seeing the behavior of other believers, that I have no patience for the very conceited, and really just don't have much faith period.

I should leave it that. Religion can be a sharp subject.

Reading
I wanted to regain a stronger ambition in a hobby.

Rented a bunch of books to see whether reading not only increases your knowledge but supports brain muscle. My issue has been that I thought that I had a bad memory and understanding. One book is on Detective fictions; it could be a lack of focus, thanks to noise and such, but I find myself having to read sentences over and over. I think I only reached twenty pages in just one hour or more than that. I also get annoyed when I see words that I can't remember or don't know the meaning to it at all. Maybe the sentences feel long-winded.

Despite the trouble, it made me remember a little why reading books is fun.


Entertainment
Here's some voice actor/actor stuff that I came across. Let's start with Katsuki (♡), and her revenge! I've been a little concerned because I have few ways of figuring out where she appears. But! According to 81 PRODUCE, Masako will appear in the Japanese dubbed version of Cats and Dogs 2: Revenge of Kitty Galore. And it turns out, that is she is Kitty Galore herself. "HA! HA! HA!"

You know what I love about this? Kitty is voiced by Bette Midler (♡) in english version. That's not all. I couldn't help but I remember something way back, whether it was here or elsewhere, when I had said how much Katsuki REALLY LOOKS like Bette Midler! Coincidence?. Another cool person, Tessho Genda will voice Butch! BUTCH!

The Japanese site has a trailer too. I felt like I heard Takagi Wataru in there too! Speaking of him!

This is slightly old, but he appears in the Japanese dubbed version of the game ALAN WAKE. He voices Barry Wheeler. Takagi does plenty of dubbing, game voices, animation, I can't keep up.


Kazuya Nakai...there is something that has been long on my mind but didn't mention - How I'm affected by "dubbing syndrome".

Mr. Swordsman Nakai plays Travis Touchdown in the game No More Heroes, the Heroes Paradise version for the XBOX360. While his voice and others weren't bad, I feel a sense of incongruity too much. You hear the English version too much, and you expect Travis to sound like a complete teenage dork. Second thought, he was well portrayed in THAT fashion, a tough teenage punk. Nakai..well, was not that. Entertaining though. Isn't that the most important? At the VERY LEAST, Nakai plays a moron well enough so I won't fully bash it.

The bosses were strange as hell too! Holly Summers is voiced by Fumiko Orikasa, who originally sounded tough. She sounds more seductive in Japanese. Second thought, she does sound like she can lead you easily into a trap ;) (I'm looking at you Travis). Sylia and Shinobu sounds fine I think. I think Bad Girl (Sanpei Yuko) is right...

I don't expect them to imitate the original probably have Takeshi Kusao/Fukuyama Jun all the darn time to voice these Justin Timberlake/Chris O'Donnell brats.

MAPLESTORY: Enter the Shadows!
http://maplestory.nexon.net/

On Maplestory, the ninja-like Dual Blades (explorer type) appear on Global version! I already have a name for mine in mind: shinpūji yai. Many of my names are English and based off of something with virtue or nobility. So far, I have an explorer (Fighter), A cygnus knight (archer), and an evan.

For Shinpuuji, I think it fits nice. The name is from three symbols: 真風司. Dictionaries are fun.

The first means "true", second means "wind", and the third means I think for an officer. Something like to preside or manage? "Yai" is from Yaiba, meaning blade.

There's a ton of bugs and maintanence, so I'll make one tommorow morning.

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That's all. I'm hungry. Power loss spoiled some of the food.

Comments

[arkadelos.livejournal.com]

I remember the first time I read "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," those sentences were so complex they made my head a little dizzy. The second time I read it, I was surprised, "Wow, this is so simple and easy to understand!"

[doggiedynasty.livejournal.com]

How come?!
The 2nd time you read it, was it years later?

[arkadelos.livejournal.com]

yeah, but I also became accustomed to the style and level of writing. I had read a lot of HP Lovecraft, War & Peace, and another Victor Hugo book in the meantime.

[doggiedynasty.livejournal.com]

I guess what I need to do is read more diligently, so I won't get memory blocks and I'll remember why reading is good. Sometimes I feel like the day's too short though.

I remember back in elementary school, there were book clubs. When you read through a book, or maybe just x chapters between a specific amount of time (3 for 4 weeks?), you were given a quiz about it. I liked to go to the library a lot more back then.

In High School, I read Beowulf and ASSUMED I understood it. The only thing I can recall is Beo fighting a dragon and getting mortally wounded.

[arkadelos.livejournal.com]

Your book club sounds pretty good.

In my High School, some students attempted a book club, but because there were no regularly scheduled meetings and no real plans, no one read the books. Even I did not have that much motivation, and I have always been a reader.

[doggiedynasty.livejournal.com]

That's unfortunate.

Do you think we're being dumbed down or reading less in U.S.A?

[arkadelos.livejournal.com]

Both, actually. The current public school system seems to care more about self-esteem than about self-confidence and achievement, but there is no more encouragement to excel and this lack actually decreases self-esteem. Some schools have multiple valedictorians, for instance. However, if you focus on achievements and if you encourage children to excel, then self-esteem will naturally follow.

And I can go on long rants about the lack of education in public schools. Money is not the answer. Getting teachers who care about education and getting a strong cirriculum are the answers.

[doggiedynasty.livejournal.com]

I think...yes, we could use an increase in both of self-esteem and self-confidence to achieve in school.

In Detroit, there is (or will be?) many school closings.