Day 1

Since everyone was messed up from the time difference, we all woke up at 5 in the morning, and went to the largest fishmarket in the world. (Tsukiji?) There weren`t that many customers, because they were still setting up, but it was still really busy. One room was entirely full of Tuna, which they were auctioning off. The shops were full of styrofoam boxes of dead fish. Fish heads, Octopus, Squid, Sea Urchin, Eel, giant crabs, etc, etc. There were so many strange and smelly things to look at.

Later on we went to Asakusa(?) and saw a large Buddhist temple. It was really interesting, because it was obviously a tourist destination, but it also seemed like regular people in their business suits and school outfits were going there.

Later that evening (we were all very tired from waking up at 5 and walking around all day), the brave ones in our group went out for kaiten sushi. Which is the sushi restaurant with the little boats that go around. That was the freshest and best sushi I have ever had. They literally got the fish out of the tank and chopped it`s head off right infront of us.

We then went back to the hotel, and fell asleep around 9:30.

(unrelated to anything important)

I just thought I’d let you know, this quarter fucking rocks. There have been some stressful moments, but over all, it’s kicking ass. I finally have a Japanese class that I don’t dread, I might be getting a job that doesn’t require me to wake up at 5 in the morning on weekends (and is also at a video production house), I am taking film classes all of the time, IT’S SUNNY, my bicycle is fast, I’m getting ready to go to Japan, I am able to be naked more, and more frequently, and I am applying for a really cool job for next year. Also, “Rotting Christ” is an awesome band.

*ROCKS OUT*

Miguel Branco

I am back from Europe, and it was hella awesome. I fully intend to write more about my adventures at some point, but at the moment, I should be sleeping… Instead, I am going to give you a link to a fantastic artist I saw at the Mudam in Luxembourg. His name is Miguel Branco, and he makes some crazy shit. It’s all itty-bitty, and his sculptures are incredibly freaky lookin’. Some of them looked like the could come alive.

There were things like headless horses, and extremely skinny and elongated dogs. The creepiest was this really pretty bird thing with a human head. You could see into it’s mouth, and it looked bloody and sharp. Mind you it was about 5 inches tall, but it still kind of gave me the willies.

Have a look at some poor images: Here.

100 Things That Make Me Happy

I gotta jump on the bandwagon too!

1. Cake
2. Peanut Butter Cups
3. Sleeping in, but not TOO late
4. Bike rides at 5 in the morning, when there is no wind, and it’s just starting to snow
5. Horses
6. Successfully finishing a project
7. NYC
8. Falling asleep while watching The X-Files/Star Trek/Firefly with someone else
9. Cuddling
10. Shaving my head
11. Being outside at night
12. Live music
13. Painting
14. Staying up all night, or avoiding homework, while editing video
15. Editing video…
16. Filming
17. Random encounters with people who are really cool
18. Getting a B- on a Japanese test without studying
19. Realizing that I can understand what the fuck my teacher saying when she talks entirely in Japanese
20. Getting a weekend off from work
21. Hanging out with my roommates
22. Being able to list things that make me happy
23. Being able to list things about him that make me happy…
24. FUNNY PANTS!
25. Having excess of ideas for art/projects
26. Dying my hair funny colors
27. Paychecks
28. When the power goes out
29. Friday afternoons when I don’t have to do anything
30. Sunday evenings, cause I get to stay up later than the rest of the weekend
31. Trips
32. Eating real food
33. Realizing I have enough money to eat a real meal
34. Having a portfolio that I am proud of
35. When I don’t make an ass of myself when talking on the phone
36. Random complements
37. Surprises
38. Notes (writing and receiving)
39. Art
40. Presents when there is no occasion
41. Presents that weren’t bought, but were made or found
42. Those awesome religious candles at the Deals Only
43. Taking only classes that I enjoy
44. Being challenged
45. My long-john shirts right after they have been washed, and they’re all tight
46. Clothing covered in paint
47. Getting myself covered in paint or charcoal
48. Puppies
49. Rubbing my face in or on soft things, i.e. cats, horse’s noses, beards
50. My hair, when it’s all crazy and I can’t do anything with it
51. Dyed hair
52. Feeling pretty, or sexy, or graceful
53. Having an excuse to dress up
54. Dressing up without an excuse
55. Boots
56. Painting my nails black
57. Realizing I am in better shape than I used to be
58. Lists
59. Burning things
60. Snuggling into a warm bed after a long day
61. Waking up, and going somewhere
62. Seeing a friend on a chat program, but not having any need to talk to them
63. Film Festivals
64. Being surrounded by people, but not really being a part of them
65. That wintery, Christmasy time
66. Autumn, before it’s gotten too cold, but after it’s started to get chilly
67. The first day of the year that I can comfortably wear a tanktop, skirt and Birkenstocks
68. Snow
69. Knowing that I can buy things without overdrawing my account
70. Camping
71. Dancing, and not feeling awkward about it
72. Snowboarding
73. Standing out from the majority of people
74. Finding people that I do fit in with
75. Getting completely absorbed in a book
76. Liting my Kanji
77. Alphabets
78. Hearing strange languages
79. Understanding bits of Japanese conversations
80. Random beautiful people, and I don’t mean just physically. Some people have a certain aura about them, they just exude beauty. It’s even better when they are really old.
81. Really inventive music videos
82. Having people to seriously talk about film production with ^_^
83. Octopi
84. Going barefoot
85. Being naked
86. Feeling that I am following my dreams
87. Living in the moment (however hard that may be for me)
88. Chops, although sideburns are pretty cool too
89. Guys with long hair, and I mean REALLY long
90. Street musicians
91. Being able to type in both qwerty and Dvorak
92. Solving difficult math problems
93. Not having anything urgent to do
94. Good movies
95. Reading diary entries from more than a year ago
96. Being told secrets
97. Being aware that I don’t have any secrets, among some people
98. REALLY windy nights, when I am all warm and cozy inside
99. Thunder and lightening storms
100. Star gazing with a friend

I could probably come up with a couple more, since I started to get into a roll at the end. But I will cut myself off there, cause I said 100.

The Beginning

Greetings and salutations.

I had a sudden urge to start a blog. Not really sure why, but I have been pondering it for a while. I am not sure how it will go, I’ve done it in the past, but it never amounted to much. It was most frequently used to whine about my hopeless teenager existence or to say OMG a lot… I am hoping this will turn out a little better.

It’s just that, recently, I have felt that I have a lot more important shit to say. I have developed interests in many new and exciting things, and I would like to be able to share some of those thoughts with people. Sometimes.

Be aware, there may at times be some whining, but I’ll try to keep that to a minimum. ;P

So, for now, Maia out.