assume the worst and hope the best

Somehow i'm so occupied with posting in the new german arashi forum that i don't even update.

Today i got an email from the artschool in Bremen and they indeed invite me to the entrance exams. Yooooooo. :> Berlin artschool is just in the beginning of going through the portfolios though. I hope they got some results soon -.....-

Because i want to know when there are entrance exams in Berlin......if they say it's the beginning of July, i really have bad luck. Why. On the 04.-06.July 2008 there will be a german(-speaking) Arashi meeting in Speyer °__°.
The first ever. We also participate in the Arashi International Fanvideo Project. It's not usual 'fanvideos'....it's about fans filming theirselves with a message to Arashi for their 10th anniversary next year. Please participate with the people in your country, or even as a single person, wherever you are. Please read the info in the link i just gave you. If you have questions, feel free to ask Julie (2009 project) or Nanao (german meeting) or me (both).

Alter, Leute, wenn es hier irgendwelche deutschen Arashi supporter gibt, die das hier lesen. BEWEGT EUREN HINTERN NACH SPEYER XDDDDDD;;;;;; Oder erst einmal in das deutsche Arashi Forum, da wird wirklich sehr sehr sehr viel geplant gerade darüber. Um den Fanmeeting-Thread zu lesen, meldet euch bei der jungen deutschen DoitsunoArashi FANSITE an. Ihr erhaltet auch einen Newsletter mit den Updates über das Treffen, aber ihr wollt vielleicht auch ein Wörtchen im Forum mitreden. Und auch wenn ihr euch mit niemandem treffen wollt oder könnt, wäre es super, wenn ihr trotzdem beim Arashi International Fanvideo Project mitmacht. :D DnoArashi ist übrigens kein deutscher fc, sondern ein deutsch-SPRACHIGER ^_~. Wer sich berufen fühlt, her mit den Anmeldedaten.

I just.....tried to motivate the german people who stumble over this post to participate in the meeting and in the fanvideo project ne;;;;;;

Another topic is taking photos of Arashi supporters from all over the world. AnitafromH suggested to do this here. The Fanvideo Project actually planned to include photos of the fans at some interesting places or whatever as a dia-show at the end of the final big video. But i think we can also collect these photos, think about a nice design, put some comments here and there, and PRINT THE PHOTOS AS A BOOKLET. lulu.com is a good place for that. If you're interested, you could even get a photobooklet copy for yourself.
If you'd like to send your photos both to 2009.arashi-world.com (fanvideo) and Anita (photobooklet) pleeeeease ^_______^. You have got time until the end of year i suppose.

*big sigh* now i have even more things to do in my free time, i really hope i can achieve some stuff. I will build a lifesize AnoArashi Aiba-chan by the way xDD. And tinker some handmade uchiwas, but for this time only for the german fc members, because it would be too much work otherwise. I'll post them here though :3

Well. That was actually an important update post. I really hope you participate, minna!!!!!! PLEASE PROMOTE THE FANVIDEO PROJECT IN YOUR BLOGS MINNA ^____^, and maybe even mention the german forum&fc.....maybe there are more german-speaking Arashians than we thought @__@. Anyways.

Keep talking about it, i hope we can collect some video material at last =))))

ps. i didn't know there were Arashians next door.......found out that there is Carina who lives just 15mins with the car away from my place. We met up yesterday. Really .....kind of weird lol. Really cool. We spent some time sitting on a public garage rooftop. Next time we'll tidy up that rooftop and get sunburnt there roflmaolol.

I thought i would send another portfolio to Münster art school apart from Bremen and Berlin. Just collect some old stuff and put them together. Actually i spent most of today's hours to work on this. Even spent (mother's) money on it. But now that i know that Sarina already was there to hand in without me (;A; ) and i'd have to get a special document first.....bah.

Münster already was just something like......the last opportunity to study together with Sarina XD and if it happens that Berlin and Bremen art schools don't take me in i could still get into Münster. Bleh. Decided to cancel it some minutes ago.

........zwo, eins, risiko XD.

And if nobody takes me in their school, i will have a lot of free time XD.

*stretches little weak arms* yattah......

Already got my mark for oral exam today (though i wasnt there in the exact time lol)...10/15, not too bad. Now i have to wait apprx 1 month for the results of the written exams. -.....- *stretches herself*

I'm done. Finally. <33333

Hip-pop-boogie sketch xd

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Yo i got my copy today and spent the day getting used to the songs while studying~ didn't listen to the majority of them before~ i don't know if i should make a ranking haha, but i can say i like Sakurai's Hip Pop Boogie the very very best xDD

Just.....i listened with headphones. And when this song started, when Sakurap started ne *laugh*, i just had to laugh all the time, i don't know why it makes me so happy, this song xDDDD I had to laugh at Jun's Nekkid too, but...... lol Sakurai-kun, otsukareeeeeh xDD here you have a million sympathy points~

<-- I've made an illustration lols, well i started....UU will outline+color it soon <3.

Up to now i also love Ninomiya's Gimmick Game (esp. the chorus <33), Riida's Take Me Faraway, Aiba-chan's Hello Goodbye (2nd fave i think), Flashback too *__*,  Life Goes On !!! (so sweet ;o;!).......oh and i got very much used to Step and Go, to the point i love it :)

The cover and booklet doesn't look that nice...but....let's not talk about it lol. I suggest next time they don't make them look so stiff but.....give them laughing gas and make funny photos and let Oh-chan make some illustration instead xDD i mean.......next to Happiness lyrics there's a Jun who doen't look happy at all x_x well and i hate grey color, but nevermind ^_^; i already know why i buy their cd xD

Oh and i re-designed my notepad yesterday........

Anshinanshin

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I always said i would love this film, recommended it without any doubts, etc, and today finally i got the DVD (german edition). I regret nothing i have said. I feel like it's the best film i've watched ever. Big kudos to Mike Arias and all the amazing staff, also the seiyuu ;>......*watched it in japanese with subs* Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. Freaking amazing. @__@

It is better than i expected it to be. Not that i would say 'amen' to everything in there, demo, i was gladly surprised by the conceptual/philosophical contents. There is a great feeling to it, many feelings, and so much imagery. Thank God i have eyes. (Ha lol i also love the eyes motif hehe.) I especially liked Shiro's character.....the dream worlds look really extremely emotional and loveable. Those who are basically made with colored pencils ne.

I was smiling so much at the end......the apple tree ne.....<3333

The main reasons why i thought it had to be a great animation film were.....the extremely loveable background illustrations and the varicolored-ness (i think i have to rewatch it many times....because of reading the subs i feel like i've seen only 2% of Treasure Town....), the very different character design (omg i have to get the manga xDDD), the concept of shiro-kuro/white-black, because the trailer showed me amazing impression of the mix of cgi/3d and cel(?)/2d and because i totally trusted Koon's taste xD
Everything i imagined to be there definitely was there. And a lot more.....i'm totally delighted with the imagery. With the different <3-characters. And the depth of concept. Great soundtrack too.

Passionately recommended.

And after watching the director's 300-day-diary, which was very impressive, my wish to make something like a short video increases @__@ it's TONS of work though and i am a lazy person.....currently i read a lot of anime/manga magazines (german AnimaniA) and what i loved about them were the studio reports and interviews with different directors. I noted down many stuff i'd love to see, like Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Mind Game, Negadon, Kakurenbo.....i never watch animation films. I think Madhouse is a very nice and likeable studio, 4°C looks like they have good stuff for my eyes too. Satoshi Kon sounds like he can read my mind. Recommendations, anyone? :>
 
Anyway.....seeing how much work it is to produce animation film, on the one hand i'm so respectful while watching the products, on the other hand i feel so embarassed about my recent abilities and low-productive-ness. I seriously have no idea about modern art production, on the computer. I really need to start out with a graphictablet x-x. Probably you'll never see a movie where i helped out though........oh, i can do traditional illustration though lols.

From coming Tuesday on i will have tons of free time, the whole summer. I must use it to do things i always wanted to do. Not only drawing outside and inline-skating with friends and whatever <3, but also i need to sew/cosplay. A million photoshoots with Berii. Paint. Draw a video with Denji. Recording/sound experimenting. Watch various animated experimental and conceptual movies. Reading alternative/surreal/nonpopular Manga. Reading Faust I+II XD. Study nihongo, at least understanding some grammar and learning some vocs. Being accepted in art school xDDD.

I so badly want to learn a lot. I hope when i'm accepted in art school, i will have no time for internet......even though it's sad, but this way i'll be able to test if i can work hard and how far i can go. Probably i'll still be online 24/7. Well. Now i want to consume a lot of good and intelligent art (movie/manga/etc), so i'll be overflowing with inspiration at the dead of summer. Actually i shouldn't be typing this right now but drawing all the images out of my head. Wish me luck that i don't get too afraid and self-critique while comsuming all these things.

Gosh, what i was doing all the time is like a children game.

I must share this live performance of Hibari no Kokoro, it's so powerful and amazing, i hope somebody can receive motivation and strength from this (^___^). It's with subtitles by the way XD. Arigatou na to the person who shared it at first.

You know i've been loving Aoi-chan since i watched the h+c liveaction movie na. I've painted her already several times~ And i'm watching her current dorama [おせん]. Found out that [Hana to Alice] is a great movie too. Planning to get her [dandelion] photobook. What i wanted to say is just......she's so gorgeous O__O. Can anybody understand my point?