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Orange Day!

I thought it was weird while going to work, how many people were wearing orange outside. Maybe today is orange day? Who knows! But it is a leap year woooooooo! Anyway, I think my new coat should be orange. Perhaps a bit on the rusty side, but more like pumpkin. Reminds me of orenji-renji which reminds me of bleach. Man I miss that show. And how the hell am I going to get yakitate! Japan? Guess that will be another manga to collect. I miss watching anime. Netflixed Greystoke (tarzan film and chris lambert's debut) and found it wasn't as exciting as I remembered. Just didn't feel the same romance... Ah well. I love disney's version. Had a week or two to myself - boyfriend is on vacation and away on a business trip. Although I miss him, it was nice to spend time with myself. I have 'room to breathe' and that feels nice. My apple is up, but we're still trying to get it running. Gotta find those restore discs. Think they were thrown out during my la...

Cloverfield and a slight obsession (SPOILERS)

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okay... so i went with my sister to watch cloverfield (about two weeks ago). i liked it... but had NO idea the type of advertising went into it. So, when realizing there was something in the end scene that i missed, i went to google to look for scenes posted somewhere. Apparently, there was such secrecy into releasing the movie in the first place, people have been keeping track online. One site was particularly helpful when it came to explaining everything (without spoilers). Cloverfield Clues I seriously stayed up 2 hours to read all that was tied into the movie. Forums, myspace pages for each character, the companies that were fake and some real that were all in on the "game", and the overlying story that explained bits and pieces of the monster and how it all came to be. The initial reading was eye opening and i felt a little sad that i wasn't able to participate in the "clues." My interest waned and i only checked the site a few times a week (instead o...

The Piano Next Door

i live in a studio apartment on the upper east side in manhattan. the woman next door to me plays the piano. i smile as the notes float through the walls to fall on these lonely ears... ~marj