I used to wake up in the mornings to my radio. The station varied, but I think the one that made the best wake-up music was the indie rock station whose name I've now forgotten. I don't consider myself an indie person, but there's something to be said for a varied playlist, instead of the same 6 songs that you've already memorized. The downside of this is that so often you hear a song you really like, but you don't know its name. But hey, if you can manage to write down an unusual phrase, a quick Google search should take you right to a lyrics site, and your song quest can be fulfilled.
Now try that shit when you don't speak the language the song is in... at least, not well enough to understand more than 5% of the words. Sure, you'll catch a few, but those are bound to be very common phrases that won't help you identify the song.
I hear catchy Japanese songs all the time, but finally I captured the identity of one particularly sneaky one. Should I be ashamed that it's a boy band that sings it? Meh.
Enjoy Kiseki (translation: Miracle) by GReeeeN.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Days alive
One hot, sticky, internet-less day back in August, I got bored and figured out how many days I had been alive up to that point. It was around 9500, which got me thinking: that's not too far off from rolling over, odometer-style, to a nice round ten thousand.
I calculated when that 10,000th day would be. If I'm going to be strict about it and try to celebrate it down to the minute (give or take), it works out that I turn 10,000 days old at 5:35PM, December 6, 2009.
But there's two problems. First, I was born during the summer, with Daylight Savings Time in effect. So when the December clocks say 4:35PM, only then will I be a whole number of days alive. The other problem is that I'll be in Japan on that date, so I need to celebrate when the clocks in California say 4:35. This turns out to be 9:35AM, the next day.
So at 9:35AM, on December 7, 2009 - I'll celebrate being 10,000 days old.
By an interesting coincidence, it's also the 68th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and I'll be in Japan for it. No, they don't celebrate it as a holiday or anything.
If you're around 27 and a half years old, your 10k day could be right around the corner. You can find out when yours is on this site: 10k-Day. Though if you're really hardcore, you'll calculate it by hand, like I did.
I calculated when that 10,000th day would be. If I'm going to be strict about it and try to celebrate it down to the minute (give or take), it works out that I turn 10,000 days old at 5:35PM, December 6, 2009.
But there's two problems. First, I was born during the summer, with Daylight Savings Time in effect. So when the December clocks say 4:35PM, only then will I be a whole number of days alive. The other problem is that I'll be in Japan on that date, so I need to celebrate when the clocks in California say 4:35. This turns out to be 9:35AM, the next day.
So at 9:35AM, on December 7, 2009 - I'll celebrate being 10,000 days old.
By an interesting coincidence, it's also the 68th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and I'll be in Japan for it. No, they don't celebrate it as a holiday or anything.
If you're around 27 and a half years old, your 10k day could be right around the corner. You can find out when yours is on this site: 10k-Day. Though if you're really hardcore, you'll calculate it by hand, like I did.
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