I'm sorry for the lack of posting lately. My workplace has blocked quite a few websites and I'm working on how I can keep updating TGW with interesting things at other times. I will get back to posting more often eventually. Sorry for the delays!
Jmovie review: My Darling is a Foreigner
I was really looking forward to seeing this movie. I love Inoue Mao and I thought the plot seemed cute. Unfortunately, at the end, I realized that there wasn't a whole lot there. What the movie claims as cultural differences are sometimes just the differences between men and women. At one point, Saori laments that she does all of the housework while Tony does nothing. So, being the nice man that he is, Tony starts washing the dishes and doing the laundry. However, he doesn't really know how to do these things properly. Instead of taking him aside to show him how to do the chores, she just kinda grumbles through it. I don't see this is a cultural difference. I think men all over the world don't know how to wash dishes.
As a matter of fact, there are only a few cultural differences shown. When Saori introduces Tony to her family at her sister's wedding, Tony doesn't understand how the family communicates. The parents jokingly put down their children but Tony doesn't get the joke. It isn't until the end of the movie that he understands her family dynamic.
Despite wanting to enjoy the movie, I found it somewhat boring. It's basically the story of their day-to-day life. If you have nothing better to do, it's not an awful movie to sit through. At least there's the adorable Inoue Mao to save it!
JMovie review: Liar Game: The Final Stage
I think my biggest problem with this series is how little the plot changes. The players still need to work together in order to beat the game but no one wants to. It's frustrating. It also makes the game's result obvious. In the end, I liked the series. I just would have liked it with a little more variety.
JDorama review: Liar Game 2
This season picks up awhile after the first season ended. Even though there are new players and new challenges, the outcomes are still the same. Since the advertise the Final Stage movie in the very beginning of the show, we already know that Akiyama and Kanzaki will advance to the next rounds. Luckily, the different challenges keep the show entertaining. I wonder what the movie will be like.
An early Happy Independence Day
Thankfully, this is a long weekend. Instead of spending all my time surfing around http://www.sensareviews.net, my family is going on a road rally today. What is a road rally, you ask?
Well, it's a lot like a scavenger hunt via car. The organizer gives you a list of clues that gives you the route you have to follow. It is your job (mostly the job of the passengers) to figure out the clues to give the driver the proper directions. Whoever gets to the end with the best time (it's a timed event with a staggered start) wins. I think this particular one gives prizes for most clues successfully answered. See, you can "win" the route without actually following the real route. They are tons of fun. If you can find one near you, go for it. It's a run way to spend the day with your friends/family.
Favorite Friday
Yay! I can finally post a Favorite Friday video! I bought my daughter the new Selena Gomez album this week. Her music is pretty good. I think this one is my favorite song.
My own studio....
It's possible. I've been looking into opening my own fitness/dance studio. Of course, the biggest obstacle right now is money. I'm confident that I can figure that part out though. Meanwhile, I'm pricing things like BestLaminate.net pergo laminate flooring or a floating floor. I'm not really sure which is best. I'm just looking at prices right now anyway. There is a building that I like a lot...I'm just not sure I can afford it. Darn you, money!
An update
I have almost finished watching the second season of Liar's Game. There is about three episodes left so I should have them finished for next week. After that, there is the final movie for the series. I'm kind of excited to see where this goes. It's been awhile since I've enjoyed a series so much. (It doesn't hurt that Matsuda Shota is pretty to look at.) But today? Today I will be researching laser barcode scanners to use in my Zumba classes. I think it might make it a lot easier to track classes. If it's not too expensive, at least. Research away!
Boots in unwinter?
My sister complained about this last year so I will ask all of you this year. Are womens boots a fashion faux pas in the summer? I found a really cute pair of ankle boots at the end of winter last year and my sister insisted that I could not wear them after winter. They weren't big furry Uggs or anything like that. They were cute little ankle boots. I think they would have looked just fine with a pair of shorts. What do you think?
New jobs can be scary
I'm kinda nervous. Recently, I applied for a job as a Zumba/dance teacher. It's totally something I could do so why am I nervous? Because I don't really have a lot of paper credentials to back up my experience. I have been dancing almost my entire life but I only have a handful of years of formal training. Most of my training has been in the theatre. As for Zumba, I got licensed in February to teach and I didn't start teaching until April. So that's only three months of teaching experience. However, I really want to leave my day job. One always hears about those soul-killing jobs. Yeah, that is what mine feels like. But I have to bring the money in to feed my daughter. So, yeah, I'm nervous. I just hope that the job I applied for isn't some scam housed in big metal buildings with big scary men. I want a good job that will pay me decently. Is that too much to ask for?