Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/17 sec, ISO3200 “Screw This” Cedar Park, 2017
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Today’s photos are of some antique items around our house. The first is an old meat grinder, and below are some old shipping boxes.
My wife likes to go “antiquing” a couple times a year, and the decor in our home reflects what you could describe as “country chic”. I guess it’s ok. I prefer modern and minimalistic, but I’m not going to put up a fight! 😃 The antique style does have its own charm, after all.
I guess I do like old Japanese style, so after we move to Japan in the future, I’d love to decorate in that way. And Mariko likes that style too, so our house will be more aligned to both of us. 😄
Anyways, here are a couple more detailed photos of items in our house.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/55 sec, ISO3200 “Shefford Pimento” Cedar Park, 2017Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/17 sec, ISO3200 “Maine Blueberries” Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/100 sec, ISO1250 “Shrimp and Sleepy Cat” Cedar Park, 2017
こんばんは。How’s it going? Here in Austin, we’ve been having some heavy storms. It’s good for our yard, but there is the possibility of flooding in other parts of the area. Everyone be safe!
Today’s photo is of a yummy, garlicky shrimp dish that we enjoyed for dinner. As you can see, we disturbed our napping kitty in order to take the photo. But food photos with pets are really the best anyways. 🐱🍤
Today, I had a few free hours alone (Bay is out of town at a Robotics competition, Mariko was at a winery with friends, and Koa was at a pool party) so I went to see Your Name again!
I knew that there would be so much more to appreciate in the second viewing. I guess it’s because I don’t catch a lot of the plot nuances the first time I see movies, but also because Your Name has quite a few twists that it makes it hard to keep track of all that is going on.
****spoiler alert****
So, in the second viewing, I was fully away that besides being separated by distance, Mitsuha and Taki were separated by time as well. Because of the 3 year difference, the first time they met in Tokyo, Mitsuha was probably 17, but Taki was only 14. That whole scene on the train made a ton more sense now that I realized that Mitsuha had been experiencing the switch for a while, but the switch would not happen for another 3 years for Taki.
The body-swapping aspect of the film made a lot more sense to me since I could pick up on the cues as to when the switch is “active”. For instance, the real Mitsuha could braid her hair with ease, while the Taki-Mitsuha wore her hair in a messy ponytail.
On the flipside, the scenes where Mitsuha is in Taki’s body were a lot more interesting, just seeing the way he/see walks and sits, and the way he speaks is feminine. I enjoyed it during the first viewing, but now could concentrate 100% on the subtleties.
Interestingly enough, the second viewing was even more touching emotionally. Every time I saw the comet in the sky, I would feel my eyes welling up with tears. It was crazy. Then of course when Mitsuha opens her hand to see what Taki wrote… ah the flood!!! And finally, the ending scene was just perfect. 😢
One small thing I noticed in the first viewing was that one of the buildings in Tokyo was one I took a photo of back in 1997. It’s the building at the 0:18 second mark in the video below. It gave me a feeling of a little more of a connection to the movie. 😄
“Shinjuku Skyscraper” Tokyo, 1997
I hope you had a nice Saturday!
またね～
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