Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/40 sec, ISO6400 “Green Feiyue” Cedar Park, 2018
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Today I received a pair of green Feiyue shoes in the mail. I’m excited to wear these because the heel part of the shoe is low, like a slipper. This makes it easy to slip on, but of course, it’s not so secure on the foot. But I bought these to use in the house, as slippers. I think they are really comfortable, even without socks. And I love the green logo! It’s a nice change from the red and blue logo that is on my other pair of white Feiyue shoes:
It’s weird to wear shoes in the house since we always take off our shoes when entering the house. But if I only wear them inside, that should be okay, right? 🤔
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/60 sec, ISO6400 “Slip-on Feiyue” Cedar Park, 2018
Tonight I went to see Mirai (未来のミライ) at the local theater, and I loved it! Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film is kind of a slice-of-life type anime, mixed with a bit of fantasy. The story itself centered around a young boy named Kun, and how his family’s life changes after his sister, Mirai, is born.
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That fantasy portions of the story were a bit of a mystery as to why they were happening, and no explanations were given, which is fine. Actually, I was happy that no effort was made by the film-makers to try to rationalize how these time travel sequences (and other fantastical details and characters) existed, and that was kind of the magic of the film for me. We get to travel in time and to amazing places without the burden of things needing to make sense. I suppose that is why animation is so special. We are already removed from the real world because of the artwork, and so the leap to the fantasy world is very natural.
As a parent, I felt like I had a special connection to the film because a lot of the story revolved around the mother and father and their domestic roles, and we get to see scenes from their own childhoods. It brought back a lot of parenting memories when my kids were small as well. So it was nice to see a lot of screen time devoted to the parents. Not only that, but we get to see the lives of Kun and Mirai’s great-grandparents as well. My favorite parts of the movie were these scenes from the past, where Mirai explains that a person’s efforts can have a huge impact on the future. It gave me a lot to think about. These lessons from the past make me want to take care of the present day because who knows how it might affect the future?
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.2, 1/125 sec, ISO1600 “Kun-chan” Cedar Park, 2018
If you get the chance to see Mirai in theaters, I would recommend doing so! But if you can’t, then be sure you rent it when it is available. I am planning on buying the Blu-ray for my collection, especially because I want to study the character designs, specifically the father and mother. Plus I need to see the motorcycle scenes again. Those were so cool!
Two days ago there was a car accident nearby. The driver was a student at the same high school that my son goes to, and sadly he was killed in the wreck.
This afternoon I drove by the scene where the car went off the road, and I saw there were flowers and a memorial set up and I got tears in my eyes. I didn’t know the student nor his family (neither does Koa), but it makes me so sad to think about losing a child… I don’t have much more to say about it, except that we all should cherish those we love as much as we can.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO1250 “2018.12.04 Sketch” Cedar Park, 2018
Another quick sketch tonight, but I think the body doesn’t match the face at all. So, I’ll probably take the body and re-draw a less-cartoony face for a future drawing. Looking forward to it, actually, because I am pleasantly surprised at how much I like the simple body pose. ☺
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