NaNoWriMo Reminder!

Posted on October 15th, 2007 in Customary Drivel by Deas
Possibly related posts: |A Novel Challenge||Novel Progress|

Got this email a few minutes ago. Thought I’d share it for those who are thinking of doing this thing. As of right now, I’m signed up. I’m crazy. For sure. Because I flipping signed up to write a novel during the heaviest cram time before the JLPT in December. (In fact, to finish the novel 2 days before the test.) But…I figure I’m always ridiculously busy. And it’s something I wanted to do last year. Why miss it? Might not make it, but I’m giving it a go. Who’s with me?

Hello!

This is your imagination. I know work, school studying for the JLPT [my edit], and general craziness have been keeping us apart lately. But there’s something we need to do together this November.

It’s called National Novel Writing Month. For it, we’ll bash out a 50,000-word novel, from scratch, in 30 days. You and me. Writing a book. Together.

I need you to sign us up. Because I don’t have any arms.

http://www.NaNoWriMo.org

Love,

Your imagination

PS - I passed my first practice test over the weekend by a hair. Maybe this thing is actually doable for me. Finished 30 minutes early. Got 63%. 60% is considered a pass. This is pre-study. Now it’s game time. Cram on! 3 more practice tests to go. Next time I’ll take my time, too.

PPS - Did anyone else think that their imagination was channeling the PC Gamer Coconut Monkey? Just wondering.

Another Love Song

Posted on October 15th, 2007 in Customary Drivel, Humor, Media, Music, 日本語 by Deas

One More Minute by Weird Al, translated into Japanese. I said I’d do it, and I did. Again, because I can. If you missed the first helping of (anti) lovey-dovey absurdity, go catch it here.

Well I heard that you’re leavin’ (leavin’)
別れるつもりだと聞いた
Gonna leave me far behind (so far behind)
遠く離れて行くだろう
‘Cause you found a brand new lover
新しい恋人ができたので
You decided that I’m not your kind (aahh..)
この俺は自分のタイプじゃないと君が決めた

So I pulled (I pulled) your name out (name out) of my Rolodex (oohh..)
だから、俺の住所録から君の名前を除いて
And I tore all your pictures in two
君の写真を全てずたずたに裂いた
And I burned down the malt shop where we used to go
よく行っていたアイスクリーム店を燃やした
Just because it reminds me of you (dippity dippity doo)
その店を見るだけで君を思い出したからね

That’s right (that’s right) you ain’t gonna see me cryin’
そうだ、俺は泣かないぞ
I’m glad (I’m glad) that you found somebody new
新しい恋人を見つけて良かったね
‘Cause I’d rather spend eternity eating shards of broken glass
永遠に壊れたグラスの破片を食べる方が良い、
Than spend one more minute with you
君の側に後一分残るより

I guess I might seem kinda bitter
俺は不機嫌に見えるかな
You got me feeling down in the dumps
君が俺をこの気分にさせたから
‘Cause I’m stranded all alone in the gas station of love
愛のガソリンスタンドに一人で残されて
And I have to use the self-service pumps
セルフサービスのポンプを使わなければならない

Oh, so honey, let me help you with that suitcase
だから貴方、引っ越しの手伝いをさせてくれ
You ain’t (you ain’t) gonna break my heart in two
俺は悲嘆に暮れないよ
‘Cause I’d rather get a hundred thousand paper cuts on my face
俺の顔に１０万の切り傷を貰う方が良い
Than spend one more minute with you
君の側に後一分残るより

I’d rather rip out my intestines with a fork
自分の腸をフォークで切り取る方が良い
Than watch you going out with other men
君が他の男性と好き合うを見るより
I’d rather slam my fingers in a door (yah)
それを見るより、戸に指をバタンと挟む
Again and again and again and again and again
再三再四、何回も

Oh, can’t you see what I’m tryin’ to say, Darlin…
さぁ、分かってくれるか、貴方？

I’d rather have my blood sucked out by leeches (leeches)
蛭が自分の血をしゃぶり取る方が良い
Shove an icepick under a toenail or two
足指の爪の下にアイスピックを刺し込む方が良い
I’d rather clean all the bathrooms in Grand Central Station with my tongue
ニューヨーク大都会のグランドセントラル駅の全てのトイレを
俺の舌でなめて掃除する方が良い
Than spend one more minute with you
君の側に後一分残るより

Yes, I’d rather jump naked on a huge pile of thumbtacks
はい、裸で画鋲のでかい積み重ねの上に飛ぶ
Or stick my nostrils together with crazy glue
又は鼻孔を強力接着剤で密封する方が良い
I’d rather dive into a swimming pool filled with double-edged razor blades
両刃の剃刀で満たしたプールに飛び込む方が良い
Than spend one more minute with you
君の側に後一分残るより

I’d rather rip my heart right out of my ribcage with my bare hands
俺は自分の心臓を素手で胸郭から掴み出して
and then throw it on the floor and stomp on it ’till I die
床に投げ落として死ぬまでさんざんやっつける方が良い
Than spend one more minute with you
君の側に後一分残るより

Thank you, and good night. :-D