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listening to: the AC vents rattling
Been doing a lot of thinking lately. Nothing really important or interesting, though. But for my own purposes I'm going to rant out some of it here. This will be long and rambly, so you've been warned.
It's been a month now and I'm still without my old hard drives, so my translation project/obsession is still on hold. I could pick up on episode 85 and go on from there, and be that far ahead when I do get my old data back, but I still have that niggling paranoia that I might not get them back in the end at all. And if I don't, all the work I put into those 84 episodes would be a complete waste, and picking up from 85 would seem senseless. But now it's looking like I probably won't get them back for at least another 2 weeks, probably more like 3, since next weekend the parents will be heading to Toledo for a few days and dad won't be here to accompany me to Microcenter and make sure my naive technologically-impaired little self doesn't get ripped off or anything.
So in the meantime I've really, really, really tempted to fill this free time by translating and subbing another of Arashi's variety shows, specifically the only one I managed to get fully backed up on DVDs before my old computer died. It's their very first program, and on the plus side it's only about 29 episodes long, but on the other hand the format is really unusual so it seems like it might be a little more difficult. But the more time that passes without my DnA obsession, the less I care. e_e If all goes well (that's a BIG "if") I could finish the actual translations within a month... course I have no idea how long it would take to make hardsubs out of them after that, and I guess that intimidates me too.
Plus, I guess in the back of my head I know that I really need to get a job soon. It seems like every time I think I've finally bled my savings dry, something comes along and bails me out for another month or two... like my "agent" in Japan finding me a paying translation task for his graphic design company, as happened last week. But it's still only barely enough to make my student loan payments every month, and it's really no excuse. There are always things I want to do and buy that I just don't have the liberty to and haven't for several months. I got lucky with my new computer and the new(er) car that was just added to our garage last week. Even smaller things are beyond my means... like making little shopping runs when there's some specific food or clothing or toy that I want, not relying on the mercy of my parents when they do their bi-weekly shopping. And of course the bigger things... I missed J-rock Revolutions and TWO chances to see Miyavi play live in the states, after making the decision years ago that if Miyavi ever came here, no matter which state or what the cost, I would go see him. I want to attend BLOOD's Mexico tour in November, largely for Liz Kido's sake as she has been insisting that I come so we can finally meet. And of course the next time BLOOD comes here, and if Suicide Ali ever makes it to the US, I need need neeeeeeeed to be there. And the biggest and possibly most insane thing... I want to go to Japan. REALLY want to go to Japan. On some kind of regular basis if possible, like every few months or something. On one hand, having a job would make it difficult to take the time off for trips like that, but on the other hand if I have no money then none of it is ever going to be more than pipe dreams anyway.
Plus, as mom continually reminds me, possibly even more important than the money is having health insurance. So, yeah. I really have no excuse.
Anyway, back to the original topic... I guess since I know I'm going to have to get a full-time job soon, I feel like I need to get these translations done as soon as I can, before I lose my daily free time. I know it's not a "need" at all, just a hobby... but it's become sort of a passion, I guess. And I learned during the March BLOOD tour just how much it helped me improve my Japanese in comparison to the August tour, so at least it's somewhat productive. Besides, what's the point of spending half a year translating EIGHTY-FOUR episodes and then not doing anything with them?
And there was more I was going to ramble about, but I suddenly lost interest, so I guess that will be it for now.
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 6/04/2007 07:01:00 PM
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