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supernutjapanI finished watching the final season of Peaky Blinders.Honestly, I would have been happy with Tommy actually being sick and killing himself (not killing himself despite not actually being sick - that would have been awful). It fits the feel of the show, I think - him choosing how to die. After he put his affairs in order and said farewell to everyone, the fact that he was not actually sick was very anticlimactic. If they were going to have that turn of events, (because they want to make a movie, they can't kill him, I get it) they should have done it sooner - before he finished what he wanted to do. Then he could make a comeback in style and the series could end with him retiring (including a lead to what the movie could be about, whatever). I finally got why he couldn't kill himself with a gun several hours after I finished watching - Polly prophesied that he would not die by a bullet right? LOL I loved having that revelation while mulling over the show, still enjoying the afterglow.
Also, I finished rewatching the previous seasons of The Umbrella Academy, since we get a new season on the 22nd. It was awesome. I had forgotten alot - even the ending of the last season LOL I am so looking forward to the next season! The guys of the group are all hilarious, the situations were so crazy(like Peaky Blinders), I laughed a lot. I also cried several times - the phone call by Allison and Luther to Claire was super touching. I think the show is a very realistic portrayal of damaged "heroes" too - like the Boys in a way but I like this so much better. The Boys is just too crazy for me. All those people getting blown upgets very tiresome and disgusting in The Boys, while the same in TUA has much more of a tragic humor feel to it.
That reminds me that my daughter asked me while I was watching TUA if I was watching some Harry Potter 'verse show. I thought it was interesting that she would say that because it does have a similar vibe to it despite it being much more adult oriented.
Book-wise, I've been reading a self-help book which is rare for me. It came up as a suggestion at a digital library. It's called How to Talk to Anyone (Leil Lowndes) and it gives pointers on how to get along with people, how to make conversation with people even if they do not have the same interests etc. It is something I am terrible at, and also proud I don't care in a sense. The reading is slow but it is not boring and there are good insights so I thought even if I don't put them in practice in my own life, I can still use them in future writing - if I ever write anything of note. Since I started reading it I've watched two movies Almost Like Heaven and Perfect Pairing, in which I recognized the same tricks in action so that was pretty cool.
The rainy season has officially begun. Rainy season in Japan is not like other Asian countries. We don't suddenly get a shower, we get drizzle. It's like winter in Vancouver, except the weather is warm and muggy. The worst combo. The only thing I like about this season is the hydrangeas. They look beautiful, especially in the rain. I've been taking a lot of pictures of flowers and Hana (Hana actually means flower in Japanese so LOL) on my walks recently.
I was impressed by the tallness of these dandilions. I think they are native Japanese dandilions and not "imports"
Hana is in the back of a field of dandilions looking to the side.
Pic of Hana in the middle of the dandilions walking toward the camera.
Hana with her nose to the ground in the back.
Closeup of Hana and dandilions
Pic of dandilions closer to the ground. Seriously, these things are tall.
Even closer to the ground and focus on a dandilion in the center
Closeup of said dandilion
For some reason, the pics I take lengthwise go sideways when I try to post them online. Some pink and blue hydrangeas planted by a tree on the side of the street to my classroom. This bunch of bushes always have several different colored flowers
Tiny little blue flowers in the grass at the park
Hana in the "jungle" of plants. She likes to eat some of the grass/plants found in the park.
Hana looking for edible plants
Hana smiling at the camera
Another pic of the hydrangeas next to the tree.
Some solid blue hydrangeas in the rain
White hydrangeas with pink tips. - It's like someeone splattered paint on the tips.
Solid pink hydrangeas
Pink tiped ones again. Close up.
The blue and pink hydrangeas by the tree on the sidewalk, a little further back.
Also, I finished rewatching the previous seasons of The Umbrella Academy, since we get a new season on the 22nd. It was awesome. I had forgotten alot - even the ending of the last season LOL I am so looking forward to the next season! The guys of the group are all hilarious, the situations were so crazy(like Peaky Blinders), I laughed a lot. I also cried several times - the phone call by Allison and Luther to Claire was super touching. I think the show is a very realistic portrayal of damaged "heroes" too - like the Boys in a way but I like this so much better. The Boys is just too crazy for me. All those people getting blown upgets very tiresome and disgusting in The Boys, while the same in TUA has much more of a tragic humor feel to it.
That reminds me that my daughter asked me while I was watching TUA if I was watching some Harry Potter 'verse show. I thought it was interesting that she would say that because it does have a similar vibe to it despite it being much more adult oriented.
Book-wise, I've been reading a self-help book which is rare for me. It came up as a suggestion at a digital library. It's called How to Talk to Anyone (Leil Lowndes) and it gives pointers on how to get along with people, how to make conversation with people even if they do not have the same interests etc. It is something I am terrible at, and also proud I don't care in a sense. The reading is slow but it is not boring and there are good insights so I thought even if I don't put them in practice in my own life, I can still use them in future writing - if I ever write anything of note. Since I started reading it I've watched two movies Almost Like Heaven and Perfect Pairing, in which I recognized the same tricks in action so that was pretty cool.
The rainy season has officially begun. Rainy season in Japan is not like other Asian countries. We don't suddenly get a shower, we get drizzle. It's like winter in Vancouver, except the weather is warm and muggy. The worst combo. The only thing I like about this season is the hydrangeas. They look beautiful, especially in the rain. I've been taking a lot of pictures of flowers and Hana (Hana actually means flower in Japanese so LOL) on my walks recently.
I was impressed by the tallness of these dandilions. I think they are native Japanese dandilions and not "imports"
Hana is in the back of a field of dandilions looking to the side.
Pic of Hana in the middle of the dandilions walking toward the camera.
Hana with her nose to the ground in the back.
Closeup of Hana and dandilions
Pic of dandilions closer to the ground. Seriously, these things are tall.
Even closer to the ground and focus on a dandilion in the center
Closeup of said dandilion
For some reason, the pics I take lengthwise go sideways when I try to post them online. Some pink and blue hydrangeas planted by a tree on the side of the street to my classroom. This bunch of bushes always have several different colored flowers
Tiny little blue flowers in the grass at the park
Hana in the "jungle" of plants. She likes to eat some of the grass/plants found in the park.
Hana looking for edible plants
Hana smiling at the camera
Another pic of the hydrangeas next to the tree.
Some solid blue hydrangeas in the rain
White hydrangeas with pink tips. - It's like someeone splattered paint on the tips.
Solid pink hydrangeas
Pink tiped ones again. Close up.
The blue and pink hydrangeas by the tree on the sidewalk, a little further back.
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Date: 2022-06-18 01:47 pm (UTC)My husband and I watched almost all of the first season of Umbrella Academy -- right up to the last episode. And just never went back to it. Just didn't care enough. I do really enjoy The Boys, however, probably because it is so over the top and fun!
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Date: 2022-06-20 09:31 am (UTC)Yeah, I don't normally like stuff about organized crime either. I find this to be a bit different, personally.
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Date: 2022-06-23 06:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-25 05:53 am (UTC)I went to university in Vancouver, which is rainy in winter. The humidity helped warm the cold air so it was welcome.