tsukikage

Well, that sucks. John COMPLETELY re-did my poster. As in, he most likely made a new one from scratch. Glad I worked so hard on it.
Oh well, I'm gonna be mature and realize that my poster really did suck, so he made one that didn't.

Also, slept through my appointment (surprise surprise), and haven't gotten my money yet.

I must re-buy Beethoven Lives Upstairs and Mr. Bach Comes to Call. And oooh, lookie, boxed sets!

As much as I say I'm respectful of all points of view, I fail when I come to comments like this one (found in the Amazon.com listing of the first set): "I love the idea, but I don't want to expose my children to the stories in these cd's. They contain children talking back to their parents, disrespectful language, sorcery, etc. If you don't like Harry Potter, you won't like these CD's.". I especially have trouble not rolling my eyes at the part about children talking back to their parents. OH NOES!!! I've always hated that "children shouldn't perfectly obey their parents" attitude. Feels too much like "children should be seen and not heard". I don't quite know why I hate that sentiment, to be honest. Maybe I should try to figure that out.
On a positive note, I'm glad the (wo)man made such a civil comment to inform other parents of her own mind. Parents should know what they're getting before they buy something, and this (wo)man respectfully informed these parents of what problems they might have, without implying that all parents of all beliefs should stay away from this product.

Finally, from Outpost Nine: I am a Japanese School Teacher:
Note to Japan: you all need a vacation. Right now. Just drop whatever it is you're doing, and board the first plane to the Bahamas. Do not come back until you are three shades darker, and don't even know what the meaning of the word "overtime" is.

Actually, I think Japan is way past this point. They should just dump the purest, strongest weed in the water supply. Grind it up and sprinkle it in the rice fields. Drastic measures are needed.

Mother: Son, are you doing your homework?
Son: Yeah I...fuck it, I'll do it later. I'm hungry, when's dinner?
Mother: I'm not gonna cook tonight. Here's 500 yen, go to McDonalds.
Son: Cool. ...Wait, does McDonalds do delivery?
McD's: Fuck you son, we're doing it Japanese style now - we give you the cow, you kill it and cook it yourself. Make your own damn Big Mac.