#yams day 2017

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All of Us Strangers

Book review:

• Newly adapted into a 2024 UK theatrical movie by the same name, this is the translation of the original story by Taichi Yamada. All of Us Strangers is an affirming yet haunting, modern-day drama set in Tokyo.

A middle aged man lives a productive but emotionally desolate life. Divorced and estranged from his only son, he has little identity beyond work. What starts with the cliched trappings of the flawed Japanese male give way to a sentimental, lingering story.

Harada's impulsive visit to his childhood neighbourhood ends up being more than a stroll down memory lane. Astonishingly, he encounters his parents alive and well despite both supposedly having died during his childhood decades ago. More oddly, they haven't aged and daily life in the old family apartment is just as it was in the past.

The original Japanese edition was published in 1987 and largely set in that era. This paperback is a rerelease of the first English edition translation, Strangers (2003), also by Wayne P. Lammers. Author Taichi Yamada passed away just last year but not before his old novel hit cinemas as the UK film All of Us Strangers (2023). Production began in 2017 and Yamada was aware and consenting of the film's changes. The screenplay is modernised and significantly reworked but the soul of the story is intact and unmistakable.

Floating around the internet are some cracking takes on this work (film and the novel) SPOILERS AHEAD: "Set in the great human maelstrom of Tokyo, Strangers is a thinking man's ghost story" - from the 2003 jacket blurb and greatly copy pasted. "the real people in Harada's life are little more than ghosts to him, while the actual ghosts touch him in ways flesh-and-blood people have not". - this gem from The Guardian in 2005 in an article titled Dead calm "An off-beat Japanese ghost story from the Eighties has been turned into a gay cinematic sobfest" -The Times, 2024. Cosmic Circus points out that the story was adapted as a Japanese horror of sorts in Discarnates (1988) before its reinvention into "a British romantic fantasy film".

Shelf: 913.6 YAM [Ijintachi to no natsu. English]. All of us strangers. by Taichi Yamada ; translated by Wayne P. Lammers.

1st Mariner Books paperback edition. New York ; Boston : Mariner Books, 2024. ISBN: 9780063411524 (paperback)

201 pages ; 21 cm.

First US editon published in 2003 by Vertical as: Strangers.

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Holidays 11.14

Holidays

American Teddy Bear Day

Children’s Day (India)

Chinggis Khan Day (Mongolia)

Day of the Colombian Woman (Colombia)

Dobruja Day (Romania)

Fappiano (Thanksgiving on Melmac, in “Alf”)

International Day Against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

International Farmers’ Day

National Figure It Out Day

International Girls Day

International Selfie Day

International Street Vendors Day

Inuit Asking Festival (Eskimo)

Leftover Trading Day

Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day

Mobile Brigade Day (Indonesia)

Moby Dick Day

Momentum World Day of Giving

Monet Day

Movie Day (South Korea)

National Block It Out Day

National Education Support Professionals Day

National Family Pajama (or PJ) Day

National Figure It Out Day

National Marie Day

National Metallurgists’ Day (India)

National Pride Day (Mongolia)

National Seat Belt Day

National Survivors’ Day (Australia)

Odd Socks Day (UK)

Operating Room Nurse Day

Orange Day (French Republic)

Readjustment Movement Anniversary (Guinea-Bissau)

Remembrance Day (Cayman Islands)

Spirit of NSA Day (Nat'l Speakers Ass'n)

Streetcar Day (NYC)

World Diabetes Day (UN)

World Sexual Purity Day

World Syphilis Day (India)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Coast-to-Coast Toast Day

National Pickle Day (a.k.a. Pickle Appreciation Day)

National Spicy Guacamole Day (a.k.a. Homemade ‘Guac’ Day)

2nd Tuesday in November

International Wear Your Summer Camp T-Shirt Day [2nd Tuesday]

National Young Readers' Day [2nd Tuesday]

Feast Days

Alberic of Utrecht (Christian; Saint)

All Saints of the Carmelites (Christian; Saint)

All Souls of the Benedictine family (Christian)

Bal Diwas (India)

Barlaam of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Claude Monet (Artology)

Diwali, Day 3 (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), a.k.a. ... 

Bhai Duj (Parts of India)

Bhau Beej (Parts of India)

Chitragupth Jayanti (Parts of India)

Dawat Puja (Parts of India)

Day of Cows

Deepavali Holiday (Manipur, India)

Deepawali (Sikkim, India)

Festival of Lights, Day 3

Gai Tihar

Laxmi Puja (Sikkim, India)

Ningol Chakkouba (Parts of India)

Tihar Festival (Nepal)

Yam Pancake (Nepal)

Dubricius (a.k.a. Dyfrig or Devereux; Christian; Saint)

Equorum Probatio (Old Roman cavalry parade)

Feronia’s Day (Pagan)

Gustavus Adolphus (Positivist; Saint)

Hypatius of Gangra (Christian; Saint)

John Steuart Curry (Artology)

Josaphat Kuncevyc (Roman Catholic)

Joseph Pignatelli SJ (Christian; Saint)

Justinian I (Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran Church)

Laugh Like a Lunatic Day (Pastafarian)

Laurence O'Toole (Christian; Saint)

Moccas (Celtic Pig Godess Festival)

Nikola Tavelic (Christian; Saint)

Philip the Apostle (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Samuel Seabury (Anglican Communion)

Sappho Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Serapion of Algiers (Christian; Saint)

Sidonius (a.k.a. Saëns; Christian; Saint)

Sonia Delaunay (Artology)

Venera (a.k.a. Veneranda; Christian; Saint)

The Whipley Triplets (Muppetism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [46 of 53]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 52 of 60)

Premieres

Anastasia (Animated Film; 1997)

The Art of Skiing (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Bah, Hummock! A Looney Tunes Christmas (WB Animated Film; 2006)

The Black Album, by Jay-Z (Album; 2003)

Black or White, by Michael Jackson (Music Video; 1991)

Bosko’s Soda Fountain (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

Buried Treasure, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 125; 1961)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Film; 1980)

Conspiracy of One, by The Offspring (Album; 2000)

Dumb and Dumber To (Film; 2014)

End Game, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2017)

The Facts of Life (Film; 1960)

Father of the Bird (WB LT Cartoon; 1997)

Future Man (TV Series; 2017)

Hoosiers (Film; 1986)

The Jackal (Film; 1997)

Let’s Talk About Love, by Celine Dion (Album; 1997)

Little Beau Porky (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)

Live Rust, by Neil Young (Live Album; 1979)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (WB Animated Film; 2003)

Love Actually (Film; 2003)

Mail Dog (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

The Man Who Knew Too Little (Film; 1997)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Film; 2003)

Mother Pluto (Disney Cartoon; 1936)

Murphy Brown (TV Series; 1988)

The Ocean Hop (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Of Rice and Hen (WB LT Cartoon; 1953)

Quantum of Solace (US Film; 2008) [James Bond #22]

Raging Bull (Film; 1980)

Smooth Criminal, by Michael Jackson (Song; 1988)

Suspicion (Film; 1941)

A Ticket A Casket or The Bury Box (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 126; 1961)

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (Novel; 1883)

What to Listen for in Music, by Aaron Copland (Music Book; 1939)

Yellowjackets (TV Series; 2021)

Today’s Name Days

Nikolaus, Sidonia (Austria)

Filio, Filip, Filipa (Bulgaria)

Laurencije, Nikola, Nikolina (Croatia)

Sáva (Czech Republic)

Frederik (Denmark)

Alve, Alvi, Alviine (Estonia)

Iiris (Finland)

Sidoine (France)

Karl, Nikolaus, Sidonia (Germany)

Filippos, Gregory, Philip, Philipia (Greece)

Aliz (Hungary)

Giocondo, Venera (Italy)

Fricis, Fridrichs, Vikentijs (Latvia)

Emilis, Judita, Ramantas, Saulenė (Lithuania)

Fred, Freddy, Fredrik (Norway)

Aga, Agata, Damian, Elżbieta, Emil, Emiliusz, Jozafat, Józef, Judyta, Kosma, Laurenty, Lewin, Ścibor, Ścibora, Serafin, Wszerad (Poland)

Filip, Grigorie (România)

Irma (Slovakia)

José (Spain)

Emil, Emilia (Sweden)

Philip (Ukraine)

Aphrodite, Chrystal, Cristal, Crystal, Kristal, Krystal, Venecia, Venice, Venus (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 318 of 2024; 47 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 46 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 2 (Bing-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 1 Kislev 5784

Islamic: 1 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 18 Mir; Foursday [18 of 30]

Julian: 1 November 2023

Moon: 2%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 10 Frederic (12th Month) [Gustavus Adolphus]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 52 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 22 of 29)

Calendar Changes

Jumādā al-ʾŪlā (a.k.a. Jumada I) [جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ] (Islamic Calendar) [Month 5 of 12] (First of the Parched Land; Pre-Islamic Summer)

Kislēw (a.k.a. Kislev, Marcheshvan, Chisleu & Chislev) [כִּסְלֵו / כסליו] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 9 of 12]

November (Julian Calendar) [Month 11 of 12]

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Holidays 11.14

Holidays

American Teddy Bear Day

Children’s Day (India)

Chinggis Khan Day (Mongolia)

Day of the Colombian Woman (Colombia)

Dobruja Day (Romania)

Fappiano (Thanksgiving on Melmac, in “Alf”)

International Day Against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

International Farmers’ Day

National Figure It Out Day

International Girls Day

International Selfie Day

International Street Vendors Day

Inuit Asking Festival (Eskimo)

Leftover Trading Day

Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day

Mobile Brigade Day (Indonesia)

Moby Dick Day

Momentum World Day of Giving

Monet Day

Movie Day (South Korea)

National Block It Out Day

National Education Support Professionals Day

National Family Pajama (or PJ) Day

National Figure It Out Day

National Marie Day

National Metallurgists’ Day (India)

National Pride Day (Mongolia)

National Seat Belt Day

National Survivors’ Day (Australia)

Odd Socks Day (UK)

Operating Room Nurse Day

Orange Day (French Republic)

Readjustment Movement Anniversary (Guinea-Bissau)

Remembrance Day (Cayman Islands)

Spirit of NSA Day (Nat'l Speakers Ass'n)

Streetcar Day (NYC)

World Diabetes Day (UN)

World Sexual Purity Day

World Syphilis Day (India)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Coast-to-Coast Toast Day

National Pickle Day (a.k.a. Pickle Appreciation Day)

National Spicy Guacamole Day (a.k.a. Homemade ‘Guac’ Day)

2nd Tuesday in November

International Wear Your Summer Camp T-Shirt Day [2nd Tuesday]

National Young Readers' Day [2nd Tuesday]

Feast Days

Alberic of Utrecht (Christian; Saint)

All Saints of the Carmelites (Christian; Saint)

All Souls of the Benedictine family (Christian)

Bal Diwas (India)

Barlaam of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Claude Monet (Artology)

Diwali, Day 3 (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), a.k.a. ... 

Bhai Duj (Parts of India)

Bhau Beej (Parts of India)

Chitragupth Jayanti (Parts of India)

Dawat Puja (Parts of India)

Day of Cows

Deepavali Holiday (Manipur, India)

Deepawali (Sikkim, India)

Festival of Lights, Day 3

Gai Tihar

Laxmi Puja (Sikkim, India)

Ningol Chakkouba (Parts of India)

Tihar Festival (Nepal)

Yam Pancake (Nepal)

Dubricius (a.k.a. Dyfrig or Devereux; Christian; Saint)

Equorum Probatio (Old Roman cavalry parade)

Feronia’s Day (Pagan)

Gustavus Adolphus (Positivist; Saint)

Hypatius of Gangra (Christian; Saint)

John Steuart Curry (Artology)

Josaphat Kuncevyc (Roman Catholic)

Joseph Pignatelli SJ (Christian; Saint)

Justinian I (Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran Church)

Laugh Like a Lunatic Day (Pastafarian)

Laurence O'Toole (Christian; Saint)

Moccas (Celtic Pig Godess Festival)

Nikola Tavelic (Christian; Saint)

Philip the Apostle (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Samuel Seabury (Anglican Communion)

Sappho Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Serapion of Algiers (Christian; Saint)

Sidonius (a.k.a. Saëns; Christian; Saint)

Sonia Delaunay (Artology)

Venera (a.k.a. Veneranda; Christian; Saint)

The Whipley Triplets (Muppetism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [46 of 53]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 52 of 60)

Premieres

Anastasia (Animated Film; 1997)

The Art of Skiing (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Bah, Hummock! A Looney Tunes Christmas (WB Animated Film; 2006)

The Black Album, by Jay-Z (Album; 2003)

Black or White, by Michael Jackson (Music Video; 1991)

Bosko’s Soda Fountain (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

Buried Treasure, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 125; 1961)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Film; 1980)

Conspiracy of One, by The Offspring (Album; 2000)

Dumb and Dumber To (Film; 2014)

End Game, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2017)

The Facts of Life (Film; 1960)

Father of the Bird (WB LT Cartoon; 1997)

Future Man (TV Series; 2017)

Hoosiers (Film; 1986)

The Jackal (Film; 1997)

Let’s Talk About Love, by Celine Dion (Album; 1997)

Little Beau Porky (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)

Live Rust, by Neil Young (Live Album; 1979)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (WB Animated Film; 2003)

Love Actually (Film; 2003)

Mail Dog (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

The Man Who Knew Too Little (Film; 1997)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Film; 2003)

Mother Pluto (Disney Cartoon; 1936)

Murphy Brown (TV Series; 1988)

The Ocean Hop (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Of Rice and Hen (WB LT Cartoon; 1953)

Quantum of Solace (US Film; 2008) [James Bond #22]

Raging Bull (Film; 1980)

Smooth Criminal, by Michael Jackson (Song; 1988)

Suspicion (Film; 1941)

A Ticket A Casket or The Bury Box (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 126; 1961)

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (Novel; 1883)

What to Listen for in Music, by Aaron Copland (Music Book; 1939)

Yellowjackets (TV Series; 2021)

Today’s Name Days

Nikolaus, Sidonia (Austria)

Filio, Filip, Filipa (Bulgaria)

Laurencije, Nikola, Nikolina (Croatia)

Sáva (Czech Republic)

Frederik (Denmark)

Alve, Alvi, Alviine (Estonia)

Iiris (Finland)

Sidoine (France)

Karl, Nikolaus, Sidonia (Germany)

Filippos, Gregory, Philip, Philipia (Greece)

Aliz (Hungary)

Giocondo, Venera (Italy)

Fricis, Fridrichs, Vikentijs (Latvia)

Emilis, Judita, Ramantas, Saulenė (Lithuania)

Fred, Freddy, Fredrik (Norway)

Aga, Agata, Damian, Elżbieta, Emil, Emiliusz, Jozafat, Józef, Judyta, Kosma, Laurenty, Lewin, Ścibor, Ścibora, Serafin, Wszerad (Poland)

Filip, Grigorie (România)

Irma (Slovakia)

José (Spain)

Emil, Emilia (Sweden)

Philip (Ukraine)

Aphrodite, Chrystal, Cristal, Crystal, Kristal, Krystal, Venecia, Venice, Venus (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 318 of 2024; 47 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 46 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 2 (Bing-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 1 Kislev 5784

Islamic: 1 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 18 Mir; Foursday [18 of 30]

Julian: 1 November 2023

Moon: 2%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 10 Frederic (12th Month) [Gustavus Adolphus]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 52 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 22 of 29)

Calendar Changes

Jumādā al-ʾŪlā (a.k.a. Jumada I) [جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ] (Islamic Calendar) [Month 5 of 12] (First of the Parched Land; Pre-Islamic Summer)

Kislēw (a.k.a. Kislev, Marcheshvan, Chisleu & Chislev) [כִּסְלֵו / כסליו] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 9 of 12]

November (Julian Calendar) [Month 11 of 12]

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Okay, so can someone summarize what happened on both of the Blake graduation days, 2017 and 2018 because no one talks about them. It couldn't have been that bad.

In 2017, Ámbar was supposed to hold a speech as the top student of her year. However, due to her situation, she declined this. Gastón held the speech instead.

Luna recorded the entire thing to show her parents later.

Both Jazmin and Delfi tried to record it, but Jazmin accidentally recorded herself and Delfi's tablet died.

Pedro was there for Delfi and kissed her as soon as she walked down from the stage. Nico and Simón were also there, and Simón tried to talk to Ámbar, but could not seem to find her.

Ramiro had an ok graduation, but then he met Jim and Yam outside. They started to chase him around the school, throwing ketchup and eggs on him, as part of the graduation tradition.

Oh, and Matteo was there too. Everyone went to Jam and Roller to have a little party for them. Ámbar did not come.

In 2018, everyone else came to the graduation of Luna, Nina, Jim and Yam. Nina was given the honor to hold a speech. Luna, Jim and Yam were just happy they were graduating - not that any of them were in danger of failing (although all three of them had one subject each that they just passed with some points), but they definitely did not have the same kind of grades as Nina had.

The rest of the Jam and Roller team, to celebrate them, got a party at Jam and Roller just like last year. Only that this year, since it was much fewer of them, they lifted up all four of them and carried them around the café as they cheered and clapped.

Also, Ramiro wanted revenge for last year and spent time trying to "surprise" Jim and Yam to throw ketchup and eggs. However, the girls always managed to escape it somehow.

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LONG.LIVE.YAM$

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Yams Day 2017 Lineup featuring A$AP Mob, Danny, TDE, Joey Bada$$, Lil Uzi Vert and many others 

January 18th 2017

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Inktober Day 19: Yamaguchi

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Songs the Haikyuu boys would slow dance with you to...

CW; suggestive sexual themes

N/A, my heart nutted while writing this tbh

not proofread!!

© All content belongs to damnihateithere.

Kei Tsukishima

Dream A Little Dream of Me- The Mamas & The Papas

I don’t even know how i made this connection but i feel like tsukishima hums a lot of old songs and so this would be one of them

Or slow dancing in the dark by joji. it’s his favourite song. because of you.

Yuu Nishinoya

So Good At Being in Trouble- Unknown Mortal Orchestra

You’d rock back and fourth with him slowly while his lips press against the back of your hand— his eyes staring intently while he hums the lyrics

Shoyo Hinata

I’m Yours- Jason Mraz

So it’s not really something you can slow dance to but this is definitely his song for you. He sings this to you in the showers, during pillow talk, or drum the rhythm with his fingers against a Tupperware when he’s cooking something for you.

He’ll pull you in by the waist and nuzzle his head up against your back with a grin.

At this point it’s his favourite song because it always gets him in the mood. But that’s only because he thinks of you when he hums it.

Rintarō Suna

Versace On The Floor- Bruno Mars

OMG

okay so I imagine the two of you on some dance floor. Like at a club. I head canon that he’s good at dancing. Effortlessly too.

The music stops and and they choose a slow song to end the evening

You’re wearing a dress that cuts off mid thigh. And he’s in a little suit. His blazers loose and his collared shirt is buttoned down since it got a little heated in the midst of sweaty bodies practically grinding up against eachother

Underneath the red and purple spotlights, specks of iridescent lights from the disco ball hanging from the ceiling arrange themselves on your faces.

He’s singing the lyrics wholeheartedly with a fox like grin while his hands roam down to your ass. Although it’s intent was far from sexual.

Atsumu Miya

Corduroy Dreams- Rex Orange County

LOVE LOVES WHISTLING IT TO YOU

Definitely does kiss you in the shower for a couple hours.

He’s fresh out of the shower and he’s wearing nothing but a pair of sweatpants. Drops of water race down to his feet as they roll down his bare chest. You have your towel wrapped around your chest

One hand laced with his, he leads you in a slowing pace around the room with a chirpy smile.

Osamu Miya

Blessed- Daniel Caeser

i’m not sure how i made this conclusion but i’m gonna go with it

He has the prettiest voice when he sings along.

It’s not really dancing though. He has your back facing his chest while his arms enveloped on top of your collar bones and shoulders. He’s pecking gentle kisses against your cheek while rocking back and fourth to the song while you two prepare breakfast.

Keishin Ukai

Fly Love- Jamie Foxx

I imagine you two on some sort of resort of beach. You two are soaked of water but this song just happens to pop up so you stand there in his arms while he teasingly blows a cloud of smoke into your face.

Keiji Akaashi

HENTAI BY CIGARETTES AFTER SEX!!!!

okay for those of you who don’t know that song i know by the title of the song it looks sus and trust me he was definitely skeptic of it as well but give it a listen because now you’re all he ever thinks about when he hears this song.

he swears he’ll dance to this with you in his arms on your wedding day.

if you’re feeling angsty, he’d definitely hold you close and dance with you to the swan by camille saint-saëns

Wakatoshi Ushijima

I Hear A Symphony- Cody Fry

He loves how classy it sounds and it perfectly describes how he feels about you. hell it may even be his favourite song.

He felt like volleyball was his only purpose and for a while he was more than okay with that. until he met you and now he strives for more in life. Hence the whole “I used to hear a simple song” verse. loves putting emphasis in his tone when singing “perfection is so quick to bore...you are my beautiful by far” (only to himself of course) homeboy gets a little embarrassed when it comes to singing.

Daichi Sawamura

Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby- Cigarettes After Sex

I don’t even need to have a scenario for this like he just radiates this energy:((

Like imagine his cheek pressed against yours while his hand weaves through your hair

Tadashi Yamaguchi

You say I’m in love- Banes World!!!!!!!!

Head empty just you and yams dancing to this song underneath LEDs and a ceiling projector

you’re all he thinks about when he sings this song

and bubblegum by clairo- he’d tell you not to focus on the lyrics but instead the instrumental portion. he says the comforting mellow beat reminds him of you.

Kenma Kozume

Nothing- Bruno Major.

Sings the lyrics to you

You’d think he’d be too shy and youre right but it’s because he does it subconsciously.

BRO THIS WOULD LITERALLY BE HIS SONG IN A RELATIONSHIP

Aran Ojiro

Ugotme- Omar Apollo

Such a good singer as well

When the two of you dance, you two dance.

His ability to dance is almost mesmerizing along with his singing.

Sings while covering your neck and collarbones with kisses

Satori Tendou

How Deep Is Your Love- Bee Gees

Also dramatically lip syncs the lyrics to you

Lifts you up into the air and into his arm almost five times mid dance.

He’ll shake his head with his lips pressed up against your neck while his hands trail upwards and toy with the hem of your shirt, his hands hungry with anticipation to just rip it off.

and you scold him when you feel his lips contort into a devilish grin.

Kotaro Bokuto

Hopelessly Devoted To You- Olivia Newton John

hear me out. He only knows this song because akaashi made him watch grease bc he says bokuto should be exposed to the “classics” and since watching it at age 12 with akaashi and bo’s two sisters, he’s prayed that one day he’d meet someone that’d make him feel the way that song did.

He does now and everytime that songs on he’s practically carrying you in his arms.

Tobio Kageyama

Love Me Please- OCTAVIO

this is the only song he knows with the exception of old kanye west because he considers his music grind music but you definitely put him on this song.

He’s literally a psychopath who doesn’t listen to anything EXCEPT like popular rap songs from 2017-2018. And even then he’ll only tolerate it when he needs to work out.

And then he meets you. Now he listens to music in a different aspect.

He knows he’s not the most romantic guy out there but he’s trying his best and you tell him that’s more than enough. He loves you so much.

Koushi Sugawara

This Side of Paradise- Coyote Theory

he’s dragging you out of the house to dance with you to this song. bonus points if it’s raining

he’s also the type to scream-sing to love songs.

There aren’t any cars in the vicinity due to the pouring rain so the two of you make your way to the road.

Your hand in his, he twirls you underneath the storm and into his arms.

Toru Oikawa

Pretty Boy- The Neighborhood

He’ll put so much emphasis in his tone on the “Even if the earth starts shaking, you’re the only thing worth taking- with me. Even if the sky’s on fire, got you here it’s alright.” verse

You’re literally everything to him

he won’t let you go even for a second until this song is finished even then he’ll have trouble parting.

Hajime Iwaizumi

Baby I’m Yours- Arctic Monkeys cover

It’s not even dancing at this point, it’s just you two cuddling and him pretending like he hates it even though he’s the one who refuses to let go of you.

Ryonusuke Tanaka

Knockin’ Da Boots- H-town

if he’s not dancing to this with you in his arms he’s definitely ironically grinding on the floor to this with a fuck boy face.

Hitoka Yachi

two queens in a king sized bed- girl in red

I just imagine the most “call me by your name” scenery type shit.

Or maybe like a field of flowers? You just have her in your arms on some sort of picnic date she planned for the two of you

Semi Eita-

I Wanna Be Yours- Arctic Monkeys

your arms wrap around his neck and his lips press onto yours while the two of you sway back and fourth underneath red led lights.

don’t be surprised if things get sexual.

Tetsuro Kuroo

Careless Whisper- George Michael

okay first he played this song when you were over once and he had it on so that he could initiate a little make out sess with you but when you could tell how nervous he was on making a move on you you told him that there was no pressure on anything and he sort of just danced with you instead. he ended up unironically really liking this song because of that.

(bonus: if it’s fanon kuroo he likes to dance to sway by Michael Bublé with you and the whole time he’s just eyeing you down with a sly grin)

Kiyoomi Sakusa

Beach Baby- Bon Iver

Space Song- Beach House

I imagine it’s raining horribly outside to the point where the thunder outside is retro boomin

but the windows are open because both you and Sakusa love the sound of rain pouring

he has this song playing from his record player while he hums against your neck.

[gentle-but-less-man]

Yamaguchi is a sweetheart

[onemerryjester]

Just in time for #inktober2017 ! First day from the Witches List is drawing a seasonal witch, and I heard yams during fall time is a big thing in Japan, so here's a Yamwitch! Will try to do more of the witches prompt throughout the month 🙂

[brookston]

Holidays 11.12

Holidays

Arches National Park Day

Are You Ready For Some Football? Day

Azarole Day (French Republic)

Brewers Association Day

Constitution Day (Azerbaijan)

Cultural Renaissance Day (China)

Day of Remembrance of the Fallen Soldiers and Civilians in International Missions for Peace (Italy)

Dia del Cartero (Postman’s Day; Mexico)

Doctors’ Day (China)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Day (a.k.a. Stanton Day; New York)

Exotic Dancer’s Day

Exploding Whale Day

Fancy Rat and Mouse Day

Father’s Day (Indonesia)

Good Hips Dy (Japan)

Heir to the Throne Day (Tuvalu)

Holland Tunnel Day

International ATSEP Day

International CJD Awareness Day

Journee Nationale Maore (Comoros)

Leotard Day

National Bird Watching Day (India)

National Book Day (Mexico)

National Cape Day

National Football Day (American)

National Gaming Day

National Girls Learning Code Day

National Health Day (Indonesia)

National Nathaniel Day

National Pride Day (Mongolia)

National Stan Lee Day

National Warrior Call Day

National Youth Day (East Timor)

Oliver’s Day

One Million Books Day

Order of Fools

Public Service Broadcasting Day (India)

Sigma Gamma Rho Day

Sun Yat-Sen Day (Republic of China)

Universal Waistbeads Day

Wangala Festival (Meghalaya, India)

Wear Blue Jeans on World Pneumonia Day

World Animal Enrichment Day

World Day Against Obesity (Latin America)

World Pneumonia Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

A&W Root Beer Mug Day

Chicken Soup For the Soul Day

Eat Yourself Out Of House and Home Day

Gingerbread House Day

National French Dip Day

National Happy Hour Day

National Pizza With the Works Except Anchovies Day

2nd Sunday in November

Day of Prayer for the Promotion of the Redemptorist Missionary Vocation [2nd Sunday]

European Day of Wine Tourism (EU) [2nd Sunday]

Father’s Day (Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) [2nd Sunday]

Grandparents’ Day (South Sudan) [2nd Sunday]

International Tongue Twister Day [2nd Sunday]

National Day of Mourning (Germany) [2nd Sunday]

National Donor Sabbath [2 Sundays before Thanksgiving]

National Pupusa Day (El Salvador) [2nd Sunday]

Orphan Sunday [2nd Sunday]

Remembrance Sunday (Australia, Canada, UK) [2nd Sunday]

Swans and Ladders Tournament (Mirano, Italy) [2nd Sunday]

Volkstrauertag (Memorial Day; Germany) [Sunday before Totensonntag]

Independence Days

Cartagena, Columbia (Independence Day)

Reektby (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Sollena (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Arsatius (Christian; Saint)

Astrik (a.k.a. Anastasius) of Pannonhalma (Christian; Saint)

Auguste Rodin (Artology)

Birth of Bahu'u'llah (Baha’i)

Colonel Claghorn (Muppetism)

Cumméne Fota (Christian; Saint)

Cunibert (Christian; Saint)

Diwali Begins (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), a.k.a. ... 

Deepavali (Guyana, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka)

Deepawali (Sikkam, India)

Divali (Fiji, India, Kenya, Mauritius, Suriname)

Diwali Amavasya (India, Trinidad and Tobago)

Èugene Fromentin (Artology)

Festival of Lights (Celebrating the Indian god Laxmi)

Gai Tihar (Nepal)

Kag Puja (Day of the Crows)

Kag Tihar (Day of the Crows)

Kali Puja (Assam, Odisha, West Bengal; India)

Laxmi Pooja (Nepal)

Laxmi Puja (Sikkim, India)

Naraka Chaturdashi (Assam, Odisha, West Bengal; India)

Tihar Festival (Nepal)

Yam Panchak (Nepal)

Drunk Creation Contemplation Day (Pastafarian)

Emilian of Cogolla (Christian; Saint)

Imerius of Immertal (Christian; Saint)

Josaphat Kuntsevych (a.k.a. Josaphat of Polotsk; Roman Catholic Church, Greek Catholic Church)

Khalkeia (Festival of Smiths; Ancient Greek)

Lebuinus (a.k.a. Liafwine or Lebwin; Christian; Saint)

L'Hôpital (Positivist; Saint)

Livinus (a.k.a. Livin) of Ghent (Christian; Saint)

L. Ron Hubbard Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Machar (Christian; Saint)

Margarito Flores García (Christian; Saint)

Media Autumnus II (Pagan)

Nilus of Sinai (Christian; Saint)

Old Teutonic Yule Festival

The Osirian Mysteries begin (Ancient Egypt) [thru 11.14]

Patiens (Christian; Saint)

Prophet’s Birthday (Mouloud; Sunni Muslims) [12th of Rabi’al-awwal]

René d'Angers (Christian; Saint)

Tewa Buffalo Dance (Native American Tewa of the Tesque Pueblo) [through 15th]

Theodore the Studite (Christian; Saint)

Yam Panchak (Bihar Festival; Nepal)

Ymar (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Absolutely Fabulous (UK TV Series; 1992)

All This And World War II (Film; 1976)

Belfast (Film; 2021)

Ben-Hur, by Lew Wallace (Novel; 1902)

Ciao Alberto (Pixar Cartoon; 2021)

Dog Gone People (WB MM Cartoon; 1960)

Dogma (Film; 1999)

Electric Ladyland, by Jimi Hendrix (Album; 1968)

Falling Stars or Only a Plumber Should Plummet (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 230; 1963)

The Flying Squirrel (Disney Cartoon; 1954)

Forky Asks a Question (Pixar Cartoon Series; 2019)

George and A.J. (Pixar Cartoon; 2009)

Grand Hotel (Broadway Musical; 1989)

A Great Big Bunch of You (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

Guns of Abalone, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 229; 1963)

I’m a Believer/(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone, by The Monks (Songs; 1966)

The Klondike Kid (Disney Cartoon; 1932)

Like a Virgin, by Madonna (Album; 1984)

Lionheart, by Kate Bush (Album; 1978)

Love. Angel. Music. Baby., by Gwen Stefani (Album; 2004)

The Mandalorian (TV Series; 2019)

The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, by Agatha Christie (Mystery Novel) [60]

Mort, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1987) [Discworld #4]

Neil Young, by Neil Young (Album; 1968)

Noelle (Film; 2019)

Nursery Cryme, by Genesis (Album; 1971)

Paint Your Wagon (Broadway Musical; 1951)

The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg (Children’s Book; 1985)

Red Notice (Film; 2021)

Rock Justice, by Marty Basin (Rock Opera; 1979)

Roman Legion-Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1955)

Shift: Second Shift — Order, by Hugh Howey (Novel; 2012)

Slumdog Millionaire (Film; 2008)

St. James Infirmary, recorded by Artie Shaw (Song; 1941)

The Third Policeman, by Flann O'Brien (Novel; 1967)

The Three Musketeers (Film; 1993)

Tick, Tick … Boom! (Film; 2021)

Tom & Jerry: The Magic Ring (WB Animated Film; 2001)

Unstoppable (Film; 2010)

The Wayward Canary (Disney Cartoon; 1932)

Today’s Name Days

Christian, Emil, Josaphat, Kunibert (Austria)

Emilijan, Jozafat, Milan, Renato (Croatia)

Benedict (Czech Republic)

Torkild (Denmark)

Konrad, Kuno, Kuuno (Estonia)

Virpi (Finland)

Christian (France)

Christian, Kunibert (Germany)

Jónás, Renátó (Hungary)

Ninfa, Renato (Italy)

Kaija, Kornelija, Kornēlijs (Latvia)

Alvilė, Ašmantas, Kristinas, Renata (Lithuania)

Torkil, Torkjell (Norway)

Cibor, Czcibor, Izaak, Jonasz, Jozafat, Konradyn, Konradyna, Krystyn, Marcin, Renat, Renata, Witołd, Witold, Witolda (Poland)

Atanasie (Romania)

Svätopluk (Slovakia)

Cristián, Cristian, Emiliano, Millán (Spain)

Konrad, Kurt (Sweden)

Colan, Colin, Colleen, Collin, Cullan, Cullen, Culver, Kiley, Kyla, Kyle, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kyler, Kylier (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 316 of 2024; 49 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 45 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 13 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Ten-Xu), Day 29 (Jia-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 28 Heshvan 5784

Islamic: 28 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 16 Mir; Twosday [16 of 30]

Julian: 30 October 2023

Moon: 1%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 8 Frederic (12th Month) [L'Hôpital]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 50 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 20 of 29)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 11.12

Holidays

Arches National Park Day

Are You Ready For Some Football? Day

Azarole Day (French Republic)

Brewers Association Day

Constitution Day (Azerbaijan)

Cultural Renaissance Day (China)

Day of Remembrance of the Fallen Soldiers and Civilians in International Missions for Peace (Italy)

Dia del Cartero (Postman’s Day; Mexico)

Doctors’ Day (China)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Day (a.k.a. Stanton Day; New York)

Exotic Dancer’s Day

Exploding Whale Day

Fancy Rat and Mouse Day

Father’s Day (Indonesia)

Good Hips Dy (Japan)

Heir to the Throne Day (Tuvalu)

Holland Tunnel Day

International ATSEP Day

International CJD Awareness Day

Journee Nationale Maore (Comoros)

Leotard Day

National Bird Watching Day (India)

National Book Day (Mexico)

National Cape Day

National Football Day (American)

National Gaming Day

National Girls Learning Code Day

National Health Day (Indonesia)

National Nathaniel Day

National Pride Day (Mongolia)

National Stan Lee Day

National Warrior Call Day

National Youth Day (East Timor)

Oliver’s Day

One Million Books Day

Order of Fools

Public Service Broadcasting Day (India)

Sigma Gamma Rho Day

Sun Yat-Sen Day (Republic of China)

Universal Waistbeads Day

Wangala Festival (Meghalaya, India)

Wear Blue Jeans on World Pneumonia Day

World Animal Enrichment Day

World Day Against Obesity (Latin America)

World Pneumonia Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

A&W Root Beer Mug Day

Chicken Soup For the Soul Day

Eat Yourself Out Of House and Home Day

Gingerbread House Day

National French Dip Day

National Happy Hour Day

National Pizza With the Works Except Anchovies Day

2nd Sunday in November

Day of Prayer for the Promotion of the Redemptorist Missionary Vocation [2nd Sunday]

European Day of Wine Tourism (EU) [2nd Sunday]

Father’s Day (Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) [2nd Sunday]

Grandparents’ Day (South Sudan) [2nd Sunday]

International Tongue Twister Day [2nd Sunday]

National Day of Mourning (Germany) [2nd Sunday]

National Donor Sabbath [2 Sundays before Thanksgiving]

National Pupusa Day (El Salvador) [2nd Sunday]

Orphan Sunday [2nd Sunday]

Remembrance Sunday (Australia, Canada, UK) [2nd Sunday]

Swans and Ladders Tournament (Mirano, Italy) [2nd Sunday]

Volkstrauertag (Memorial Day; Germany) [Sunday before Totensonntag]

Independence Days

Cartagena, Columbia (Independence Day)

Reektby (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Sollena (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Arsatius (Christian; Saint)

Astrik (a.k.a. Anastasius) of Pannonhalma (Christian; Saint)

Auguste Rodin (Artology)

Birth of Bahu'u'llah (Baha’i)

Colonel Claghorn (Muppetism)

Cumméne Fota (Christian; Saint)

Cunibert (Christian; Saint)

Diwali Begins (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), a.k.a. ... 

Deepavali (Guyana, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka)

Deepawali (Sikkam, India)

Divali (Fiji, India, Kenya, Mauritius, Suriname)

Diwali Amavasya (India, Trinidad and Tobago)

Èugene Fromentin (Artology)

Festival of Lights (Celebrating the Indian god Laxmi)

Gai Tihar (Nepal)

Kag Puja (Day of the Crows)

Kag Tihar (Day of the Crows)

Kali Puja (Assam, Odisha, West Bengal; India)

Laxmi Pooja (Nepal)

Laxmi Puja (Sikkim, India)

Naraka Chaturdashi (Assam, Odisha, West Bengal; India)

Tihar Festival (Nepal)

Yam Panchak (Nepal)

Drunk Creation Contemplation Day (Pastafarian)

Emilian of Cogolla (Christian; Saint)

Imerius of Immertal (Christian; Saint)

Josaphat Kuntsevych (a.k.a. Josaphat of Polotsk; Roman Catholic Church, Greek Catholic Church)

Khalkeia (Festival of Smiths; Ancient Greek)

Lebuinus (a.k.a. Liafwine or Lebwin; Christian; Saint)

L'Hôpital (Positivist; Saint)

Livinus (a.k.a. Livin) of Ghent (Christian; Saint)

L. Ron Hubbard Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Machar (Christian; Saint)

Margarito Flores García (Christian; Saint)

Media Autumnus II (Pagan)

Nilus of Sinai (Christian; Saint)

Old Teutonic Yule Festival

The Osirian Mysteries begin (Ancient Egypt) [thru 11.14]

Patiens (Christian; Saint)

Prophet’s Birthday (Mouloud; Sunni Muslims) [12th of Rabi’al-awwal]

René d'Angers (Christian; Saint)

Tewa Buffalo Dance (Native American Tewa of the Tesque Pueblo) [through 15th]

Theodore the Studite (Christian; Saint)

Yam Panchak (Bihar Festival; Nepal)

Ymar (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Absolutely Fabulous (UK TV Series; 1992)

All This And World War II (Film; 1976)

Belfast (Film; 2021)

Ben-Hur, by Lew Wallace (Novel; 1902)

Ciao Alberto (Pixar Cartoon; 2021)

Dog Gone People (WB MM Cartoon; 1960)

Dogma (Film; 1999)

Electric Ladyland, by Jimi Hendrix (Album; 1968)

Falling Stars or Only a Plumber Should Plummet (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 230; 1963)

The Flying Squirrel (Disney Cartoon; 1954)

Forky Asks a Question (Pixar Cartoon Series; 2019)

George and A.J. (Pixar Cartoon; 2009)

Grand Hotel (Broadway Musical; 1989)

A Great Big Bunch of You (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

Guns of Abalone, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 229; 1963)

I’m a Believer/(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone, by The Monks (Songs; 1966)

The Klondike Kid (Disney Cartoon; 1932)

Like a Virgin, by Madonna (Album; 1984)

Lionheart, by Kate Bush (Album; 1978)

Love. Angel. Music. Baby., by Gwen Stefani (Album; 2004)

The Mandalorian (TV Series; 2019)

The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, by Agatha Christie (Mystery Novel) [60]

Mort, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1987) [Discworld #4]

Neil Young, by Neil Young (Album; 1968)

Noelle (Film; 2019)

Nursery Cryme, by Genesis (Album; 1971)

Paint Your Wagon (Broadway Musical; 1951)

The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg (Children’s Book; 1985)

Red Notice (Film; 2021)

Rock Justice, by Marty Basin (Rock Opera; 1979)

Roman Legion-Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1955)

Shift: Second Shift — Order, by Hugh Howey (Novel; 2012)

Slumdog Millionaire (Film; 2008)

St. James Infirmary, recorded by Artie Shaw (Song; 1941)

The Third Policeman, by Flann O'Brien (Novel; 1967)

The Three Musketeers (Film; 1993)

Tick, Tick … Boom! (Film; 2021)

Tom & Jerry: The Magic Ring (WB Animated Film; 2001)

Unstoppable (Film; 2010)

The Wayward Canary (Disney Cartoon; 1932)

Today’s Name Days

Christian, Emil, Josaphat, Kunibert (Austria)

Emilijan, Jozafat, Milan, Renato (Croatia)

Benedict (Czech Republic)

Torkild (Denmark)

Konrad, Kuno, Kuuno (Estonia)

Virpi (Finland)

Christian (France)

Christian, Kunibert (Germany)

Jónás, Renátó (Hungary)

Ninfa, Renato (Italy)

Kaija, Kornelija, Kornēlijs (Latvia)

Alvilė, Ašmantas, Kristinas, Renata (Lithuania)

Torkil, Torkjell (Norway)

Cibor, Czcibor, Izaak, Jonasz, Jozafat, Konradyn, Konradyna, Krystyn, Marcin, Renat, Renata, Witołd, Witold, Witolda (Poland)

Atanasie (Romania)

Svätopluk (Slovakia)

Cristián, Cristian, Emiliano, Millán (Spain)

Konrad, Kurt (Sweden)

Colan, Colin, Colleen, Collin, Cullan, Cullen, Culver, Kiley, Kyla, Kyle, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kyler, Kylier (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 316 of 2024; 49 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 45 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 13 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Ten-Xu), Day 29 (Jia-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 28 Heshvan 5784

Islamic: 28 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 16 Mir; Twosday [16 of 30]

Julian: 30 October 2023

Moon: 1%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 8 Frederic (12th Month) [L'Hôpital]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 50 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 20 of 29)

[yakuwarui]

Q&A With Shinya Part 1.

On January 25th, 2021 Shinya from DIR EN GREY uploaded a “Basic Question Q&A” video to his YouTube channel.

There didn’t seem to be any English subtitles so I’ve translated what he said in the video.

This is Part 1. from the first half of the video, I’ll do the rest soon!

Hello, it’s Shinya. Shinya Channel was originally a site where I would upload various videos. But seeing as I have this YouTube channel as well, I want to make videos that many people can see, so I’m making this video.

I wanted to make an introduction video about myself so I asked for basic questions I should answer on my Instagram story. I’ll answer the ones that I thought were good examples of basic questions, or that were asked the most.

Q1: What made you start playing drums? A: I think most of you already know this, but for those who don’t, I play the drums in a band called DIR EN GREY. We formed the band in 1997 and had our major debut in 1999, and are still going. Other than that in 2007 (Shinya says 2007 but the video has text saying “don’t you mean 2017?”) I formed SERAPH with Moa on piano and vocals, so I’m doing that as well. SERAPH has a YouTube channel, please take a look. The reason I started playing drums was that when I was in my 1st year of Junior High (7th Grade), bands were really popular, so I wanted to be in a band. I didn’t really care what instrument I played, I just wanted to form a band. I was invited by a friend to join a band on drums and I was fine with playing drums or any other instrument, I just really wanted to be in a band, so I started playing drums. This was in October of my 1st year of Junior High. About 3 months later I used my New-Years money to buy a cheap drum set via mail order. In my basement there was a soundproof space that wasn’t being used, so I put my drum kit there and we used it for band practice.

Q2: Where are you from? A: I’m from a place called Hirakata City in Osaka Prefecture. Well, the hospital I was born in is in Hirakata, but I the place I lived was Yawata City in Kyoto Prefecture, the Prefecture next to Osaka. I lived there until we moved to Hirakata when I was about five. We moved another three times but always within Hirakata, so I lived there until I moved to Tokyo at age 18. So I’m an Osakan through and through! If I let my guard down I’ll start speaking in Kansai-ben, so I try hard not to let my guard down when I speak.

Q3: What are your hobbies? A: My main hobby is solving puzzles (he seems to mainly enjoy escape rooms, but probably does other types of puzzles as well). It’s not so much that I can solve them, but the moment I work out the answer is an exhilarating feeling that can only be felt in this situation, so I go do it a lot. I got into it about three years ago. SCRAP (an escape room company) opened a building in Shinjuku called Mystery Circus around then, so I went and got into it. I go there about 10 times a month. I know a lot of people who enjoy escape rooms, but nobody quite as into it as I am. I don’t think there is anyone quite as passionate as me. I’m so obsessed with puzzles that I plan on uploading “Solve the mystery/riddle” videos on this channel once a week. I’m filming them (text on screen says “We’ve already filmed them!”), so please look forward to the uploads!

Q4: What board games do you like? A: Well I just said that solving puzzles is my hobby, but I like board games the same amount and have at least 300 of them in my house and play them regularly. My favorite game is this *holding the game up* “Cockroach Salad”. *while showing the cards* there’s tomato, cauliflower, pepper, and lettuce. There are different kinds of vegetables that you have to play while saying their name. It sounds simple when I put it like that, but there are quite a few rules that make it more complicated. I’ve also added a rule where you have to play the cards in time with a metronome which makes it very difficult, I recommend it. There are lots of interesting board games so I think I’ll talk about them more on this channel.

Q5: What food do you like? A: I like negi (green onions). I’m not talking about dishes/cooking with green onions, I like them by themselves. I also like mushrooms including enoki, crab and other seafood, so I really like sushi and such. I also like sticky foods like natto and yamaimo (Japanese yam), although I don’t like okra. Other than that I like avocado, lettuce, and mayonnaise. I quite like mayonnaise but I don’t keep it in the house. I think I also like mapo tofu.

Q6: What food do you hate? A: I’m often asked this so I’m always keeping track and adding items to a memo (in his phone). First is daikon. I can eat grated daikon, pickled daikon, and daikon sprouts, but other types of daikon are a no-no. Next is onions (the regular round ones). If its raw onion, I really like it, but if you cook it then it’s immediately out. Other than that carrots, gobou (burdock root), green peppers, eggplant, cilantro/coriander, green beans, mitsuba (Japanese honeywort or Japanese parsley), celery, kabocha, konbu (kelp), bell peppers, goya (bitter melon), sansai (wild mountain vegetables), bamboo shoots, ooba (perilla), yuzu, and fresh cream. Oh and melon, watermelon, kaki (persimmon), and so on…I hate those too.

Q7: What drinks to do you like? A: Well I drink iced caffè latte just about every day. I also like royal milk tea, cola, and stuff like that. I don’t drink water or tea at all. I basically don’t drink hot drinks because I have nekojita (cat tongue,means his tongue is sensitive to heat).

That’s all for now! Hope you liked it!

In the second half of the video he talks about the origin of his nickname “Yamochan”, his beauty routine, and more! I’ll post Part 2. later this week!

[corallorosso]

Qatar, nessuna indagine sulla morte di migliaia di lavoratori migranti Manjur Kha Pathan, 40 anni, era alla guida del camion per 12-13 ore al giorno. Si era lamentato perché l’impianto di aria condizionata non funzionava più. Il 9 febbraio 2021 si è sentito male nel suo alloggio ed è morto prima che arrivasse l’ambulanza. Sujan Miah, 32 anni, era un tubista impegnato in un progetto nel deserto. È stato trovato morto nel suo letto la mattina del 24 settembre 2020. Nei quattro giorni precedenti la temperatura aveva superato i 40 gradi. Tul Bahadur Gharti, operaio edile, è morto nel sonno il 28 maggio 2020 dopo aver lavorato per circa dieci ore con una temperatura che aveva raggiunto i 39 gradi. Suman Miah, 34 anni, operaio edile, è morto il 29 aprile 2020 dopo un lungo turno di lavoro con una temperatura di 38 gradi. Il governo del Bangladesh ha offerto alla famiglia un risarcimento equivalente a circa 3000 euro, che però sono stati destinati a ripagare debiti contratti con i procacciatori di lavoro in Qatar. Yam Bahadur Rana, guardia di sicurezza in un aeroporto, un lavoro che lo obbligava a rimanere seduto per lunghe ore sotto il sole, è morto sul lavoro il 22 febbraio 2020. Mohammad Koachan Khan, 34 anni, intonacatore, è stato trovato morto nel suo letto il 15 novembre 2017. Anche la sua famiglia ha ottenuto assistenza dal governo del Bangladesh ma anche in questo caso la somma ricevuta è stata usata per ripagare i debiti pregressi. Questi sei lavoratori migranti, le cui storie sono al centro di un nuovo rapporto di Amnesty International sul Qatar, godevano di ottima salute e avevano superato gli esami medici obbligatori prima di partire per il Golfo. Le statistiche ufficiali del Qatar mostrano che dal 2010 al 2019 sono morti 15.021 stranieri di ogni età e occupazione. Su buona parte di questi decessi, le autorità locali non hanno indagato nonostante le prove che fossero collegati alle condizioni di lavoro. Le autorità locali, infatti, sono solite emettere certificati di morte senza condurre adeguate indagini, attribuendo i decessi a “cause naturali” o a generici problemi cardiaci. Questi certificati impediscono di reclamare un risarcimento a famiglie già in grave difficoltà dopo aver perso il loro unico percettore di reddito. Il rapporto di Amnesty International, basato sull’analisi di 18 certificati di morte emessi tra il 2017 e il 2021 e su interviste alle famiglie dei sei lavoratori migranti deceduti, mette in evidenza la rischiosa correlazione tra condizioni climatiche estreme e turni di lavoro eccessivi e fisicamente sfibranti. Dei 18 certificati di morte esaminati da Amnesty International, 15 non hanno fornito informazioni sulle cause alla base del decesso limitandosi a espressioni quali “grave crisi cardiaca originata da cause naturali”, “non precisata crisi cardiaca” o “acuta crisi respiratoria originata da cause naturali”. Il fatto che un’elevata percentuale di decessi sia attribuita a “disturbi cardiovascolari” rischia di oscurare l’altro fatto che un gran numero di decessi resta senza spiegazione. Questo è quanto indicano anche i dati provenienti dagli stati dell’Asia meridionale, dai quali arriva la maggioranza dei lavoratori in Qatar. Ad esempio, i dati ufficiali del Bangladesh mostrano che nel 71 per cento dei casi di connazionali morti in Qatar tra novembre 2016 e ottobre 2020 il decesso è stato attribuito a “cause naturali”. Un’indagine del Guardian ha rivelato che, nel 69 per cento dei casi di lavoratori provenienti da India, Nepal e Bangladesh tra il 2010 e il 2020, il decesso è stato attribuito a “cause naturali”. Uno dei principali rischi per la salute dei lavoratori migranti in Qatar, ampiamente documentato quanto prevedibile, è dato dall’esposizione a temperature estreme e a tassi elevati di umidità. Nel 2019 uno studio condotto dalla rivista Cardiology ha trovato una correlazione tra caldo e decessi di lavoratori nepalesi in Qatar e ha concluso che “almeno 200 dei 571 decessi per problemi cardiovascolari dal 2009 al 2017 avrebbero potuto essere evitati”. Fino a poco tempo fa la principale protezione contro i colpi di calore era il divieto di lavorare all’esterno in determinati orari, tra il 15 giugno e il 31 agosto. Nel maggio 2021, l’inizio del periodo è stato anticipato al 1° giugno e sono state introdotte due nuove misure: il divieto di lavorare all’esterno quando l’indice che misura caldo e umidità supera una determinata quota e il diritto dei lavoratori di fermarsi e presentare un reclamo al ministero per lo Sviluppo amministrativo e gli Affari sociali se temono un colpo di calore. Manca tuttavia ancora una misura fondamentale: periodi di riposo proporzionali alle condizioni climatiche e alla natura del lavoro. Il diritto dei lavoratori ad “autogestire” i ritmi di lavoro nella stagione calda, a causa dei rapporti di lavoro estremamente iniqui non risulta particolarmente utile. Le autorità del Qatar, uno degli stati più ricchi del mondo, hanno non solo tutte le possibilità ma anche l’obbligo di cambiare questa situazione. Amnesty International chiede loro di rafforzare le leggi sulla protezione dei lavoratori dalle temperature estreme introducendo periodi di pausa obbligatori e migliorando le procedure di indagine, di certificazione e di risarcimento per i decessi dei lavoratori migranti. Riccardo Noury Portavoce di Amnesty International Italia