Monthly Archives: June 2007

Hanayome To Papa Ep. 4-5


Aiko and Kanayama-san

The show continues to be entertaining. It’s turning out to be the kind of story I thought it was going to be, with the romance part happening slowly and the father’s acceptance kind of progressing along at a slow pace. The work part of the story is typical J-dorama fare, with some office politics and the inexperienced assistant’s dedication saving the day. I am always amazed how the writing can be so similar in all of these dorama. I guess I am attracted to the same types of story, so I tend to see the same plot devices over and over again. Still, it’s fun to watch. And there is a nice scene at Aiko’s house where her coworkers come over for a suprise dinner, and one of the girls gets totally hammered. It’s always fun to see a cute girl drunk.

One thing I forgot to mention in my previous review of the show is that one of my favorite actresses from Hana Yori Dango, Nishihara Aki 西原亜希 has a part in Hanayome to Papa. She’s Aiko’s sempai Kanayama Hatsune, and she’s kind of a bitch in these two episodes, but she comes around and it looks like they will have a good working relationship after all, since Aiko kind of saved her ass from being fired. Anyways, I await more subtitles so I can continue this series! In the meantime, I might have to watch some more Liar Game.

Migraines Suck

Yesterday evening I was eagerly awaiting a nice pasta and mussels dinner Mariko was cooking, when I suddenly got the symptoms of an oncoming migraine headache. I had about 20 minutes or so before I knew I would be in a world of hurt. Plus I usually get nauseau right between when my blind spot goes away and the migraine hits. But the mussels looked so good that I said “screw it!” and ate a few before heading upstairs to a darkened bedroom to await my fate. Luckily I didn’t get any nauseau, but was in pain from about 6pm – 10pm when I finally fell asleep in the guest bedroom. The headache wasn’t as bad as previous migraines, but was still enough to be considered “disabling”. By that I mean you cannot possibly do anyting other than lie there moaning and writhing in pain. Basically the only thing for me to do when a migraine hits is to try to fall asleep, which can take a while, especially if it is in the daytime. Today I feel drained of energy and I can still feel a tiny headache if I shake my head.

For those of you who say you have migraines, but are not sure… then it probably is just a bad headache, not a real migraine. Because if you have a real one, you will know without a doubt. Just be thankful that you don’t have to suffer through the agony of a migraine, and if someone you know is having one, the best thing for them is to have some quiet or soothing sounds, and be in a dark room, maybe with a cool wet towel on their foreheads.

One-Word Answers

I saw this on Manny’s site and decided to join in.

1. Where is your cell phone? pocket
2. Relationship? married
3. Your hair? black
4. Work? fun
5. Your sister? none
6. Your favorite thing? eating
7. Your dream last night? forgot
8. Your favorite drink? beer
9. Your dream car? F650GS
10. The room you’re in? office
11. Your shoes? boots
12. Your fears? heights
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? proud
14. Who did you hang out with this weekend? friends
15. What you’re not good at? singing
16. Muffin? blueberry
17. One of your wish list items? MacBook
18. Where you grew up? SoCal
19. The last thing you did? html
20. What are you wearing? tshirt
21. What aren’t you wearing? hat
22. Your pet? cats
23. Your computer? aging
24. Your life? great
25. Your mood? good
26. Missing? platelunch
27. What are you thinking about right now? rain
28. Your car? Sentra
29. Your kitchen? big
30. Your summer? new
31. Your favorite color? blue
32. When is the last time you laughed? today
33. Last time you cried? mukashi
34. School? kirai
35. Tag? TX