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Anime Dad wrote:

Only with you and me, it seems :(

We're all that matters. :beaten:

phlargo wrote:It can cause some discontent among people who aren't comfortable with that level of criticm (or who assume the word criticism is a negative word)

In this way, I'm a lot like Galileo Sensei.. I get amused by everything I don't understand and find ways to make it reconcile within my framework.. or expand my understanding to encompass it. I'm just a hell of a lot better with people than he is ;-)

Depends on the type and context of criticism, of course. I'm an artist, and therefore a masochist when it comes to criticism. I need it, because I live off of it. Without it, the artist in me ceases to exist.

At the same time, I can let things to just Be. Everything can be a Truth. It depends on the individual eye. This is the difference between a logical thinking and in illogical thinker. Wynter = illogical thinker, though I'm not to fight this title. I think it's grand that we have so many different types of people in the world. I'd rather just let that Be.

phlargo wrote:And while I enjoy my dinner, I'm gonna watch Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi ep04 after working hard this weekend and doing a great job drafting something for work :)

One of two of my fav stories in both seasons. :victory:

We recently had a visit from Japanese supplier. I was admiring his digital japanese/English dictionary, so he told me he would post me some brochures. I got them in the mail today, along with some other brochures including, bizarrely, a brochure for a heated toilet seat :headscratch:

Wynter wrote:One of two of my fav stories in both seasons. :victory:

I think I'm jaded. I didnt think the Tsubasa series were that good. I can't even remember the stories, except for the Live Chat one, which I really liked.

Anime Dad wrote:We recently had a visit from Japanese supplier. I was admiring his digital japanese/English dictionary, so he told me he would post me some brochures. I got them in the mail today, along with some other brochures including, bizarrely, a brochure for a heated toilet seat :headscratch:

I have one of those and it was about $200-250 USD. The electronic JP/Eng dictionary, that is, NOT the heated toilet seat. :hehe: Actually, I wouldn't mind a chilled toilet seat since Hawaii is damn hot right now. :bleh: Yup, I'd bring my laptop in the bathroom and post on the forums from in there if that were the case. :bonk:

cori wrote:

I have one of those and it was about $200-250 USD. The electronic JP/Eng dictionary, that is, NOT the heated toilet seat. :hehe:

Are they any good?

Actually, I wouldn't mind a chilled toilet seat since Hawaii is damn hot right now. :bleh: Yup, I'd bring my laptop in the bathroom and post on the forums from in there if that were the case. :bonk:

You don't think they have them already? This is Japan we're talking about, Land Of The Rising Gadget ;)

Anime Dad wrote:Are they any good?

I definitely recommend it. In fact, I don't use J/E dictionary in book form anymore. The only complain that I have is that with the model that I have, you can't find kanji using radicals. :( If there is a electronic dictionary that enables you to do that, I'm kinda contemplating getting one.

You don't think they have them already? This is Japan we're talking about, Land Of The Rising Gadget ;)

They probably do, but I'm guessing it'd be expensive and I'm too cheap to get it. I'd rather stick the toilet seat in the freezer for an hour. :mrgreen:

Anime Dad wrote:We recently had a visit from Japanese supplier. I was admiring his digital japanese/English dictionary, so he told me he would post me some brochures. I got them in the mail today, along with some other brochures including, bizarrely, a brochure for a heated toilet seat :headscratch:

I have had a Japanese electronic dictionary for over 4 years now.
It's the IDF-3000 by Canon. It supposedly is the most recommended one since it lets you select English for instructions and column headings etc. Most Elec dicitonaries are oriented for Japanese people studying English so they only give Japanese instructions and headings. Mine is pretty good but has some serious drawbacks. For instance. Look up a word using Hiragana - so far so good. Then when you go to the page more often than not instead of just giving you the English translation, it gives you example sentences sometimes as many as 10+ and you go nuts trying to figure out which word in the sentence is the English translation. Conversely you can enter English words but the translation invariably is in Kanji so again you go nuts trying to figure out how to pronounce the Kanji.
Nevertheless I use it a lot in fact almost daily. Sometimes I find that getting sample sentences is helpful. Since I'm ususally studying some grammar book too - right now - adjectives; in this case I like seeing sample sentences of how the adjectives are used. You can see a picture of it here... This is a slightly different model but my case, buttons and screen are identical. If you scroll down you will see the specs for my model:
http://www.japan-direct.com/cartitem.asp?prodid=534

I think I paid $130 for it and ordered it from Tokyo.

cori wrote:

And no one really commented on my new avvy. Is everyone scared off by it? :mrgreen: I wish I could find the drama that it was from because it looks really intriguing. :twisted:

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the neww avvy is smexy! but if the dorama is one of those made-for-smap ones you better stay away from it :hehe:

cori wrote:

The only complain that I have is that with the model that I have, you can't find kanji using radicals. If there is a electronic dictionary that enables you to do that, I'm kinda contemplating getting one.

My IDF3000 let's you enter radicals and gives you a list of Kanji for the radical. It will also let you enter the number of strokes in the radical or the Kanji and then give you accordinlgy the list of radicals or kanji for the number strokes entered.

monta wrote:

the neww avvy is smexy! but if the dorama is one of those made-for-smap ones you better stay away from it :hehe:

I think so too! I wouldn't mind having a getup like that. :twisted: And the drama is definitely a dark one, judging by the synopsis and that youtube link I posted and I hope that I can find it somewhere..

ralphm1999 wrote:

My IDF3000 let's you enter radicals and gives you a list of Kanji for the radical. It will also let you enter the number of strokes in the radical or the Kanji and then give you accordinlgy the list of radicals or kanji for the number strokes entered.

I have an IDF4100 and I wonder if it does the same. I haven't read the instruction book thoroughly, so if it is capable of doing the stroke count lookup, I'm going to :shamefulcry:

cori wrote:And the drama is definitely a dark one, judging by the synopsis and that youtube link I posted and I hope that I can find it somewhere..

do you already know the title? coz there's a fast way to find out :hehe:

monta wrote:

do you already know the title? coz there's a fast way to find out :hehe:

Yup, it's called Dare ni mo Ienai and unfortunately, I don't think anyone has it. :( Here's the scene where I got the screen cap from in case you missed it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9WzjKw_1aU

cori wrote:

I have an IDF4100 and I wonder if it does the same. I haven't read the instruction book thoroughly, so if it is capable of doing the stroke count lookup, I'm going to :shamefulcry:

I found this site. It claims all IDF work basically the same and your model will do the radical stroke count lookup. It gives examples which I have done on mine. Scroll down about halfway for the radical stroke functions:
http://www.bornplaydie.com/japan/dictionary/canonidf4500tutorial.htm

cori wrote:

Yup, it's called Dare ni mo Ienai and unfortunately, I don't think anyone has it. :( Here's the scene where I got the screen cap from in case you missed it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9WzjKw_1aU

anyone... in the SMAP thread??

they probably have a link

ralphm1999 wrote:

I found this site. It claims all IDF work basically the same and your model will do the radical stroke count lookup. It gives examples which I have done on mine. Scroll down about halfway for the radical stroke functions:
http://www.bornplaydie.com/japan/dictionary/canonidf4500tutorial.htm

I wish they'd explain how to get to what they're talking about. Or maybe I need to concentrate more when reading (I'm a little out of it right now).

monta wrote:

anyone... in the SMAP thread??

they probably have a link

I'm confused about the SMAP comment. There's no one from SMAP in this drama, so would they have the link to this drama at all?? :confused:

cori wrote:

I'm confused about the SMAP comment. There's no one from SMAP in this drama, so would they have the link to this drama at all?? :confused:

that's not Shingo??!!
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monta wrote:

that's not Shingo??!!
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No. :bleh: That's my Sano Shiro, the love of my Jdorama life. :inlove:

cori wrote:

No. :bleh: That's my Sano Shiro, the love of my Jdorama life. :inlove:

:rofl: I couldn't see Shiro in SMAP, somehow :crazy:

Anime Dad wrote:

:rofl: I couldn't see Shiro in SMAP, somehow :crazy:

He did a little dance move in Trick 2, so I think he could be an honorary member. :mrgreen: And I think he sings too! :inlove:

Anime Dad wrote:

:rofl: I couldn't see Shiro in SMAP, somehow :crazy:

okay LOL. they don't look that different under some huge heel :beaten: my bad

cori wrote:

He did a little dance move in Trick 2, so I think he could be an honorary member. :mrgreen: And I think he sings too! :inlove:

I can't get the image of him being yelled at by Momo-chan in Kuitan out of my head :bonk: