Harma Lannë

Had an Impact on my Life Because : An Essay Contest

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:09:00 -0500

For those not on fb or the AD forums:

I am hosting an essay contest (with prizes)!

Even if you are not interested, please reblog! I am trying to get as many entries as possible and would be happy to reblog things in return for you!

Topic: What TV shows/movies/books/games/characters had a huge impact on who you are today and why?
Reasons might extend from reasons you now act a certain way to why you made certain decisions to what was going on in your own life at the time you experienced the media. The preferred format is at least a couple paragraphs with at least a sentence or two of an intro and conclusion (if not separate paragraphs in themselves).
Prize(s) (in no order):
*48-hour Crunchyroll premium pass (I have three of them so far [long story], but will have five by the time this contest is finished)
*I have a whole box of anime DVDs to choose from
*take a look at my fabric (via photos) and I will make you something with your choice
*more depending on how many entries I get.
There will be at least one winner with two runners up. If I get more than a handful, I might go farther down the list of numbers.
When someone wins, they will get to choose the prize that they want from first to last.
Deadline: June 30th

Example of what not to write:
”I just lurved _____ sooooo much omgroflcopter1!1 it was so adjective!!!!!!” [should be obvious reasons why this is not winning]
”Title” was a great game/movie/etc because it was adjective.” [no specific reasons why it impacted how you now view and go about life]
Examples of what to write:
”Title had an impact on my preferences of something. Here’s how. reasons and details”
”Such and such was going on in my life, and Title helped me get through it because reasons and details.”
”Title helped me discover something about myself. Reasons and details.”

Submit via: Send me an ask (no anon allowed) with nothing but ”Zidane’s Tail” (text images of his tail both acceptable) in it and I will privately reply with my e-mail address so that you can send me a .doc or .rtf file.

Basically I want more than “I liked this thing because ___.” That’s what fangirl/boy-ing out at cons and in forums is for. It’s legitimate lifestyle choice/impact/discovery (whether large or small) that I want to know about. I find that it’s a really interesting topic that I don’t get to talk to people much about since it can take up so much time. Looking forward to some really cool entries!

If there are any questions, let me know! I’m looking forward to some really good entries. Feel free to send me asks if something isn’t clear.

g0ne-blotto: paintingtherosesredd: you just gotta love this...

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:15:36 -0500

g0ne-blotto:

paintingtherosesredd:

you just gotta love this guy

if you dont love rdj there is something very wrong with you

Photo

Sat, 11 May 2013 03:08:06 -0500

So there’s this girl that I dislike…I always tells one of our mutual friends that I feel...

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:21:57 -0500

So there’s this girl that I dislike…I always tells one of our mutual friends that I feel like I’ll run into her or her boyfriend soon. Well guess what! Apparently I’ve been near her every year since 2011 at Anime Detour! You know why she started going? Because I convinced her ex to go with me, but he invited her after he decided to throw away our friendship to get back together with her! If I would have gotten any sleep last night I wouldn’t give a shit! But I’m running on two hours right now and I can’t let go of past wrong-doings or drudges! -turns into a Madoka witch and hides in her labyrinth-

japanese-revision: Textbooks: An Integrated Approach to...

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:09:07 -0500

japanese-revision:

Textbooks:

An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar

A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar

Read Real Japanese Fiction

Dictionaries:

ALC (I use this everyday)
→Expression encyclopaedia

Goo dictionary

Weblio

WWWJDIC (with audio clips)

JWPce (downloadable dictionary for Windows)

JEDict (downloadable for Mac users)

Idiomatic Expressions

Idioms dictionary [Japanese only]

Counters dictionary

Hovering dictionaries:
→Rikaikun for Chrome
→Rikaichan for Firefox
→Floating Dictionary for Mac

Current Affairs dictionary

For kanji.

Jisho (I use this for spelling kanji for if I can’t read it)

Yamasa (I use this for learning to write)

A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters

Associative Kanji Learning (stroke orders)

Online reading:

Hukumusume Fairytales

竹取（Bamboo-Cutting） (vertical writing)

吉田秀幸の日記（Hideyuki Yoshida’s Diary） (recipes)

Chokochoko’s reading texts to help with JLPT

TED Talks (with Japanese subtitles and transcripts)

Learning through Films [Japanese subtitles/scripts]

Manga.

Free online manga

Vomic (free online manga with voice actors)

Sound Effects (in manga, etc)

Improving your speaking:

Japanese pronunciation guide

Interactive Hiragana Pronounciation table

Topics for Language Exchanges.

Bubbly (a Twitter-like app where you can record yourself)

Audioboo (similar to Bubbly, but also a website)

Listening:

“Real World” Japanese

泣きたいときのクスリ 2007 - ‘08 (radio drama)

Writing practice:

Lang-8

www.Japan-Guide.com

原稿用紙の使い方 (How to write an essay with Japanese writing paper)

Shiritori (Japanese word-chain game)

News:

NewsWeb Easy

NHK News (audio news with speed controls)

Mainichi Primary School student Newspaper

Podcasts:

JOQR (Cultural Broadcasting)

TBS Radio’s Junk

TOKYO FM

YouTube:

Afternoon Hirusagari

Jet Daisuke

バイリンガール英会話

Analog TV Forever (collections of adverts)

Japanese sign language.

Heartful Power Hideo

Shuwa Island

TV:

Japanese subtitles for anime

KeyHole TV (to stream Japanese TV and radio)

風雲LIVE日本語（Feng Yun LIVE Japanese） (to stream TV)

映画で学ぶ実践英会話

Tumblr:

Kanji-a-Day

Holy crap Japanese

Nihongo ga Suki

Jumpstart Japanese

Nihongolog

Nadine Nihongo

That Japan Addict

ChilliMuffin

Japanese through Fandom

F-Yeah Native Japanese

J-Vocab of the Day

ぶらりめし [Japanese only]

Peaceful Chef [Japanese only]

Those studying in Japan.

Japanicking in Yamanashi (at Yamanashi University)

Samxuel (at Kyushu Sangyo)

Katy in Japan Town (at NUFS)

Chocotastie (at Seinan Gakuin)

Kim in Sapporo (at Hokkaido University)

Blogging:

Yaplog

Learning websites:

JapaneseClass.jp

The Japanese Page

Tae Kim’s Guide to Learning Japanese

Erin’s Challenge (with listening and reading practice)

Maggie Sensei

Other resources:

Lots of threads with a variety of resources for Japanese learning

JLPT Resources

I’ve added more to the list since first creating it. As always, if anyone has anything they would like to add, let me know!

justcallmehero: Link and Navi at some con. THIS IS THE MOST...

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:07:14 -0500

justcallmehero:

Link and Navi at some con. THIS IS THE MOST ADORABLE THING EVER.

“Hey Link!”

“What.”

“Hey Link!”

“What.”

“Hey Link!”

“WHAT.”

“Watch out!”

“Omg, nothing’s there, Navi.”

Photo

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:02:04 -0500

hime-photos: doctordonna10: castielsunderpants: mattykeehl: g...

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:04:01 -0500

hime-photos:

doctordonna10:

castielsunderpants:

mattykeehl:

gallifrey-feels:

echoingdaydreams:

dandeleijons:

mrdecomposition:

i-wanted-to-rp-so-i:

wholocked-me-in-my-mindpalace:

improbablenormality:

johnisnothisdate:

catatonicconundrum:

adolfi:

Hitler flirting with Eva Braun.

I don’t know how this makes me feel

It makes me feel very uncomfortable

You know what’s so uncomfortable about this? It shows that perhaps one of the most evil men in history, was a human being. That, on occasion, he could be nice, even flirty. That’s not all. You want to see evil people as evil, screaming horrible stuff over a desk with 20 microphones with 20, 000 people saluting them. The evil is clear and recognizable then. This shows a completely different image, it scares you because that means that evil isn’t a stereotype, that evil is not recognizable, that evil could be anyone. It scares you because this shows that could be lurking inside anyone and you’ll never ever know. Maybe in you?

i reblogged this literally like 2 minutes ago, but i want this version because of that comment ^

That comment is one of my favorite post commentaries, because it’s completely right. People aren’t inherently evil. Like good, it’s a role they grow and live into. We have just as much potential to destroy as this man exhibited. And it’s a very eye opening experience to realize that.

does anyone even remember that one time hitler attended that luncheon between world leaders, some guests of which even included china’s socialist leader as well as Stalin. And then when they were ordering, everyone was gladly ordering impressive dishes one after the other, but Hitler placed an order for barley tea and a pheasant (considered a peasant’s meal by standard). When he was questioned as to why he would order something like this in something as grand as a world leader’s congress, he replied,

“I don’t smoke when my people cannot smoke, and I cannot eat when my people are going hungry.”

He wasn’t evil for its own sake, let’s try to remember that despite the countless murders, but for a moment, he did actually believe he was doing something for the good of his countrymen.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE

No, he’s right. Hitler, though extremely wrong in his views, did everything for what he thought would better the lives of his people. It was wrong. It was disgustingly, horribly wrong. But he did not do it because it was evil and he was evil. He did it because he believed it would help Germany and those who needed a better life. Those who don’t understand or even try to understand the human brain will always label men like him as ‘evil’ because it is easier to accept. But he wasn’t ‘evil.’ He felt love and loyalty and responsibilities. He simply took these aspects and morphed them into a twisted, violent thing.

Tumblr is probably the only place we could have this conversation and not be lynched.

oh my god reblogging if only for the last comment

this is literally the best thing on tumblr

Beautifully put. Exactly how I feel about leaders that were labeled as evil. Such as people like Qin Shi Huang Di and Mao Zedong. (I’m naming them because I’m an East Asian Studies major, lol)

I try so hard all the time to put what echoingdaydreams wrote into words. Because even today, people don’t do evil things just for the sake of being evil. They do it because it’s what they think will help them or others or a deity or some other being/thing. They don’t think, “this is evil, and I want to be evil.”

hime-photos: mitunas-choice-rump: the 90’s in its finest OMG....

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:59:42 -0500

hime-photos:

mitunas-choice-rump:

the 90’s in its finest

OMG. I totally remember this….. though I did a pretty good job blocking it out because most of the times, I had no idea what was going on…

Oh my…-can’t breathe-
My sister used to fucking LOVE this show….
I hated it.

Tumblr why do you have to dredge up those horrifying memories of living clown dolls doing creeptastic dances!?

katzmatt: heckboy: rika-wawa: randomasdey: vampiricangel: po...

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:53:37 -0500

katzmatt:

heckboy:

rika-wawa:

randomasdey:

vampiricangel:

poorlydressedhipster:

fatassmcnotits:

Disney needs to pick up whoever this is, pay them a fuck ton of money, and make this a movie.

Oh…my…god.
this is beautiful.

Ah this animation is wonderful!

So beautiful and awesome!!

oh my god ksghksdfj the animation <3 it’s beautiful

didnt the original animator say this was going to be a movie?

wow this is beautiful

I don’t usually reblog these but…

Oh you know me...just making a tail...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:01:58 -0500

Me: -sitting alone at Perkins sewing-

Chris (friend who works there): Whatcha doin?

Me: Just makin' a tail.

Chris: ...

Me: What?

Chris: Oh nothin'. Just...sitting at perkins...making a tail. No big deal.

Me: It's just a tail!

Chris: -Giggling as he walks away-

daftwithoneshoe: harleys-hyenas: daftwithoneshoe: Am I the...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:13:34 -0500

daftwithoneshoe:

harleys-hyenas:

daftwithoneshoe:

Am I the only one really bothered by the fact that the strawberry and the blackberry are touching?

Let them touch, they don’t get to often because of their tragic forbidden love.

Long ago, two Elder berries got into a fight, the tribe split in two, the strawberries against the blackberries. Now, new passions arise between the new generation - could this be the end of the feud or will it just fan the flames?

Two flavors, both alike in sweetness
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene
From ancient cold break new freezer burn
Where civil juice makes civil fruits unclean

This is when I love tumblr

diamondshake: diamondperfume: when somebody recommends sword art online or k-on as good animes to...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:28:42 -0500

diamondshake:

diamondperfume:

when somebody recommends sword art online or k-on as good animes to watch

Thank you

When someone recommends Homestuck as a good comic to read

tonystarksfinebooty: scaleneblimp: dutchessofderse: jacobthelo...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:51:34 -0500

tonystarksfinebooty:

scaleneblimp:

dutchessofderse:

jacobtheloofah:

laniheartshorses:

mrswallydebacker:

THIS IS MAKING ME EXTREMELY UPSET

THIS MAKES ME SO IMPOSSIBLY HAPPY

I FOREVER NEED THIS IN MY LIFE

THESE GOD DAMN MAKER SET VIDEOS ARE THE REASON FOR MY EXISTENCE

fuck im not the only one watching these!? I spent hours watching this shit the other day. I WANT NERI AME SO BADLY THOUGH

I think you can buy these at tomodachi in roseville!

What the Japan!?

I am looking for photos of myself (sexy!Garnet) and Zidane of...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:49:43 -0500

I am looking for photos of myself (sexy!Garnet) and Zidane of FF9. I know people took some picture of me with him and I would be ever to grateful to have some of them! Also, we did karaoke on Saturday night and I saw at least one person doing an audio recording. If this was you, it would be great if you could send me a message and e-mail me the recording even though I’m sure I sucked pretty hard. Same goes if someone happened to video record. <3

fortheloveofcorgis: Anime Detour 2013 2/2 If anyone knows any...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:44:05 -0500

helloramen.tumblr.com

fortheloveofcorgis:

Anime Detour 2013 2/2

If anyone knows any of these cosplayers, message me and I will add credits

The Ponyo’s Dad guy is a friend of mine! His name is Mike and he runs the costume shop in downtown Saint Cloud!

delikit: Anime Detour photos part 1! /o/ Feel free to identify...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:31:00 -0500

delikit:

Anime Detour photos part 1! /o/

Feel free to identify yourself if you’d like! 8D

I’m Ichinose in the UtaPri one.

homo-stucks: coacaine: guruthethird: eeriie: The Enigma of...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:42:49 -0500

homo-stucks:

coacaine:

guruthethird:

eeriie:

The Enigma of Amigara Fault is a creepy comic by Junji Ito. When many man shaped holes suddenly appear on the sides of a mountain, it causes thousands of people from all over the world to gather, then things get very twisted.

Read the full comic here. Be sure to read from right to left, instead of left to right.

And this is when I became claustrophobic

this could have just ended at “many man shaped holes suddenly appear on he sides of a mountain” and im all set

filled my unreasonably creeped out quota for the day

i just peed my fuckign pants

Ah, Junji Ito. The mastermind behind creeptastic works such as Uzumaki, Tomie, and Gyo.

jakemalik: drops food on floor germs: go get it! quick! king germ: no.. we must wait 5 seconds.....

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:35:35 -0500

jakemalik:

*drops food on floor*

germs: go get it! quick!

king germ: no.. we must wait 5 seconds.. it is the rule

mind-crayon: wryyyyyyyyy Oh god it finally made it to tumblr!!...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:36:20 -0500

mind-crayon:

wryyyyyyyyy

Oh god it finally made it to tumblr!! Danielle, remember when we watched this anime!? XD

Harma Lannë

____ Had an Impact on my Life Because ____: An Essay Contest

g0ne-blotto: paintingtherosesredd: you just gotta love this...

Photo

So there’s this girl that I dislike…I always tells one of our mutual friends that I feel...

japanese-revision: Textbooks: An Integrated Approach to...

justcallmehero: Link and Navi at some con. THIS IS THE MOST...

Photo

hime-photos: doctordonna10: castielsunderpants: mattykeehl: g...

hime-photos: mitunas-choice-rump: the 90’s in its finest OMG....

katzmatt: heckboy: rika-wawa: randomasdey: vampiricangel: po...

Oh you know me...just making a tail...

daftwithoneshoe: harleys-hyenas: daftwithoneshoe: Am I the...

diamondshake: diamondperfume: when somebody recommends sword art online or k-on as good animes to...

tonystarksfinebooty: scaleneblimp: dutchessofderse: jacobthelo...

I am looking for photos of myself (sexy!Garnet) and Zidane of...

fortheloveofcorgis: Anime Detour 2013 2/2 If anyone knows any...

delikit: Anime Detour photos part 1! /o/ Feel free to identify...

homo-stucks: coacaine: guruthethird: eeriie: The Enigma of...

jakemalik: *drops food on floor* germs: go get it! quick! king germ: no.. we must wait 5 seconds.....

mind-crayon: wryyyyyyyyy Oh god it finally made it to tumblr!!...

Had an Impact on my Life Because : An Essay Contest

jakemalik: drops food on floor germs: go get it! quick! king germ: no.. we must wait 5 seconds.....