This one was a little hard for me to decide. But after much consideration I believe that sushi is my favorite food of all time. Itadakimasu!!! Oishi!!!
I wanted to make it interesting than a boring drawing of a sushi roll... anyways. It's spicy tuna roll with soy sauce.
Music of the World: Have you ever fought with your friends and family with their different tastes in music? This band is the best or this singer is better? Perhaps or perhaps not. A lot of people usually stick with one genre of music that is usually only born in their language or country. However, I enjoy music from all over the world. Few people every venture off into new languages as far as music but they are so missing out! Each culture has a unique touch in their music and it is a pleasure to experience it first hand. Here are a few samples of the best music on earth.
Rap,Hip-hop/Jazz/Blues: Born and raised in roots of African American culture, these genres are by far a whole league of their own in style, rhythm and sound. I personally have a selection of favorites from this type of music. Rap is a harsh, poetic revolution that allowed the Black people of America to have a voice of their own while suffering huge amounts of discrimination. It tells tales of suffering, survival and battling demons through the tough lives of many people in America. This genre has has not only supported those of African roots but everyone of any color embraced this genre. Eminem is a perfect example.
Although a lot of rap is about battles, partying and sex. I do find beautiful songs about raising awareness and sharing the love. This one is by the Black-eyed Peas.
Jazz and Blues are one of my favorite types of music to relax to. The melodies of a good saxophone puts me in a state of calm and soothes any troubles that the day brought.
Rock This genre is one of my favorites. It's empowering and it gives me motivation to get through the day. But the best rock in the world isn't only from America. It's from Europe!
Britian: The Rolling Stones
This classic band is famous all over the world and I am proud to have them in my collection of tunes!
Britian: Dragonforce
Simply amazing guitar solos from Dragonforce. In fact, this is one of their shorter songs! They have amazing shreds of awesomeness that lasts beyond 10 minutes of music!
Germany: Rammstein
Deep, hard metal rock from Germany is absolutely exhilarating.
Techno Ironically, a few decades ago techno was deemed as the nerd music, but today it is one of the most popular genres in the world. Take Lady Gaga for an example... She is probably America's Tehcno Queen as Michael Jackson was the King of Pop. But I don't think I can hand the best techno to Gaga... it just doesn't seem right.
Moldova/Romania: O-Zone
Sweden: Smile D.K.
Japan: Yuki Kimura
Vocaloid Alright! Here is a genre that took me some time to getting into. This music is from my favorite country, Japan. The awesomeness of this kind of music is almost too crazy to bare! Vocaloid is a type of music that uses completely electronically generated singing voices. It's hard to imagine on how this is possible with the complexity of the human voice. But the Japanese language has about just 48 distinct sounds. You combined these to make words. For an example, the word for thank you, "arigato", uses four sounds "a", "ri", "ga", and "to". With the simplicity of all these sounds, they can easily be put together in an order for the words and played along with a melody in notes. So throw in a character to be this voice, Miku Hastune, and enjoy the results.
Miku Hastune, "World is Mine"
Even a male character. Kaito, "When I Get Home My Wife Pretends to Be Dead"
I hope you enjoyed a few of my favorite songs from around the world. There are a whole lot more I wish to share but discovering great music on your own is a rewarding and fun experience!
Okay, so the giraffe isn't really my favorite animal. I just love animals in general so it is hard for me to choose. But I know that every time I go to the zoo I just can't wait to get to the giraffes for three reasons. One: You can feed the giraffes and their long crazy tongues are so funny!!! Two: They are just so interesting to look at. And three: GIRAFFES ARE HEARTLESS CREATURES!!!
LOL.... anyways. Here is how you say "giraffe" in different languages.
Japanese: キリン "kirin French: girafeau German: giraffe... lol Spanish: jirafa Chinese: 長頸鹿 Chángjǐnglù.... don't ask me how to pronounce that... (courtesy of Google Translate) Pig Latin: Iraffe gay Canadianese: giraffEH
Hey, guys! I've got thinking that I'd like to do a little recipe that I interpreted from one of my favorite Miyazaki Films, Ponyo. If you've seen the film, you'll know that there is a hot drink that Ponyo drinks with Sosuke and his mother in one of the scenes. Within the film itself, you can practically feel the warm and fuzzyness that the drink bestows upon the characters. Here is the recipe to try for yourself!
Ponyo's Hot Tea Milk and Honey Recipe:
Ingredients: 4 oz. Water 1 teabag of your tea of choice (Different flavors of tea can give it a different taste, I use green.) 4 oz. Milk 1 large spoonful of honey (or to taste, I like mine sweet.)
Bring water to a boil in a small sauce pan then pour it into a mug. Place the teabag into the water and let seep to a desirable potency. In the mean time, heat up your milk in the same saucepan until warm. Pour your milk in the mug with the tea. Fill a spoon up with honey and stir it in the drink.
Oishi! This is really good! It's perfect for cold days, bedtime, and for those with a cold. Enjoy! More Japanese recipes to come!
I do say, I don't like drawing myself... This was done quickly just to save me the agony haha. But I guess it didn't turn out too bad. The eyes may be a little off... As you can tell I ventured away from trying to make it realistic looking. I don't really like to try to interpret what I look like on the outside for all my creativity and inspiration is what is inside my soul. This experience has made me think on how I view myself... I rushed this and did it without much thought or joy. Do I think that I'm a boring person? ...I don't know. Maybe I just don't feel that connected to the real world. Maybe this type of portrait is not what I personally feel that is my style or ways of doing things. Anyways, I think this drawing challenge will give me a new outlook of what is important to me in my art.
For those who are acquainted with me, you will know that I am in love with the culture and spirit of Japan. Ever since I was very small, I have been dreaming of Japan and longing to be there for most of my life. It's kind of hard to explain on the effect this country has on me. Something stirs inside me as I learn more about this amazing place. There are both good and bad things about Japan just as much as any country. However, throughout my cultural studies I find myself more keen on Japan than any other place on Earth. Now that I am done with school, I am planning a trip to Japan within a year. I'd like to have someone go with me but even if I don't have a friend I will be making plenty in the place of my dreams. I know this particular post has really nothing to do with my research, but I will put together an in depth piece on this country soon. For now, I'd like to share a beautiful video titled "Japan - Heartbeats of Time" by Trey Ratcliff. Please enjoy.
Hey you guys! I finally got the list for my 30 days of drawing! As a reminder, I will be off facebook for the 30 days starting on the 19th of September. Just follow my blog to see my progress on these drawings! If I happen to have your phone number I will be texting you, probably from lack of social stimulation. Haha! Alright, wish me luck!
Day 1: Self-Portrait Day 2: Favorite Animal Day 3: Favorite Food Day 4: Super Hero Day 5: Super Villain Day 6: Sequential Comic Day 7: Graffiti you would put on a Wall Day 8: Favorite Animated Character Day 9: Favorite Talk Show Host Day 10: Favorite Candy Day 11: Scene from a Movie Day 12: Most Memorable Past-time Day 13: Re-Design a Book Cover Day 14: Favorite Fairytale Day 15: Family Portrait Day 16: Inspiration Day 17: Favorite Sweet Day 18: ZOMBIES Day 19: A Sea Creature Day 20: An Actor and an Actress Day 21: Something you want Day 22: Tattoo Design Day 23: Your Zodiac Sign Day 24: A Couple Day 25: Scenery Day 26: Something you don’t like Day 27: A Dragon Day 28: A Martial Arts Battle Day 29: A Place you want to go Day 30: An outfit from your Dream Wardrobe
