木曜日, 12月 31, 2009

Year of the Tiger


A Happy New Year!


2010年がhappyな年になりますように〜♪


love+peace


紅白は白組優勝でした〜。珍しく最後を見てました。

Beverly Hills, 90210

またまたBeverly Hill, 90210でスター発見です!!

Ally McBealでLing Woo役、 Charlie's AngelsのAlex役、そしてKill BillのO-Ren Ishiiで“ヤッチマイナァ~”と叫んでいた、Lucy LiuがBeverly Hills, 90210に出演してました!!




Season 2, Episode 6 "Pass, Not Pass"に。1991年ですね。


ストーリー:


AndreaとBrenda は、Summer Sessionでドラマのクラスを取っていました。二人は、講師のChrisの気をひこうと競います。そんな中、BrandonはBeverly Hills Beach Clubでのアルバイト料をもらい中古のMustangを購入。買ったばかりの車は壊れてしまい路頭に迷うBrandon。Beach Pitに再度アルバイトさせてもらうようにNattに頼みに行くが、そこには新しいウェイトレスCourtney(Lucy Liu)が・・・。


Matthew Perryよりは、ちょこっとしか出演していないんですが、さすがあのLucyの目はすでに顕在。ちなみに、彼女は、23才。確か秋から大学生ってNattが言ってたから・・・やっぱりover 20で高校生の役だったのね。(笑)やっぱりAsianだからあどけないですよね。


やっぱり、Beverly Hills, 90210ってすごいドラマですねぇー。
I found another star in Beverly Hills, 90210!!
Who played Ling Woo in Ally McBeal, Alex Munday in Charlie's Angels, and O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill. Can you guess who she is? Answer is Lucy Liu.
She appeared in Season 2, Episode #6 "Pass, Not Pass".
Story is...



With the summer drawing to a close, Andrea and Brenda compete for the attentions of their drama teacher, Chris, who chooses the former over the latter, which puts a strain on their friendship. Meanwhile, Brandon finally buys his dream car, but finds "the fruit of his summer labor" sour when the car breaks down, gets impounded, and Jim gets angry at Brandon for the careless handling of the car's purchase. Brandon also goes to visit Nat at the Peach Pit to ask for his old job back as the place is under construction for a building expansion.


Once again so many stars were born from Beverly Hills, 90210!

火曜日, 12月 29, 2009

French Connection...

メルマガが送られてきていたけど・・・まさかまさか!!

French Connectionが来春、日本から完全撤退しちゃうんだって!!
えぇ~!!!!!!!そんなー。
確かに今日本では、Fast Fashionと名前を付けてForever 21、H&M、ZARAがちやほやされているけど・・・。


かなり寂しいなぁー。私の持っているフォーマル洋服は(My categoryです!!きっとみんなにはカジュアルじゃん!って言われそう・・・)、9割がFrench Connection。またまた通販での買い物が増えそうですなぁ~。とほほ。

Beverly Hills, 90210




年末番組にありがちですが、Super! Drama TVチャンネルで"Beverly Hills, 90210"が全話放送されているんです。






何度も見ているから、ストーリーしっかり話せるくらい暗記しているんですが。。。新たなる発見がっ!!



なんとなんと、Season 1のEpisode 18 "April is the Cruelest Month"に"Friends"のChandler Bingが、あっ、ちがったそれは役名(笑)Matthew PerryがRoger役で出演していたんですよぉ~。なんとなんと、23才の時に高校生役。まっ、Beverly Hills のメンバーは、ほとんがover 20だったけどね。



Chandler見つけて、ちょっと興奮(爆)。だって、あまりにChandlerとRogerのイメージが違いすぎるんだもん。"Friends"の後は、結構あちらこちらの映画&TVに出演しているから、ビックリしないんだけどね。



ストーリーは・・・

Brandonは、West Beverly Highのスター・テニスプレイヤーRogerを取材することになった。Brandonが取材をしていくうちに、将来有望のはずのRogerに影があることを発見。


その頃、Brenda、Kelly達のもとにSATスコアが戻ってくる。Donnaは、SATスコアが低すぎたため自信を失ってしまう・・・(Donnaには学習障害があることが判明。)









Typical year's end TV programs, "Beverly Hills, 90210" has been gone every parts back to back on Super! Drama TV.


I know single stories because I saw too many times. However, I gained a new understanding of "Beverly Hills, 90210".


Matthew Perry who played Chadler Bing in "Friends" appeared in 1st season, episode 18 "April is the Cruelest Month". He played Roger Azarian. You know what he was 23, but he acted a high school student. ha, ha. I knew this story, but by today I didn't know that that man was Matthew Perry! WOW.



The story is...

As Brandon interviews Roger, the school's tennis star, he discovers that Roger's golden-boy appearance hides deeper demons. When the gang gets their SAT scores back, Donna becomes deflated by her low SAT score, which reveals her learning disability.


Check it out!



木曜日, 12月 24, 2009

Happy Holiday

Wishing you and your loved ones all the wonder and magic of Christmas!



What present you get from Santa? Gee, I work on Christmas day...

Anyway, Merry Christmas to everyone!

Love & Peace☆


火曜日, 12月 15, 2009

Ouch!

I've been looked up at the Gemini meteor swarm. Wooooow! I could see 3 tails!
Not so much, but it was easily visible to the naked eye.
However, I've tied the head backward to look up for while. I got stiff neck. I know, I know I don't need to look up the sky. There should be horizontal line. ha, ha.

I remembered how spectacular display form comet Hale-Bopp when I saw in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. That was huge. I enjoyed the sky show almost a week. That was clear to see even there are many apartment buildings. Luck me!


I've been out about 20 minutes, so my face was freezing.
I should drink a cup of tea.

20分外に出て眺めていたから、顔が寒いですっ。
ミルクティーでも飲んであったまろうかな♪

so, did you see Gemini meteor swarm?

土曜日, 12月 12, 2009

Chesley McLaren

きっと見たことありますよね。
Chesley McLarenのイラストです。
ほのぼのとしながらも気品があって、素敵なイラストですよね。
前にjean-phillippeも触れたけど、好きなんですよね~、こういうイラスト。
You may seen before Chesley McLaren's illustrations.
It has a warm feel to it, but also a dignified elegance. I like those kind things.
I mentioned before Jean-Phillippe. Chesley has same kind feeling. They are my favorite artists.




Chesleyは、デザイナーからイラストレーターへ転身したんですって。今では、広告でひっぱりだこ!!
Chanel, Prada, Dior, Gucciなどなど。
Chesley used to work at Seventh Avenue as a designer. Later she debuted as an illustrator. These days she becomes hot commodities. Her artworks has used for several advertising such as Chanel, Prada, Dior, Gucci, and so on.

このイラストは、Diorの。
This illustration is for Dior.



そして、これはCarlyle Hotelの広告に使われたイラスト。イラストなのに高貴な雰囲気が出るのって、スゴイッ!
This is for Carlyle Hotel. It's not only illustration. I wonder why this artwork has an exalted atmosphere. WOW!


サイトのclients、とっても粋ですよ。flashで沢山のclientsの名前が出てくるんですが、最後に


... and, perhaps, YOU?


って。憎いですよねぇ~。


頼んでみたぁ~い♪
If you see "clients" at her site, that is cool. You can see many well-known name, and at the last,
... and, perhaps, YOU?
Oh, my!! I wish I could work with her someday!?

木曜日, 12月 10, 2009

favorite song-2

Ally McBeal知ってますよね?

その主題歌"Searchin' My Soul"を歌っていたのが、Vonda Shepard

弁護士のドラマなのに、必ず歌が挿入されている、ちょっと変わったドラマでした。

Vondaなしではこのドラマは成立しないっ!って感じでしたね。

そして、この時期になるとChristmasの曲が必ずかかっていました~♪"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"良い曲ですねぇ~。

Favorite song

今、飽きるんじゃないかってくらいに、何度も何度も繰り返し聴いているのが、
Natasha Bedingfieldの"Unwritten"。
The Hillsの主題歌です。←これならピンとくるでしょ?
この曲は、2007年のThe Grammy Awardsで"Best Female Pop Vocal Performance"にNominatedされたけど、残念ながら賞は逃しちゃったみたいです。あぁ~、この年は、Christina Aguileraが"Ain't No Other Man"で受賞してますねー。


I repeat a piece again and again these days.
"Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield.
This song is The Hills. If you heard it, you may recognize!
This song was nominated "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" of the Grammy Awards in 2007, but unfortunately it missed prize. Christina Aguilear won by "Ain't No Other Man". Ummm... That's understandable.


埋め込みがNGなんで↓チェックしてね♪
I can't embed her PV here, so check it out below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg_7TL5PAzA



Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

I am unwritten,
Can't read my mind
I'm undefined
I'm just beginning
The pen's in my hand
Ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten, yeah

Oh, oh

I break tradition
Sometimes my tries
Are outside the lines, oh yeah yeah
We've been conditioned
To not make mistakes
But I can't live that way oh, oh

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
drench yourself in words unspoken
live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
the rest still unwritten

(Gospel)
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open *****
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open *****
Today is where your book begins

The rest is still unwritten

The rest is still unwritten