Michael Hopcroft Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster I don't know about that. Anime/manga has an entire genre of slice-of-life stories with little plot other than the rites of passage of ordinary life. Kiyohiko Azuma is a manga writer who has mastered the art: in Yostuba&! he's managed to unfold a manga series for several years about a five-year-old simply being five years old and continually encountering new things that seem ordinary to us -- but are anything but to her. No overweening plot arc. No existential angst. Nothing the least bit supernatural or adventurous. And pure genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster I don't know about that. Anime/manga has an entire genre of slice-of-life stories with little plot other than the rites of passage of ordinary life. Kiyohiko Azuma is a manga writer who has mastered the art: in Yostuba&! he's managed to unfold a manga series for several years about a five-year-old simply being five years old and continually encountering new things that seem ordinary to us -- but are anything but to her. No overweening plot arc. No existential angst. Nothing the least bit supernatural or adventurous. And pure genius. She's been five years old for several years...and nothing supernatural about it? Lucius Alexander Nothing special, just a guy with a palindromedary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Querysphinx Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Meh. There's really only one plot. Somebody wants something and is prevented from getting it. When that incongruity is eliminated, the plot ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster She's been five years old for several years...and nothing supernatural about it It's been going at the rate of one day story time per monthly appearance of the manga. Each tonkuban takes up about a week of Yotsuba time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster It's been going at the rate of one day story time per monthly appearance of the manga. Each tonkuban takes up about a week of Yotsuba time. Once more in English? Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says it sounds like Free Fall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Once more in English? Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says it sounds like Free Fall What part of "Each tonkuban takes up about a week of Yotsuba time" don't you understand?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster What part of "Each tonkuban takes up about a week of Yotsuba time" don't you understand?? The part in quotation marks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Each chapter of the story covers one day. A new chapter is released monthly. A year's worth of "issues" equals twelve days in the life of Yotsuba Koiwai. Clear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Hai, wakaremashita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Hai' date=' wakaremashita.[/quote'] Sure, that's easy for you to say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Sure' date=' that's easy for [i']you [/i]to say! Definitely easier than writing it, I'll tell you that. I would have written it in hiragana, but this computer doesn't have the Japanese language bar setup like my other ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster I speak English and a few programming languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Yeah, me too. I'm actually in the process of learning Japanese for work. I work for a Japanese company, and while it isn't required to speak Japanese, it would make my life a lot easier if I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster [ATTACH=CONFIG]42744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]42745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]42746[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster It's a named unit in SI' date=' like the henry or the pascal. In this case, I think it's the derived SI unit for uninterestingness.[/quote'] no, nothingness. remember that Seinfeld is a show about nothing, ergo the SI unit Seinfeld measures nothingness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster no' date=' nothingness. remember that Seinfeld is a show about nothing, ergo the SI unit Seinfeld measures nothingness.[/quote'] And that show pegged out the meter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster [ATTACH=CONFIG]42746[/ATTACH] So very, very true. Repped, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sougen Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Yeah' date=' me too. I'm actually in the process of learning Japanese for work. I work for a Japanese company, and while it isn't required to speak Japanese, it would make my life a lot easier if I did.[/quote'] Back when I tried to study Japanese, The Rose would help us out. If you want any help, send him a PM. He tends to like to help people trying to learn Japanese. And good luck! I gave up after a year in college (then again, I only did it to fulfill a degree requirement). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster [ATTACH=CONFIG]42745[/ATTACH] One of my favorite mythology stories is Thor challenging Jesus to combat. You don't read about many pantheon crossovers from the old times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster [h=2]The Challenge of Thor[/h][h=3]Henry Wadsworth Longfellow[/h] I AM the God Thor, I am the War God, I am the Thunderer! Here in my Northland, My fastness and fortress, Reign I forever!Here amid icebergs Rule I the nations; This is my hammer, Miölner the mighty; Giants and sorcerers Cannot withstand it! These are the gauntlets Wherewith I wield it, And hurl it afar off; This is my girdle; Whenever I brace it, Strength is redoubled! The light thou beholdest Stream through the heavens, In flashes of crimson, Is but my red beard Blown by the night-wind, Affrighting the nations! Jove is my brother; Mine eyes are the lightning; The wheels of my chariot Roll in the thunder, The blows of my hammer Ring in the earthquake! Force rules the world still, Has ruled it, shall rule it; Meekness is weakness, Strength is triumphant, Over the whole earth Still is it Thor's-Day! Thou art a God too, O Galilean! And thus singled-handed Unto the combat, Gauntlet or Gospel, Here I defy thee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Back when I tried to study Japanese, The Rose would help us out. If you want any help, send him a PM. He tends to like to help people trying to learn Japanese. And good luck! I gave up after a year in college (then again, I only did it to fulfill a degree requirement). Thank you for the advice! Since I work with so many Japanese, I tend to get a fair amount of help, but it tends to be very business-centric and of course time constraints and getting work done interfere as well, so The Rose may prove to be a useful asset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Oddhat speaks Japanese, I believe. He'd be a good source too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Thanks, I'll shoot him a PM as well, if I don't hear back from The Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster Thanks' date=' I'll shoot him a PM as well, if I don't hear back from The Rose.[/quote'] I'm fluent in gibberish, PM me if you need my services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Re: Make Your Own Motivational Poster I'm fluent in gibberish' date=' PM me if you need my services. [/font'] I didn't understand anything you just said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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