Around this time of year, I start looking at possible places to go on vacation with the family. We rarely get to travel anywhere. The Pigeon Forge hotels in Tennessee don't look too bad. It looks like there's some stuff that my daughter would be interested in. I'm not so sure about my husband but, well, too bad! No, I'm sure we can find something for him too. It would be nice to get away for awhile.
Jdorama review: Uta no Onii-san
Title: Uta no Onii-san
Translation: The Singing Brother
Broadcast date: 1/16/09 - 3/13/09
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Ohno Satoshi, Chisa, Katase Nana, Maruyama Ryuhei, Kimura Yoshino
Plot: After his life gets turned upside down, Yano Kenta (Ohno) finds himself working as a Singing Brother on a children's show.
What is good: Everyone acted wonderfully
What is bad: The children's show seemed pretty 'one-note.' We never got to see if they do more than just sing children's songs.
Letter rating: B
Overall: It was a really fun show. Even when you wanted to smack Yano on the head, he was still a lovable character. There's nothing really deep but, if you pay attention, you just might walk away with a life lesson learned.
Favorite Friday
Hey Ash, Whatcha Playing? is so funny ^_^
A bit of an update
I am a terrible webmistress. I actually don't have a single thing to talk about. Currently, I'm watching Uta no Onii-san so a review on that should be coming sometime late this week or early next week. And I need to get my butt playing some games again. Somewhat unfortunately, my daughter's school 'project' has been eating up a lot of my spare time. The entire school has been assigned spend 1000 hours reading books. If they reach the 1000 hour benchmark, the principal will be made into a human sundae. If they go over the 1000 hours, a couple of the other teachers will join in on the mess. So, of course, my daughter has been spending loads of time trying to rack up as many hours as she possibly can. Luckily for me, the project ends on May 15. Maybe then I can get my free time back.
Favorite Friday
Riverdance
Last night, we all went to see Riverdance at The Academy of Music in Philadelphia. My daughter takes tap and ballet lessons. She's also really into dance overall. So we thought it would be a good idea for her to see something a little different than what she is used to.
Overall, the show was amazing. It's unbelievable how fast the dancers can move their feet. In addition, all of the musicians were awesome. I enjoyed the fiddler and the percussionist the most. Hopefully we get the chance to take my daughter to see some other forms of dance as well.