#philliewilly

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Oh no! I'm so disappointed that I missed the 'networking/friend making' post that you've recently posted. I have a MAL if you or anyone would like another friend. I have some updating to do :) Gary_Oakinawa is the name ... I'm always open to make new friends with similar interest! :D

Gary, you're an awesome guy, so I'll just post this response.  Hopefully a few people will add you.  I know I will! :)

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Your Ice Breaker Responses

If you could be instantly fluent in one other language, which would it be?

Without question, I would pick Korean.  I know a bit, but not enough after two full years of study in college and growing up with Korean mom.  If I could just pick it up that easily, I'd be so happy - and I'd almost definitely be living in Korea.

caminc said: What Jennink said.

jennink answered: Japanese… which is probably a no-brainer on an anime tumblr…

philliewilly answered: Japanese by a very long mile.

the-weenie-hut-general answered: Korean

1ntr0sp3cti0n said: Spanish!

bakassie-likes-bakausagi answered: Korean because although I really want to know Japanese I still think I’d like to experience learning it overtime.

catwhoman answered: personally i think being instantly fluent in ALL languages would be the best superpower but that wasn’t the question so i’ll choose mandarin

the-rain-and-thunder answered: Realistically, I would want to learn my native and cultural language, Tagalog, but Japanese is a language that I would love to learn.

strawberry---fields said: Japanese so I could watch anime without the need for subtitles.

koalawarriors answered: traditional irish

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I was going to ask the same question about Oreimo but then I saw your last sentence about it. No thanks. So it's not necessarily bad as in bad 'voice acting', bad 'animation', etc... but bad as in 'What the heck am I watching?'

It’s bad in two ways - most importantly is the “what the heck am I watching” part, but to be fair, it’s easy to pretend this isn’t where the series is headed until the very, very end of the run.  Many earlier episode reviews I’d read were by people convinced that the series wasn’t headed in that uncomfortable direction.  I might’ve been, too, if I hadn’t known better.

The other part is that the quality is up and down.  The characters are amazing and super memorable - a number are among my list of very favorites.  The voice acting is grade A.  And some episodes are remarkably good.  But sometimes the story gets really loose and the quality wanes, and because sometimes the series is amazing, it makes these episodes and portions of episodes stand out all the more.

That said, I have two more episodes to go!

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Your Ice Breaker Responses

As a teenager, who is someone famous you had a crush on?

When I was a teenager, long long ago, I had a huge crush on Meg Ryan!  Here are your answers:

caminc said: I’ve got nothing. I never had a celebrity crush, nor a crush to begin with [Crying, ice cream, enough said].

thezezethex answered: Jennifer Lawrence. i don’t think this will ever change.

double-buck-pedal answered: Myself, because I used to have a dream of being a famous musician so I was always “OMG ME I’M SO AWESOME OMG!!”

celesma answered: I was into Leo DiCaprio as a kid. I watched Titanic four times in the theatre~ 8D

erinthetires answered: Ha! Is this a trick question? I mean I’m still a teenager, so there’s a lot. I’m going to go with Matt Damon though. I had a HUGE crush!

philliewilly answered: Definitely early teen years, before she became solo famous, Beyonce when Destriny’s Child was still cool. HUGE crush.

strawberry---fields answered: This is embarrassing, but I did on Robert Pattinson. Glad I got over that phase…

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Did anyone ask 59 and 24? If not, I am! :)

 They did ask 24, but not 59.  Thanks for the questions! :)

59. Your house is on fire and all other living beings have safely exited. What’s the one thing you grab?

We have boxes of our kids’ memories.  I’d try to grab as many of those as possible.

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philliewilly said:

I have an idea, tell all of your followers to follow me and I’ll keep it going in your absence lol kidding kidding…. enjoy your time out of town! :)

Hehe, well, I do want anyone following me to follow you as well, Gary! :)

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Ice Breaker Responses

If you had one "do over" in your life, what would it be and how would you do it differently?

I love this question, because it reminds me of a poignant scene in one my favorite movies, City Slickers, in which the main characters are discussing the same thing.  For me, I think I would have invested more or less in some relationships.

Thanks for everyone that's participated over these 30 days!  It was great getting to know you all better! :)

rocksareblue said: Probably late but … I would’ve joined the chess team in middle school. It would’ve helped me to learn patience and focus and I would’ve developed some friendships. Both would’ve helped me in high school 

insanidademoderada answered: I’m not sure, but probably I would change anything.

philliewilly answered: lol just one?… I probably would have stayed in college.

caminc said: My mistakes make me who I am today, so I can’t choose. But I still wish I can control time. That would be BADASS!

laniusdirge said: I would to actually taken my mom’s offer to go live with my cousins and do my senior year over in Cali instead of over here.

living-in-anime-world answered: I’d do the same things, except the ones that made me hurt my beloved ones… 

jadabetta answered: The first year of middle school.i would try to be more confident and outgoing rather then shy and awkward because now its to late.

strawberry---fields answered: I don’t think I would do a “do over’. I haven’t regretted anything yet, plus theres the chance I end up with a different personality.

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Ice Breaker Responses: Storytime!

What was your favorite bedtime story as a child?

Maybe like many of you, I wasn't read bedtime stories as a child.  But I do remember reading Judy Blume books like crazy, particularly Super Fudge and Fudge-a-mania.

Here are your responses regarding those days long past!

miscellaneousmiscellania answered: What Can You Do With A Shoe?

rocksareblue answered: The three little bears. It occurs to me more and more each day that it might actually have a deep and logical metaphor for life

caminc said: Dr. Seuss books. I’d try to rhyme like one of his books in a joke, but that would only end in disappointment.

ninjaattackatthemoefactory answered: Goodnight Moon!

philliewilly answered: :-/ … no answer for this one.

living-in-anime-world answered: it was Cinderella, the Little Prince and some fairy tales from our folklore :)

mymilkymoon answered: My mom use to always tell me lots of ghost stories right before bed. lol My favorite was Mae Nak, the ghost of Phra Khanong. (⌒▽⌒)☆

strawberry---fields said: Disneys read along hunchback of Norte Dam with it’s own casette that had the actual Disney cast reading it.