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[vintage_belle]

And so I return from a weekend jaunt into Urbana, Il, wherein I met slipperyliz's family for the comissioning of her brother into the Marines. Also I saw Pirates 3 a second time; and yeah, it was just as good as the first time. Not a lot of sleep was gotten, although I did finish The House of Gaian and get a nice start on The Assassin King.

In between helping to set up for the comissioning, I got a peek at my e-mail, and learned that I've been accepted into a Bunraku program out of a Michigan college. Over June and July I'll be in Iida, Japan. A most awesome summer, if I do say so myself.

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[purplecargirl.livejournal.com]

Now that we've both squeed, you'll have to forgive my ignorance, but what is Bunraku?

If not, you're going to come back to half of your FL in a mental institute!

[vintage-belle.livejournal.com]

Hehehe, I didn't expect a whole lot of people to know it. Bunraku is a traditional puppetry that comes predominantly out of Osaka. The puppets are about 3 foot tall and operated by 3 people - the Master Puppeteer who operates the head and the right arm, and two apprentices, one who opperates the legs (junior most apprentice) and one who opperates the left arm. It's a very precise art - it requires a lot of discipline and a lot of young people aren't interested in it. I'm weird like that :D

And then I'll join you!