Fujii Itsuki

Fujii Itsuki. Fujii Itsuki.

That's the name of the lead characters in my all-time favorite movie "LoveLetter." Yes, the girl and the boy had the same name. I don't know much Japanese, I can only assume the name is fairly asexual.

Bulk of the movie's premise is based on the similar names of the two characters. Imagine being a young girl and having the same name as a boy! The endless teasing, confusion and problems in school!

My favorite scene is when the girl finally realizes the boy has been writing not his name, but her name on the library cards.

Back in school, girl FI was annoyed at the boy FI's insistence on filling up blank library cards with his name.

It turned out, the boy FI was writing down her name.

Anyone who has ever had a crush would know what its like. Writing down your crush's name over and over at the back of your notebook in elementary or high school.

Sometimes I think there are too many coincidences. Of course, someone has told me "signs are everywhere if you look hard enough."

Last names are pretty common. I can attest that there are dozens and dozens of pages filled with thousands of people with the same last name in the directory.

But what are the odds of having two people from different countries, different backgrounds, with the same last name-- attend the same class.

Fate? I don't know if I believe in fate. Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part.

Just wishful thinking.

 

Corinne Bailey Rae

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Music
Genre:	Jazz
Artist:	Corinne Bailey Rae

I'm no jazz fan, but I guess I'm getting old because more and more, I'm gravitating towards bluesy, cool jazz.

Corinne Bailey Rae is now simply one of my favorite artists. Move over Norah Jones. Her debut album is simply amazing. If it wasn't a copy-controlled cd (damn you record companies), I would be listening to it all day on my iPod. But I have no choice but to play it only on my PC while I work.

I just love her song "Like a Star." Sigh.



Just like a star across my sky,
Just like an angel off the page,
You have appeared to my life,
Feel like I'll never be the same,
Just like a song in my heart,
Just like oil on my hands,
Oh.. I do love you,

Still i wonder why it is,
I don't argue like this,
With anyone but you,
We do it all the time,
Blowing out my mind,

You've got this look i can't describe,
You make me feel like I'm alive,
When everything else is a fade,
Without a doubt you're on my side,
Heaven has been away too long,
Can't find the words to write this song,
Oh.,..
Your love,

Still i wonder why it is,
I don't argue like this,
With anyone but you,
We do it all the time,
Blowing out my mind,

I have come to understand,
The way it is,
It's not a secret anymore,
'cause we've been through that before,
From tonight I know that you're the only one,
I've been confused and in the dark,
Now I understand,

I wonder why it is,
I don't argue like this,
With anyone but you,
I wonder why it is,
I wont let my guard down,
For anyone but you
We do it all the time,
Blowing out my mind,

Just like a star across my sky,
Just like an angel off the page,
You have appeared to my life,
Feel like I'll never be the same,
Just like a song in my heart,
Just like oil on my hands

Age Check

I feel old. Sigh.

 

You said your birthday is 7 / 4 / 1977
which means you are 28 years old and about:

60 years 8 months younger than Walter Cronkite, age 89
56 years 0 months younger than Nancy Reagan, age 84
53 years 1 month younger than George Herbert Bush, age 81
45 years 9 months younger than Barbara Walters, age 74
43 years 8 months younger than Larry King, age 72
37 years 5 months younger than Ted Koppel, age 66
34 years 0 months younger than Geraldo Rivera, age 62
31 years 0 months younger than George W. Bush, age 59
26 years 0 months younger than Jesse Ventura, age 54
21 years 8 months younger than Bill Gates, age 50
16 years 10 months younger than Cal Ripken Jr., age 45
11 years 0 months younger than Mike Tyson, age 39
6 years 11 months younger than Jennifer Lopez, age 35
1 year 6 months younger than Tiger Woods, age 30
5 years 0 months older than Prince William, age 23

and that you were:

24 years old at the time of the 9-11 attack on America
22 years old on the first day of Y2K
20 years old when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash
17 years old at the time of Oklahoma City bombing
16 years old when O. J. Simpson was charged with murder
15 years old at the time of the 93 bombing of the World Trade Center
13 years old when Operation Desert Storm began
12 years old during the fall of the Berlin Wall
8 years old when the space shuttle Challenger exploded
6 years old when Apple introduced the Macintosh
5 years old during Sally Ride's travel in space
3 years old when Pres. Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.
2 years old at the time the Iran hostage crisis began

Check yours here.