Newbie on the block

Postby **Stella** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:10 pm

Hi All!

A good friend of mine STRONGLY recommended that I join this group, due to the fact that I:

- am a student of Jesus, in order to be the best mom to my awesome 5 year old daughter, and best wife to my pretty cool CompSci professor husband
- grew up in Hawaii and Tokyo, and watched Japanese television up until high school when I moved back to the US at age 16
- am bilingual (Eng/Jap), with a BA in Japanese Studies
- hardcore movie snob
- serious gamer

Over the past 5 years, I have enjoyed creating my own (at home/online) jobs and currently work part time as:
- Japanese to English translator/editor
- Japanese educator
- Mary Kay Senior Consultant
- English as a Second Language teacher

I look forward to exploring this group, meeting some folks, and having various conversations.

Before I complete this post, it is only fitting that I list my favorite anime, I suppose.
In no particular order:

- Cowboy Bebop
- Candy Candy (FIRST series I got involved with at age 10, in 1982)
- Princess Sara (1985)
- Witch Hunter Robin
- Bubblegum Crisis
- most Miyazaki. But, Nausicca will always be my fav - since I saw it first (age 12)
- Scrapped Princess
- Galaxy Express 999
- Doraemon (and other of Fujiko F. Fujio creations)
- Escaflowne
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Wolfs Rain (until the end.... )

and of course, there are a slew of silly series I enjoyed as a kid but will not admit... yet.

Postby **Hiryu** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:13 pm

Ah, sounds great. I'm learning japanese.

Hope you enjoy your stay here!

Postby **Stella** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:26 pm

Hi Hiryu!

Good luck studying.
Feel free to shoot me off any questions, or if you need help or practice.

よろしく、
Stella

MAL profile · Postby **FllMtl Novelist** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:41 pm

Welcome to CAA!!

Read any novels?

Postby **Stella** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:53 pm

It has been awhile since I read any anime/manga.

Anything I would have read, would have been in Japanese - and back in my 'secular days'

Those were:
- Candy Candy
- Crying Freeman

and of course, the classics:
Sazae-san, and other newspaper-type comics

How about you? What are you reading now?

Postby **goldenspines** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:14 pm

Hello and a very warm welcome to you, Stella. I hope you enjoy it here. ^_^

MAL · Postby **MomentOfInertia** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:27 pm

Hello and welcome to CAA.

What games do you play?

Postby **Stella** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:18 pm

Games have been a huge hobby of mine, since early childhood.
I got pretty spoiled in Tokyo, growing up, spending all my weekends in 5-story arcades in Tokyo

Apart from my stacks of games (Wii, PS2), I am currently playing:
- Runes of Magic
- Time Management games from Big Fish Games
- New Super Mario Brothers Wii
- Mario Galaxy
- Rock Band
- Guitar Band
- Karaoke Revolution

Older favs (which I would still be playing, if I didn't have work, a family, and a household to manage) are:
- Pikmin
- Devil May Cry
- Tomb Raider
- Baldur's Gate
- Simpsons Road Rage, and Hit and Run

Postby **Furen** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:55 pm

First and foremost
WELCOME TO CAA :hug:

(Home of the craziest characters ever [believe me check around for a while, I'm one example])

Second (Before I say anything I'm just making sure you know, I'm not trying to bug you in any way)

Neon Genesis Evangelion

it's one of the Do Not Discuss titles
I'm sure your okay because you just mentioned the name but just wanted to give you a heads up :^ )

That aside, a very warm welcome again and hope to see you around the boards!

Postby **Stella** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:58 pm

Thanks, Furen, for the welcome, and instructions pertaining to the Do Not Discuss list.
I will review that after I finish typing this.

Appreciate the info,
Stella

Postby **Furen** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:15 pm

Anytime! Never hesitate to ask anyone if you're not sure.
Again a warm welcome

Favourite colour? (I know that was totally Canadian spelling)

Postby **Tsukuyomi** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:31 pm

Welcome to CAA ^^ I hope you enjoy it here! Let us know if you have any questions ^^

Postby **Sammy Boy** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:29 pm

Hello Stella and welcome to the forum. What was the first anime series you watched, as well as your favourite?

My first was Yattaman:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yattaman

My favourite would have to be Gold Lightan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Warrior_Gold_Lightan

Postby **Rusty Claymore** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:41 pm

Hi~nya!
Do you own any combat utencils?

Postby **Beau Soir** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:48 pm

STELLA! ^__^ I'm glad you could make it, welcome to CAA!! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Postby **Phantom_Sorano** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 1:13 am

It's a pleasure to have you join us, Stella-san. Welcome. I am currently studying Japanese as my minor and am planning on either teaching it to English students or getting the certification to teach English to Japanese....either way....I'd love some help! lol Again, welcome!

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:34 am

*puts on white T-shirt*
STELLA!!!!!!!
Ok, now that the obligatory reference to A Streetcar Named Desire is out of the way... (you must get that a lot)
:hug:

Welcome to CAA!

MAL profile · Postby **FllMtl Novelist** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:15 am

Stella (post: 1423560) wrote:It has been awhile since I read any anime/manga.

Anything I would have read, would have been in Japanese - and back in my 'secular days'

Those were:
- Candy Candy
- Crying Freeman

and of course, the classics:
Sazae-san, and other newspaper-type comics

How about you? What are you reading now?

I don't think I've ever heard of any of those... Probably not surprising. XD

And I'm reading the second book in the Claudi Journals series. ^^

Have you ever played any Legend of Zelda?

Postby **ABlipinTime** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:33 pm

Welcome to CAA, Stella.

Postby **Lilac#18** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:40 pm

[color="Plum"]Hi, Stella.

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Postby **Atria35** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:01 pm

Wow! What a great background! Sounds like you'll fit right in! XD

Postby **AnimeGirl** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 5:18 pm

Welcome Stella-san! Cool, you can speak Japanese? That is awesome! I am learning Japanese. Sadly...all by myself....I'm just using books and programs. Anyway, welcome to the forum, where you'll find fellow Christ-followers who love anime! I'm Kokoro Hane (manga-ka name), but you can call me Katie! (my real name)

Postby **Mithrandir** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:21 am

日本語をはなしますか? はじめまして!

Welcome to the Nuthouse! :lol:

You seem to have excellent taste in anime.

For now, please don't worry too much about the DND list. You can certainly list NGE in the titles you've watched. Frankly, most of the stuff in there is listed because it caused serious devolving-into-flaming within the threads.

Thanks for stopping by!

じゃあね!

- Mith

Postby **Lynna** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:26 pm

Welcome! I'm Very Pleased to meet you!!!!!!!
I think it's awesome you speak Japanese! I'm trying rally hard to learn it, though I'm really having a hard time with all the memorization

AnimeGirl (post: 1424037) wrote: I am learning Japanese. Sadly...all by myself....I'm just using books and programs.

You know, I should make a Japanese learning thread where everyone can practice their Japanese together, because learning alone sucks

Postby **Straylight** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:55 am

Welcome to CAA ^_^

Postby **AnimeGirl** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:25 am

Lynna (post: 1424842) wrote:You know, I should make a Japanese learning thread where everyone can practice their Japanese together, because learning alone sucks

Yeah, it does. 'Cause you can't practice on anyone. Maybe we should also have Skype meanings so we can make sure we're pronouncing it right XD!!

Postby **Diamond Dragon** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:31 am

Hi! You can call me Dia, Dia-chan, DeeDee, DeeDee-chan, or whatever. (just don't call me DeeDeeDee >.>;;)

Postby **Ella Edric** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:16 pm

Welcome to CAA!! I hope you enjoy it here! And Im one of those crazies Furen was talking about. O.o

Postby **Stella** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:18 pm

Everyone is so friendly and welcoming

Thanks all!

That idea of a Japanese Thread sounds really cool!
What would people want to discuss there?

Postby **Nate** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:37 pm

Stella wrote:grew up in Hawaii

Question. I went to a website called Generation Kikaider that sells a lot of stuff that they licensed because it was shown on TV in Hawaii long ago. So out of curiosity, did you ever watch Kamen Rider V3 or the original live-action Kikaider series when you were growing up? Or did you mostly watch anime stuff?

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