TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction: Statistics Made so Simple Even Usagi-chan Can Understand It
Introduction: Statistics Made so Simple Even Usagi-chan Can Understand It
(Mizuno Ami, Ph.D, editor)
1. There's Six Billion of You--It Really Doesn't Matter if You Die
(Kyuubey)
2. Getting Hit By Lightning: Not as Unlikely as You Think
(Franken Stein, Ph.D, Ox Ford and Black*Star)
3. An Algorithm for Monkey-Catching Robots
(A-ko, B-ko, and C-ko)
4. The Law of Averages, or How to Beat Up Twice the People in Half the Time
(Tendo Akane, Ph.D)
5. How Many Rich Bastards Does it Take to Go to the Supermarket?: Deviations from the Mean
(Fujioka Haruhi, Ph.D)
6. Using Statistics to Pwn Friends and Rescue People
(Kinomoto Sakura, MS and Mutou Yugi, Master of the Cards)
We're getting more and more moved into our new house! Although one day my mom had to work and I had no cable or video games, so I watched lots of Revolutionary Girl Utena as I put books away. This was an excellent use of my time and I have lots of Feelings, which I can only express as "WOAH." I, um, think Anthy is kind of my favorite?
Hey, wait! Here's something I can sort of put into words!
( spoilers! )
Have a Tumblr meme!:
Give me a fandom, character or pairing and I will write you a drabble! (Utena prompts are indeed welcome!)
Hey, wait! Here's something I can sort of put into words!
( spoilers! )
Have a Tumblr meme!:
Give me a fandom, character or pairing and I will write you a drabble! (Utena prompts are indeed welcome!)
A milestone in my knowledge* of Japanese
Oct. 6th, 2012 12:37 pmWhile watching Utena, I heard first-person pronouns for the first time ever! Utena uses "boku;" (warning: link goes to TVTropes) Anthy is using "watashi."
ETA: Miki says "boku," too! And I think Kanae said "atashi." AND while I've heard "hentai" to mean "pervert" (I watch Ranma 1/2, OK?), I've heard it used for something closer to "weird" twice! After Utena's first duel she says her day is "hentai," and Miki uses it later when saying that something he said "didn't come out right."
I'm hearing "kimi" (a second-person pronoun), too.
*"Knowledge" is...a strong word. I learned my very first Japanese word from playing 75 hours of La Pucelle: Tactics. The word was "baka" ("idiot,") and I only learned it because the player character uses it ALL THE TIME.
ETA: Miki says "boku," too! And I think Kanae said "atashi." AND while I've heard "hentai" to mean "pervert" (I watch Ranma 1/2, OK?), I've heard it used for something closer to "weird" twice! After Utena's first duel she says her day is "hentai," and Miki uses it later when saying that something he said "didn't come out right."
I'm hearing "kimi" (a second-person pronoun), too.
*"Knowledge" is...a strong word. I learned my very first Japanese word from playing 75 hours of La Pucelle: Tactics. The word was "baka" ("idiot,") and I only learned it because the player character uses it ALL THE TIME.
...And, okay, I'm only three episodes in, but I'm following it so far! (I hear it's very deep, full of symbolism, and confusing. Although maybe the movie is even more confusing?) But I have the ENTIRE INTERNET at my disposal to explain things to me.
So far I ship Utena/Wakaba and Anthy/Utena, even though Anthy/Utena has the potential to be all kinds of Wrong.
My favorite thing is the song that plays before the duels, when Utena opens up/climbs that tower-y thing! At first I figured they'd only play it the first time, but no!
I actually put "utena 'dueling song' " into a search engine and the name of it came up right away, which is kind of awesome. (It's "Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku.")
I'm watching it with Azula in tow because![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
esmenet asked for a story where Azula goes to Ohtori. She approves of the 'winning princesses in duels' business (and also, Utena's uniform) but is not so sure about the actual princess you win.
So far I ship Utena/Wakaba and Anthy/Utena, even though Anthy/Utena has the potential to be all kinds of Wrong.
My favorite thing is the song that plays before the duels, when Utena opens up/climbs that tower-y thing! At first I figured they'd only play it the first time, but no!
I actually put "utena 'dueling song' " into a search engine and the name of it came up right away, which is kind of awesome. (It's "Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku.")
I'm watching it with Azula in tow because
esmenet asked for a story where Azula goes to Ohtori. She approves of the 'winning princesses in duels' business (and also, Utena's uniform) but is not so sure about the actual princess you win.
