Ge-ge-ge no nyobou 4/20

a.k.a. Watch out for the little cups of sake!

Today's episode started with a  repeat of Shigeru making gas with a squeal. And the audience reaction. But this time after frantic fanning, his mother, Kinuyo, whacked Shuhei with her fan. He looked surprised, then made a loud, rather long speech about the history of passing gas, and laughed. Even as Kinuyo whacked him again. Shigeru looked sheepish, and apologized more politely to Fumie.
( just a little cup... )

Shuhei says, Both of you, stop it and get up.

They laugh. Kinuyo says, "Eat up."

to be continued.

Ge-ge-ge no nyobou 4/21

a.k.a. Foxes crying in the dark?

Fumie is walking in a dark hallway. She stops in front of a door and says, "Is it okay if I come in?" Silence. She goes in, and finds Shigeru sleeping. She picks up the suit coat from the floor and starts to fold it. Then she sees the false arm...
( night time memories... )

Next, outside the front door, Shuhei and Kinuyo say goodbye to Shigeru and Fumie. Shigeru has a bundle, while Fumie has her small blue suitcase. Kinuyo looks at the bundle and says, "Put your false arm on. You never know who you're going to meet." Shigeru says he doesn't need it. Then Kinuyo says, "Take care, and be healthy." And she looks at Fumie and says, "Don't forget. Remember everything I told you."

The voiceover says we're off to Tokyo...

To be continued...

Writing Excuses Season Four Episode 14: Brainstorming Science Ideas

Writing Excuses Season Four Episode 14: Brainstorming Science Ideas

From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/04/11/writing-excuses-4-14-brainstorming-science-ideas/

Key Points: Dark flow -- somebody pulled the plug out? Hybrid life. The bloop at 40,000 leagues. The great Lithium caper. Nobody knows the nocebo curse like voodoo. Noises at the edge of the universe. And where'd everybody go? (aka the Fermi paradox) Take those ideas and stretch, spindle, mutilate, and fold -- look for the story, look for the conflict, and write!
( where the wild ideas roam... )

[Brandon] This is your writing prompt. Somebody starts testing for psychic power by telling people they are psychic when they really aren't, and it works. People start exhibiting psychic powers when they are convinced that they have them. [from the nocebo effect]