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it turns out that a lot of people have been confused about this video that’s been circulating around the internet lately.

a blogger called Jaalin confessed his confusion. He links to other people.

But the thing is.

I am Jason Mraz. [here's my entire life story condensed into a single image, since it's basically worth over nine thousand words]

I have a huge fetish for K-ON. I even tried to write down a lot of the music. Well, the music kind of sucked, but it has a lot of moe, so you can see why I like it.

I wanted to incorporate the sounds of K-ON in my new single to try and bring out a new evolution in western indie music! That would be a lot of fun, right? While the music in K-ON sucks, my music is good, so it balances out. Not only that, but the strange asian music that thinks that it is western brings an exotic blend to my music. I wish to share to all of you otakus my new music that blends east and west, better and less better, my music, and K-ON’s music.

It seems that Ritsu got the best plot thread this time around.

So it’s finally over and it seems this time the atmosphere was suitably muted, though not much music was made, but instead I suppose that they did gel a bit more as friends. Yui being Yui was pretty standard with her antics and wanting weird food for a hot pot. Mugi-chan got a job, Azu-nyan baby sat a kitten, and Mio went off to write another song, but it seems that Ritsu was the special one this time around who thought that she had a love letter on her hands…though it turns out that they were “lyrics” sent to Ritsu by Mio. As Ritsu is not he sharpest knife in the drawer I suppose she did not pick up on how she was the one Mio was writing about. It was odd seeing another side of Ristu that haddn’t really come out before, this time she was actually concious of how she looked and we meet one member of her family, the only thing is I am not sure why this was the time to do all that. Mugi-chan might not be the best cashier in the world I respect that she is willing to work a day in her life, if not longer. Azu-nayn was woefully unprepared to take care of a kitten, and should have at least asked for food, and the number for the veterinarian. Still having seen college girls buy a puppy as a single unit I suppose the logistics involved with a pet was not much of a consideration. I did feel that Sawa-chan was sorely missing from this episode as she should have been dateless and still looking to harass her charges…

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Ui is indeed bold…but is she daring?

Well it seems that there is one last hurrah for the K-ON group, and at least there was a good concert for once though I was hoping Sawa-chan would also grab a costume to fit in for the first song. Still Ui did put on a convincing front while cosplaying as Yui, it was a masterful deception, but she was undone by her over politeness and Sawa-chan’s accurate assessment of bust size. I guess this is yet more proof that Sawa-chan is more interested in girls. I also very much liked the Mugi-chan fashion show which was simply awesome, in fact it even overawed the normally taciturn Mio, who was possessed by the yuri. I would have gone with he qipao or bunny girl outfits but I guess the modified yukata was good enough. I am still surprised that Yui is getting far more love than Ui who has demonstrated what great waifu material that she is. The only question I really have left at this point is what did Nodoka do will a bath tub full of crayfish, certainly that would have made for some good eating. Ah well it will all be over for reals soon, I wonder what they will come up with next. One last note, Yui has some weird dreams. Still I highly approve of Yui attempting to kiss Azu-nyan, and as far as I am concerned they connected.

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One of the most memorable daytos of the year.

I just finished my mandatory two weeks a year and got my ersatz degree, which was actually a brochure for the alumni association as the real thing will be mailed in a few months time… In any case after slaving away for Uncle Sam it is time to slave away for Impz who is in turn slaving away on his dissertation. The beach episode felt very familiar though the addition of Azu-nyan changed things a bit though I was more fixated on Ui and Azu-nyan going on dates. I suppose that since Azu-nyan was a later addition that the integration had to happen fairly quickly and certainly it is a plus that Azu-nyan likes to get hugged. I am glad that Mugi-chan was able to have another sleep over and spa time with her friends…I am sure that she found it very eventful. Nevertheless I did enjoy Sawa-chan who actually did a forced march through the night to catch up with her lovely charges, and Azu-nyan and Mio certainly too notice, and I must commend Sawa-chan for devising a fool proof way of identifying them in under conditions of poor visibility. I did disagree with Mugi-chan for calling off the NICE BOAT for a bit of fun on the sea, but I suppose that in a few years that there will be time for that. Still a small hint of what might have been was delightful.

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Alright checking out the fresh meat new recruits…

Well to get back on track it seems that the recruitment drive for K-ON went pretty well since most musical bands have now nominated aspirants seeking to throw themselves upon their mercy in the vain hope that they may deem them worthy to join their ranks. Those who play bubble gum pop still cling to their own processes by which perhaps one in a hundred neophytes may survive to become a band member. The methods Sawa-chan has developed over the last few weeks are far more stringent, for K-ON must be pure in their musical mastery and hard of heart, body and soul. Fewer than one in every thousand survive, and I do believe Sawa-chan strives each day to lengthen these odds still further…thus leaving us with one aspirant, Azusa. I was rather disappointed that the concerts were not as godly as I had hoped but granted that Sawa-chan’s motivational speech was not even close to Patton’s to his Third Army and given that K-ON 2.0 is still getting the hang of things I suppose it’s too much to ask for them to start giving us Macross class concerts. Still with interesting songs like “Light and Fluffy Time”, “Curry after Rice”, “My Love is a Stapler”, and “Brush and Ballpoint Pen” I sense that Mio may have some song writing talent of worth as some are in the tradition of the Kyun Kyun tradition. Despite Sawa-chan’s initial miss I suppose the maid thing was dead on and I HIGHLY approve of Sawa-chan scoping out Ui’s size. Now that the classes have been formed I think that Mio’s initial lonliness and her coming on to Nodoka clearly indicate how broken Ritsu has made Mio, at the very least we know Nodoka can give Mio the tender love and care that she so desperately needs since Ritsu seems willing to latch on to just about any one. Even if Ritsu isn’t the smartest of the bunch I think she has a waide variety of skills, from finding a new victim super friend in Mugi-chan, to supplicating herself to Nodoka when the latter made a PRESIDENTIAL ORDER to get Ritsu to submit the proper paper work.  Ritsu even came up with the idea to capture Ui, though in the end since it had been come years since she last played Pokemon, Ritsu did capture Azusa, by leaping lovingly upon her. Such was Ritsu’s caress that there would be no escape for our new twin tailed aspirant. Sadly Mio is still shy as ever though at least now Mugi-chan seems to picking up on the bully Mio past time that Ritsu started. Still I wonder when Mio will figure out that in the case of Yui that she can toss shiny things onto the floor as a defensive and evasive maneuver in addition to a barrel roll. I do like how Yui was honest about her castanet gambit, should have gone with a cowbell though.
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Ui is smooth…

I like how they have upped the Yuri levels in this show as of late, though it might simply be a case of seeing things that aren’t really there. Still it is good to know that the efforts of Ui do not go unsung, and if the local curs that pass for men in their town are found wanting Ritsu has expressed interest in marrying Ui, given how much dirt Ritsu seems to have on Mio I am sure Ritsu can bully Mio into a…favorable arrangement. I think I am being slowly won over by Ritsu as she bullies Mio. Even if Ritsu is boke, at least she has some cunning and pictures of a compromising nature. If poor Sawa-chan stays single much longer I cannot help but begin to question her actual interest in men, after all Sawa-chan does have a particular fondness for getting girls to wear her hand made out fits and judging by her infiltration to the party I suspect that she has stolen into the homes of other young girls before… I highly approve of Mugi-chan’s hopes for more girl on girl bonding. Although I was mildly disappointed that Mugi-chan didn’t break out Twister, I did enjoy her barely hidden pleasure at watching Sawa-chan force Mio to conform to her will and don Sawa-chan’s latest hand made outfit. I have to hand it to Ritsu for effortlessly getting Mio all dressed up with a mere implication. Nice to know that poor Mio and Mugi-chan actauly put effort in maintiaining fitness standards, it seems that these two lasses were not born outstanding; they actually worked on it through many years of blood, sweat, toil, and tears. Next time it seems Sawa-chan brought out more handmade outfits, I can only hope Mio shows her appreciation for such skill by wearing it with her friends.

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Raise your hand if you wanted to trade places with Yui.

It’s been a rather brutal month as of late, I am glad I found work of sorts but that combined with a new exercise routine and Valkyria Chronicles is starting to take a toll, I have to manage my time better and hope fully this mass upload thing will cut down on time. That said I am really enjoying K-on. At least Yui is capable of having proficiency in a single task, though her skill at multi-tasking is wanting. I like how Mugi-chan found the ultimate motivator for Yui who seems to be a slow starter. It’s kind of funny how Ritsu started the ball rolling on all this and it is not Mio who is the band leader with Mugi-chan as the stalwart second in command. I am not sure if I am the only one who thought of gang signs when Yui started to use her chord hand posture. Still it’s kind of sad that Ui and Ritsu are still in the PS2 era. If nothing else I like seeing the excellent camaraderie of this four girl fire team, it is something that is sorely lacking these days. I hope next time Ritsu plans on making a dynamic entry that she brings an H&K MP5 to the party.

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