Kenshi Yonezu "Metronome"

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This song is so beautiful and strikes such a chord within me, I knew I had to sing it the first time I heard it. I hope you enjoy it too. I've also translated the lyrics into English below. Feel free to use this translation! Just please make sure to credit properly and include a link back to me ^_^

Metronome (メトロノーム)
Music, Lyrics: Kenshi Yonezu (米津玄師)  - http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm27321079
Guitar, Arrange: ビッ栗 - (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm28104299)
*Key changed to fit my vocal range*

Vocals, Mix, Illust/Video: Kyttyee (キティ)
@kyttyee / http://www.youtube.com/KyttyeeChii

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Were we fated to meet from the beginning, I wonder?
And that this day would come, was that fate as well?

Hopes that could never come to pass always filled our thoughts,
And we hurt each other, and tortured each other.
Simply saying “Just thinking of you,” we couldn’t even do that.
Clutching at your sleeve as you were leaving, I couldn’t do that either.
I was weak…

Whatever day it is, whatever I’m doing,
It seems I always end up searching for you.
Things I want to tell you keep filling my thoughts,
No less than they did before.
I want to hear you laugh at me again.

Everything feels so colorless without you, no matter where I go.
When I go back to where we first met, somehow, something feels different.

We must have been like two metronomes side by side,
Ticking to the same natural tempo.
But little by little, not realizing it, we fell out of sync.
With each passing moment, we drifted further apart.
And we couldn’t stop it…

From here on, where will we be going?
Will we be able to forget it all and continue living?
Whatever happiness you have found now,
I don’t want you to forget…
Because in me there will always be...

Passing each other by, with our backs toward each other,
We gradually move out of sight.
If we keep on living at the same natural tempo,
Then someday on the other side of the earth...
Might we meet again?

Whatever day it is, whatever I’m doing,
It seems I will always end up loving you.
Things I want to tell you keep filling my thoughts,
No less than they did before.
I want to hear you laugh at me again.

I wish you were here...

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Collab: Love Live / lily white "Omoide Ijou ni Naritakute"

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We barely got our entry done in time for the second round of the μ'sical Trio Festival chorus battle, but we did finish it in the end! We did not pass to the last round, but it was definitely a lot of fun and a lot of new things learned!

♫ Original Song Credits ♫

Song Title: 思い出以上になりたくて (Omoide Ijou ni Naritakute)
Composed by: rino
Arranged by: Sakai Yoichi
Lyrics: Hata Aki
Artist: μ’s (lily white)
Label: Lantis

Romaji lyrics used are from Love Live! Wikia (http://goo.gl/YJMi51).

♫ Cover Song Credits ♫

Singers:
Kyttyee (https://goo.gl/hinrGa)
Rosie (https://goo.gl/NS895K)
Sorachu (https://goo.gl/xi4ghN)

Tuning, Timing:
Sorachu

Timing, Mastering:
Rosie

♫ Art Credits ♫

Posing: Kyttyee (ilysm ;_;...)
Sketches, Lineart: Rosie
Color: Sorachu
Backgrounds, Memory Scenes: Kyttyee

♫ Animation Credits ♫

Kyttyee!

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Outfit: Pink and Blue ~ Variations on a Theme

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Please excuse the mess as I experiment with finding a new outfit photo setup in my new apartment ^^;;

Cardigan: Cherokee

OP: Cherokee

Leggings: Bonton

Boots: Skechers

Necklace: Kumacrafts

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Cardigan: Cherokee

OP: Bodyline

Shoes: Target

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ChouCho "Yasashisa no Riyuu"

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It's May! This video will have to double as my March and April one because I unfortunately have not been speedy enough to keep up with the schedule I'd set for myself. That said, this song is one of my favorite J-pop songs of all time, (and the anime series it was used in is also one that I like quite a lot), so this is very special to me. I hope you all enjoy it as well!

" 優しさの理由 ~ Yasashisa no Riyuu" (The Reason for Kindness)

Lyrics: こだまさおり (Kodama Saori)

Music/Arrange: 宮崎 誠 (Miyazaki Makoto)

Original Vocals: ちょうちょ (ChouCho)

From the anime series 氷菓 (Hyouka).

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Vocals/Mix: Kyttyee (http://www.youtube.com/KyttyeeChii)

Artwork/Animation: Kyttyee/Papillon de Nuit (http://www.papillondenuit.net/)

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Collab : Love Live / μ's "Mi wa μ'sic no Mi"

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The past month or so, I've been working together with some old friends from my groupdubbing days as a team for the μ'sical Trio Festival chorus battle. It's been really great to sing together again, and even get to put together a video for our entry!

♫ Original Song Credits ♫

Song Title: ミはμ’sicのミ (Mi wa Mu’sic no Mi)
Music: Takada Kyou
Lyrics: Hata Aki
Artist: μ’s
Label: Lantis

This song was originally created as a collaboration with Dengeki G's Magazine.

Romaji lyrics used are from Love Live! Wikia (http://goo.gl/1ayBHA).

♫ Cover Song Credits ♫

Singers:
Kyttyee (https://goo.gl/hinrGa)
Rosie (https://goo.gl/NS895K)
Sorachu (https://goo.gl/xi4ghN)

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It was my first time really properly animating for a chorus battle, so it's been quite a learning experience, but hopefully we can make it onto the next round and I'll be able to do a better job for that one!

If you enjoyed our video and have a School Idol Tomodachi account, please consider voting for us for fan favorite!

And if you'd like to watch the other entries in the chorus battle, you can find them on the official playlist!

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Art: Winter Date with Nagisa

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The weather's already turned spring here, so I'd better post my winter art before it's actually spring! This was done for an anonymous recipient whose husbando is Hazuki Nagisa (葉月 渚) from Free! (フリー！), an anime series.

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Local Geology Museum

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A few weeks ago, I went to the local geology museum. A+ had been before with his sister, but I and my visiting friend had not, so we thought it would be interesting to go see it. A+ likes looking at rocks and minerals anyways, so visiting again would still be nice ^_^

It's quite a small museum, but they manage to cover a good range of geology artifacts within the small collection. They even had a nice UV/blacklight viewing room, where you could go in and see a a wall display of rocks and minerals under normal lighting, and then press a button that would darken the entire room and cycle the display lighting through different wavelengths so you could watch different materials glow with each lighting change. I wish I had a camera that was able to really capture the display, because it's quite cool, but alas, the photos I took didn't really turn out.

The front part of the museum was full of rock and crystal displays, and was probably my favorite part. They had all sorts of shapes and colors, although the room was a bit dark so the colors were hard to capture accurately with the camera I had. My favorite were definitely the rose-form gypsum crystals.

They had a short section on geological processes and Earth's composition at various points in the geological timeline. They even had a lift-and-smell section, which was fun but a bit gross ~_~ Their fossil section featured a rather sizable cephalopod collection. They also had a small viewing window where you could watch people actually working on artifacts in their lab/office area (if you went on a day when people were in). Nobody was there because it was the weekend, but it's a cool idea to have for visiting school children!

The final exhibit in the museum was the mandatory bones and skeletons section. The collection is modest, but it's very nicely arranged and certainly nice to wander through. They had a T-Rex skull on display, although my favorite was the Glyptodon skeleton. It's so round and cute!

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Outfit: Grey Day

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Cardigan: Blanc Nouveau

Skirt: Bodyline

Socks: Sockdreams

Shoes: Skechers

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Every Little Thing "Koe"

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! Happy Late Pokemon Day !

Dedicated to my grandfather

"声 ~ Koe" (Echoes)
Original by: Every Little Thing (Pokemon The Movie: White)

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Vocals: Kyttyee (http://www.youtube.com/KyttyeeChii)
Artwork/Animation: Papillon de Nuit (http://www.papillondenuit.net/)

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Turkey Parade

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Back at the end of autumn or beginning of  winter, I was headed on my way to run some errands when I saw a small flock of turkeys walking across the road. I know they lived around my area, and I had frequently heard them making gobbling noises during the day, but this was the first time I actually saw them in person.

I was surprised how close the birds let me get to them. I guess they are pretty accustomed to people and cars passing by them. They were actually rather quiet while I was taking photos of them, just making slight half-gobbles and peeps. I do know they can make quite a racket when they want to though!

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