I just found this totally random video.
Steph and Melissa Fighting (1:19)
Bubba (1:01)
Fort Clatsop (:21)
Fort Bragg Cliff Panorama (:17)
Turnout Beach Panorama (:09)
Numa, Numa (2:05)
Memorial Panorama (:28)
Up the Space Needle (:34)
Space Needle Restaurant (:28)
Down (:30)
I’ll Take Mine Black (1:20)
Matt and Zach Swordfight (:55)
Mason and Zach Swordfight (:25)
Madeline (:09)
Zach and Maddie with Toy Car (:07)
Out the Roof (:27)
Cake! (:22)
Zach and Maddie (:40)
Maddie’s Three Little Pigs (:39)
Zach’s Three Little Pigs (:58)
Maddie’s Three Little Pigs II (1:11)
Maddie (:13)
Picnic Panorama (:24)
Zach’s Three Billy-Goats Gruff (:41)
Butterfly Dance (:17)
Human Water Wheel (:31)
Mason’s Bike Ride (:37)
Matt’s Bike Ride (:47)
Steph’s Bike Ride (:43)
Emily’s Bike Ride (:17)
Arita’s Bike Ride (:34)
Water Ball Spin (:06)
Peeps! (2:59)
I was finally able to finish this video. I picked out some of my favorite pictures from Japan and our road trip (from my camera as well as Steph’s) and set them to music. It might be a bit monotonous since I have the same transition setting for all 131 pictures, but it’s all about the memories, right?
Credits:
"I’ll Be There": Jackson 5 ^-^
"Leaving Song": Stephen Speaks
I miss you guys! You are truly made of awesome.
Mai (:25)
Mai 2 (1:38)
Yui (:47)
Munitions Elevator (1:21)
Camp Tama Lodge (:45)
Our Room (:27)
Fujiya Hotel Room Panorama (:30)
Room Window View (:13)
Fujiya Hotel Japanese Garden Panorama (:24)
Fujiya Hotel Japanese Garden Panorama 2 (:28)
Fujiya Hotel Japanese Garden Panorama 3 (:13)
Fujiya Hotel Panorama (:45)
Valley Floor Panorama (:33)
Bridge Crossing in the Valley Floor (:28)
Waterfall Panorama (:14)
Breakfast Panorama (:31)
Waterfalls (:18)
DisneySea Plaza Panorama (1:03)
DisneySea Plaza Fountain - Day (:21)
Mediterranean Harbor Panorama (:27)
Mediterranean Harbor Panorama 2 (:28)
Dancing Water in Waterfront Park (:25)
Mysterious Island Panorama (:27)
Waiting on Caravan Carousel (:27)
Triton’s Kingdom Panorama (:21)
Mediterranean Night Panorama (:15)
BraviSEAmo! Water Show 1.6 (:27)
BraviSEAmo! Water Show 2.6 (1:58)
BraviSEAmo! Water Show 3.6 (:56)
BraviSEAmo! Water Show 4.6 (:30)
BraviSEAmo! Water Show 5.6 (1:45)
BraviSEAmo! Water Show 6.6 (:33)
DisneySea Plaza Fountain - Night (:40)
Zojoji Panorama (:27)
Zojoji Panorama 2 (:19)
Mai Reading (1:26)
Yui Reading (1:30)
Pictures and Ayumi (:26)
Ayumi Darts (:17)
Swan (:06)
Conbini (2:01)
Moving Out (:32)
Sakura rain (:03)
Sakura rain 2 (:16)
Parking lot panorama (more sakura) (:29)
Lighthouse Panorama Outside (:59)
Inside Buddha (:33)
Tunnel Musician (:47)
Rainbow Bridge Panorama - Twilight (:15)
Rainbow Bridge Panorama - Night (:21)
Yokohama Park Panorama (:32)
Yokohama Seagulls (:24)
Yesterday was our last day of the four-day weekend. Most of the day was spent at home on the computer just messing around. Finally at about 4:45 Steph and I headed out to meet Matt and Bobby in Shinjuku. It had been a beautiful day and we were bemoaning the fact that we had wasted most of it inside. When we arrived at the station we walked to our normal meeting place. We didn’t see Matt or Bobby, plus we were distracted by the band that was set up next to the construction wall. They were really funky and we decided we really liked their sound. After a while I noticed that Matt and Bobby were there but they were standing off a ways. Steph and I decided we wanted to keep listening to the band and eventually the guys came over. We stood there, enjoying the music (with Bobby using the beat to rap) and decided to buy their c.d. if we could no matter the cost. So when they finished Steph, Bobby and I walked over to them and Bobby started talking to one of the singers. He asked him if he could have a go on the mic, the guy agreed and Bobby started rapping while a bunch of people stopped and stared. It was amazing! He was amazing! And after he finished we all (except for Matt) got pictures with the band. They were really good and their c.d. was only about $5 (their keyboardist was blind!). I think we’re going to try and see them again since we know about when they are there. It was an amazingly fun night, which I will expound on in my next update.
Soul Betting Ground (3:49)
Bobby (3:38)
Akihabara Panorama (:25)
Shinjuku Rapper (:09)
Odaiba Panorama (:19)
Glitter Stairs (1:40)
Rainbow Escalator (:46)
New Year! (1:29)
Poppers (:17)
Ferris Wheel Panorama 1 (1:02)
Ferris Wheel Panorama 2 (:32)
Last night we had a magnificent storm that lasted for at least five hours. The rain came down in buckets, lightening flashed across the sky and thunder shook the ground. At midnight I leaned out of the window and felt the rain wash over my face and arms. Everything in me felt alive. I wanted it to never end. The next day the sky was clear and the sun shone so brightly, as if the storm had never happened. But I will not forget it and I hope someday to see another like it.
Storm (:29)
At 12:16 am (obviously since it’s dark it’s hard to tell but it was raining really hard and the sky was completely overcast…I couldn’t get a picture of the storm during the day):

At 3:06 pm:

With the exception of "Dance" these were taken by the 4-year-old Justus; his hand is very unsteady and he even turns the camera in some instances. Consider yourselves warned…
It’s a Small World pt. 1 (1:01)
It’s a Small World pt. 2 (:15)
Carrousel (:29)
If you listen hard you can hear the Japanese spoken by some of the characters:
Dreamlights pt. 1 (really long - 5:45)
Dreamlights pt. 2 (2:00)
Dreamlights pt. 3 (:52)
Dreamlights pt. 4 (:20)
Dreamlights pt. 5 (:36)
Dreamlights pt. 6 (end) (:06)
We’re Off to See the Wizard (:50)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (:04)
Japanese Tongue Twister (:11)
Rest Stop (:22)
Moon-Viewing Wing (:59)
Matsumoto City (:22)
Suwa Lake (:26)
So you can get a better idea of my wonderful weekend. Enjoy!
Panorama (:41)
Alex and Kaebea’s crazy handgame skills (:14)
Kaebea teaching Miss Mary Mack (:08)
Monday morning sunrise (:28)
These were all taken at the chatting meeting and I think they blink because of the lighting.
Malaysian -
Madu Tiga - 3 Honeys (1:00)
Japanese -
Falling Leaves (1:20)
English -
Row, Row, Row Your Boat (2:15)