Even Homers sometimes nod

[azurite]

What? What? See that line in my subject? That's not English. But I heard Yuna Ito (of the NANA movie's Trapnest's lead vocalist, Reira fame) spoke very good English. Of course, singers and actors alike just say what they're told when it comes to other works, but I'm hoping it's just a case of me mishearing. So, for anyone who saw NANA the movie 1, can you tell me what line Reira said to the blond guitarist after the Trapnest concert?

I just got horribly spoiled by Wikipedia AGAIN. You know, their spoiler tags really don't do much for me. I just end up scrolling past them and then BAM! "WHAT!? WHO!? ZOMG!" But in truth, it does make me look forward to the parts of the manga and movies that I haven't seen yet (or that haven't come out yet). Same's true for Death Note. :)

Nana also made me realize something that was already told to me by one of the girls in a class I T.A. for-- that in Japan, "smoking is cool." The girl in the T.A. class said that the person she respected the most was a particular musician, and she taught her how to smoke. When she asked me if smoking was considered "cool" in America, I had to be honest and tell her no, it really wasn't-- though I could have gone on and practically preached her ear off.

People can say that the cigarettes here have less tar or whatever in them, but honestly, it doesn't make people's teeth any whiter or their breath any better. I still dislike smokers and smoking. Ironically (or not), one of the Intl. Center workers agreed with me on this; even if we found someone who was good looking and kind, if he smoked, we wouldn't pursue anything.

With movies like NANA portraying smoking as this common, easy, every day thing that's "cool," kids are probably more tempted to try it. And because it's so easy to get cigarettes from vending machines (jidouhanbaiki), nothing stops them-- even the teachers at school smoke, so it's not like when they watch any so-called "educational" anti-smoking propaganda, they have any reason to believe it. It's a real shame. :P

And you know, something else... I want to be able to dream too, no matter how painful it is. I think I can relate more to Nana Koumatsu than I can to Nana Oosaki (but I like Nana Oosaki's personality), and that's why I like the series. :)

Comments

[melirose.livejournal.com]

I think the line was "Even Homer sometimes nods. It's a saying." I was like err...??? it is? I never heard that even once in my life before! Your icon is so pretty and purple!

Even Homer nods

[(Anonymous)]

First a reference of where it came from, then its interpretation:

http://www.bartleby.com/100/704.7.html

What does it mean? Well, simply put, even the best sometimes slip. Homer here is the great poet that wrote "Odyssey" and "Iliad". _not_ Homer Simpson as most people know these days. So sad. Anyway... The "nod" that line is associated with falling asleep. Think of it like you are writing something on paper late in your day and you couldn't stay awake anymore. So, naturally you might nod off. When you do, what happens? You most likely would slip and what you write may wander off (figuratively or literally).

Back to the reference in the NANA Live!. "Even Homer sometimes nod" meaning even the great Ren can sometimes slip in his musical performance.

Makes sense?

-NCL

Re: Even Homer nods

[azurite]

Yes, that does make sense! Truthfully, my first thought was of Homer Simpson, then immediately Homer (the poet), since the first one made no sense in context. And "nodding," I thought could either be "easy agreement" or "nodding off," though I took the latter too literally (Ren didn't fall asleep). Still, kind of an odd saying to inject into a NANA film.