The Savage Muse

It’s no secret that I am in love with this song. It’s simple, it’s cute, and it’s straight to the point.

When I found myself with a handful of extra time on my hands and an itchy camera finger, I quickly whipped the following cover of the Moldy Peaches’ song Anyone Else But You. I had a couple videography, film editing, and sound mixing experiments I had wanted to try, so why not put it all together? Yeah, it’s not perfect. Whatever. (And rendering anything on Windows Movie Maker turns florescent light into a tangerine colour.)

“Hey, Ana-sensei did you know that OO-sensei wanted to be a bus guide when she was young?”

The other students peered over their shoulders at OO-sensei who was blithely unaware of the little curious eyes. Little Shouhei beamed over the trivia that caused much side-way glances from each of the students. We all looked at each other while we ate our lunch, nodding at our shared general knowledge for possible future teacher heckling. It was like Fight Club. First rule of Kid Club is You do not talk about Kid Club. Poor OO-sensei.

The girl next to me nudged me with her shoulder, not wanting to let go of her chopsticks as she managed to simultaneously nudge me while inhaling her portion of jya- jya-men. “What did you want to be when you were like us, Ana-sensei? You’re very pretty. I bet you wanted to be a model.”

I hugged the child. “You are my favorite now.”