I just had a vision of the future, and it's a good one. I'm talking approximately a little over a year from now, when I find myself back in this area. If you know me, you've probably heard me say I don't like to be busy, but that's kind of a lie- given that my busy-ness is all fun things ( Read more... )

Mmm, I had an awesomely tremendous 18th birthday yesterday :) I didn't do anything crazy, but that's OK with me. Carrie made me a delicious omelette and hash browns at her house, and then I went to the Japanese Consulate of Detroit to apply for my visa ( Read more... )

Guess who's 18... :)

I just received my Certificate of Eligibility for a Japanese student visa, but there is something kind of amusing about it. They printed my visa status as "Pre-College Student," because apparently they assume that everyone is going to college, which I suppose is a fair assumption- but I still think it's funny. :)

Boy, this religion thing gets harder and muddier every time I think about it. Too bad I can't be one of those lucky prophets who just suddenly have revelations about these things! (haha ( Read more... )

I'm sitting here right now wondering why I spent $80 on a 50-font Japanese font pack last month, when I hardly ever type anything in Japanese. Not to mention, I've been without Photoshop for a long time, and lost most of my interest in web design even before that, so I have no real use for it there, either. I just re-downloaded Photoshop last night ( Read more... )

I don't remember if I posted any time recently that I checked out "Religion For Dummies" from the local library, but in case I didn't, I did, and I just finished reading all I wanted to of it. (I read several chapters and skimmed other parts.) I'm not sure if my original intention in learning about religion was really to become religious so much as ( Read more... )

An uncharacteristically short update ( Read more... )

Two fortunate things have happened lately that have bolstered my confidence in my future plans ( Read more... )

Okay, it's been a while since my last update- so sue me ( Read more... )