my family skyped me today with some crazy news ( Read more... )

even if you didn't really like the latest vanderslice album, this concert is really fantastic. a great mix of old favorites (in particular a great performance of time travel is lonely) and new tracks that makes me appreciate the recent stuff a hell of a lot more than i did just listening to the album ( Read more... )

Maybe it's the cold weather or the wine talking, but I definitely like The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter better now than I did this summer.

EDIT: His NPR live concert is also quite good. NPR fills the lonely spot in my saturday nights, it seems.

they're putting down one of our cats tomorrow...apparently poor dave has liver cancer. i wish i could be there. i have always missed our cats being here in japan, and now i'll miss him even more. dave was one of the most affectionate and funny little creatures it has been my pleasure to co-habitate with, and everyone in my family loved him ( Read more... )

if you liked cute japanese girls doing funny little dances, you'll want to tune back into UniQlock for cute japanese girls falling asleep (in the fall lineup, of course). once again Fantastic Plastic Machine sets the mood.

and on that note, i'm going to bed.

EDIT: Apparently they still dance during the day, and sleep at night. Makes sense.

I haven't complained that much about work lately, except for having fucked up weekends due to sports festivals. The reason for this is that, on the whole, being a second year is WAY better than being a first year ALT. Everyone knows you, and is more relaxed around you. They don't talk about you in front of you thinking you won't understand (as ( Read more... )

apparently i've had an underactive microwave replaced by an overactive one. i set popcorn for 2 minutes and went to the bathroom, and found when i came back that my entire kitchen was filling with smoke.

it seems that someone out there doesn't want me to have popcorn ever again.

good music is saving my soul these days

while the rankings change incredibly fast on the Uni Qlo contest, I just got a huge rush by seeing my design ranked at 20. that's the highest i've gotten yet ( Read more... )

I made the top 1000 designs in the Uni Qlo Grand Prix!! VOTE FOR ME ( Read more... )