I fail at livejournal - I actually wrote half a post (a long paragraph) in Japanese, but I realized that it's all bitching (well, it is livejournal, and I may yet post it) so gave up on it. So this post is in English.

I just had a pomegranate and some Danish blue cheese, which is perhaps the most heavenly thing to eat for a midnight snack. Except ( Read more... )

Too many things happened in September.  I started working at Barnes & Noble (so at least my money flow is less negative), I interview for Aeon and was rejected (after getting to the second interview, so at least I got that far), I hung out with skuldchan  for the first time in many years (which was great though marred slightly by circumstances), and I ( Read more... )

Actual news: I recently got contacted by AEON (an eikaiwa that I applied to) and so I'm going to one of their interview session things.  Thing is, it's in LA, so now I have to figure out all the details there.  The session is on the 9th of September, and I plan on flying in the night before and leaving the day after.  I don't have a lot of money, ( Read more... )

I've been playing the flute again, after a long time.  I ran into my friend and former neighbor from when I lived in the dorms, Joe.  He invited me to come jam with him (and his brother Chris), so I did.  Frankly, I'm pretty out of practice, but it was fun.  So I've been practicing a bit again and trying to get so I can play things half-decently.  ( Read more... )

Wow, it's strange how fast life moves once it starts moving.  I went to a temp agency and handed in my resume on Tuesday, which led to an appointment (today).  I actually was borderline sick that night (terrible headache, pukey feeling), and had really odd dreams - two nightmares (one involving giant shark monsters that walked on their fins like ( Read more... )

Somehow, I've almost graduated.  Basically have graduated, really, I just have to finish this basic history course that I'm doing now.  The thing is that I haven't really thought about what to do next all that deeply.  Always I freak out when having to start something new.  I don't really like job hunting, and I don't have a good idea of what I'm ( Read more... )

I JUST PASSED THE JLPT 2-KYUU!!!  BY 2 POINTS!!!

I have to give thanks to all my past teachers, especially everyone at FALCON, my professor for my newspapers class - Katsue Reynolds, and last to さくらももこ, because reading ちびまる子ちゃん probably pushed me over the edge.

Happy New Year to everyone!

As for 2007, I guess it was pretty good.  I got all A's last semester, I have a good group of friends in Hawaii, in general things are pretty good.  I don't really have too much to say about 2007 in the end.  Another year of school for me, I guess.

I've been over at my grandparent's house in Washington state over the ( Read more... )

I just got back from a typical weekend drinking party.  Not suprisingly, someboby ended up throwing up.  I'm thinking that drinking alcohol may just be irresponsible.  I used to be a heavy stoner but quit due to various reasons, not least of which was society's pressure to give it up and drink instead.  I admit that I have been very much a beer ( Read more... )

I went to this speech/luncheon thing that's part of a series of academic type things promoting a new textbook on history and interaction between China, Korea, and Japan.  Basically my friend Amanda invited me because it looked like quite a few people couldn't come and so I'd fill up a seat.  This textbook is unusual in that it's co-written by 3 ( Read more... )