Today... err, yesterday I went w/Tina and Shelley to see them off. It's funny, I knew them from Japanese class at UW but I only really got to know them here. Over the course of a couple of months, they've fast become two of my closest friends. As a going away present of sorts, I made customized photo albums for them. Should've taken pictures of it ( Read more... )

So today's Valentine's Day apparently. No plans really. Wanted to get some shit done today but seeing as how I woke up at 2 in the afternoon, I figured I would just dick around on the net till dinner. 2 months is a long ass Spring Break. Other than snowboarding March 11-12th and hanging w/Mango when he comes on March 18th, I have no idea what I'm ( Read more... )

The following is based on what I remember and what I've read on other people's blogs. There's probably alot of stuff I forgot to mention. Rather than split this up into separate posts, I'll just make one huge post.

Tokyo Millenario. Saw an ad for this while riding the Yamanote line. According to it and websites I browsed, it was supposed to be a ( Read more... )

Wow, only 9 posts since coming to Japan. Kinda sad. Picking up where I left off, I'll bring everyone up to date as to what's been going on in my life up through Christmas.

The weekend after the trip to Saitama, I took another excursion.  Kristi made a post w/highlight pics about our trip to Kanazawa so you can just read it there. Had no idea where ( Read more... )

Ok, so I said I would update more often but here's the thing... I'm lazy. I'm also forgetful. I don't quite remember everything that happened since the last update, so bear w/me. Have to look at my pictures to see what I did ( Read more... )

Wow, so I haven't updated in over a month. Still alive and kicking. Been pretty busy these past few weeks but for the life of me can't remember alot of where that time went. I am rather scatterbrained so it's to be expected. That's where the pics come in. I use my camera as a journal of sorts. I'll be doing a pic heavy entry some time after I come ( Read more... )

Last Wednesday, Greyson, Jesus, Rob and I went to Shinjuku to look for some costumes. No luck at the first place we checked out. All the costumes were gay, seriously. Decided to check out Takashimaya, an department store. They had a pretty good selection: ninjas, sentai, various animals, etc. Jesus and Rob chose tanuki suits w/huge balls. Greyson ( Read more... )

Friday, I ended up going to this place called The Lockup w/Tina, Shelley, and some other Aoyama students. It's like an old school dungeon. Even smells like one. All the Japanese girls were scared for some reason. After about an hour, a hooded guy came into our then darkened room waving around a plastic cutlass. It looked exactly like the one ( Read more... )

Ok, I think I should probably explain the story behind the maid picture. While waiting for Tina in front of the Akihabara station, Shelley thought it would be a good idea for me to take a picture of me w/the maid(there were a bunch of them handing out stuff). We asked her and she obliged. Afterwards, Shelley suggested I should hit on her. I ( Read more... )

So I've noticed that Japanese people don't really drink that much liquid (water, etc.) at meal time. They pretty much just drink 1 glass of whatever's offered. Me, I'm constantly thirsty. I drink alot of water when I eat ( Read more... )