Wow... haven't touched this in a while.  I transferred all my Japan specific stuff for the summer to http://elliotatyale.blogspot.com, and didn't feel the need to keep two blogs going.

BUT- The thing to share here and now follows thusly:  for the first time in 3 years, I will be allowed ( Read more... )

I meant to put this up before I left, but I guess it slipped away.  I'm in Japan!  This means no cell or normal contact for a while.  I have internet, but it's sporadic when and how much I can use it.  But I am updating a blog specific to the Japan shenanigans (or "Japanigans" as I like to call them).  Follow my silliness and look at pretty ( Read more... )

A recap of beautiful post-term on-campus adventures:

Wed, May 13: Move-out was kind of lame.  I did get to demonstrate my super buffness in carrying other people's couches, at least.  I found one of those red and yellow plastic cars that six year olds can ride in, and found that with a bit of creativity, I too could ride in it.  A cardboard kangaroo ( Read more... )

I just had a nice dinner and prolonged heart-to-heart with my friend Taylor.  As we were hanging out in front of Bingham, I told her that I can't say anything is impossible in my life, because so many impossibly silly things just happen around me.  I then went inside to find the freshmen battling with mops as they crafted a pulley out of belts, ( Read more... )

Tomorrow begins one of the most glorious times known to Man, DEADWEEK.  I'm sticking around campus for two weeks with the band before playing in commencement on May 25th, which means lots of unstructured play time with a bunch of my favorite people.  I'm getting Katamari shipped from home, because WHO DOESN'T LOVE KATAMARI?  Seriously.  The band is ( Read more... )

Hey there LJ, it's been awhile.  Even though I know so few people who actually post here anymore, and mostly just lurk, I still value this as a venue to look back and see a tranche d'vie from my own experiences ( Read more... )

My computer has recently started putting random characters into Japanese, for a reason I can't begin to fathom.  Like in reading an email, it says "Julia rogers sent this message at 午後11:49." Or in looking at someone's facebook profile, "Lewis and Clark High School Alum ”0タ”.  I can't begin to explain this.  I use the Japanese input settings often ( Read more... )

Oh man.  Tomorrow is first day of classes after break.  Totally unprepared and unrested.  Break fail.  Updates on Ecuadorian adventures to come later.

TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRTTTTTTTTT ( Read more... )

I'm realizing now just how terrible my handwriting is.  Not that this is actually a very new or startling revelation.  The brunt of my extensive writing happens on the compy, which certainly contributes in some way by lessening the need for ideal handwriting.  But this is not a rant how technology is making us lose our previous values and abilities ( Read more... )