My mom sent me a book for my birthday--I know I know, that was like a month ago. Every page was some new profundity about some aspect of life, the universe, or everything and then at the bottom, a writing prompt about that particular insight into the human condition ( Read more... )

One of my favorite parts of living in a foreign country is realizing just how little so many things change from culture to culture. The details change, but the essentials never do. Even if the frosting is made from plum juice and cherry seeds, the cake will always be double-layer vanilla ( Read more... )

To all the people who bitched in the fall because it seemed like I had a three-day weekend every other week:

Italy 42 days
France 37 days
Germany 35 days
Brazil 34 days
UK 28 days
Canada 26 days
Korea 25 days
Japan 25 days
US 13 days

Dude! The US is lower by more than ten days than every other major country! Yet more ( Read more... )

Results for the Google search "Unfortunately, Heather" ... (occasionally edited for comedic impact)

"Unfortunately Heather won't be integrated into many typical classes, she will primarily work on independent living skills..."
(This one melted my heart. Plus, it also features this quote, "We cannot forget that Heather loves to flirt. She will ( Read more... )

The bathroom at Tajiri sometimes smells really, really disgusting. Okay, the bathroom at Tajiri always smells really, really disgusting.

It's not like a rotting excrement kind of smell only, it's a bone-dissolving strength bleach-based cleaner, twenty-year old windowless air plus rotting excrement kind of smell. It`s the triple threat of ( Read more... )

Every Monday night, my vice principal and I go to calligraphy class. It's possibly one of my favorite nights of the week. For several reasons ( Read more... )

Well, it's easy to get them to hold still

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's obsession with camera-equipped mobile phones has taken a bizarre twist, with mourners at funerals now using the devices to capture a final picture of the deceased ( Read more... )

OH. MY. GOD.

1. screen name ( Read more... )

Three of them, in fact! It must be something about teaching a Valentine's Day lesson ( Read more... )