I am determined to find a siver lining to Japan. It's just slightly difficult at the moment due to the fact that the experiences in the bad category outnumber the ones in the good column. One great memory is the trip to Okinawa all put together. That trip might justify Japan's existence in and of itself, despite the fact that there were a few ( Read more... )

I was addressing an envelope today, when I noticed that my beautiful fountain ballpoint was having trouble making a line. Actually, notice is probably too light of a word to use... the fact that my favorite pen in the history of the world was having trouble hit me like a ton of bricks, and I hyperventilated about it for awhile. Then I realized ( Read more... )

I am now on my next to last book. I started The Master and Margarita a couple days ago, and I really like it. I know that a bunch of people read it for class, but I think that in order to really enjoy a book you have to read it on your own. I hate looking at someone's list of favorite books and being able to discern a high percentage that have ( Read more... )

I've been listening to the new New Pornographers album along with "The Coral" by the Coral, and they're rocking my pants off. The latter is pirate themed rock. Yes, you read that right. Go listen to it. Now. If you listen to just one song have it be "Dreaming of You"

I will not have nothing but contempt in my heart for the little Japanese girls ( Read more... )

September 14th cannot come quickly enough. I am officially at the end of my Japanese style rope. Today when I was walking around in Sunshine Shitty (city pronounced Japanese style), looking at shirts with English words on them, I despaired. Not over anything particularly, but over my life here. Nothing comes easily here except for sweat and ( Read more... )

HAH! Morpheus always puts porn in my search results (for music), but it's usually stupid sounding. Until now. "hot blonde lesbians tickle fight." Read it and weep, suckers. I almost downloaded it.

You know when you don't like someone but then they're really nice to you and they make it impossible for you to continue to feel bitter about the fact that you've just spoken to them more in the last 2 hours than you did in a week when you actually lived with them? And you know when you're kind of pissed about it because you'd rather just resent ( Read more... )

I'm off to meet Mutsuko. Hopefully I can make it through this without filling up with rage.

The tiniest gecko I have ever seen was just in the hall of my dorm. It was about 1.5 inches in length from head to tail, and aside from being absolutely adorable, is a speedy little fucker. I had to chase it, while clad only in a towel I might add, with a beer mug so I could let it outside. See? I'm not mean to all small creatures that come ( Read more... )