Okay, I am totally baffled by this phenomenon ( Read more... )

Went jetskiing today, it was amazing!

However, the Japanese guy camped next to me thought it would be funny to whip out his little pink inch-long thing and wave it around while I was trying to enjoy a BBQ. Then he kept putting his hands in his pants and prancing like a girl. Hanging out with Japanese people never ceases to amaze.

I think I totally forgot to get you guys links to my Thailand/Bali/Oz/NZ photos! If you haven't seen them already, here they are ( Read more... )

Today is the last day of my old life ( Read more... )

I went to the opening night of the new Harry Potter movie yesterday, and I got to admit, I have mixed feelings. (By the way there are no spoilers here, just general bitching.) I don't often use LJ to critique a movie, but I have time to kill and it's fun ( Read more... )

John and I took the train to Higashiomi the other day to bring a load of my stuff over to the new apartment. For the first time, I got to see what the place looks like when it's not raining. The effect was stunning. The sunlight was the color of Santa Cruz on a summer day, and the rice paddies were so electric green they hurt my eyes. At one ( Read more... )

An earthquake woke me up this morning. The apartment building was all jiggly for about 5 minutes. Fun stuff.

I was talking to Eddi the other day and she was telling me about this most incredibly pleasant nap that she had. And then today I received a package from JET with a bunch of info for newbies. Reading it made me hysterical and depressed, which is surprisingly exhausting. So I turned the air con to full blast, flopped belly down on my bed, and ( Read more... )

It's the rainy season. That means the school girls are all getting drenched and walking around with their lacy red bras showing under those thin little sailor uniforms. Oh Japan.

ohmygodohmygod ( Read more... )