Well, computer is behaving a bit better today, still can't access AIM or anything related to the HMC network, so pictures have been delayed again, I won't be around tomorrow at all because after morning class I'm going on a tour of "Toyota-shi" (literally Toyota City) Which is, as implied, a city full of Toyota plants... from what I can tell-- ( Read more... )

Mrph... like it wasn`t hard enough waking up at 7 AM this morning after a nice, long, vaca... have a pronounciation test straight off, but now all computers of the world have become convinced that they hate me, personally. I brought my computer with the intention of uploading pictures and posting all sorts of interesting stuff about my vaca (and ( Read more... )

" Konomiya Naked Festival takes place every year on January ( Read more... )

Wai wai! I`m not exactly sure, but somehow after managing to drag my sorry self outta bed this morning I have been undampeningly cheerful at everything. I:m sure it helps that it`s a pretty day... all sun and blue skies, still kinda cold and windy, but it`s at least pretty to look at. I also caught the early subway (I usually catch the 9:19 on ( Read more... )

Orai ( Read more... )

Okay... I am kinda amused by the utter Information Techonology wasteland that this school is... First of all, Win 98... not the worst thing in the world, but the computers aren`t networked! my entire user profile is stored on a 3.5 " floppy disk, including my e-mail account. Also as the computers aren`t networked, if you want to print something out ( Read more... )

Okay... just got through having my pronounciation brutally picked apart, but I think it`s really good... essentially last thursday we recorded ourselves reading a passage from the text book, then the teachers pulled it apart and spent a 1-on-1 15 minute session describing every little mistake. A bit painful, but I think it`ll really helped. (And it ( Read more... )

I am utterly amazed... when you hear of *Advanced Japanese technology* the first thing that comes to my mind is things like DVD TV`s in cars, toilets that massage your butt, and laptop computers about the size of glorified PDAs... I had never thought about the hairdryer. But yesterday I went to the Jusco superstore, in search of a hairdryer, and ( Read more... )

Okay, wherever I may be...

AT LEAST I`M NOT DOING MECHANICS RIGHT NOW

>=P

SNOW!!!!!!!!! okay, baby snow... but it was still very distinctly snowing when I walked to school today. I also noted that it`s getting a little harder to walk in my short boots, as the heel is being worn down unevenly (thanks to walking funny) so they`re a tad wobbly, still do fine except on the two steep hills I encounter each day ( Read more... )