I do believe that my job is turning my brain to mush. I stare at the ( Read more... )

                                  
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A love story that's worth watching after Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Brokeback Mountain.See it. Go to the theater. It's worth it. Not only was the story ( Read more... )

My sister found this line of dolls/toys called "Mary and Jason" while she was in Japan.
                                   Amazing. Creepy. So Japanese.


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Dear 2005,

Good riddance.

Poo,
Laura

Ok, ok, it wasn't all terrible. I'm going to do a little re-cap of some of my most memorable moments of 2005. Some great. Some hilarious. Some downright stinky. Which one is which is all left up to interpretation.

1. Bring-your-own-set-of-Chopsticks/Okonomiyaki wa dou desu ka Dude (you may recall him from an ( Read more... )

Dang, I am bored. I'm supposed to be working on re-writing a document for work right now but I really don't feel like it. And since I only have one more week left at this job I don't really care. Actually, I made a small compromise. I work for 10 minutes on the document and then 10 minutes on my crossword puzzle. I think that's fair.

Movie ( Read more... )

It's the day before the eve of Christmas. I'm at the Port answering phones, pretending to work on a document and listening to 1920's jazz on the radio. It's taken me most of the day to actually find this station. It's making me want to put on some white kid gloves, done a dapper hat and call everyone "darling." I happened upon it by accident after ( Read more... )

I finally did it. I've been avoiding it for months, but I've finally updated my status all over the internet. I'm offically listed as living in the U.S. It was a little hard to admit I no longer live in Japan, but it had to be done. I recently got hired for a non profit organization in town which means I'll no longer be working for a temp agency ( Read more... )

Dang. It's been a very long time since I've written anything. And I highly doubt if anyone is even reading this journal anymore. But while I was drinking a delicious cup of hot coffee and smoking a very expensive U.S. cigarette I realized that maybe it was time to write again. So here I am: mascara smudged, jittery, and a little antsy. I've been ( Read more... )

I realize that it's been a while since I've updated my journal. The truth is that I've been busy dealing with my big move. That's right. I'm out of Osaka in about a week, and onto the beautiful island of Okinawa for a week of relaxation with my family and friends. After that I'm back in Osaka for two days. Then off to Washington State where I'll ( Read more... )