So, let's see. Where was I ( Read more... )

Oh so almost done with this awful semester ( Read more... )

Going on radio silence till Wednesday (with the exception of contest posts) due to finals.

I loved reading the opinions on my Utena: wtf? post and will reply to them when I get a chance. ^_^ I'm open for more, too, if anyone else wants to post their ideas on the series ( Read more... )

I have noticed that a decent amount of people on my f-list are Utena fans, and probably non f-list Utena fans stop by now and then.

So, because I'm in need of some interesting non-school-related discussion to take my mind of my impending finals, I ask you:

Shoujo Kakumei Utena: what's up with that?If you feel like doing so, please comment with ( Read more... )

I have pretty french-tip nails now.

Also we have a Wii, purchased by Sam at a local Game Stop. Score!

ladytalon, are you affected by the fires? They're in your neck of the woods, right?

One of these days, I want to write an open letter to all college professors informing them (politely) that other professors exist and that they too are giving us homework.

If that fact was widely known and accepted by the academic community, I suspect that the student's life would become much less hectic.

Today I finished Nihon Chinbotsu (in translation) and got a badly-needed haircut (not in that order).

The book was good, very masculine and matter-of-fact. I liked it.

I like my hair, too. I'll post pics when I get the chance.

Toji Market. I want to go!

The University Website

Ibaraki Festivals

Kids Page about Ibaraki-ken. SO cute. The prefectural tree is the ume, the bird is the skylark, the fish is the flatfish, and the flower is the rose. Like, you know, Ibaraki-ken? So I'm totally going to the Rose Prefecture. Utena fans, envy me. ^_^

Mito, the city that the ( Read more... )

I got in. I leave for Japan in September. I return to the states in January.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I just got an email that says that there are letters from Tokiwa (the Japanese school I applied to study abroad at) in the Japanese dep't chair's office and I cannot pick mine up until noon tomorrow aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

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;^.^
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*does a little nervous dance*

It's fine either way, if I go or don't go, but I want to knoooooooow!