I learned how to void a check today. And not just any checks, mind, but Japanese checks. Religiously driven as the Japanese tend to be by structure and method, delicate operations must be handled more anally than most. Sorting my trash and throwing it out on the proper day was easier than this. One thing I severely don't miss. I am not a very ( Read more... )

Adriana Caselotti. Actress who provided the voice of Disney's Snow White ( Read more... )

I have powerssss ( Read more... )

Oughf. I don't think I've sat down at all today.

Ooooh, what IS this?

Good luck, Winnie!

I came home and had a Blimpie. I always get the same thing at Blimpies--- ham/salami/cheese. In Japan I would crave them mady. Sliced cheese is very hard to find unless you like it processed (ugh) and long bread for submarines is also rare. Big cities have chains like Subways and Starbucks where you can get kindasorta American style sandwiches ( ( Read more... )

There's nothing at all engaging to say about three months. It will be four months exactly in a week or so. I got home, I got coded and jobbed. The job is going well if I ignore the random bout of sexism. Otherwise, my coworkers do not fill me with apathy. I smile there. Second week and all is well ( Read more... )

Did....did...Old Man Bobby just....

speak Japanese?

OK. Good night.

Saturday was my introduction to the piece "Rebirth". It's a theatrical piece incorporating elements of ballet, jazz, hip-hop and yoga. Just aligning my body into the pattern of expected trajectories (parallel to the floor, bee-otch!) was the challenge. Left hand leads right so then foot goes where??? It took a while just to figure out what went ( Read more... )

"His name was Chicky--Chicky Gaylord--and all he ever did was make holsters, leather holsters for guns and he was the best at it ( Read more... )

Today was impossibly good ( Read more... )