I'm doing all sorts of things to keep myself from going around the bend from waiting :P ( Read more... )

So apparently, I wasn't the only one with issues yesterday. I got to get up at about 2:30 AM (yes I know it was technically today, but I'm still blaming Monday on this) to ask our new upstairs neighbor to turn his music down. The man is either deaf or has mistakenly believed he rents an apartment with incredible sound proofing because we could ( Read more... )

I yoinked this from Hunter, but I felt like I wanted to share my own experience with this and my hope that things will become less frustrating in the future.

http://hotpinkfreak.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/a-frustrated-woman-gamer-speaks/

I ( Read more... )

In the effort to distract myself, I saw this article today: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41871167/ns/today-entertainment/Read more... )

In 24 hours, I will be Chicago at the Japanese Consulate.

Here's to hoping it all goes well...

I love this comic:

http://thepunchlineismachismo.com

but even more I love the creator's entry for today because it embodies a lot of things that I think about when the subject of gender roles comes up:http://

Howdy! My friends, I live. I live, and I have an interview for the JET program in one month. Tell me, my dear friends (Current and former JETs alike) can you tell me what your interview was like? What I might expect? I would greatly appreciate your advice.

For the rest of you, sorry I've been absent. But here is a little slice of why...

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You and I wake up in jail together. Using ONLY 4 words, what do you say to me? Note: if you comment, you must copy and paste this to your status so I may comment on yours as well. Be a good sport and play along.

The washer is broken again ;____ ( Read more... )

Thank god, the midterm is finally completed. And now the true count down begins, for it is officially two months, starting today; until the whole shebang takes place ( Read more... )