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The Huntsman
The night before last I was reading in the living room, while over by the bathroom sink I could hear Kami-chan batting something around. He’s got a number of cat-toys that he hockey pucks around the house on a regular basis, so I didn’t think anything of it. Later when I got up I saw that he was staring intently at the narrow gap between the wall ( Read more... ) -
new school is awesome in many ways, but still moronic in others
It's Saturday ( Read more... ) -
On the limitations of "live and let live."
Queen wasp on my veranda? I'll knock down it's nest again and again until it finally decides to build elsewhere.
Big hairy spider in my bedroom? I'll catch it in a cup and put it outside.
Cockroach in my bathroom? DIE, MUTHAFUCKA, DIE. -
microaggressions
It's midterm test time, so there are a few hours of tests in the morning and then the afternoons are free. Later this month a group of students from India will be visiting, and yesterday there was an Indian cooking demonstration that parents and staff could participate in. I went along and had fun cooking; the potato and onion dish was really ( Read more... ) -
I moved!
I moved! I am now in the city! With a new job! Yay!
Moving is a pain. Lots of little things need to be done.
Services to take care of:
Alien registration: go to city office, get gaijin card updated Done!
Bank: I went to open a new bank account today, but it was 3:15 and apparently it closes at 3. Maybe that's a sign I should go with a different ( Read more... ) -
Just a food post
La la la. I want to post, but I don’t feel like writing anything serious. Umm, here’s what I am planning to have for dinner.
Super Simple Summer Spaghetti (alliteration!)
*Pasta (I used a mix of whole wheat spaghetti and penne - an odd combination, but I’m trying to use up what’s left in my cupboards
*Basil (grown myself, started ( Read more... ) -
I am stressed. Making a list to clear my head.
- My job ends at the end of the month ( Read more... ) -
Is this a culture difference, or is it just me?
If you drop something, do you have to pick it up immediately ( Read more... ) -
Numbers!
On one full tank of gas, I drove 599.8 kilometers ( Read more... ) -
hisashiburi
I saw her in the grocery store and quickly moved to another aisle, uncertain whether I wanted to be seen by her or not. I hadn’t thought about her in two years, but I remembered her. She was one of those first years who wasn’t afraid to talk with me and would always say hello and ask me all sorts of questions, some of them inappropriate. Loudly ( Read more... )