So, I just went back through and read my LJ from the very beginning. It was an interesting exercise, and has convinced me of one thing: I haven't been this happy with my life since I was 16.

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Oh, yeah.. Keller came over for dinner today. And we had a hilarious conversation about the Super Bowl. See, apparently my Brazilian friend had thought for his entire life that it was "the Super Brawl." Also, when I mentioned the Heismann Trophy, he thought I said, "Husband Trophy." I lol'd ( Read more... )

GOOD LORD I BAKED A LOT.

I am good at baking. Tell all of the eligible bachelors you know. :P

Well, as it turns out all I really needed was to be challenged. You know... be given something to actually DO. I found out last night that I would be playing piano in church. Not just the keyboard, mind you, which I have played a few times, but I usually just set it on the strings setting and plunked out a note at time. The actual piano piano. You ( Read more... )

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Oh my gosh, you guys. I cannot emphasize enough how much I love playing Fantasia in D Minor by Mozart. At first I barely even wanted to try it, it looked so scary and complicated. Seriously, look it up on Youtube. The thing has a four octave run for heaven's sake! But today I just sat down with it and worked my fingers to the bone trying to master ( Read more... )

Today during church I got to sing a special with Kamijo-sensei: "Near the Cross" in Japanese. I was singing harmony. It was really fun. I miss so much being able to sing harmony. Usually it's just too much to concentrate on, trying to sing in Japanese and sing harmony at the same time, especially if it's a song I'm unfamiliar with. But I know "Near ( Read more... )

Different country. Same story.

EFFFFFFFFFFFFFffffffffhhhhhhhh

Went to Utsunomiya today and came across a group of guys who were either English teachers or spoke English really well. It was kind of fun to hang out with them, but interestingly enough, the guy I had the most in common with was the Japanese guy, not the American guys. It was good to talk to them but I felt like a pathetic leech, latching myself ( Read more... )