So.  It's been official for a bit now, but I've decided not to stay another year in Japan ( Read more... )

Well.  It's been a busy time in my head these past few weeks.  There's just been a lot to think about, I guess, and there hasn't been much else going on, oh, and it's freezing here, so I've been kind of wrapped up in my own thoughts.  But it's not easy and it's not pleasant ( Read more... )

So the election really hasn't made being in Japan easy.  I just wish I were in a place with other Americans around, so I could share this elation with someone.  Instead I'm here, trying to explain to Japanese school children what makes Obama so great (I asked them if they knew who George W. Bush is, and left it at that) and answering why I support ( Read more... )

It's been impossible to update this thing since I've gotten to Japan.  At first, my excuse was that I didn't have the internet except at school, and it felt wrong to get paid to write in my LiveJournal.  But I've had the internet at my place for, like, two months now, so...  I guess I just haven't felt like it.  I've started to a few times, but I ( Read more... )

Ha! I'm in Japan!

At 12:15 pm tomorrow morning I'll officially be on my way to Japan. I was somewhat oriented today, but I'll have a few days in Tokyo to orient myself to the Orient some more. Plus I made plans to hang out with Dave Platzer's mom in Harajuku, which is almost the most exciting part of my generally exiting adventure. Luckily I already miss everyone ( Read more... )

"Where, in another ten years, shall I be, myself? Certainly not here. How many seas and frontiers shall I have to cross to reach that distant day; how far shall I have to travel, on foot, on horseback, by car, push-bike, aeroplane, steamer, train, lift, moving staircase, and tram? How much money shall I need for that enormous journey? How much ( Read more... )

Done.

Whee!

Oh god, I was writing this paper, and I just had the worst sense of deja vu, and then I realized that it wasn't because of some uncanny ability to see the future - rather, I've just been doing the exact same thing for like, six months.

If I don't finish soon, I may just claw my eyes out.

I am now the proud owner of a set of laurels, a shit-eating grin, and a remarkably improved outlook on life.

Now, if only the weather would just clear up...