I really HATE rude, inconsiderate people.  I don't dislike them, I am not annoyed with them, I HATE them.  

1) What are you 5?  "No, you're stupid" is no longer an acceptable part of witty banter when you are 20 years old.  The words "gay" and "faggot" stopped being acceptable insults when middle school ended.  Stop trying to piece together your fat kid angst shattered ego by putting other people down.  It makes people despise you.  It's going to be ( Read more... )

-No, it isn't just me.
-Yes, she may be a bit crazy.
-No, it isn't just me.
-Maybe I need to stop being friends with people who are more attractive than I am.
-Yes, it rocks.
-A bit of confidence works wonders.
-There need to be more of those that study Japanese.
-There aren't enough to go around.

Sigh...

I'm in Japan.

That is all.

No... really... I am ( Read more... )

So our little Boston outing kicked all sorts of ass.

-Met Amanda's friend, who seems like a pretty cool dude. 
-Had dinner at Fire and Ice for the first time in years.  I'm still an awesome cook.
-Bubble tea.  That's all that needs to be said really.
-Connect Four and the world's longest game of Uno at the bubble tea place.
-Karaoke at Uno's where we ( Read more... )

I am really craving human contact right now.  This place is markedly lacking in people that I want to see.  I still have 9 days left, and they are going to get longer and longer and longer if I don't find people to hang out with.  I've been waking up every morning hoping to be back in my room in Coffrin.  I almost miss Midd dining hall food ( Read more... )

As I started to pack I've started to realize how much growth this summer has represented for me.  I've taken in a lot over the last 9 weeks, and not all of it has been Japanese ( Read more... )

It is 5:37, I'm awake with the intent of practicing for my presentation, the last academic obligation I have left, which happens in approximately 3 hours.  After that I will be going on a class picnic where we will be surprising our professors with sets of earrings and four gigantic cards, at which point our professors may (will) weep ( Read more... )

Everything and everyone is pissing me off right now for absolutely no reason at all.  And, for the first time in my life, I think, I'm not going to let it get to me and affect my interactions with people.  Instead, I'm going to put on my running shoes, head out to the hill and run hills for the first time since high school track while listening to ( Read more... )