Last night was really scary. 5am, I am woken up by the noise of gale winds. The house was shaking ( Read more... )

Kinda like a moment of truth. It's gonna be difficult to pass. It's not impossible. Here we go.

I'm thoroughly disturbed...

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I might have a job. I got a trial today. The trial starts Monday. A week from Friday, I might have a contract. If I get a contract, I get a new Visa. Yay!
Mixed reviews, but mostly yay.
Anywho, my parents rock, as they've stepped in on the wallet case.
This, in combination, allows me to study. Fabulous!

I've found things to help me relax and cool down, but still needing something to help with concentrating >.<. Not sure how to tackle that one, I thought it would have naturally followed with the cooling down schtick ( Read more... )

Got a call from Maho today. Haven't talked to her for a while, got that kinda warm-and-fuzzy feeling. I miss other people too (both local and Toronto-area), I just feel too worthless in my situation to call them. This seriously feels like being disconnected from life, and it is taking its toll on me. I wonder which would be worse: this, or ( Read more... )

I got a pleasant phone call from Mr.Yamada today ( Read more... )

Having Mike back in Japan is great! Mike's a great social character, and he's rather encouraging for people in general. Still don't know why he's back actually, but it's really good that he did ( Read more... )

I'm suspecting a mild magnetism for psychos. Why me? I do not want to deal with them, although I don't want to hurt anyone so I deal with them anyway. Bloody hell, I make my life more difficult than it needs to be ( Read more... )

Sometimes, things are just totally depressing. After all the effort I make, to some people I still can't speak Japanese worth a damn. My keigo (a.k.a. humble/respectful (or uber-polite (in my world)) dialect) weakness is occasionally quite crippling. I've lost 2 opportunities today as a result... well, at least 1 (particularly embarassing), but ( Read more... )