i haven't posted in a while. why? i'm sorta lazy, and time has been going by really quickly... and that's a good thing ( Read more... )

on thursday i'll be saying goodbye to my closest friends in japan for a very long time. they'll travel back to their respective states, find jobs, and get back to living a normal american life. i'm going to miss them, but i certainly have no intention to follow them back to america ( Read more... )

my homey aaloke is leaving on monday. this is the first of a long list of people i don't want to say goodbye too. he's going home to take a break and finish his grad school application. he'll go on to become a doctor and save the planet. though i'm sad i won't be seeing him for a while, meeting people like this always makes me feel good ( Read more... )

I just realized that it's the middle of June. What happened? Where did the time go ( Read more... )

a prize to the person that names that song!

today was very windy in murayama (my little mountain town). i didn't think much of it. until dinner ( Read more... )

renn fayre was well worth the money, time, etc ( Read more... )

there is a show on right now... the premise is dressing japanese people up in stupid, stupid outfits and making them find "silly things ( Read more... )

there is a classical concert on t.v. right now. it's like every other one i've ever seen... except they are a bunch of furries.

i guess it's intended for kids... but it's really disturbing.

has the world always been this crazy, or am i just more aware of world issues than people 200 years ago ( Read more... )