I have not written in a while.
I have been back in Seattle for about a week now. I thought I finally got over the jetlag yesterday but I fell asleep today at 5pm and woke up confused at 6pm...

Still need to look for Hannah Montana songbooks to make my conference paper preparation easier.

Happy birthday, xinamarie!

Sakae Mishima
July 6, 1910 - August 4, 2008.
He died peacefully in his sleep, from old age.

He can finally see Grandma again.

I just got back to Osaka tonight, will head back out to Tokyo this weekend for the funeral.

I leave tomorrow. I probably won't have internet access for the next week or so.

No, I have not joined the military. Nor am I working on my dissertation (like I should be). But I am on alert ( Read more... )

If you want to see a good family movie, go see Alice Upside Down.


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From gnawtee (she asked the questions, too ( Read more... )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnj80Ha7f2k

Everybody wants to RUN the world.
It's a simple remix. They added some cheesy synthesized brass, changed the lyric from rule to run, and had some commentary for the charity cause. Bob Geldof is in the video.

Has anyone seen a recording of or heard the song "Everybody wants to RUN the world" (not "Everybody wants to rule the world," a song everybody knows) by Tears for Fears??? Supposedly it was a charity record that was a top 10 hit in UK in the 80s. I have never seen the real thing. It does exist, though, right?

I cannot get access to facebook today!

(and it is a sad realization that my social life is dependent on facebook...)

The first week of school was so busy. Yesterday I helped my friend shop. Today I slept in, dawdled in the afternoon, and went to see a movie spontaneously ( Read more... )