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[May. 31st, 2007|09:02 am] |
I think I might have been manic yesterday.
I went on a shopping spree (that I really can't afford right now...thank goodness Japan is a cash based society) and then went home and wanted a haircut, like at that very moment. So I went across the street, but the place was closed. So I went to the drugstore and bought hair scissors thinking that it couldn't be very hard to cut side-swept bangs...
...I was wrong. |
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| Pen pals |
[Apr. 20th, 2007|02:42 pm] |
Letters written to Sillee, Kali, Seika, Michelle and Loretta and will be sent out today or tomorrow. Hopefully will get have replies sent to other penpals by the end of the week. |
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[Apr. 18th, 2007|03:04 pm] |
It's tough to teach and be cheerful after reading news about the Virginia Tech mass murder.
I read a little about it yesterday, but had no time to think much about it because of work. Today I had to be extra cheerful and energetic because it was orientation for the first years.
I feel so horrible thinking about the students and the professors who were killed. I keep imagining what it would feel like if that happened at Kent. The professor who died trying to save his students...students so young dead or lives changed forever. The effects of this tragedy will be felt throughout the world.
My heart goes out to those at Virginia Tech and their families. |
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| "I never laughed at your broken little heart" |
[Apr. 6th, 2007|01:54 pm] |
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Goodbye hospital school.
Noone told me I wouldn't work there anymore. No one here, no one there.
So, I didn't get to tell anyone a proper goodbye. I just left like I always did, and the desk is a bit of a mess.
And those kids were finally starting to try to talk to me without being prodded by the teachers. |
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[Apr. 6th, 2007|09:43 am] |
Life has been a little crazy this week. I have been kind of exhausted since I returned from Singapore; right after that I went to Osaka because Jeff's parents were visiting, and I feel like I have been running on empty ever since. I've also had work to do (yay) preparing for the new year. Tonight is the farewell/welcome party for the teachers who are leaving and the teachers who are new to my school.
So to the penpals who read this journal, I have not been able to answer any letters that I have received in the past two weeks yet...I will try to have replies for everyone sent out by Monday or Tuesday, |
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[Mar. 16th, 2007|11:24 am] |
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Met my friend yesterday, and we tried to get tickets to see Muse in Nagoya, but the show was sold out :( Then we went to an Italian restuarant that we both love, and they were closed due to a party of some sort. So, it was kind of a disappointing evening, but in all fairness the Muse concert is this upcoming Monday, so I'm not surprised it was sold-out (I did not find out about it until Wednesday). And we ended up going to the delicious Okinawan restaurant, so all was not lost.
I'm so sleepy this morning! I did not get up until 8:05. |
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| blah |
[Mar. 13th, 2007|09:30 am] |
It's 9:30. I've finished my grading. Caught up on some of my e-mail. What will I do for the next 7 hours? I will probably write some letters, clean my desk, and study some kanji.
I am feeling very nostalgic for the 90s lately. Very strange feeling. I went to karaoke last night and sang NIN, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the Offspring. I think that is part of what has triggered this. Also, most of the shows I've watched lately are from the 90's. |
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| Mopey |
[Mar. 7th, 2007|09:37 am] |
I was sick with the flu from thurs until sat, and I think I am still recovering. I have just been really tired all the time. Tomorrow is my early day, and I'm so tired now, I will probably feel awful when I get up. </whine>
The weather has been very strange. I hear that usually, it is still very cold in Japan right now. It is very warm, but there is a strong, icy wind. Many of the rice paddies have remained green throughout winter, but now they are looking very lush. I wonder if they can get more than one harvest a year. I should look that up.
I am downoading Season 1 of Angel. I probably won't have as much time to watch it since the weather is warming up, and it is no longer dark by 5:30. Lately, I've been watching Forever Knight, and it is nowhere near as good as I remembered it :( I still like it, but I don't love it. |
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| Sleepy Coffee (Monster Post) |
[Feb. 28th, 2007|09:28 am] |
I'm very sleepy this morning. One of my friends had a crisis yesterday, so I went to visit her. Then when I got home I talked to Jeff for an hour on the phone instead of catching up on work that needed to be done. Consequently, I woke up really early this morning to do the work I should have done last night.
I bought some "instant" coffee the other day, that are actually contraptions hold a tiny filter full of coffee over your cup. The taste though, is unfortunately not very good, and I am too clumsy to not spill ground coffee or drip coffee all over the place when I throw the filter away. I'll stick with the freeze dried stuff at work. It's kind of funny because I never would drink instant coffee at home. Also, I drink tons more tea...I've always liked both tea and coffee, but have always drank more coffee than tea. And now I'm on my second cup of coffee, so I'm not quite so tired.
I recieved my first two letters from new penpals last Friday (Thanks ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dreamers_ball)! I was very happy to get them. I will have replies sent out by this Friday.
On Saturday, I went south to Toba.
( Mikimoto Island and Toba Kids Day )
I also finished Buffy last week.
( More on Buffy ) |
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| Interesting Quiz |
[Feb. 21st, 2007|12:55 pm] |
Your Rising Sign is Leo
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You are confident, self-assured, and more than a little vain.
And you have a flair for the dramatic - whether you're on stage or causing trouble.
Your spirit can't stay in one place very long.
You like to live in new places and travel the world.
Cultured and sophisticated, you pride yourself on having good taste.
You are an expert in art, music, food, and film.
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I think this one is kind of right...except I don't think I'm very vain |
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| (no subject) |
[Feb. 18th, 2007|12:44 am] |
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I think the apartment upstairs has become a dance club for tonight. I've been hearing a pounding bass beat for the last hour or so. |
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| One day in Tokyo |
[Feb. 17th, 2007|11:00 am] |
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Last weekend, I went to Tokyo with Jeff. We took the overnight bus from Yokkaichi on Friday night, and then took the night bus back on Saturday. I am never taking the overnight bus two nights in a row again. It was not bad, but I've felt a little exhausted and sick Sunday morning.
So, the Tokyo day started out with a visit to the world's largest fish market in Tsukiji. I have never seen so many fish. It was a dangerous place to walk because people driving carts were all over the place and aisles were very narrow and slippery. Water was all over the floor to rinse away the fish blood. I almost got blood on my pants when a fishmonger sliced the throat of a live fish...I've never seen blood splurt out like that. Anyway, this talk of blood makes the place sound gross, and it really wasn't. The fish market was pretty interesting. A sign that I have been in Japan too long is the fact that now, when I see raw slabs of tuna, I think that they look delicious, and I want to eat them.
We went to a sushi restaurant for breakfast. We had to wait about an hour to get in because there were only about 10 seats in the restaurant. I have never eaten such good sushi...the texture was fantastic, and the taste was so nice. There were 8 pieces of nigiri and 3 pieces of maki.
After breakfast, we headed to the Square-Enix Building to buy some souveniers. The gift shop was nice. Most of the stuff they were selling was Enix merchandise though...smile slimes abounded. They had a room devoted to jewelry and other more valuable merchandise. Embedded in the floor of that room was a life sized Sephiroth in his mako cacoon. It looked awesome. I got a picture. Yes, I am a Sephiroth fangirl.
Then we met a couple of our friends for lunch in Shibuya. We actually went to T.G.I. Fridays. Surprisingly, two Western girls who had also been at the sushi restaurant for breakfast were at Fridays for lunch. After lunch, we went to Cold Stone Creamery!! I have not had CSC ice cream since July, before I came to Japan. It was so delicious.
The day ended with a Tool concert. It was not one of the best concerts I've seen...mainly because the sound quality was bad, and we were packed on the floor tighter than commuters on a Tokyo train at rush hour. I was too short to see the stage. There was a girl in front of me who danced so wildly every time I moved to see the stage better, she danced into my line of vision. Then during one song she started hopping and hopped backwards onto my foot. Frustrating.
This weekend has been much more sedate. Jeff is in Suzuka, and we relaxed most of today. Just went out to lunch at the awesome Indian buffet with a couple other JETs. |
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[Feb. 7th, 2007|01:31 pm] |
I am very excited about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
So excited in fact, that the other day I ordered the deluxe edition to be sent to my house in Ohio. Today I ordered the regular one from amazon japan to be delivered to work on the day it is released. Can't wait!
Yes, I know I'm a geek. I love Harry Potter books so much. And I've gotten to the point that I'll splurge on books whenever I feel like it. A little dangerous for the pocketbook, but there are no English libraries anywhere around here. |
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[Feb. 5th, 2007|11:42 am] |
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I am done with classes for this morning. I had one class, and won't teach again until Thurs.
I think this afternoon will be spent grading papers, making Japanese flashcards, and catching up on e-mails.
I have been watching Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and am now mid-way through the 5th season. I only watched it occasionally when it was on TV. I really enjoy the show, although I did not like the 4th season very much. The 5th season is pretty interesting. ( More on Buffy (Spoilers) )
Everyday, I go home and my mailbox is full of junk mail and sometimes bills. It makes me sad, and I really miss snail mail and writing to people. Therefore, if any of you want to write me, let me know and I will send you my address.
Also, I pre-ordered my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Yes, I know I won't get it the day it comes out, but I am just really excited. |
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[Jan. 31st, 2007|02:34 pm] |
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"When the Bible and prayer were removed from our schools, in effect, God was expelled. So we've raised a generation not to know Him."
Yes, right because it has always been the responsibility of public school to educate children about the one true god. And Harry Potter is the devil.
Laura Mallory vs. Harry Potter |
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| Long time, no quiz |
[Jan. 31st, 2007|11:21 am] |
 | You scored as Friedrich Nietzsche. Well you're an egotistical maniac, and you are so very iconoclastic that you probably are currently lost in a post-modern Jupiter, I mean jungle of self-definition.
Don't let it get you down though, someday, through a willful onslaught of reinterpretation of dated forms and ideas, you will strike on something that passes as remotely new, and people WILL be into it on the basis of how hip it is alone. Also, the average espresso drinker looks up to you.
Friedrich Nietzsche | | 83% | Dante Alighieri | | 75% | C.G. Jung | | 75% | Miyamoto Musashi | | 58% | Adolf Hitler | | 58% | Elvis Presley | | 50% | Steven Morrissey | | 50% | Jesus Christ | | 50% | Charles Manson | | 50% | Mother Teresa | | 42% | Stephen Hawking | | 25% | Sigmund Freud | | 25% | Hugh Hefner | | 8% | O.J. Simpson | | 8% | </td>
What Pseudo Historical Figure Best Suits You?
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| (no subject) |
[Jan. 19th, 2007|02:14 pm] |
It has been forever since I last posted. Right now, I am going insane editing a five page essay by one of my students. She is a very smart girl, and has really great ideas, but her essay is a little unfocused and kind of "stream of conciousness" style in some areas. So I'm starting to get an "I've been up all night and only have two hours to finish my paper" in my brain. (And did that last sentence make sense?)
I had a nice winter break. I will try to post about it next week, |
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