How did you meet your closest friend?

The short answer would be: we were roommates for two years and dorm-mates for three during high school.

The first time I met Nakatsu he tripped over his own bag during the greeting and fell flat into the dorm room. He had a bruise on his forehead for five days where it hit the floor -- he is lucky we did not have ( Read more... )

Describe your first 'crush'. What was the person like?

They lavished attention on my fourteen year-old self. They were terrible. It was not a "crush" so much as... tagging along. Thankfully.

How do you feel when you are by yourself?

Like myself.

Outside influences are stripped away and it is less overwhelming. I do not tolerate prolonged social situations well, especially as the numbers increase. It is difficult to focus and I feel pulled in many directions. With few exceptions, I much prefer the silence and regularity of being alone.

Before I go to bed tonight, I will...

Feed and water my roommate's cat.
Watch a soccer game (match? I can never remember).
Dishes and laundry.
Mobile and laptop onto charging devices.
Press clothes for the morning.
Find a good place to stop in my work.
Evening yoga and meditation.
Shower.
Read or work until it is time to sleep.

Frequent overtime:
Be kept ( Read more... )

What's something you've always wanted to do, but have been afraid to?

Move back to the coast.

I am, for reasons not entirely clear to me, hesitant to leave my current home. The actual residence, not the area. I also have no desire to return to Sendai (where I grew up before leaving for school) but believe I would enjoy somewhere between the Mito to ( Read more... )

Describe your mother's wedding dress. What do you know about her wedding?

To my knowledge, I have never seen her wedding kimono. Perhaps when I was very young, under eight years old. They were not wealthy by any means so I imagine it was of medium quality with the head pieces having been passed down -- but again I am guessing. I only have two or ( Read more... )

The book I'm reading right now is teaching me...

About the Hibagon of the world.

Nearly every culture has some form of bipedal hominid/primate legend. Several stories exist in the United States alone: Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Urayuli/Arulataq, Bushman, Tent Monster, Nant'ina, Woodsman, Grassman, Kushtaka, Ts'emekwes, stiyaha/kwi-kwiyai, skoocooms, and ( Read more... )

Describe a typical day during your high school years

I attended an all-boys boarding school -- Ohsaka Gakuen. It was a transfer out of the escalator program from my junior high further North. It was a closed, private campus with a sister school, St. Blossom. Five homerooms classes with approximately fifteen students in each -- roughly seventy-five ( Read more... )

10 things I think are crucial for me to be happy

1. Time alone
2. A place of my own
3. A regular schedule (yoga/meditation, eating, working, sleeping)
4. Respect for my privacy and boundaries
5. Work
6. Regular contact with friends
7. The coast
8. Mild social situations
9. Books
10. Tea

Write a letter to someone you need to forgive.

To: Shuichi
CC:
Subject: No Subject

How are you?