New Happenings
Hrm let's see. I told you all that I didn't get into the JET program. There is an upside to that though, I can go to this years Dragoncon! woohoo!!!! Now I have to think about costume ideas. (evil smile) It's also kind of good because I'm not sure how I would do teaching, and if I found I hated it a year would be a long time to put up with it. I'm not sure what I'm going to do now that I'm not going to Japan this summer though. I'll be looking into other Japanese programs perhaps going back to Thailand? Dunno ... it's pretty open right now. I'm overdue for some overseas travel. Suggestions?
I've come to a realization that we've had it wrong all these years. Whoever translated "cat talk" didn't do a good job. They're not really saying "Meow" they're saying "Now". Think about it, when they pace around the food bowl, it's not polite demure meows it's loud harsh nows. At night, before I can even get to bed my cat jumps up there first and walks around the bed getting in my way saying "now now (pet me) NOW" Then she headbutts me.
I also have to wonder about people and how little the general populace actually reads. In the past few days I've been reading (not skimming through a magazine I mean head down both hands on a hardback book reading) and 3 people have interupted me. "what are you reading?" "Is that a good book?" What about someone reading makes people think it's an invitation to talk? It's not. Not that the book was really good, and in fact I'm going to abandon it in favor of another. (it's Them by Joyce Carol Oats and it has stuff that should make it interesting. Siblings destined for mental instability, poverty striken family, blah blah. But it's just not engaging)
Oh yeah, I ran my car off the road into a ditch Sunday! It was snowey and the roads were icey. I thought I could make it, and I made it about 2/3 of the way to work then I hit a curve and started sliding towards the other lane (which of course was full of oncoming cars) but thankfully I reversed directions and slid into and over the ditch instead and was stopped by some thick brush and small trees. I just though "not again". I had to be towed out, which was actually scarier that going into the ditch was cause at one point the car was like at a 45 degree angle and my face was even with the road. When I called in to work I got this recording asking my to pick reasons why I was calling in, one of the choices was "natural disaster". And I just thought, yup, that's me. I am a natural disaster. I think the car's fine though aside from a loose headlight and a chunk out of the front bumper. I'm not sure if this accident would be considered progress or regression. I mean, no other cars were involved and my own car wasn't totalled, but then again I am oddly proud of my record of 6 cars totalled within 4 years. Incidentally, my sister refuses to ride with me anymore. I am almost to the point of refusing to drive anymore.
Work has offered me a different shift. 4am to 1pm. so early in the morning. It would be the same hours as Lindsey (my sister) so we could drive in together (meaning SHE would drive) and we'd take our breaks together. But with my current shift 12pm to 9pm, I'm the only one up when I come home and for half my night shift I'm basically alone, which I like. I also like the people who are there at night. and with the new shift I wouldn't see the guy in the tobagan as much. :D I don't know what I'm gonna do. I have till Friday to make a final decision.
oh, some DA news. I bought the original of http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/15069061/?qo=21&q=by%3Aelf-shojo&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps I have no idea where I'm going to put it on my wall. Somewhere near the tea party commission she did for me. I just hope I have enough room. Been going throug pi-e's gallery. soft cuteness. and I have 35 deviations to comment on.
I've come to a realization that we've had it wrong all these years. Whoever translated "cat talk" didn't do a good job. They're not really saying "Meow" they're saying "Now". Think about it, when they pace around the food bowl, it's not polite demure meows it's loud harsh nows. At night, before I can even get to bed my cat jumps up there first and walks around the bed getting in my way saying "now now (pet me) NOW" Then she headbutts me.
I also have to wonder about people and how little the general populace actually reads. In the past few days I've been reading (not skimming through a magazine I mean head down both hands on a hardback book reading) and 3 people have interupted me. "what are you reading?" "Is that a good book?" What about someone reading makes people think it's an invitation to talk? It's not. Not that the book was really good, and in fact I'm going to abandon it in favor of another. (it's Them by Joyce Carol Oats and it has stuff that should make it interesting. Siblings destined for mental instability, poverty striken family, blah blah. But it's just not engaging)
Oh yeah, I ran my car off the road into a ditch Sunday! It was snowey and the roads were icey. I thought I could make it, and I made it about 2/3 of the way to work then I hit a curve and started sliding towards the other lane (which of course was full of oncoming cars) but thankfully I reversed directions and slid into and over the ditch instead and was stopped by some thick brush and small trees. I just though "not again". I had to be towed out, which was actually scarier that going into the ditch was cause at one point the car was like at a 45 degree angle and my face was even with the road. When I called in to work I got this recording asking my to pick reasons why I was calling in, one of the choices was "natural disaster". And I just thought, yup, that's me. I am a natural disaster. I think the car's fine though aside from a loose headlight and a chunk out of the front bumper. I'm not sure if this accident would be considered progress or regression. I mean, no other cars were involved and my own car wasn't totalled, but then again I am oddly proud of my record of 6 cars totalled within 4 years. Incidentally, my sister refuses to ride with me anymore. I am almost to the point of refusing to drive anymore.
Work has offered me a different shift. 4am to 1pm. so early in the morning. It would be the same hours as Lindsey (my sister) so we could drive in together (meaning SHE would drive) and we'd take our breaks together. But with my current shift 12pm to 9pm, I'm the only one up when I come home and for half my night shift I'm basically alone, which I like. I also like the people who are there at night. and with the new shift I wouldn't see the guy in the tobagan as much. :D I don't know what I'm gonna do. I have till Friday to make a final decision.
oh, some DA news. I bought the original of http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/15069061/?qo=21&q=by%3Aelf-shojo&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps I have no idea where I'm going to put it on my wall. Somewhere near the tea party commission she did for me. I just hope I have enough room. Been going throug pi-e's gallery. soft cuteness. and I have 35 deviations to comment on.