even japan is being hit super hard by this economic nightmare. in the japan i remember, people hardly locked their doors, pickpockets were kind of unheard of (i lost my wallet on the subway and someone mailed it back to me, with all of the cash still in it, and a note apologizing for my inconvenience!), and everyone was just really... honest ( Read more... )

some residents of obama, japan made up this little diddy to celebrate obama's win last night. it's pretty damn humorous.

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i just took a big, fat vicodin to help me sleep. i'm not in much physical pain (at the moment), but the emotional pain is h-o-r-r-i-b-l-e at the moment. i miss my little tuxedo ball of fur so much that i feel like i'm ready to have a melt down.

anyway, here's some meme fun to attempt to temporarily keep my mind off everything.

from heymiddlegroundIf you ( Read more... )

( strong quake hits japan, causes leak in nuclear power plant... )

bold indicates a visit:

1. Times Square, New York City, NY: 35 million visitors every year
been there. done that. overrated. (as is all of NYC is my not so humble opinion)

2. National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.: About 25 million
DC is the only city in the (somewhat) northeast that i enjoy. but not for all the touristy shit.

3. ( Read more... )

when i read stuff like this, i fucking love that i majored in japanese. only in japan...

( the boyfriend pillow! )

happy new year, y'all!  i hope everyone's 2007 is better than their 2006...

i work up this morning, talked to my friends in japan (it's already 1 jan there), which is a new year's tradition for me.  now i'm watching the six feet under marathon on bravo (it's me, what else?!?).  i'm going to take it very easy until the NYE gathering i'm going to ( Read more... )

... recently i've been feeling a really strong bond with my second country - japan. maybe it's because of world cup craze, but i think it's so much more than that ( Read more... )

( not so impressed with the far north )

( the electric bath! )