Man, I am so tired of being depressed. It's only been about a month since I moved, and not every day has been plagued by self-doubt and loneliness--in fact, several days have been really top notch. But this pervasive sense of not being acclimated with this lifestyle yet is really starting to run me ragged ( Read more... )

Just took a nice long walk around Sumiyoshi and Asakayama, and now I feel strange.

It was really nice, and I got to listen to the whole Fiery Furnaces album I'm Going Away, which I love. Plus I walked along the Yamatogawa for a bit and I think we all know how much I adore rivers ( Read more... )

So the only things standing between me and summer "break" are a 12 page paper and take home essay exam (that supposedly is only supposed to take 6 hours tops). And also an informal make up of the last workshop which will also possibly be a party.

( A paper that I should be working on now... )

I hate it when I think someone's finally getting how I feel only for them to squash it.

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This is just heartwarming...for me, that is. I feel so much less lonely when I hear about people like this.

That being said...

their favorite all-you-can-eat salad bar in the Tokyo suburb of Hachioji,

Considering that this was written on July 21st of this year...I could have run into that guy. God, my life went from awesome to boring in 12.5 ( Read more... )