My first semester of grad school isn't officially over, I still have two assignments left to turn in, but my last class was yesterday.  Summer semester starts the second week of May, so I have roughly three weeks of downtime.  I'm looking forward to it, I hope to find a few amazing books at the library, maybe do some touristy things.  I've been ( Read more... )

I finished the website project.  It basically looks roughly the same as one I designed for a similar project back in 10th grade.  So, obviously, that was a great use of my time.  [insert eye roll here ( Read more... )

So I've managed to keep the job for two whole weeks now and am starting the third. It's really nice to feel like I'm participating in life again. :)

The job is simple data entry. The current project that they hired me for is a bunch of courthouse documents from the 1970s. The historian thinks it's pretty cool to look at all the old stuff-- ( Read more... )

I've never been horribly critical about my looks like many girls seem to be.  I rather like my hair color, though sometimes I think it could be shinier, but whatever.  I like my cheekbones a great deal.  My face is generally pleasing and that's enough to keep me happy.  Like most fat girls I sometimes dream of being skinnier, but most of the time I ( Read more... )

After 8 months of unemployment:


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Applying for jobs is hard. Most of the applications are online, but my life doesn't fit in the little questionnaire style squares. please enter the phone number of your last 3 employers. yea, sure. Oh, wait. Int'l phone numbers don't fit in the American 000-0000 style. Also, Kazama-San doesn't speak English, so enjoy that conversation!
Just let ( Read more... )

It's awkward, almost sad really, how palpable the relief I have felt since last Friday is ( Read more... )

I have a long to do list and I'm frustrating myself with my inability to actually make myself do anything on it.  Lately I've been having a really hard time actually doing anything until the very last minute of "HAVE TO DO IT."  and i hate it.  It's like I'm trying to sabotage my own life ( Read more... )

Tomorrow I'm going to Tokyo for training for my new job.  Pretty excited to start that; I really hope they give us a lot of actually useful stuff 'cause I'm totally freaking out about teaching kindergarten.  The last two years as an ALT I've basically had no independence regarding my lesson planning and never had to deal with discipline or such IN ( Read more... )

The company I used to work for lost their contract with the BOE (board of education) and is therefore going bankrupt this year.  I'm sad for the people who live and work there, but I kind of also feel a small bit of pleasure every time I think about it.  Karma baby ( Read more... )