Today I got to talk with a man whose English nickname is Super, because he has a character (超) in his name that's the same as the 'super' in Superman (超人). It was marvelous.

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Portland: surprisingly reminiscent of Kyoto! As far as I've seen on today's short walk, at least. I suppose it's not really that much like Kyoto, but it makes me think of areas like Arashiyama and some of the neighborhoods on the edge of that city. Absolutely gorgeous, loads of plants (everybody gardens, it seems like) nice little shops. I thought ( Read more... )

Today was the first time in a year that a dude said something that could be construed as hitting on me and I was flattered rather than creeped out! (Literally a year, hah, since the only other time that has ever happened to me was at the JLPT last December.) I think it's because I know he's completely unserious. Finally, someone I could potentially ( Read more... )

I have realized that when I want do things-not necessarily everything, but definitely career-like things-it's not because I feel a calling for them or even because I think they particularly need to be done. It's because someone else is doing them wrong.

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I feel like I should stop attempting to be friendly with the guys in my language classes. First semester of Japanese: talked mostly to awesome older girl, had few awkward moments, everything mostly okay. Second semester of Japanese: talked mostly to this one dude, he apparently thought I was flirting with him and asked me out. Third and fourth ( Read more... )

At some point I will learn how to balance 17 credits (ten more than any time in the past two years), music, books, television shows, writing, cooking, cleaning, laundry, family, and keeping my laptop from overheating.

That day is not today. Online history classes are really hard, okay.

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AAAAAA THERE IS A GIANT WASP IN MY ROOM AAAAAAAAAAAA *RUNHIDE ( Read more... )

I need to send my violin off to its makers to get a new bridge (& some fine tuners while they've got it). They'll probably have it for at least two weeks, which means I will CRY. I love that violin so damn much, even if I sometimes forget to play it for a few days. If anything bad happens because of my sending it away, I will never forgive myself. ( Read more... )

My twelve-year-old brother just came up to my room with a mostly-finished kite and asked me to write some kanji on it. Any kanji! Your favorite! Whatever ( Read more... )