Well! It's 2017. Somehow it feels like a relief. Let's see what we can make of this new year! :D

But first, a quick look back, in things fic and non-fic.
We all know the depressing things. So, exciting things that happened in 2016!
( quite a few actually )

The packing game has officially begun! Three suitcases vs. five years of accumulated crap, round oneObviously the first thing will be to get rid of my mini trampoline. And yoga ball. Oh man, where did all this bottled water come from? Right, hurricane preparedness. At least I can eat these canned beets now ( Read more... )

Starting my exams tomorrow! And have to rewrite my research proposal after that, and then the defense for the exams and the defense for the proposal and the two other papers for the classes I'm taking as well... And today one of my professors suggested I apply for a fellowship to go to the Inter-University Center to improve my Japanese to ( Read more... )

Something a little different, but wandering through youtube I discovered a show with ze frank and found some really beautiful, fascinating videos. A little manic, a little rough, his eyes might distract you but there's a lot of warmth there and that's what's worth hearing, all that warmth and humanity and love in those words ( Read more... )

Okay. Last post of my Tokyo trip!

( Tokyo Day 13 - Harajuku again, an accidental trip to Yoyogi, and Ikebukuro with faiee! )

I'm going to combine these days, since I don't have as many pictures for each day. Only one more left after that!

( Tokyo Days 10, 11, and 12 - Harajuku, Nakano, Jimbocho, Nakano yet again )

Now where was I? Oh yes, Tohoku!

( Tokyo Days 7 and 8 - Sendai, Yamagata, Fukushima )

( Tokyo Days 5 and 6 - Ikebukuro, Shibuya, Ocean's Eleven! )

But first, some flail!

( last week's smapxsmap again~ )

( Tokyo Day 3 - Nakano Broadway )