A month or two before I went to Japan I was at the dentist and they mentioned that I'd need my wisdom teeth taken out soon ( Read more... )

There's been a lot going on with Will. My medications. I'm happier, generally. I felt like life was getting better ( Read more... )

Crying like a baby and generally moping around on Thanksgiving after work made up my mind for me that I'd be going to Keokuk on Saturday evening. My family doesn't get together like that often, and for them to be doing it in the same state? No no no, I couldn't take that. I told Will's family that night at Thanksgiving dinner that I needed to duck ( Read more... )

I didn't really think not going home for Thanksgiving would affect me but the moment I turned on the parade I began crying (=_=) If I didn't have these prior commitments with Will's family I'd be driving home now on impulse. I had to work this morning from 7am to 10am, and that wasn't terrible, but maybe I'm just cranky and tired and I miss my mom ( Read more... )

I have money, actual earned money for the first time since I got back to the States. Turns out I'm making the same rate I did before I left for Japan, which is even better because I've heard new hires get 50c less, and I wasn't sure how the company was going to deal with my rehiring. I've been living off tip money for the past two weeks since I ( Read more... )

Another lovely, lazy afternoon in the apartment in Iowa. I got here Sunday evening and have been catching up with friends one by one. Yesterday I stopped in at my old job to see friends, and today I stopped in again to see the new managers. Seems I'm going to get my job back :D It'll be nice to have an income again while I look for a better-paying ( Read more... )

It was a long day of traveling, but I made it home. Culture shock is coming and going, but being at LAX really shook me up. People there are just...rude. I had a series of unfortunate events and the one good thing that happened to me there was when a man lent me money for a bottle of water after the vending machine ate my money. (ToT) Oh, and then ( Read more... )

Okay not really (just let me make the Nirvana reference!), but MAN, packing sucks. I thought I'd be more prepared for this after beginning sending all of my shit home over the past two months, but fuuuuuuuuuck. I really underestimated the small stature of my second suitcase - it is INDEED small. (ToT) Weight isn't an issue with the smaller one (it' ( Read more... )

On Saturday I went to Tokyo Disneyland with my friends Yayoi and Jessica. I'd already been to DisneySea in November but was curious about Land, and because of the earthquake there have been some great specials in order to attract more visitors to the park. Yayoi was able to find a deal for 15700yen - this included the park admission, Nozomi ( Read more... )

My five year high school reunion is happening this month. I was really excited at the possibility of this, before the event was formed on Facebook. High school, while heaps better than the hell that was middle school, wasn't exactly a walk in the park for me. I was bullied quite often for being awkward, my deadpan humor, whom I hung out with, but ( Read more... )