I deactivated my Facebook account last night. Trav had me change his account's password earlier that day. Maybe I was inspired to do something similar for mine. We'll see how long I last. It was fine in the morning but now I feel like I'm going through withdrawal. To make it worse, a power line randomly crashed outside my apartment today and I have ( Read more... )

- I can't really tell, but I might have hacked off a tiny piece of my thumb today at work. Just before leaving, I was in the back chopping up tomatoes with the veggie slicer, and I don't even know HOW it happened. I think I was trying to position a tomato into place before slicing it, and my thumb must have brushed up against the blade of the ( 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... )

You guys know I work at a bagel place, right? Well, here it is ( Read more... )

I'm back in Iowa City and slowly getting into the groove of my new American life. I got off to a rocky start financially but things seem to be looking up now. I'm going back to my old job on Wednesday and might even already be getting a promotion if I choose to accept it. I need to ask around to see if the added responsibilities is worth the pay ( 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... )

This kitchen thing is really pissing me off. Last night the two open kitchens on the first floor were closed, so now all 14 or so of us have to deal with the little one. So you know, it's lunchtime and I'm starving and the only food I have is ramen, soba, and rice. I have bread as well, but I had toast for breakfast so I want variation. Sue me. ( Read more... )

Man, the things that happen when I don't find the time to blog for a week and a half. It's kind of been a blur of going-home prep for me. Even though I don't leave for another two and a half weeks, I feel like if given the option I could leave within the next four days, provided the time to pack and clean. Here's a video I took on July 4th in the ( Read more... )

Japanese television officially annoys the shit out of me. For the past year they have had a marquee on the bottom part of the screen below the picture reminding viewers that on July 24th 2011, Japan will be switching from analog to digital broadcasting. The marquee made me twitch at first, but I got used to it. Now that it's the month for the ( Read more... )

Last Wednesday night I was cleaning my room when I pulled a nightstand drawer too far out, causing it to come straight off the track and fall onto my big right toe. The result is a discolored and painful toe. That night, I clutched onto my stuffed penguin Mumble (I've had him since freshman year) the entire night. Normally I wake up and Mumble is ( Read more... )