i think i've kind of come to a conclusion... i will give myself ONE more year to save money. even if i fail again to do so during my 4th year, i cant/wont stay for a 5th year. not without something drastic happening to change my mind anyway. 4 years is the max! i HAVE to save money this year! >_<; if i had fkin saved money before now i would ( Read more... )

my final 2 days in America... :'[ 2+ weeks just wasn't enough time. i really am NOT looking forward to leaving tuesday... not because i dont want to go back to Japan-- i do miss some things about Japan and my apartment a smidgen-- but because of work. i am frustrated and annoyed with my job, especially with the recent changes from my BOE... work ( Read more... )

a belated merry xmas/yule/etc to all. i hope you enjoyed yours. :] as for me, it was awesome having my first xmas dinner at home in 4-5years. :] my mom is a godly cook and i've really missed her cooking... D;

me & figgybee have been in Vegas for over a week now... realizing that makes me sad because time is going by so fast... i dont wanna go back to work ( Read more... )

i wanna play and instrument again, damnit. i also wanna do yoga again, damnit, but.... >_ ( Read more... )

first off, thank you to everyone who commented on my last entry! your ideas are all very much appreciated and have been noted. <33333 :]

the verdict is in on my VAIO. i had been wanting one and now i have one. a reason to throw it out the window and/or over my balcony buy a new laptop! >_yeah... i had been wanting reason to get rid of the thing ( ( Read more... )

tonight`s dinner:


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so, during lunch i went and picked up the 3 photobooks that i ordered last week and they are absolutely AWESOME. worth every yen i spent on them, omg. i think i might need to amend the question about my most prized possession in my last entry. D ( Read more... )

jlpt: ...apparently they`re changing the jlpt again in 2010. starting in 2010 every section of the jlpt will have a minimum passing score and if you fail even one section of the test you fail the entire thing... depressing. god, there`s no way i can pass 1級 in july now. ;-;

swine flu in japan: Japan goes into mass hysteria over the initial ( Read more... )

as i sit here thoroughly enjoying a bowl full of Betty Crocker mashed potatoes (<333 Osaka) with a glass of non-japanese lemonade, i am not in the mood to bitch or rant or regurgitate depressing thoughts that i have already voiced in previous entires (hello " decisions" and " life" tags!). i`m sure i`ll be in that mood soon enough. beware ( Read more... )

...i was bad today and dipped into my savings a little...

bad me. someone please kick my ass. i didn`t spend as much as i could have atleast.

in other news, i have been making my first clay cats and will post pix soon. there is now only 2 more days left of "vacation".

depressing.

but atleast i am cheered up with what i bought. ^-^