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Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:05:13 GMT

wow!!!!

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:28:51 GMT

I need some love from the states...

(Answer in comment please)

1. Can you cook?

2. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?

3. What talent do you wish you had?

4. Favorite place?

5. Favorite vegetable?

6. What was the last book you read?

7. Are you Dirty or Clean?

8. Any tattoos and/or piercings?

9. Worst habit?

HERE COMES THE FUN ...

1. How did we meet?

2. What's your philosophy on life?

3. Negative or Optimistic?

4. What was your dream growing up?

5. Worst thing to ever happen to you?

6. What was your first impression of me?

7. Tell me one weird fact about you:

8. What’s your favorite memory of us?

9 is missing. Make up something if you want.

10. Have you ever kept anything from me?

11. What do you think of me as a person?

12. Do you think I'm sane or insane?

13. Would you cry for me if I died?

14. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

15. If you could change anything about me, would you?

16. How do you fall asleep?

17. Ever gotten angry with me?

18. Would you go on a blind date if I set you up?

19. If you had one day to live, what would you do?

20. A million bucks… what would you do with it?

21. What is your worst fear?

22. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

23. Can you sing or dance?

24. In one word, how would you describe me? Be honest....

25. Will you repost this so I can fill it out?

One more vid... (watch this its cute)

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:14:27 GMT

Since I had so much fun putting up that video clip yesterday I'm going to put up my absolute favorite one.
It is SO cute.. I watch it live everyday.. (I'm not kidding) So watch it now!

After a fight

After a fight it feels lonely
So many tears are streaming down
I really really like you
But instead I said that I hate you

A peck on the cheek
(after you have a fight)
A peck on the cheek
(after you have a fight)
A peck on the cheek..
but I'm a little shy

A peck on the cheek
(But since Mr. Sun is watching!)
A peck on the cheek
(But since Mr. Sun is watching)
A peck on the cheek
its a little embarrasing

After a fight it feels lonely
I don't why but my chest feel tight
For some reason I can't say "i'm sorry"
Its so lonely to be all by myself

A peck on the cheek
(after you have a fight)
A peck on the cheek
(after you have a fight)
A peck on the cheek..
but I'm a little shy

A peck on the cheek
(But since the dandilions are watching!)
A peck on the cheek
(But since the dandillions watching)
A peck on the cheek
its a little embarrasing

A peck on the cheek
(after you have a fight)
A peck on the cheek
(after you have a fight)
A peck on the cheek..
but I'm a little shy

A peck on the cheek
because I really love you
A peck on the cheek
because I really love you
A peck on the cheek..
but after all I'm a little shy

Theres a couple others I might do.. but this is the one that <3 the most..
If you guys are interested I'll upload some more..

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:37:42 GMT

've been hooked on these "Minna no uta" videos... they are for preschool aged kids here and they are so cute and catchy.. however there is one in particular I would like to share with you all.. It is called Oppai ga ippai or.. "There are many boobies!" I've decided to translate it so that you can fully enjoy the magic of this song.. and appreciate Japanese culture even more.

I drank from them, and my little sister drank from them
but even then my mommys boobies didn't shrink.
When she lets me touch them in the bath tub
Its like a rubber ball thats lost a little air.

Since I drank from them, and my little sister drank from them
She doesn't bring them out anymore, her boobies
Was it sweet, I can't remember
Even though I know I must have drank from them many times

There are many boobies
There are many boobies
There are many boobies
I'm so happy, I just want to touch them

Even though I drank from them, and my little sister drank from them
My mommy's boobies still stayed big.
When I poke them with my index finger
It surprises me how soft they are.

Since I drank from them, and my little sister drank from them
She doesn't bring them out anymore, her boobies
When she has another baby, she'll bring them out again - its so mysterious

There are so many boobies (x3)
They are so pretty, I love them
(repeat)

This kid is well on his way to a lifetime of oogling the gravure magazines at the local convience store!!
Good job Japan!

Year End Survey

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:52:15 GMT

Had some time so I did one of these.
Take a look if you are interested.. or not ^_^

1. What did you do this year that you've never done before?

Graduated from University

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Well I certainly lost weight.. so I guess I kept it. Next year? Yah I have a couple, one in particular.. to pass the JLPT level 2 or maybe even 1...

3. Did anyone close to you give birth this year?

Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Nope

5. What countries did you visit this year?

Japan(?) not really visit... but moved to

6. What would you like to have in the next year that you lacked this year?

financial security

7. What date from this year will remain etched upon your memory - and why?

Oct 28 - anniversary

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

getting a position on JET

9. What was your biggest failure of the year?

I wish I had made more friends here in Kobe

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

no thankfully

11. What was the best thing you bought this year?

Powerbook laptop <3<3

12.Whose behavior merited celebration (a public or private personality)?

dunno... anyone who helped other people out of the good of their heart

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

most government officials *sigh*

14. Where did most of your money go this year?

food (lol) and entertainment

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about this year?

moving to Japan, travelling

16. What song will always remind you of this year?

I guess... tonight tonight by the smashing pumpkins

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- happier or sadder?
happier!
- richer or poorer?
richer!
- thinner or fatter
thinner!

(awesome =D i rocked all three of those questions)

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?

studying Japanese before I got here ;_; theres soooo much I have to study

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?

worry about my life

20. How did you spend the holidays?

had a christmas party with my friends
went to an onsen ryokan with my boyfriend..

will spend new years watching japanese comedy and drinking yuzu (japanese fruit) sake

21. Did you fall in love this year?

yes....... .............

22. How many one-night stands did you have this year?

umm.... anyone who knows me knows the number

23. What was your favorite TV program for the year?

ガキの使い

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

nope

25. What was the best book you read this year?

this year...? maybe "Devil Wears Prada" I didn't read many books this year ;_;

26. What was your favorite film of the year?

Pirates 2!!!

27. How would you describe your personal fashion concept this year?

Banana republic meets casual.. lol

28. Whom did you miss this year?

My California friends :(((

29. Who was the best new person you met this year?

小林亮平

30. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned for this year.

everything happens for a reason

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:07:54 GMT

So... I'm back in Japan.
It feels like a complete dream, not like the good type of dream but like the
weird and woozy state of a non-reality.

I have one more day of orientation in Shinjuku and then its off to the crazy land of Kobe.
I am so happy not to be in Tokyo area for my placement it is just so big crazy and crowded. From what I've heard Kobe is a good sized little city.
I'll write more once I get there, but for now just wanted to let you all know that I am alive!

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:40:55 GMT

Somedays I am really excited about moving back to Japan some days I'm just not.

Today is an off day..

I' really gonna miss it here ;_;
this is my hectic schedule

6/27 - head up for my last year of Showa
7/5 - Showa is over
7/11 - Leave for London
7/19 - Come back from London
7/21 - Leave Boston ;_;
8/5 - Leave America ;;_;;

less than 50 more days til departure.

on the plus side my refurbished 6gb blue ipod mini came today.
*^^* happy!!!!!!
oh and I'm now loving french pop singer ALIZEE.. espicially J'en Ai Marre is stuck in my head nooooo!

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:32:41 GMT

i say what i dont want to say
i see what i dont want to see
love and hate; fear and joy
emotions won't let me be

Oooohhh ^_^

Mon, 22 May 2006 19:41:11 GMT

My latest obbsession: bentolunch

I wanna try making some cute ones too..
I think I'd rather take my own lunch to the schools I'm going to be working at since last time I was in Japan I got food poisoning from one of the Kyuushoku (school lunchs)

takarazuka

Thu, 18 May 2006 17:43:19 GMT

Apparently where I will be going in Japan is about 25 mins away from Takarazuka.
I know there are some fans on my friends list.. is it something that I should go see while I'm there?

Tue, 16 May 2006 23:19:08 GMT

I got my JET placement of Kobe city in Hyogo prefecture.
Some how I managed to get me a big city placement! I have no idea how!

Anyways I really wanted Kansai so I am so so excited! I will be able to go a lot of awesome places like

Osaka - 20 mins by train
Kyoto - hour by train
Hiroshima - 2 hours by train etc etc..

I am so excited!!!

KOBE BEEF O.O

Wed, 10 May 2006 18:41:32 GMT

Looking at the 10-day forcast and seeing nothing but rain and showers is utterly depressing.
I hope like most forecasts this one proves incorrect. I think I will go crazy with just rain after the beautiful summer like weather we had last weekend.

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 14:44:42 GMT

Ok.. I would like a mac.
I have been waiting for a while and I think before the end of the summer I would like to get one.

Now I already have a Dell Laptop, which is ok. So I am ambivilent about selling or keeping it depending on what sort of Mac I get.

I am tentativly looking at either an Imac or a Powermac pro. Honestly I don't have too much cash right now, so an Imac is definetly more affordable, but I am moving soon and possibly going over seas and I'm wondering how I would be able to get an Imac over there safetly. I wouldn't mind having a desktop computer. However the powermac pros look delicious, but it is about 600 more than the imac.

So taking into consideration:

I already have a (ok) laptop (which i can sell cheaply ;_; if need be)
Money is a bit of an issue, I have the financial means to get an expensive computer
I may be moving abroad within the year

I know there are a lot of mac lovers on my friends list so please give me some insight.

I'm a mommie!

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:27:41 GMT

To a syrian fancy hamster! She is a dark brownish-black color so I named her Cocoa. She is sooo cute! I got her this weekend and I've been playing with her since then. She bit me really hard on my pinky the first night and she bit Billy yesterday but I think shes getting better. Shes so cute. I definately need to take pictures of her.

Any other hamster owners out there?
I really wanna get to the point where I can hold her in my hand but we are just not quite there yet..

Awww I'm so happy to have a new pet!

Oh my job is going well.. its Temp. for now but I have another interview tommorrow. I hope that I get offered his job permanently though! Even though the commute can be a little on the long side.

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:59:14 GMT

JET interview = GET!!!!

*hearts, stars, rainbows*

this is the best news ive had this (2006) year

IPOD UPDATE

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:32:29 GMT

So... after a miserable night of silence. I brought my ipod to the applestore at Cambridgeside. As I waited foran hour various people came in with their ipod products. Some leaving happy, some leaving sad and depressed. I sat their staring at the blank little screen in my hands. Again I tried to reset it.. but alas it was like giving CPR to a dead man. I sat there wondering whether my harddrive was dead or my battery. Knowing that there would be no happiness in my case. And then, I met Charlie (something or other) I told him my problem and dejectedly handed over the little soul who would no longer breathe its sweet music in my ears. Charlie took it from me and connected it to a mac. I waited.. to hear just how the outcome would be. After 3 minutes he brought back my ipod. To my amazement the screen was a lit! The wheel scrolled to my playlists.. the sweet sounds of Hilary Duff carrassed my parched ears.

In amazment I stared at him. "Why!?" I asked, disbelivingly. "Why couldn't I get it to work?~" He said something about once and a while it needed to be hooked up to something. I'm guessing a MAC? Anyways I hopped back on the train straight for my apartment where me and CopyPod proceded to rip all my files off of the Ipod. Now if the little devil decided to die again at least it won't be taking my precious files with it.

Thank you for your support everyone.
And they all lived happily ever after
(at least, until tommorrow) = )

What a great new year so far

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 06:28:52 GMT

So.. after still debating about my job situation as earlier.
I was out listening to my Ipod thinking about how things were maybe not so bad afterall. I was walking through the Fens staring at the Pru glistening in the sunset. It was very nice.

As I continued down Hemenway St. towards home all of a sudden my music stopped. *Silence*
I took out my Ipod.. it was off. Despite my efforts it would not turn back on. "Hmm" I thought. Maybe it just needs its battery charged. So still without a care a went home to rectify the situation.

Hours later, I have tried everything possible to turn the damn thing on. I have stuck it in my Iboom, connected it through USB, and for the last 6 hours have had it tethered to my AC adaptor. Despite this and going on about 30 attempted resets I haven't seen as much as an apple logo.

Luckily for me my warrently expired about a month ago. Even more luckily for me non of my music is backed up, including some of the rare Jpop files its taken me years to collect. I am at a loss for what to do. I do not know if my battery is gone, or the HD fried. I do not know.

Once again.. any suggestion. If I could just get my files back it would be so great since finding everything I had (and purchased from Itunes) would take money, time, and effort I'd rather be willing to exert on matters that have not already cost me $279.

If anyone wants to tinker with it go ahead. If anyone has had a similar situation please let me know. Anyone who wants to criticize me for either a puchasing an ipod or not backing up my music, is not welcome to share their opinion at this time. I am already super upset and have been beating myself up for the last 6 hours.

This year is not going in the favorites column of my life, not at all.

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:58:54 GMT

Its funny that I was born here.. but I feel so far away from everything once I'm back.
This place seems so unfamiliar now.
Its like being betrayed.

I love San Diego but theres nothing to do here.

岡の上
涙の後に
ただ一人

私のハイク。。。
my haiku...

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:27:19 GMT

So...
Today is the last day of classes in my undergraduate carrer. I'm not even bothering to go to one. (Its a pointless review) And I'm thinking about not going to the last one cause its just other people's presentations which is going to be so boring.
All I have left is 1 final Friday, a paper due on Monday, and a lab which I should get done by this time next week and thats it.

I feel like I should be excited. I'm not though. I also have to move starting next week, of course its only down the street but still its so cold that I don't feel like going outside. Job search is not going to well. Unless the job as the teaching assistant pulls through I don't think I'm going to have anything until I get back from Christmas, but maybe thats not such a bad thing... because I'm going home for two weekds and if I started something now I doubt my employeer would like that. I really hope I get the teaching assistant job even though its not a lot of money and I'll probably have to do something on the side.

Just so you all know it would be assistant teaching Japanese 1-3 graders at an elementary school although the job is only until the end of April. But I guess that gives me time to figure out what I'll be doing for next year. Whether it is going to Japan, staying in Boston, or moving back to California.

I am starting to like Poker. Maybe I'll just become a professional gambler :P

Im only updating cause this is pretty true ^_-

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:57:28 GMT

Your Birthdate: October 15

You take life as it is, and you find happiness in a variety of things.
You tend to be close to family and friends. But it's hard to get into your inner circle.
Making the little things wonderful is important to you, and you probably have an inviting home.
You seek harmony with others, but occasionally you have a very stubborn streak.

Your strength: Your intense optimism

Your weakness: You shy away from exploring your talents

Your power color: Jade

Your power symbol: Flower

Your power month: June

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:06:54 GMT

just some news~
i changed my ticket from 9/5 to 8/29 so i should be getting home in a little over a week.
i did this for a couple of reasons one being im running out of things to do, two because i dont want to be all jetlagged for the start of school, three because i need some time to just relax, four cause the girl who was renting my room decided to leave and so no one is living there right now anyways.

tommorrow i am off to nagano to visit ikko (ikuko) grandmother and cousin who has a 1 month old baby!!!!!! <3 then the day after i get back to tokyo im going back up north to fukushima to stay with my friend kaori for a couple days. by the time im done with my two trips to japans country side it will be almost time to come back to the states. nothing like keeping busy...

anyways its been nice to see everyone both american and japanese friends, i do miss boston and the people i havent been able to see.

one thing that ive come away with on this trip is that perhaps i should run a hostess bar. i think i would make a great mama-san. ~_~ anyways night night all

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 17:21:56 GMT

The worst thing about me going back to California is how much I hate it when I'm here. It's been a while since I was here alone since last time Ikko was here and the time before that I was with Janice.

When my airplane was arriving instead of feeling the usual butterflys that comes with "going on vacation" I felt nothing. And since I've been here I guess its been ok, but just being back here I always feel haunted by myself in highschool. I don't really have any friends around here and besides seeing my family I feel mostly alone. The problem of not feeling an association to a place is indeed troubling. Even if I wanted to I couldnt feel comfertable this house because I didn't grow up in it and it isn't even belong to my family (its my step dads house that he grew up in in the middle of nowhere). Another thing that I hate is the minute I get back to California its always about doctors bills, money, and occasionally my parents divorce which I'm so sick of. I get at least a reference or two everyday of the rift between my parents and its been almost 8 years since then. I find the best way to not be a whiny brat is just to keep silent and occupy myself with reading or something which as you know being quiet is really not like me. Maybe if I hadn't gone to Boston and distanced myself so much I wouldn't feel as cold hearted as i do now, but at the time I desperatly needed to get away and I don't regret all the people I met and experiences that I had from my decision.

Compound that with the fact that I don't know how to drive (or have a car if I did) and maybe you'd forgive me for such uncharacteristically bitter post.

Thu, 05 May 2005 13:15:06 GMT

So... is there any kind soul out there who has an extra chestof drawers/dresser and desk that I could use for the next 6 months or so.. or if not is there anyone who wants to go pick up free furnature with me.

I do have my new place but since I have been living in a dorm or furnished places for my whole time in Boston I have absolutely no furnature at all. So if anyone has anything I can use or can take me to get some I would be soooo greatful, that and the fact that living out of a suitcase or turning my room in to the swamp doesnt seem like a fun idea to me.

It doesnt have to be today but this weekend would be really great and I would be EVER so appreciative. Anyone need to get rid of their cluttering furnature??

Help SARAHBEE

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:37:03 GMT

Wow.. I dont really follow Momusu too much but today Mari Yaguchi resigned following a scandel with some pics taken of her in a magazine...

She says she is going to do solo work and she won't be appearing in any mo-musu stuff after Friday.

;;;____;;;;

Yagoooogie!!

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 13:20:42 GMT

Schedule..

Lab in Personality
MW 2:50-4:30

Lab in Sensation and Perception
T 11:45-3:15
(with prof reeves lol)

Stats in Psych
MWTh 1:35-2:40

Seminar in Clinical Case Study
MTh 11:45-1:25

In other news I overslept and was 30 mins late for work.. damn daylights saving time ;-;