My Rainy Days

heartstrings

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:21:32 GMT

i love and hate this playlist of mine. it's so good to me when i'm feeling a little down. but on nights where i sit alone in my apartment, it's only good for making me think.

travel blog

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:03:13 GMT

finally finished the post that is my Tokushima blog. man, i wrote a chapter of a book for that one. go writer lebda go!

this weekend, i'm going to nikko! it's my first time and i hope i get to enjoy it before it's too cold to do anything else but hibernate in my apartment for the winter.

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:41:38 GMT

why have i never been introduced to the awesomeness that is toaru majutsu no index?! i watched the first episode of toaru majutsu no railgun and have no idea that it was a spin off!

i am ALL about a marathon man

you just never know

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:16:16 GMT

as we all know, the 711 on the first floor of my building is basically my kitchen. i'm down there more times then not and i think all the staff shifts know my face. they also notice other things about me, like when i got my haircut and the manager made notice to it and the next day one of the older women that works there asked me about it too. the older woman and i sometimes have polite conversation over the register. like: its hot today, or other such comments about the weather and the seasons. she really is nice and doesn't treat me as strangely as she could.

as usual, i was getting lunch there today and bought a bigger lunch than usual. i went up to the register to pay and since i spent so much there, i got to pull a card out of a box and hopefully win something for free. i pulled my card, which was a "too bad" card, and laughed it off with a, "zannen, ne?" to the older woman. then out of nowhere, she whispers for me to wait a moment and then comes back with a bottle of tea and just sticks in my bag, pulls out a "winner" card and scans it and then thanks me for coming and goes to the next customer.

she totally cheated the game for me. i laughed the whole way up the 8 floors to my place in disbelief over what had happened. when i leave sendai, i will make sure that i give her something for always being so sweet.

the best 4000¥ i ever spent

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:55:47 GMT

was on this ghibli orchestra dvd. i have been "playing" it as often as i can since i bought it and DAMN if it isn't the most beautiful thing i have ever heard. never mind the fact that i am extremely biased when it comes to ghibli movies and their music.

never mind that at all!!

now my only issue is finding it in mp3 format so that i can put it on my ipod and listen to the vocal versions when i'm out.

and it was going so well...

Sat, 09 May 2009 05:54:49 GMT

so, my 2 week vacation has come really well and i had a lot of fun.....until this afternoon.

i went out on a little hike today. a small one, like 2 hours, to this mountain with a more shaministic worshipers. i thought it would be interesting and something nice to end my vacation. as i was walking, i saw a guy make a prayer sign at me. since i didn't want to offend, i did it back and waited for him to go up further until i came after him. i didn't see him again for a while. i passed a bunch of school kids when i saw him again. but this time he was COMPLETELY NAKED. i was just going to pass him when he started making a big deal and trying to tell me, in english, that some people were up ahead and that they were also praying, naked, and that they would get angry if they saw him. since i had no reasn to doubt him, when he told me to hide, i did. i moved off the trail a little ways when i looked back, he was following me. still naked and then he started conversation with me! i thought it was so funny, but i kept that hidden. i wasn't really uncomfortable until he started making a prayer gesture at me and then would squat down and pray at me.

i thought, ok, almost finished and then i'll just walk away and we will be fine. we sat there for almost 15 minutes. he kept getting up and moving around and i kept moving my head to keep from looking at him. he got a phone call, started getting dressed and then 2 others come up to him, but they didn't really seem to be together. he seemed to be stalling and then another guy came past us, he told me the way down and then when i made a move to leave he grabed my arm and wanted a hug. i figured, one hug can't hurt. but then he started putting his face in my neck and i'm pretty sure he wanted to kiss me. at tht moment, i started pulling away and he kept talking and i jsut 'ok' and kept moving. i heard him say "i love you" and then i just completely walked away.

when i rounded the corner, i saw nothing special happeneing, there were men and ladies there, none of them were naked or anything. thats when i started to think that this guy was waiting for me or something. anyway, it put a huge damper on my day and i came straight back to the hostel and i don't really feel like leaving for the rest of the day. talk about a bad way to end a vacation!

update

Mon, 04 May 2009 12:58:49 GMT

so my vacation has been going really well!! first half is complete and i'm off to korea tomorrow afternoon. amy and ridwan were awesome to see and i'll be seeing them again when i blow through next sunday. i got laundry drying on the roof of my hostel and i'm going to leave it there till tomorrow morning. i figure it'll be dry by then and i'll have a bit of time to get everything packed and organized tomorrow before i have to catch my train to narita.

i'm so excited about this trip! i'm planning on taking it easy and relax for the last 5 days of my vacation. thats what i really want and need right now.

i love vacation

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:44:42 GMT

espically when it's a 13 day vacation! this is the longest vacation since college ended! hooray for long vacations!!

i have to say, that I LOVE KANAZAWA!

this place has everything! old samurai houses, a castle, a famous garden, a geisha district, temple district (with a ninja temple), crazy shopping area and lots of people. it's like osaka and kyoto in one much smaller city. the hotel i'm staying at is wonderful! it's in an old samurai house in the samurai district. no english, but wonderful futons and it's really convenient to the rest of the tourist areas. it's also really easy to walk around and to get a bus to where you want to go. the only real problem is finding internet. i had a bit of an adventure trying to find a place that i could get to pretty quickly and was relatively close to my hotel.

next stop is a day trip to inuyama and then on to takayama for a couple days. i've been keeping up the swine flu updates and i'm pretty sure i'll be find when i go to korea, but i'll take precautions and make sure that i'm alright. so nobody worry about me! i'll be safe!

i'm taking a 13 day vacation!

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:13:29 GMT

so, golden week is coming up soon, as in a week and a half. i have had plans for golden week for almost 2 months now. i'm going to chubu and i'm going to relax and enjoy some traditional japan and finally, FINALLY, go to Takayama. i've been wanting to go there since i was at gaidai.

here is the twist. my school is getting re-done, and the 3 days after golden week, thursday to saturday, we aren't having any classes. we are allowed to take time off after a holiday because there will be nothing for us to do while they renovate and make amity pretty......so i took those 3 days off and ........

I'M GOING BACK TO SOUTH KOREA!

i found a good deal on tickets and i'm going to have a hang out day in tokyo, for those of you who live there, before my flight leaves from narita on tuesday, may 5. i wish i had known sooner because i totally would have planned a bigger trip to australia or new zealand or something, but oh well. i'm caving new zealing till obon and, hopefully, amy will come with me.

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:23:16 GMT

i feel strangely introspective as of late. i'm not sure why either.

must be one of my passing moods.

ghibli museum

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:37:25 GMT

my weekend was awesome.

ridwan, amy and i had a blast.

raven and i had a ridiculous amount of fun at the ghibli museum.

it was awesome.

because raven is my devotee

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:09:43 GMT

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, post to your LJ and paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, and use your number as the header.

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
( ) Airplane
Total so far: 5

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
( ) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
( ) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
(x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 10

( ) Scream
( ) Scream 2
(x) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 13

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
( ) Harry Potter 4
( ) Harry Potter 5
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
( ) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 17

(x) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
( ) Signs
( ) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
( ) I, Robot
( ) Robots
Total so far: 18

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
( ) Meet The Parents
( ) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
( ) KING KONG
Total so far: 20

(x) A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
( ) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
( ) Flubber
Total so far: 22

( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 24

( ) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 28

( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Slevin (The Wrong Man)
( ) Ocean's Eleven
( ) Ocean's Twelve
( ) Bourne Identity
( ) Bourne Supremacy
( ) Bourne Ultimatum
( ) Lone Star
( ) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
( ) Ice Age
( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
Total so far: 28

(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
( ) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
( ) Rush Hour
( ) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 29

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
( ) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
( )The Terminator 3
Total so far: 35

( ) X-Men
( ) X-2
(x) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
( ) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 42

( ) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School
( ) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 44

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 50

( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
( ) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History X
( ) Three
Total so Far: 51

( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
Total so far: 52

(x) Titanic
( ) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 53

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
( ) Waterworld
Total so far: 55

(x) Kill Bill vol 1
(x) Kill Bill vol 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) The Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 57

(x) Star Wars Ep.I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep.II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep.III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep.IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep.V The Empire Strikes Back
(x)Star Wars Ep.VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 63

( ) The Matrix
( ) The Matrix Reloaded
( ) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
( ) Red Dragon
( ) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal
Total: 63
sweet, i have a life!

i'm bored

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:29:20 GMT

1. Last beverage→ lemon tea
2. Last phone call→ emi, my coworker
3. Last text message→ ridwan
4. Last song you listened to→ speak easy - lunar fiction
5. Last time you cried→ sometime last year i'm sure

SIX HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice → haha
7. Been cheated on? → haha
8. Kissed someone & regretted it? → yep
9. Lost someone special? --> yes
10. Been depressed?→ i don't think so. i've been pretty sad, but it takes a lot to keep me that way
11. Been drunk and threw up? → oh yeah

LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:
12. pink
13. orange
14. maroon
15. yellow

HAVE YOU:
16. Made new friends → of course
17. Fallen out of love → i've never been in love, so haven't fallen out of it yet
18. Laughed until you cried → way too often
19. Met someone who changed you → i've met people who have...but not one specific person
20. Found out who your true friends were → oh yeah
21. Found out someone was talking about you → it was way in middle school. otherwise, i've pretty oblivious unless it's in my face
22. Kissed anyone on your friend's list→ ......not that i know of....have i?
23. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life → all of them
24. How many kids do you want to have→ 2 twins. 1 boy and 1 girl. gotta keep it even
25. Do you have any pets → no, but i want one so badly!
26. Do you want to change your name→ i did when i was in high school. everybody called me lebda then. even my mom
27. What did you do for your last birthday→ i got sick at work and went to the doctor.
28. What time did you wake up today → 10:00am
29. What were you doing at midnight last night --> i think i was reading in bed
30. Name something you CANNOT wait for → to see raven when she come!
31. Last time you saw your father→ 8 months ago.
32. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life → my boob size. they are too big.
33. What are you listening to right now → lunar fiction. i found them at HMV today and loved the CD
34. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom → i don't think so...
35. What's getting on your nerves right now? → nothing
36. Most visited webpage → i'm sure it's lj

37. What's your name→ kathryn nicole lebda
38. Nicknames→ lebda, katie, kate
39. Relationship Status → it hasn't changed recently
40. Zodiac sign → gemini
41. Male or female or transgendered → f
42. Elementary School→ hunter and underwood elementary
43. Middle School → martin middle
44. High school → cary high
45. Hair color → brown
46. Long or short → it's in the middle.
47. Height → 5'5"
48. Do you have a crush on someone? → no
49. What do you like about yourself? → i laugh a lot
50. Piercings → ears and tragus
51. Tattoos -> i have the kanji for 'storm' on my foot
52. Righty or lefty → righty

FIRSTS :
53. First surgery → oral surgery when i was in high school
54. First piercing → ears
55. First best friends→ julie. she lived across the street when i was a kid
56. First sport you joined → soccer
57. First pet → cat, sunshine. but one of my first memories is going and picking out our first dog
58. First vacation→ the beach i'm sure. there are pictures of me getting baths in a plastic trashcan
59. First concert → i don't remember anymore
60. First crush → .....i don't remember

RIGHT NOW:
61. Eating → nothing
62. Drinking → lemon tea, as always
63. I'm about to → answer this question
64. Listening to → still listening to lunar fiction
65. Waiting for → raven to come and go to the ghibli museum with me!

YOUR FUTURE :
66. Want kids? → i already answered this question. yes
67. Want to get married? → yeah, sometime
68. Careers in mind? → teaching or tour guide

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
69. Lips or eyes → eyes
70. Hugs or kisses → hugs
71. Shorter or taller → taller
72. Older or Younger → older would be nice, but i'd do younger too
73. Romantic or spontaneous → ......i have no idea
74. Nice stomach or nice arms → i don't find either attractive
75. Sensitive or loud --> how about a mix?
76. Hook-up or relationship --> relationship
77. Trouble maker or hesitant → humm.....

HAVE YOU EVER :
78. Kissed a stranger→ yeah, i guess i have
79. Drank hard liquor → of course
80. Lost glasses/contacts → i got 20/20 so no need
81. Sex on first date → haha
82. Broken someone's heart → like i said, i'm oblivious to these things
83. Had your own heart broken→ of course
85. Been arrested → haha
86. Turned someone down → like in middle school
87. Cried when someone died → of course
88. Liked a friend that is a girl? → no

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
89. Yourself → that varies
90. Miracles → no
91. Love at first sight → i would like to believe in it, but right now i'd have to say no
92. Heaven → ....not really
93. Santa Clause → haha
94. Kiss on the first date? --> yeah
95. Angels → no

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
96. Is there one person you want to be with right now? → no
97. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? → haha
98. Have you ever stolen anything? → yeah, a keychain
99. What did you want to be when you grew up? → it changed like every week. once i wanted to be a professional soccer player, vet, dog breeder, actor, artist, stunt woman, post man, UPS man, teacher, and tour guide
100. Posting this as 100 Truths? → yeah
.

the plan

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:20:13 GMT

so, i had been planning on just renewing my contract for 6 months after september.....but i've decided that i'm going to renew for another year instead.

i know this might not actually be shocking for everybody, but i wanted to put it out there as official now.

you know, i really love my job, i love where i'm living, and i love my job security. i really have no real reason to leave right now. i don't have to start grad school for a little while now.....why fix what ain't broken??

Onmyou Taisenki dorknedd ahoy!

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:55:11 GMT

i should not have liked this show as much as i did. i LOVED it! even the ending was good! O.o that almost never happens!

i'm sad that it's over ;_; COME BACK!

i'm nosha's friend!

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:52:38 GMT

1. Can you cook?
it really depends on what it is......but usually the answer is 'no'

2. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
i would read from the handy book that i always carry around for just such an occasion

3. What talent do you wish you had?
i wish i could draw! or sing better because i sing all the time...

4. Favorite place?
my own apartment

5. Favorite vegetable?
onions!

6. What was the last book you read?
i'm currently reading an anthony bourdain - a cooks tour and a trashy romance novel

7. Are you Dirty or Clean?
i like my person clean.....but my apartment is messy ;_;

8. Any tattoos and/or piercings?
i have 1 tattoo and 1 piercing

9. Worst habit?
how messy i am...

HERE COMES THE FUN ...
1. How did we meet?
we met in high school through racheal price. i haven't spoken to her in years but i have spoken to you ever since.

2. What's your philosophy on life?
be logical but still be able to throw it all out the window to have fun

3. Negative or Optimistic?
i'm pretty optimistic....you've known that about me for over 10 years.

4. What was your dream growing up?
that i was going to be the next famous archeologist and discover atlantis.

5. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
have 3 very important people in my life die all in 1 year.

6. What was your first impression of me?
that you were so cute and funny.

7. Tell me one weird fact about you:
even when i'm alone in my apartment, i close all the doors after me. like the bathroom or my room when i'm changing...even when my curtains are wide open and anybody can see into my window O.o

8. What’s your favorite memory of us?
any memory of us is a favorite.

9 is missing. Make up something if you want.
which do i like better: malibu or foreign alcohol? -> your foreign alcohol is always dear to your hear, but malibu was the first favorite.

10. Have you ever kept anything from me?
i don't think you and i have ever given each other gifts.........i'll think about it all day today.

11. What do you think of me as a person?
i think you are very fun and smart. those are the main reasons why we have been friends for over 10 years.

12. Do you think I'm sane or insane?
i think you are sane. you are just have a lot of insane moments.

13. Would you cry for me if I died?
of course O.o

14. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
most likely your conscience.....but i would laugh at what you did.

15. If you could change anything about me, would you?
that we don't talk anymore.

16. How do you fall asleep?
i sleep on my side with a teddy bear. then i talk in my sleep about dreams that i don't remember having.

17. Ever gotten angry with me?
i don't think angry is the right word. more like annoyed.

18. Would you go on a blind date if I set you up?
sure, i trust you as a friend and if it was a joke, i think i would be able to laugh at it ^_^

19. If you had one day to live, what would you do?
i think i would live it just like i always do, just making sure that everybody knew that i loved them.

20. A million bucks… what would you do with it?
i would travel all over the world with it.

21. What is your worst fear?
that i will never find a husband and i will die alone.

22. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
reading and listening to music.

23. Can you sing or dance?
i don't sing well, but i love to sing.

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

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

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?

challange

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:10:13 GMT

You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

Not as easy as you might think. Remember: one word answers to the following 34 questions.

1. Where is your mobile phone?: bag
2. Your significant other?: imasen
3. Your hair?: brown
4. Your mother?: worrier
5. Your father?: entertaining
6. Your favorite thing?: books
7. Your dream last night?: forgotten
8. Your favourite drink?: DP
9. Your dream/goal?: professor
10. The room you're in?: living
11. Your ex?: imasen
12. Your fear?: alone
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?: happy
14. Where were you last night?: work
15. What you're not?: talented
16. Muffins?: depends
17. One of your wish list items?: travel
18. Where you grew up?: burbs
19. The last thing you did?: showering
20. What are you wearing?: sweats
21. Your TV?: computer
22. Your pets?: crazy
23. Your computer?: mac
24. Your life?: content
25. Your mood?: sleepy
26. Missing someone?: yeah.
27. Your car?: sold.
28. Something you're not wearing?: hat
29. Favourite Store?: GOUK.
30. Your summer?: stressful
31. Like someone?: nope
32. Your favourite colour?: blue
33. When is the last time you laughed?: morning
34. Last time you cried?: forgotten..

routine

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:50:45 GMT

weekend routine is as follows:

10:30am-wake up, get shower

10:50am-711 for breakfast

11am-2pm-with computer for quality technology time

2pm-5pm-errands which consist of: international center to return library books, go to tsutaya to look for music, eat lunch, go to maruzen for more book shopping, walk through arcade, go to HMV for more music, walk home.

5pm-1am-eat dinner, watch videos, rip new music (3 cds), send music to friends, read, fall asleep.

i have gotten more new music in this last month then any other time. even when i was ripping streamed radio on the internet. it's a dangerous habit, but now that i have a new iPod (120G) I have more than enough space for it all.

it's all shinny and new!

imagine that

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:26:46 GMT

about 2 years ago, i spent my spring break doing mission work in washington DC with a group from college. we spent the week living in the basement of a church and working in soup kitchens and helping out in retirement homes. one of the places we went to was DC Central Kitchen.

it's part soup kitchen part training program to help people who are down and out in their lives. maybe they just got out of prison or their homeless and in need of skills that could get them hired ad working again. i got taught how to use a knife while i was there. later that week we were working in another soup kitchen when we started using food that we had prepared at DC Central.

there is only 1 US TV show that i download and it's Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. It's a food and travel show and they were in DC this weekend. They did a rather nice chunk of the show about DC Central and with one of the workers there.

i don't know what emotion i'm feeling right now, but it's a really good one.

I wanna go to......

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:00:44 GMT

MALAYSIA!

i am already starting a plan for a trip that is no where NEAR getting off the ground. i checked out the LP from the international center and now all i can think about is where i wanna go and looking into the train schedule and bus routes.

soberirishlass you have actually been there. talk to me!!

harry potter

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:02:02 GMT

i finally read the last harry potter book.

i know i'm late to the party but......

how the hell did he not die in the end?!? my theory was totally blown out of the water!!

vacation ROCKED

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:38:07 GMT

i had an amazing time on my vacation! i now have some awesome new travel stories to tell and i met some pretty awesome people.

rang in the new year with taiko drummers and fire before spending the first day of the new year hiking on a snowy mountain.

only lost 1 thing this trip, even if it was a rather important something, MY SUNGLASSES!

TOM

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:58:54 GMT

so at amity, we have this monthly newsletter. it has a bunch of stuff on it to laugh at, or puzzles and riddles to enjoy while your sitting in your office.

it also has a teacher of the month. every month, somebody is picked and they answer a bunch of questions and whatnot.

i'm the teacher of the month this month. i got a call at work and i was so surprised that i wasn't sure how to react. i know i'm busy, but i never actually thought anything would come from it.

anyway, i'm surprised...and a bit flattered. i honestly never thought i would be on that thing.

.....

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:42:59 GMT

i made a scrap book today......i'm not sure how to think about doing something so...martha stewart.....

bonenkai madness

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:59:12 GMT

last night was bonenkai, or the end of year party, and it was great! good dinner, good company, and super amounts of fun. we went out to karaoke, as usual, and we all ended up singing some carols and a weird mix of japanese and english songs.

after our 2am last call james, who used to work at amity and still lives in sendai, came over and we talked for a while; which was something that i needed. it was nice to talk to somebody about some of the work problems i'm having and have them completely understand where i'm coming from. he is full of good advice and we could talk about anything.

ended up in bed around 4:30am and woke up by the blinding light in my room at 10:30am. only 6 hours a sleep kinda sucks.

we have been having little earthquakes all week. yesterday we had two building swaying ones. glad i'm used to them already.