Death is Not Imminent *for this at least*

That's right... I'm back!

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So, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything *Sorry* since I've been relatively busy with school *kind of*, working whatever hours work decides to hand me, and essentially doing pretty much everything else except update this site *Awww* However, will this site meet with the same fate as my Xanga? Not anytime soon. See, what I've begun to notice is that this site is essentially a journal of my adventures. Since I've been lacking on those lately, my journal has been a little dead. I would update with stuff on my daily life, but really, there's nothing special about that.

There is good news; This summer should be quite interesting. I've got my WA trip coming up at the end of June, my Comic-Con trip near the end of July, and my hopefully potential HI trip in August. This summer should be interesting and have quite a few posts. Will it be like my 08' trip to Japan? Doubt it. However, you should be hearing a lot more from me.

I do have some reviews on movies to make, but I've seen so many since I last posted, I have no idea where to start. That post is going to take a little bit of time, so I'll see if I can get working on that when I get enough free time. *I could work on it this Sunday, since I don't have class or work, but.... we'll see...*

Anyways, Spring term is finally here and I'm just glad to have Winter term done and over with. I barely made it past 2 of my classes *I won't be making that mistake again... choosing the teachers, I mean*. I had an internship during my last term at an Elementary School as a teacher's aid and I'm continuing that this term as well. It's really the only thing I enjoyed last term *I kind of enjoyed my Communication class actually... enough so to make it one of my minors*. This term, I'm taking classes I'm actually enjoying so far. Two are for my major *Phonetics and Bi and Multilingualism* and one is a class on Greek and Roman Mythology *It's pretty cool so far*. However, I still can't wait till Summer rolls around. I'm still keen on the idea of sleeping and I don't seem to be getting much of it right now *that's mostly my fault though: procrastinating, staying up late for no reason, trying to beat a game, watching a movie, etc.*

Honestly though, I didn't expect this to be a full post and sure enough.... XD Hopefully, I'll have some more updates for you in the following days.

Until Next Time!

Just Enough to Amuse Me

*Completely unrelated to the post, but still.... it's pretty sweet, yeah?*

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Let me start off by saying that I've bid this journal a Happy New Years' for the last 4 years *That's right, check it* and it does feel like time has passed by relatively quickly (partially due to the fact that 2010 was the worst year for posts XD) So now that this news is out of the way...

- I finally live in the same town as the school I attend! After moving 6 times within a 2 year period, I have finally ended up in Davis. I don't mind living here; it's actually a little nice. I get to take the bus to school daily, so I can save that gas for the drive to work -__- and I live close to DT Davis *seriously... I live literally 10 mins away. I could walk there, but then I think "I can just take the bus for free".... yep.*

- Living with entirely new roommates, yet again. They're chill like my last roommate, plus we have a little more in common; we're gamers *Yay! =D*

- Work is still work :/ *Need I explain anymore?*

- This term, I'm taking my usual 4 classes. Since the classes in my major were pretty much all filled up, I was left with a Linguistics class that's less than interesting and 3 filler classes. I've got:

• Language, Gender, and Society - meh... I need it, so I suppose I'll put some effort into it
  
  
• Communication Theories - I considered this as an alternative minor, but I'm not sure yet. This class doesn't do a very good job of holding my attention :/
  
  
• Intro to Schools: I am actually enjoying the class. Probably because of my desire to be a teacher : P I'm also having fun with my internship at the Elem. School. :)
  
  
• Intro to Winemaking - Ok... this is the ultimate filler class *even though my professor swears it isn't* It's really interesting to learn about something I know nothing about. I actually started to drink a little bit of wine b/c of this class *You know... on top of the other drinks I have on a weekly basis XD*

Here's to hoping this term turns out to be somewhat interesting!

Aside from that, there's really nothing new. I'll try to have a review up on my next post and we'll see if I can attempt to maintain the journal much better this year.

So, Until Next Time!

Where has the time gone?

*At one point, this was all I did.... and it was pretty awesome*

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I know it's been a while since I last posted anything. m(_ _)m Like I've said in the past, not too much goes on with me right now, but I've got a few updates, I guess I could post on here:

• I'm now the Photo Lab Specialist at Target! What does that mean, you ask? It means that I get a .25 increase on my paycheck and I still get to work in other areas of the store, like Food Ave, Cart Attendant, Cashier, and Electronics =D
  
  
• We still live in our temporary apartment, so I've pretty much said "F*k it all" and just decorated my room and stuff. I can definitely spend more time in here now. Seriously, blank walls keep me up at night o_o
  
  
• I messed up on my scheduling >< I had requested the wrong week off for my trip back up the the WA and now I don't think I can go :/ Maybe if I traded my hours with someone, I could get 4 days off and just head up there then. Time's running out. I need to move fast :P
  
  
• A few weeks ago, I went hiking through the hills in Vacaville with a couple of friends and I have to admit, it was really fun. I had a pre-hike smoke before I set out and I could have climbed those hills over and over XDD
  
  
• I'm not sure if I've said this in the past, but I'll go ahead and say it just in case I didn't. A few months ago, our place got broken into and a few of our items were taken. My laptop and portable HD were taken, along with both my roommates laptops, the 360 with some games, and the Wii. :/ That explains part of the reason why I haven't been online as often. *I use to use my laptop in the living room, but now I have to go back to my room if I want to access the interwebs*
  
  
• With that in mind, I'm working on getting a PS3 and a netbook. I don't know when I'll get them, but hopefully soon. I love my desktop, but it's stuck in one place and I'm usually in several different places :P
  
  
• I've been having these travelling urges again, so I've started looking up places to travel to. I'm thinking if going to Japan and Oki will be too costly, maybe I can have some fun in Europe. I still have a lot of planning to do, so the trip probably won't happen this year.
  
  
• Oh... OH! I went on the Comic-Con website and guess what I learned? All the 4 day passes + Thurs - Sat. passes have been sold out o_O I'm sorry, VML. I really thought I would have more time to get the passes. I'll try to think of another excuse to go down there XD

Well, that's all I have for now. I'll try my best to remember to post some movie reviews tomorrow. I've seen quite a few movies and I feel like ripping right into them XD

Until Next Time!

Progressive progress is made

*Obey the Spam Pizza and all it's Glory!!*

Well, as some of you may have noted... or not, I went on my Super Special Awesome Road Trip to California last week and believe me, it was an interesting one.

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- Driving To CA: I had told myself that this trip would take almost half a day to get to my destination, but the actual drive time and realization didn't hit until I was only 184 miles into OR in Albany about 50+ miles from Eugene. After my initial stop in that small town, I was on my way again. Another few hours and I would make my next stop just over the border of CA. The change of scenery was definitely dramatic. It went from giant forest highway to Mountain scenery in about half an hour.

Essentially, Oregon was a giant forest. The state goes something like this:

Portland > Forest > Eugene > Forest > Forest > Medford > Forest till you hit the CA border which is about 2-3hrs away. I admit, it looked awesome. However, it stopped being awesome after the first 3 hours >_o

Driving there, I was going a good.... I would say... 80 to 90mph the whole way. XD There were only like 5 cops I had seen during my whole driving experience, so I'm quite amazed I got away with it.

Another thing I learned is that in Oregon, you don't fill up your own gas tank. Much like Japan, they have people to do that for you. It was definitely a shock, especially when I made a stop at my first gas station there. Awkward indeed, but cool nonetheless.

Another thing that struck me as odd was the border patrol in California. They actually have an inspection stand at the border. o_O And for what? To make sure you don't have any rotten fruits or vegetables. That's it. It's the only question you're asked and nothing else. It was.... different....

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- While in CA: I finally made it to Pat's house at about 7:40-ish in the PM. The quick summary of the trip goes something like this:

Drinking and other -> Karaoke -> Bacon and Jam -> Guitar Hero -> Electroma -> Blessthefall -> Gaming -> plus more. Many good times...

My time did feel quite short there, but I think there is a remedy to that... continue reading to see what I mean...

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- My Drive Back to the WA: I left at about 8:30 am to make sure that I had enough sleep. *since I went to sleep at 4:30am the night before* The drive actually wasn't that bad going back. I was stuck in traffic for 2 hours though because a truck crashed or something along those lines. No movement in traffic... :/ I took advantage of that by taking a quick nap XD By the time I woke up, the traffic had started to move and in no time, I was moving again. I mad a few stops in OR to take advantage of the no sales tax deal and to just chill before I made it home.

I got home at almost 9:30pm. The drive took a little more than 12 hours this time around, but that was understandable. Interestingly enough, it did not feel as long. Going to seemed to drag on forever, but coming back wasn't too bad. Made me consider taking another road trip down there in the future.

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The day after my trip was a mixed bag that turned out to be pretty good.

It started when I got a text from one of my coworkers saying that I was supposed to be at work at 145pm and it was now 215. At first, I thought it was a joke b/c I had requested that day off. Sure enough though, after calling and talking to my manager, I was indeed scheduled to work that day. >__________< Ultimately, I was almost 2 hrs late.

However, my day took an interesting turn towards the end of my shift. I was talking with another associate and we began to wonder when the Fall school year started in CA. So, I went to the Davis website to find out when school started. Turns out, the term begins on Sept. 21st.

After clearing that up, I returned to the main page. As I was about to close out the window, I saw a link that said "Fall 09' Undergraduates Admission Letters". I wasn't expecting anything since I had checked two days before and there was no change. I clicked the link, signed in, and.......

I WAS ACCEPTED!!!!! :DDD

That was probably the best news I had heard all year.

Now, I have to start planning. Where will I live? Where will I work? How much will this all cost? I have till before the end of June to figure all this out. :/ Still, I more than excited about hearing the news!

So, I'll end this post with some scenery pics of my drive through the states.

*It rained from Oly to Portland :/*

*A Mountain!*

*I think this is Mt. Shasta on my way back to the WA*

*I felt a little uneasy filling up at this station... Why? Well...*

*Yep... nothing but desert- like scenery*

*It just seemed like the kind of place where those unsuspecting teens from slasher flicks get killed off XD*

*Sonic, one of my new favorite Fast Food places*

Until Next Time!

... Hope seems further.

*Wow.... I can't believe it's been 2 years already... something seems seriously wrong...*

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On Feb. 2nd, I had officially been working at The Home Depot for two years. The year seemed to end so quickly for me. It's an awesome, yet extremely depressing feeling.

Who would have thought I'd be here that long. I certainly didn't. XD

Even though I get paid way more than I ever thought I would be getting paid as a PT employee, my hours have been horribly dropped to the bare minimum. It really sucks.

I'm still working on saving up money for the Summer and so on.

Since I work pretty much only 3 days a week now, I think I might take a road trip one of these days, just for the hell of it....

Anyways, I'm just waiting for school to end. The quarter is halfway done, which means, I'm halfway done with school. I can't wait to get away from this school. I just want my degree so I can GTHO of here. hahahaha

Aside from that, there really isn't anything new.

So, until next time!

As the Horizon Draws Closer...

*Is it natural that I have a small panic attacks when I hear about any updates about this...... DEMO FOR 360 TOMORROW!!!!!!1!!1! *

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Sorry for the lack of updates the past few days. It's not like I've been busy. I just haven't had any new updates really. : P

- Pre-ordered Resident Evil 5 for the 360 today. It was an awesome moment. Can't wait to get it. Apparently, you get this game cell with the order as well, so I'm really looking forward to that as well.

- School has been a mixed bag of fun. I only have two classes and they're actually pretty easy. Environmental Science doesn't seem too bad and I'm actually enjoying Piano. I have a song that I want to learn how to play, but I think that I have to study a lot more before I'm able to do it. :/ I'm kind of impatient though hahaha.

- Work has been equally "fun". I got a raise *Yay!*, but my hours have been cut down to 20 X# It really sucks.

- In about 6 more days, my 2 year anniversary at the Depot will be here. I have to admit; I'm both ecstatic, but horribly depressed. It's amazing that I've managed to hold a job this long, but I never imagined it would be here. .__.

Aside from that, there's really nothing new. I can't wait till this term is over. I'll be done with school here and hopefully, with this place.

Even though I've somewhat grown attached here, I can't shake the feeling that I was meant to travel. So that's something I plan to do. But, that's a topic for another post..

Until next time!

And so it begins again

*This giant instrument statue at the Seattle Music Experience. Pretty awesome overall*

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Looks like school starts again for me tomorrow.

I decided to cut some corners this term and just take two classes, instead of three.

And to go a little bit more in depth, I've decided to drop Japanese. :/

It's not necessarily a choice I wanted to make, but facing the options in front of me, I decided that this was probably the best route.

Japanese class was ok. For the last two terms, I've just kind of been sitting there and staring at the wall, but it was still ok.

Seeing as how this is my last term at this college, I kind of wanted it to be more laid back and fun. Will I regret dropping this class? Perhaps.

I have not intention of dropping this language of course. I'll still be doing my independent studying. Sometimes I felt like I was learning more by myself than in the class :/

Plus, when I move onto my next college, I intend to take more Japanese classes as well.

I guess that's the first step in for 2009 : P

明けましておめでとう！

*It actually snowed quite a bit during this vacation*

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It's been quite an interesting year. Looking back on it, I thought the year went by pretty quickly actually. This year had as many positives as it did negatives. This year may not have had the biggest changes, but it definitely had a lot of events.

• This is technically the last year that I'll be attending SPS
  
  
• I managed to save enough money to go on my Summer trip back to Japan
  
  
• Same job, different position. Happy 2 years at the Depot to me. : PA
  
  
• My CA trip was much shorter this time around, but I'm definitely working on fixing that for next time
  
  
• My time in the President position at the club I'm in is finally winding down. It's a great relief, but at the same time, a little saddening.

Another year has passed... but I predict that this year will be the year of change for me. I'm hesitant, but looking forward to it. I'm ready to take on anything and everything this year throws at me. I can definitely sense that this year won't be boring... at least for the most part hahaha.

Until Next time.

Happy New Year!

End of the Term Update

[Insert Random Pic Here]

*Seriously..... do it*

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Finally, the term has ended. *Actually, it ended the beginning of this month for me*

After waiting for a few days, my grades were finally posted online. I was surprised and not surprised at the same time. I thought this term was actually quite productive for me, but when the end drew closer, I felt my procrastination during the term slowly start to creep up on me. Ultimately, I got the grades I thought I deserved:

Geology 101: B- *I can never look at a rock the same way again o___o*

Lifetime Wellness: C *If I had actually done my portfolio and finished one of the projects, I would have gotten an A in this class. Damn you procrastination!!*

Japanese IV: A *Ok, I admit, I don't deserve this grade b/c the class was so easy to me. The only hard part was the 5 essays we had to do :/*

Overall, it was a good quarter. The C kind of hurt my GPA a little, but if I can manage at least 2 more A's or B's next term, I'll be good.

Next term, I'll be taking:

• Environmental Science *My last science class*
  
  
• Class Piano I *because I figured it was time for something different*
  
  
• Japanese V *Just because XD*

I think I can manage a good grade in all those classes, but we'll just have to wait and see. It will be my last term at SPS and I can't wait for it to be over. It's been good, it's been bad, it's been so- so. I just want to be done so I can move on.

Anyways, I'll have a few movie reviews in my next post, so stay tuned for that.

Until next time.

またよ。

１２月おめでとう！

*The value of the dollar is really going down :(*
Check the rate from Dollars to Yen

Happy December!

So, this week is cram week for me. It means I need to be working on all the projects and tests that are due this week. On top of that, I work till 9pm every night till Friday. :/ It will be quite a challenge.

After this week, I'll only have my Geology test on Friday. Then... no more school for the rest of the month. I'm very much looking forward to it.

Like I stated in my last post, I think, I'm not traveling this Christmas. I guess it's a good and bad thing. It's nice that I get to travel, but every so often, I just need to chill at home. I really hope I don't have to work on Christmas Eve though.

Another thing about December... It's Planning Month!! :D Basically, this means, I'll be working on plans for all vacations this year from this month till June. I'm already working on saving some extra money on the side for Spring/ Summer trips. Oh the places to go...

Anyways, I need to stop stalling and actually start working on my projects. Until next time *most likely next week*

Later!

The Calm before...

*Downtown Seattle*

So, I imagine it's time for an update, yes?

I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. It doesn't feel like I've done anything news worthy to post on here. So, I'll just give some minor updates as to what's happened between 10/04 and now:

- Cut back on my gaming and have tried to give myself more time for sleep.

- Spent the day in Seattle with the Japanese club going to random places and seeing a few sites.

- Became a Service Desk Associate *which apparently, is a step up from cashiering?*

- Have tried to save money for future ventures *Still trying*

- Went to a new Sushi kaiten that opened up near my workplace. It's actually pretty good.

- I've got only a few days left before all the deadlines come crashing down on me... :/

It's been a busy quarter, but I'll soon be done with school here. Hopefully, I'll be in another school soon after so I can up and move out. Getting harder to pay the utilities in the house when you're the only sibling who is earning any kind of income :/

As strange as it is to me, this is the first Winter Break where I won't be doing any major traveling. *Last year, PA, the year before, Canada, and so on* I'm actually a little confused as to how I will be spending this holiday.

Anyways, I think that's all I have for now. So, until next time!

This and all the other junk

So, here's a small of update of what's been going on lately, plus a side story of what happened yesterday:

- School starts next week for me. I'm happy that it's finally starting up again, but at the same time, who wants to go to school? XD

The classes I'm taking this term are:

GEOL 101: Intro to Geology *I needed a science class and this was pretty much it :/*

PE 180: Lifetime wellness *Elective credit*

JAPN 221: Japanese 4 *Trying to raise my GPA XD*

Nothing too great or special. :/

- As far as work goes, I kind of got my wish of moving to a different dept. I'm still technically a cashier, but now I work at the service desk. It's a little better, but it still sucks b/c I'm essentially the only one in the store, at times, that knows what to do there. It really sucks when it comes to getting my breaks and lunches on time. :/

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Now that we have that out of the way, here's a little story about what happened yesterday:

So, I woke up around 1pm and started gaming around 2 *b/c it's my day off and I have nothing better to do XD* This is pretty much what I've been doing the whole day, so I had no intention of going out. Around 8pm, I got a call from my classmates *I call them that b/c that's exactly what they are; nothing more, nothing less* asking if I wanted to go with them to the beach. I must have been really bored b/c for some reason, I actually agreed. They wanted to meet up around 3am so we could make it to the coast. *From where I am, it's actually pretty damn far to get to the coast + they wanted to see the sunrise ><*

First, I had to drive out my way for an hour to pick them up b/c they couldn't drive. Then, we got lost on the back roads of Olympia. When we finally got on the highway, we had been driving for about 2 hrs already. Driving to the coast took almost 3 hours. There were so many country roads that I seriously thought I was going the wrong way half the time. And don't get me wrong, I like WA's scenery, but when you drive through it once, you've basically seen it all. That's pretty much how I felt as I tried my best not to find a way to kill myself while figuring out where the hell I was going. After many hours, we finally got to the coast. However...

... yeah. That's what WA's beaches basically look like. I really shouldn't have been surprised, but it just felt that this was not worth the 3+ hour drive to get there. It was rainy, cold, foggy and pointless. I was seriously at a loss of words. I was so pissed off, but I felt like I deserved it b/c I just had a feeling that something like this would happen. We stayed there for a total of 20 minutes before I threatened to leave them stranded there.

Then, it was another 3+ hours to get back. In total, I left my house at 4am and came back at 11am. It didn't end there though. I tried to sleep, but could only manage to get 2 hrs. ><

So... I've been awake, essentially for the past 2 days on only 2 hours of sleep...

Just a reminder that something like this is not going to happen again........................soon.

Well, I'm going to try and crash for a little while, so until next time.

Slightly Off Topic

So a few days ago, I checked my grades and this is what I got:

Chemical Concepts: A *Wow.... A good chem. grade! I'm shocked!*

Japanese III: A *Yeah, this was an easy A for me. Hopefully, the later classes will be a little harder*

Cultural Anthropology: C *I expected something around this. Actually lower, since I knew I wasn't doing so great on the tests. The only A in the class I had ever gotten was on that paper. I think that's what saved me. X/*

Ok..... Back on topic now!

Steady Spral

Japan: Home of yummy snack foods XD

A quick update as to what's going on:

- Got an A- on my 5 hour paper. XD How awesome is that. PROCRASTINATORS RULE!! XDDD

- Shuu's cousin had to bail on the Japan trip b/c he got sick. :/ It really sucks, especially for him since he was ready and everything.

- After panicking upon hearing the news, I quickly had to do some revising to the reservations I had made. In the end, we have to pay $74 dollars more. Not too bad, but not that great :/

- Only two, that's right people; 2! days till the trip. I'm getting more and more anxious to go, but at the same time, I know that I have to start worrying about the tests and Japanese presentation for tomorrow. Needless to say, I'm not looking forward to it, especially the closing shift for the night. :|

- Tuesday, I'll be awake all day and night till I get on the flight going to Japan. Then, sleep I shall do. XD I will be carrying my laptop with me so, I'll be posting updates and so forth when we arrive there.

- Today, I have a lot to do. After school, I have work. Then, I have to do some cleaning to prepare for tomorrow. So much crap to do, but hopefully it will all be worth it. -__-

That's all for now... Go away. XD

＋沈黙的な＋

Yeah.... I didn't know what to think when I saw this either. XD

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It has been a little while since an update, so I'll post some new things that have happened.

My Cultural Anthropology paper is finally done!! With that out of the way, all I have are finals. Good and bad thing really. I know I won't have too much of a problem with my first two classes, but my final class may prove otherwise. I have to do an early Japanese presentation and final, I have to do 2 labs and, I think, 2 tests early, including the final, and 2 Cult. Anth. tests. Cultural Anth. worries me the most b/c it seems that I may not be doing that well in the class. If this paper bombs, then that's it for my grade in the class. I'm really hoping for at least a D on it. :/

Shuu also pointed out that some chick had put me on her blogspot as a link. I have no idea how she got to me or even if she knows who I am, but I'm being a little cautious now. I've decided to add a locater on my page to see who checks my profile and to make sure no creepy chicks that I haven't met before add me for no apparent reason except to maybe boost there friend count; in which I reply, if something like that is happening: "F*king grow up already. This isn't MySpace." I'm waiting to see if she responds to my comment.

A little while back ago, a good friend of mine, Shuu, posted on his page that he was reading through my Xanga and was recalling all the memories of Japan that we had. As I read through his post, I couldn't help but remember all the adventures we had and all the stupid crap we did: Tsutaya, Label Finger, Yoshinoya, The Drill, Family Mart, Cape Hedo, The Giant U-Turn, deadly snack foods, radiator problems, the claw, Ajikan, arcades, Jesus, Book Box, GEO, and Karaoke. These all bring up awesome but sad memories of a time when everything seemed to be so care-free. I'm sincerely hoping that this trip to Japan will be another chapter in this adventure of life that will be filled with awesome memories and equally stupid crap. XD

I'm ready for Japan. But do you think Japan is ready for us?

9 more days....

永遠に超えて

*Seems like the US is finally starting to catch up to Japan. XD*

Just a small update for today, since not much is new on my end.

- I'm getting ready for May, which basically means that I need to start on that research project that's due and study up for all the tests I'll have to take in advance. >< Not.... fun...

- I'm starting to reach my breaking point in being a cashier. I'm aiming for the Head Cashier position now *since there is a certain someone that I don't want occupying that position*. If I don't get that, then I'll switch to another dept. If that doesn't work, then I'm fairly prepared to quit. I've had the intention of leaving sometime in August. I'm just not sure if I'm going to yet. I want to work somewhere where there are less idiots. Unfortunately, I live here... -_____-

- For some reason, I've been made President of the Japanese club for the remainder of this term and next year.... Proud? Not really. There's only like 6 people now. Now I have to work on paperwork and find ways to recruit. :/ I'm bored enough as it is, so I'll do it.

- The day draws near and there's still no exact place we'll be staying at while we're in Tokyo this June ><. I added two more places to the list and am just waiting for feedback on them. Hopefully, one of the two new places *or anywhere for that matter* is chosen, so I can proceed with the reservations. Everything else is fairly set.... Well, actually..... I just realized that we haven't chosen a place in Osaka/ Kyoto either..... We're so screwed... XDD

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Ok. So, lets have a quick review:

Sweeney Todd: Pretty good movie. I had read up on the play before actually watching the movie and I really enjoyed it. I want the special edition now, so I can see more special features. :) ★★★★★ (Enjoy the music, the blood, and the awkward head landings XD)

I am Legend: Don't remember if I reviewed this movie yet, but if I didn't then there was a reason. It was ok, but it wasn't spectacular. To me at least. I did enjoy watching it for the most part though. ★★★★½ (Definitely good the first time, not so much after that)

Cloverfield DVD: Uhmmm.... It was ok. Looking over it again and watching the special features definitely game me a little more insight to the idea of the movie. Doesn't change my original rating for it though. ★★★★½ (Motion sickness in the comfort of your own home ;D)



That's all I have for now. So, until next time...

心に深いクレーター

*Painful reminder of my memories*

Well, I'm not sure I have much to post in this entry, so I'll give you just some quick updates as to what's currently going on:

• Work has been cutting my hours again. Instead of working 8 hours tomorrow and Thursday, I've been cut down to 4 hours each day. ><>
• For those of you who may or may not have known, yes, I am working on buying a plane ticket for a month *almost a month, actually* trip to mainland *Japan*. I plan on getting tickets Friday, so hopefully my next paycheck will be enough to cover it. After that, all I'll have to do is save some money. *Easier said than done unfortunately*
  
  
• Pat and Derek have been trying to pressure me into moving down to CA to help them provide a bass line for their new band. It's slowly working. No worries though. I'm on my way there. It'll be a few months till I get there though. ;D
  
  
• On a lighter note, I got financial aid! ^-^ Essentially, I'm paid for for the rest of the time I attend college here, with a little money left over. This will definitely help with trip costs and other misc. costs I'll have till next term. :)

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Speaking of school, I finally checked what my grades were for this term.

Here are the results:

- Math in Society: C *This much I expected. DAMN YOU COMPOUND INTEREST! ><*

- Intro to Sociology: B *From an F to a B... It doesn't get much better than that in my book XD*

- Abnormal Psychology: A- *Holy hell.... Wow.... My first A while in college XD*

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As for next term:

- Chemical Concepts
- Japanese *Finally*
- Cultural Anthropology

They all seem like a well rounded classes, so I hope they don't suck. :/ That's all I have to say, so..... yeah.

またね。

永遠に憂鬱

When I'm done procrastinating, I'll consider updating this more often. XDD

FINALLY! This term is at it's end. It was, to my surprise, actually interesting. As some of you may or may not have known, I was dropped from my original schedule *see a few posts back* and had to re-apply for new ones. This was probably a good mistake.

• Sociology, despite my lowering grade, was really interesting. Though there was no homework and very little interesting activities, the material was really interesting to read about. What I learned: Don't blame yourself. Blame society. XD
• Abnormal Psychology was equally, if not, more fun than Sociology, simply because of all the activities we did. Like the class above, there was no HW and your grade solely relied on tests, participation, and in-class assignments. Still, it was fun to learn about all these things that could be wrong with you. What I learned: I may seriously be f*ked up. ^-^
• Math in Society is exactly as it sounds. Math that you use in society. :/ It wasn't very fun, but there were some things that I had previously learned that definitely helped on some tests. Other than that, I felt that this class was a waste of air and time for me. *Which is probably why I skipped every other day. XD* What I learned: Uhmmm..... Compound interest? :|

Next week is finals week and I'm less than thrilled about it. Despite Soc. and Psyc. being interesting classes, the tests are something that you definitely need to study for. *Something I have yet to do* After that, I have a few weeks away from school *but not from work* then more school at the end of the month.

Work has been mixed for me. For some reason, the store decided to hire 7 new cashiers. That makes 17 cashiers in total. There's only about 6 working a day and the new hires are getting all the hours. I'm slowly losing hours and it's not cool. I'm starting to consider my options: 1.) Find more hours in another dept. *something that could happen*; 2.) Find a temp. second job *not easy with school in the way* 3.) most radical: Leave for another job that gives me more hours. <- Not too sure I want to do this yet, seeing as how it's got a good pay and my coworkers are cool to be around. We'll see though. When Spring really gets going, maybe the hours will get better...

Future plans: Well, as you might have heard, Pat and I have been planning a return trip to Japan ever since we moved back here to the US. XD We are starting to get the plans rolling now. Everything seems to be working out so far, with only minor, easy obstacles. We're heading up to the mainland *Japan, for people from Oki* for a good majority of June. Then, I'll be down in CA for the remainder of the month. Hopefully, everything will go according to plan. We've been working out dates, prices, and times for a little while, so we hope things will go smoothly. Definitely working on my Japanese again. Not as easy, as when I first learned it, but with a little review, some or most could come back. :)

Sakura Con is coming up at the end of the month. *If you're wondering why I'm bringing this up, I'll give you a little back story: Going with my Japanese Club. First convention. Just seeing what's there. Nothing else* As I prepare for that, I'm wondering if I should dress up. I was thinking as going as someone killed in Battle Royale. *Lots of cuts, lots of blood XD* Thoughts?

Taste of Chaos is next month as well. It'll be my first concert here in the US, so I'm definitely excited for that. A7X, atreyu, MUCC, and D'espairsRay = Awesomeness. *Plus, my jump the line passes will put me that much closer to MUCC* =D

Ajikan's new album is pure love. Every track is awesome. If you haven't heard of them or haven't heard this album, punch yourself! Then BUY IT AND ENJOY IT'S AWESOMENESS!!! NOW!!!!!

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Okay, I'll do some reviews now:

Tekkon Kinkreet: Good movie. Kind of got lost half way through it. Very colorful. Kind of powerful. I think there was a moral, but I couldn't really pick up on it. ★★★★½ (Would be trippier if you were high. XD)

30 Days of Night: It followed the graphic novel pretty well. Seeing as how the actual comic is pretty short, I was pleased with some of the extra stuff they added into the movie. I wasn't to happy with how they changed up some characters and plot *it's supposed to move right into the next novel* but it was tolerable. Kind of happy I didn't watch it in the theaters now. :P ★★★½☆ (I wish they would have followed the story a bit closer for a sequel which, in my opinion, is actually better than the original :P)

The Prestige: A movie about magic that I had been wanting to see for a while, but forgot about. It has a good storyline, good characters and really good plot twists. *I caught the first one, but the last one definitely surprised me* ★★★★½ (Great twist on the world of magic)

Resident Evil: Extinction: I really did not have any high hopes for this movie since I had read up on it before watching it. Aside from the fact that a few key characters are missing without a good reason as to why, the story progresses fairly well and falls into the mold that this series has already made for itself. Nothing surprising. Very disappointing. Plus, there might be a sequel.... again. *sigh* ★★☆☆☆ (God.... not another sequel..... >_<)

Cloverfield: Well, I finally experienced the hype that I had been waiting for *back in Jan.* and it was kind of mixed really. It was good, but it meh at the same time. I say this because the more I reflect on it, the more I realize that I'm forgetting things about the movie. Only things that are sticking are the deaths and the monster *which I suppose is really the only good parts of the movie XD*★★★★½ (Don't sit so close to the screen XDD)
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Anyways, that's all I have to say for now. Until next time. じゃまたな．．．

旧ニュース

Since I don't have any really "new" news, I'll just reflect on some stuff that happened recently.

• For the past week, I've had no math class. I think the teacher said his foot was hurting the week before. *Yay! Logic in math really sucks. XP*
  
  
• I've only been to my first class on time 3 times the past 3 weeks. XD
  
  
• I got a Wii ^-^ (Mainly for Umbrella Chronicles) *You're the last one now, PS3. XDD*
  
  
• Still saving up some money for the summer. My hours aren't going to get any better till Spring, so I'm trying to save some funds. *It helps that I'm ahead in my car payments and that the insurance is paid off. I suppose the Wii and my credit card bill could be a setback for now though. :P*
  
  
• It's finally happened..... again. I got my 11th point at work. >< Only a week away from one year, no less! I hope they don't notice until afterwards. Even then, I hope they don't fire me. :/
  
  
• I've started to realize that my Japanese is really starting to go down. I was reviewing some papers from my Japanese II and III class and I could barely form half of those sentences. .____. So, to help me try and regain somewhat of a foothold in the language again, I decided to tutor a friend in basic Japanese *Hira, kata, basic kani and sentence structure* Nothing to terrible. It'll help him get some basics down and help me continue to have a solid base. Not to mention it's good practice for teaching. XD
  
  
• Like I said the bullet before hand, my Japanese is slipping. I may actually have to drop back into III so I can recall and practice what's been lost over the year. :/
  

• On a lighter note, to end this post, it's snowing outside! Which means no class today!! XD

Well, that's all I have to say for now. Until next time. またね...

～冬の憂鬱～

This is what happened to my ring after extreme gaming. *Yeah, I'm that hardcore XDDD*

Anyways, there is not much new on my end. The end of the term has arrived and I am very happy! ^-^ I checked my grades on the 18th and they were what I was expecting. "B"'s in my ASL and Math class <= Biggest shock there. "C" in my Writ. 102 class. *Mainly due to the fact that I had failed to do one paper. I kind of regret it now* This term boosted my GPA, but only by a little. *After last term, I needed a boost. :/*

On Friday, Arlden *friend of mine since 5th grade* and I went to Seattle to visit Sushiland. Basically, it was a medium sized kaiten 「回転」 somewhere near the center of the city. It was pretty cool really. Essentially, everything was the same as the ones they has back in Japan, but with more workers and not as much to choose from. *at the time, at least* Nonetheless, it was still pretty cool.

Prior to that, we had gone to Gameworks *the only true arcade in this place* and it was ok. Just ok. The only good games there were Taiko no tatsujin 9 「太鼓の達人 9」 and this one assassin shooting game. Other than that, there was nothing special.

Aside from work, which has been cutting my hours since last week, all I've been doing is practicing bass and playing on our new 360. Been playing Orange box and it's pretty awesome. Bass wise, I've just been coming up with random stuff b/c I'm tired of doing covers. Eventually I'll get back into work on some songs, but for now, I'm just experimenting.

December is also the month where I plan for upcoming trips for the upcoming year. I'm not entirely sure yet, but I may head off to Japan this summer. Once again, however, I'm not entirely sure. Might also plan another trip down to CA. I'm working out how much to save and how much might be spent. So far, I'm in the clear, as far as funds go.

Taste of Chaos will be heading to Seattle April 19th and I can't wait. Tickets start going on sale Jan. 5th, so I'll be sure to get mine that day. Ajikan will be releasing a new single in Feb. as well: "Korogaru ishi, kimi ni asa ga furu" 「転がる岩、君に朝が降る」. Much like "After Dark"「アフターダーク」, I will be anticipating this one as well. If you want to see the new cover for the single click here.

Anyways, it's like 4am and I'm finally getting tired XD So, I'll just got to bed. I have to clean tomorrow *Today technically* b/c my bros and I will be heading to the east coast to visit family on my dad's side for the holidays. :/ From what my bros say, it's not that bad, but I'll have to see for myself.