There is water on the moon. I <3 Space.

I just got an e-mail alerting me to the fact that Japanese authorities have captured the alleged murdered of Lindsay Ann Hawker. Amazing. I am so happy for her parents right now.

Halloween was very fun! I had a great time at my Halloween party and made an unexpected trip to ATOM in Shibuya with chimericalyours and kikumarie . It was really fun and turned out to be a great night! I have nothing more to add, except I hope to see all of you soon!

Also, my computer screen is cracked, so about 2/3rds if my screen is visible. Does anyone know where I can buy a cheap LCD screen? I know how to replace them, it's easy! :D

Well, I have nothing more to say except PIC SPAM! BWAHAHA!! 

PS. my new, *ehem*, friend introduced me to tsukune last Tuesday night...delicious. I had to eat it again with another friend of mine. I was thinking dirty thoughts and couldn't stop laughing.

So, I am NOT going home for X-mas, but keeni84 IS finally coming back to Japan to visit! Yatta! I am super excited! Japan is not ready!!

Okay 皆さん、またね！

While walking home from work last night, my cellphone fell out of my bag and is evidently somewhere on the street. I was unable to find it, now I have to go get another phone. I tried calling it, but I think the battery or the chip fell out and it is gone for good. I hate to do this to you guys, but could you hit up my Facebook or private e-mail with your information, yet again?

This sucks :(

Mornin', 皆さん！！　Whoa, it's been a long time since I've talked to you lovely folks! No worries, I promise to update more often!!

October has been a GREAT month so far. Not only was I able to go to Korea to celebrate my birthday with my lovely twin, keeni84 , but I also had a two-week long birthday fest with chimericalyours . We had an awesome time hanging around friends, making new friends and just living life to the fullest.

Tomorrow is HALLOWEEN!! I am stoked, but I totally do not know what I am going to be. I have been sick these past few days, so I have been being lazy about it...we shall see, though!! Speaking of HALLOWEEN, me and chimericalyours are having a little soiree in Takadanobaba tomorrow early evening if you'd like to come. Hit up my cellphone or send me a message and I will give the details.

Oh, didn't I say I was moving? Well, not to Jiyugaoka anymore. I am actually moving into chimericalyours ' building. A coworker that I am friends with told me she was moving, so I am probaly going to take her old place. 楽しみ！！Although me and chimericalyours  both decided we'd need to have a "time apart" schedule, haha. 

As many of you know, I'm in the intial stages of "seeing someone". I'm not even going to get into it on  LJ, but let's just say it's been a fun few weeks. chimericalyours thinks I am going crazy though, haha. When (and if) things progress, I'll certainly write more...but now I don't want to jinx it. Let's just say he's a great fit.

Two nights ago I hung out with his "little sister" and it was so cool. We met at 7 at hachiko and ended up staying out until last train. She is coming to the Halloween party, too. She is really nice, and is a singer under a Sony subsidiary. She has some nice songs, and I hope she can make her dream of being a great singer come true. I went to karaoke with her and ...she can sing! Our personalities are very similar, and she also has a little "love drama" of her own. I'm always telling my sis I should totally just film a drama here and base it on all of our experiences. That would be so funny!

Well, that's all for now...until then, I leave you with picspam!!

Yes! I am still alive! I can be seen on LJ. Please expect an update soon!! I love you guys!! 

So yesterday I hung out with chimericalyours . We had spent Friday night partying, singing karaoke and eating ramen, and decided to totally continue the partay into Saturday. After eating Indian and shopping, we decided to go see a movie. Luckily, there was an action movie "Fast and the Furious", and it was going ot be playing about half and hour from the time we arrived.

Anyway, we get our tickets and go into the theater and sit down. We sit next to two  Japanese girls who seemed  to be around the same age as us. Anyway, the movie starts, and it says that they are in the Dominican Republic. chimericalyours is excited, because that  is her country, and the girl sitting next to chimericalyours "shushes" her. So chimericalyours quiets down and the movie resumes.

Now, this is an action movie, with funny parts and cool special effects. I was really excited and happy, but all of that changed because the audience was completely  robotic. It was like we were watching something completely different. A man gets sawed in half by a car and there was no reaction from the crowd. I mean, I was looking around, and I felt totally out of place and uncomfortable. It was complete and total culture shock for me.

There were also so many funny parts in the movie, so I laughed. I had no idea that this was considered rude in Japan. I mean, I had no idea that laughing at a funny part a movie meant that you were disrupting someone else's time. I thought I was being relatively quiet, keeping the best of my laugher on the inside and not being too outward, but I probably did not do a good enough job.

Anyway, chimericalyours and I would laugh at a funny part, and the girl sitting next to chimericalyours just seemed so pissed off. So, a little bit toward the end of the movie, the j-girl totally straight out kicks chimericalyours and calls her noisy and annoying.

At the point, I am totally livid. So I ask the girl in Japanese, "Are you okay? What is your problem?" . She starts trying to sush me, so I tell her "Don't touch my friend again!"

At the end, we get up to leave, and the girls are staring at me, so I tell them "goodbye" and she straight up called me a "gori". I mean, that type of stuff does not phase me, but it just annoyed me that all this happened because we laughed at a funny part in the movie.

But honestly, I am not even mad at that. I just cannot go to a movie where the audience does not react to the situations presented. It's eerie and it puts me completely out of place! 

So, no more movies  for me!

Happy Birthday to me and keeni84 . Here's to another 25. Damn, I feel old ;D

 WTF was the committee thinking? 

SUPER ETA: I get it now. I was shocked at first, but I understand their reasoning. I've always had a different idea of what the peace prize meant and why people were given it. I hope nothing but good can come from this award. 

Haters to the left. Man, conservatives will naysay anything good that happens to Obama. Damn.

So after a week of being sick, I decided to go out  strong on Saturday. We headed off to the gay district and went to a club called Dragon Men. It was so great! There was a mix of all flavors and designations, and a grand ole time was had by all. People I hadn't seen in ages came out to have fun, and a few new friends joined the little soiree.

I was happy to see my friend R. who came with chimericalyours . It's been a while since I've seen her, and it was good just to get to see how she was doing. Two girls I hadn't seen in a while also came, so that was fun, too. I ended up staying out all night and just having a great time and relaxing. R. and M. also came, too. They were very cute. :D

All in all, it was a good night!!

WOW. In 7 days, I will be turning 25. I can't believe it. the big 2-5. Anyway, I won't be in town, as I will be on a plane to Korea to have a  big party with my twin sis. I can't wait! Me and chimericalyours are gonna try to have a joint party the weekend of the 19th. Let us know if you are down for anything :D

And now, PICTURES!! 
( this is some hot shit right here )

To  all my Japan peeps:

I HAVE A NEW PHONE! And today I was able to finally change my mail address.  I will be sending each and every one of you a message with my new information soon! Yay!

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Silver week is over...but I have tons of pics! Tomorrow begins two more days of work...which leads to the weekend! Man, I love my Monday through Friday schedule. It rocks!

Today I am gonna practice Japanese, practice my guitar and get ready for work. I cleaned my room and I am gonna get started on reorganizing some stuff.

I have NO money. It's sad, really. I just got paid, but that is going towards rent and travel. That's okay though, I get paid soon enough, lol.

Anyway, picspam!




Me and A. went to Harajuku with chimericalyours and kikumarie . It was fun and I finally got my new phone!! After the lovely ladies left to continue shopping, me and A. met A's boyfriend at the condomanium. Ah, I love Japan and its condoms, lol. We hung about the Daiso for a bit, looked at Uniqlo shoes and headed our separate ways. After that, I went to dinner with my friends from University. Good times!

( you know you wanna clicky )

Hey all! 

It's been a while, deshou?

Anyway, Friday I went on a company-endorsed boat tour, all you  can drink for two hours at Tokyo Bay. It was really nice, and I had a great time chilling with my coworkers. We've gotten really close after these past three weeks of intensive, all-day training. I would definitely say that I hung out with my coworkers more in these past three weeks than with my previous coworkers in the past year.

Everyone is so nice and fun, and I think we are getting along great. I also like the fact that we are all training together and that we seem to have the same interests and sense of humor. Our company plans many parties, and every Friday we have mandatory training/group meetings, so we will always have time to see each other and catch up.

Also, at the end of November I am moving from Nakano to Jiyugaoka. It's closer to my job (I work primarily in Jiyugaoka and Hiyoshi) and the rent is cheaper. Plus I would only be 7 minutes  away from Shibuya, which would be closer than I am now, actually.

Other than that, for my birthday I am going back to Korea and me and my sis and her coworkers are all gonna travel to Pusan to the international festival there. I am sooo stoked! This will be the second film festival I have ever gone to, so  I hope that it will be just as fun!

Other than that, nothing really has been going on. Life has been smooth and I am trying to get into a nice little groove as far as work is concerned. I hope it works out!

Well, until then, enjoy some nice pics!

Well, I mean, not really but I had to get a theme going in the title. The only thing new really is my new job, which turns out to totally rock. The people are from all over the place, and everyone is really, really nice. starrbeam has already met two of them when we went to Enoshima, and a great time was had by all.

The school that I am working with really takes itself serious and has given us ample time to prepare and go through training, which is not something that happened at all when I was in my previous job. I also get along with these folks a lot more than I did during training last time.

Don't get me wrong, I am so glad I worked at my old school, because I would not have met chimericalyours had I not. Also, I had many a great time with my co-teachers and with the others who worked there. Still, this school wins, hands down, in terms of getting us involved, taking us seriously, and at least trying to foster some semblance of a family.

We are all cool, around the same age, and really get along with one another. I hope that we can have a fun year and a nice time hanging out.

starrbeam has been bugging me to upload the pics of us at Enoshima...so I will totally try to do that ASAP. On a side note, I am currently suffering an allergic reaction from eating some shrimp. I don't understand how that was possible, because I always check my food. Ah well, at least it's not super painful like it was before. I will spare you gorey details, but for some reason, I felt  had to share, haha.

Okay, catch y'all on the flip side!

I just got back from going to get my phone, and low and behold...totally not a possibility.

Unfortunately, even though I have been here one year and plan on staying for more years to come, my visa was only extended for 1 year. As far as softbank is concerned, not only do I not get to have the iPhone, I don't get to have any phone, unless I pay up front for all the outrageous phone fees.

Because I can't  prove that I will be here for another 28 months, I would have to cough up 38,765 yen for their cheapest phone model. For those of you reading who don't know...that about 400 dollars. For a phone. I have never and will never pay that much to communicate with what arguably is the most abundant and most accesible form of communication outside of face-to-face interaction. No way.

I was really happy though, because they were understanding when I told them "Uh, no way" and they did the whole Japanese bow thing. I was also happy that I didn't get snarky on the two attendants that tried to help me. It's hard to be understanding, especialy of rules regarding cellphones and money, but I was happy that I got out of the store without a single eye-roll,  muttered curse or snappy-walk. I mean, for those of you who know me, I can get pretty testy around rules that make no sense.

I suppose the official reason is because they want to "curb" illegal activity and make it so it's harder for wishy-washy foreigners to get phones et al. but for me it's like WTF does Softbank care? Honestly, it's making them more money. Who knows.

I am not too phased though, although I do hate being without a phone. I guess I am either going to have to cough up the money when I get paid on the 15th or just go to another store. It would havve to be docomo though, because I really, really don't like AU services or plans.

Until I figure al this out, I guess I will resort to calling people from the payphones, e--mail, facebook, LJ and swiping others phones!

Sorry guys! :/

PS.  My first world problems are so hilarious. I am actually laughing at myself right now :D

This past week I have been doing my training and figuring out my new schedule for my new job. Training is pretty long and intense (one girl broke down and cried), something that was completely different from my previous school. They are really professional and they want us to do our best. It's a lot of information and technique to think about, but it's worth it. The connections I have made are so awesome!

The people are nice, friendly and jovial, and we have  gone out twice in the past week just to get to know each other. There is one Japanese girl who speaks fluent English, two half-Japanese girls (one American, one Swiss), three brits, one canadian and two other Americans (including me).

Everyone is so nice and has different reasons for being in Japan, but we are all involved in the arts in some way. We have an event planner, a girl who did her master's in Shakespeare and who is slightly famous in the UK for being part of a world-wide writing competition (there is even a documentary on the TV about her and 4 other Brits...gotta check it out). Another girl from the UK is involved in theater and had a "mobile wedding" event where she would go around to different festivals and "marry" people. The other Brit is heavily involved in theater and drama and did casting on a show in the UK or NZ (Not sure which, lol).

Anyway, the group is really really nice and it seems like we are all getting along. There is a big charity event happening at the beach tomorrow, so we are all gonna head down there. If anyone wants to join, that would be cool! Send me a facebook message or a gmail message.

In about an hour I a going to trek over to Harajuku to see if I can get my new phone. I went to a softbank next to yoyogi, but no one spoke English, and when I tried to speak Japanese, they typical earplugs went it. So, I left empty-handed, lol.

I should have it by today, so I will hopefully get that out to all of you :D