Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Blah blah blah, I'm terrible at keeping up with this Blah
so its newly August. I AM currently editing a new video for the vlogging attempt, so its not like those intervening months went completely undocumented. But still. Why do I suck at this? I like to write, I'm even somewhat good at it I like to think.
Taking a personal day because I had some mild insomnia last night. I did manage to sleep all morning, but I've never been good at this sleeping in the afternoon thing. So hopefully tonight will be better. So it has come to pass that I have been in Japan for a whole year now, without having gone home. Its kinda weird, but certainly interesting food for thought as the new ALT in my little town arrives. She seems like a cool chick, heres the hoping we'll get on great! This summer has been a bit of an excercise in trying to get myself out there more, since its become rather clear that my living situation isn't about to change. Time enough for that next year, and more on that at a later date. Safe to say I've made some tentative descisions that seem to be best for my own personal wellbeing, and well, we'll just have to see where things go from here.
Corey was here recently, and we had some fun little adventures running around Japan, we both took a bit of a punch in the bankbook, but it was all good fun. We saw Erin in Kamisu and Lexi in Hiroshima. And I'll see Lexi again soon, as we are attending a Kissmy concert in her prefecture next week. It was fun hanging in Kamisu with Erin since she will be going home shortly, and I wish she weren't. I've seen her quite a bit in the past six months, considering how far apart we live. I'll be sad when we can't hang out anymore, no matter how inconvenient the travel is from Kantou to Chugoku. And it was great to see Corey, and have the chance to go crazy in Japan again. I was thinking we wouldn't get that chance so, I'm really really glad. The only thing I really wish we could have done, but lacked time was to go to Osaka so I could show her around my favorite place in the whole wide world. But we had a good time in Tokyo and Shimane and Hiroshima, and lots of walking and sweating was done by all. Anyway, I'm gonna try and put together my video in a way thats not boring now! Maybe more later
Taking a personal day because I had some mild insomnia last night. I did manage to sleep all morning, but I've never been good at this sleeping in the afternoon thing. So hopefully tonight will be better. So it has come to pass that I have been in Japan for a whole year now, without having gone home. Its kinda weird, but certainly interesting food for thought as the new ALT in my little town arrives. She seems like a cool chick, heres the hoping we'll get on great! This summer has been a bit of an excercise in trying to get myself out there more, since its become rather clear that my living situation isn't about to change. Time enough for that next year, and more on that at a later date. Safe to say I've made some tentative descisions that seem to be best for my own personal wellbeing, and well, we'll just have to see where things go from here.
Corey was here recently, and we had some fun little adventures running around Japan, we both took a bit of a punch in the bankbook, but it was all good fun. We saw Erin in Kamisu and Lexi in Hiroshima. And I'll see Lexi again soon, as we are attending a Kissmy concert in her prefecture next week. It was fun hanging in Kamisu with Erin since she will be going home shortly, and I wish she weren't. I've seen her quite a bit in the past six months, considering how far apart we live. I'll be sad when we can't hang out anymore, no matter how inconvenient the travel is from Kantou to Chugoku. And it was great to see Corey, and have the chance to go crazy in Japan again. I was thinking we wouldn't get that chance so, I'm really really glad. The only thing I really wish we could have done, but lacked time was to go to Osaka so I could show her around my favorite place in the whole wide world. But we had a good time in Tokyo and Shimane and Hiroshima, and lots of walking and sweating was done by all. Anyway, I'm gonna try and put together my video in a way thats not boring now! Maybe more later
Monday, May 23, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
So there was supposed to be an entry before now
Ok so I was gonna make a video blog last month but obviously it didn't happen. A lot did happen last month though, as I'm sure everyone out there is aware. And between one thing and another I got really stressed, started doing what I do when stressed which is overeating a bit, lost all progress on that front and now I'm really irritated with myself about it.
So the first thing that happened in the end of the school year was over the course of two days both my computers harddrive and my external harddrive crashed. I managed to save most of the data on my computers drive thank god, but everything on my externals drive is gone. Some of it is backed up on my drive back in America. But anything I have added since I came here is gone. All in all it sucked hardcore. I learned my lesson last tine and most things were backed up, but then my backup failed too. What are you even supposed to do when that happens?
But I totally lucked out in that regard because my warranty was still valid...by 16 days! Man that was close. Not to mention they honor that warranty in Japan! Go Mac! So I was able to speak to people in English about it and they picked it up, took to be serviced in Hiroshima, and brought it back. No charge no questions asked. And I got a new battery, for free, not sure why.
I'm just glad my baby is back, especially with the crazy that has been this last month.
There will be a video post soon, I've already recorded it!
- Blogging on the go! The great Japan adventure continues...
So the first thing that happened in the end of the school year was over the course of two days both my computers harddrive and my external harddrive crashed. I managed to save most of the data on my computers drive thank god, but everything on my externals drive is gone. Some of it is backed up on my drive back in America. But anything I have added since I came here is gone. All in all it sucked hardcore. I learned my lesson last tine and most things were backed up, but then my backup failed too. What are you even supposed to do when that happens?
But I totally lucked out in that regard because my warranty was still valid...by 16 days! Man that was close. Not to mention they honor that warranty in Japan! Go Mac! So I was able to speak to people in English about it and they picked it up, took to be serviced in Hiroshima, and brought it back. No charge no questions asked. And I got a new battery, for free, not sure why.
I'm just glad my baby is back, especially with the crazy that has been this last month.
There will be a video post soon, I've already recorded it!
- Blogging on the go! The great Japan adventure continues...
Thursday, March 17, 2011
This may not be my homeland, but I love this country
I'm planning an update that has to do with the situation I had with my computer and so forth, as well as nice things like graduation season here. But I felt a to the point post was in order, for the people reading and for my own record of this trying time.
I am an American through and through, I would never consider leaving my home country permanently, because for all its troubles I love it. But pretty much the same thing goes for Japan. This place has been my home away from home. This land and these people have been extraordinarily giving of their time and have shared their lives, and their joy with me. After all that they have given me, its only right that I be with them in their suffering as well.
I love this place, and it goes way beyond the love of that teenage girl who loved to watch anime. Now not to overstate, I am not in danger in Shimane, and it is rather unlikely that I will be in danger here in the future from this. Facts are, I am roughly 460 miles from where this is happening. And based on what I have seen of satellites/radar in the weather patterns since I have been living here, its just not typical for the wind to blow from that direction. It mainly seems to blow from the continent towards the pacific. Even a touch northward from me.
So I'm not leaving. If the situation calls for it, which I think is unlikely, I will consider driving further south, maybe go to be with Lexi, who is a further 150 miles away. But I'm not going to run to another country unless I have to.
And I really don't think I'll have to.
That being said, if you read this, please do everything you can to donate to the relief efforts. They need it so badly up there. And as wonderful of a nation as this is, they are sometimes too proud to ask for help when they need it. Please remember that in the coming months.
I am an American through and through, I would never consider leaving my home country permanently, because for all its troubles I love it. But pretty much the same thing goes for Japan. This place has been my home away from home. This land and these people have been extraordinarily giving of their time and have shared their lives, and their joy with me. After all that they have given me, its only right that I be with them in their suffering as well.
I love this place, and it goes way beyond the love of that teenage girl who loved to watch anime. Now not to overstate, I am not in danger in Shimane, and it is rather unlikely that I will be in danger here in the future from this. Facts are, I am roughly 460 miles from where this is happening. And based on what I have seen of satellites/radar in the weather patterns since I have been living here, its just not typical for the wind to blow from that direction. It mainly seems to blow from the continent towards the pacific. Even a touch northward from me.
So I'm not leaving. If the situation calls for it, which I think is unlikely, I will consider driving further south, maybe go to be with Lexi, who is a further 150 miles away. But I'm not going to run to another country unless I have to.
And I really don't think I'll have to.
That being said, if you read this, please do everything you can to donate to the relief efforts. They need it so badly up there. And as wonderful of a nation as this is, they are sometimes too proud to ask for help when they need it. Please remember that in the coming months.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Vlogging to rescue again
So in the next day or two I will type up the awful thing that happened with my computer recently. But for now, here is the vlog that I recorded right before it happened.
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