Granny

My grandmother died last night in the US… or in the middle of the afternoon here in Japan. She was suffering from alzheimers and I guess pretty out of it these past couple years, so I guess its good that she and my family don’t have to suffer anymore. In any case, it’s no fun [...]



My Favorite Geeky Moment

This is kind of random, as it happened a few years ago, but I just remembered it this morning as I was reading the Latin news.
Years back when I was a Ringling student, my friend asked me if I wanted to go to a Latin club with her and her friend. I was so shocked [...]



It’s Raisin Brahms!



Fireworks Over Hino River

Fireworks Over Hino River



Phoenix Matsuri

(So this was at the beginning of the month — 2nd, 3rd, and 4th — but I haven’t had time until now to write it…)
It definitely feels like I’ve been here for a year now. Earlier this month I went to the Phoenix Festival up in Fukui, like I did last year. Last year it [...]



Out of the Hospital and Back to Work

Just a quit post to say I’m out of the hospital/not sick anymore and my summer vacation is over… hurrah… Back to work. The good side of this is that I was able to schedule a date to have my tonsils taken out. Finally.
The doctors here were like, “Oh wow. Every month??? That must hurt [...]



Crazy Goat

I laughed until I cried after I saw this. Made me feel sick again…