Has anyone noticed that when you mishear lyrics (see above) it's so much more fun when they're being all hardcore about it? That particular one is one I always hear in "NEO" by Crack 6 (What is it with Crack 6 and misheard lyrics with me, anyway?).

Currently, I'm feeling a little better emotion-wise; I've written down some numbers I need to call to ask some questions, written down some important things that I know I'll forget if I don't write them down, and have been working to remember that all these offices are closed this weekend, so even if I wanted to I'm stuck waiting until Monday to get anything done so that I can actually relax a little.

Also, I must mention that all of you are amazing; looking at the comments on my last post, everyone's so supportive and truly happy for me that it leaves me very touched. It's extremely nice to know that no matter where I end up, I'm never alone.

However, I am making sure to pet my dog as often as she will let me, because I am the kind of person who gets homesick; and I know that one of the first things I will think of is how I should have done this or that...so I'm trying to minimize the ammunition I can use on myself later.

( I also take pictures of flowers )

What can I say? In the end, I'm just a woman, I suppose. For some reason, though, that reminds me of one of my Pakila friends who has a bunch of cacti named after the Janne members, complete with little hearts and music notes drawn on the planters next to their names.
(Part of me totally wants to be this woman when I'm her age--married and with kids, she's confident enough in herself to do things like that...wow. Considering that I have absolutely nothing to prove to anyone and I have trouble doing things like that for fear of people thinking I'm either crazy or stupid, I think she's pretty amazing.)

I suppose I'll take a page out of shuji's book (who is also awesome, by the way) and start in on the weeks of comics I've accumulated.

More Information on the July 10th Newtype release.

Still trying to figure out what's going on here. Supposedly this is season two...?

1) Evidently Allelujah's eye grew back. I guess whether or not he actually lost that eye was ambiguous, but I expected at least a SCAR. Half his face got blown off, and he doesn't even have a scar???? Though this means that Hallelujah IS very likely coming back. Not only has the director refused to say whether he's alive or dead, but Alle's pretty face is still perfect on his Halle side.

2) Four years and they still have the same hairstyles. Hrm. Except Allelujah, who has finally admitted his psychotic obsession with Johann and is now copying his haircut. Great. Now Nena's going to try and molest him. Unfortunately, their flightsuits took a turn for the worse. I thought they were kind of sexy first season. These are just....awful.

3) ART STYLE FUCK THE WHAT THAT IS WAY DIFFERENT THAN SEASON TWO. It looks kind of low-budget and gaudy. Actually, it looks a lot like this art style, which was proven to be a fake.

4) LYLE YOU CAN NOT BE A GUNDAM MEISTER THAT IS SO LAME. THEY CAN'T JUST REPLACE LOCKON HRI3NGLQEO;ON IOTJ I.

5) Finding it hard to believe that Sunrise would release this much information about it all at once. Granted, it's only a picture, but from it we know that Set, Alle, and T are all alive and still together, and that Lyle has taken Lockon's place as a Meister and the four are all working together.

6) Anyone else still not really believing this?

7) ALLELUJAH PLEASE STAND UP FRONT SO I CAN SEE YOU????

8) He's giving Lyle a dirty look. Oh yes he is. He may have let Lockon top him, but I guess he's decided that he's seme with Lyle.

9) I'm really stuck on this. Hahaha I can't stop staring.

I told you guys I'd finish this, so here it is. For those of you who have heard and seen kiyo's current work, there's a lot of interesting stuff in here--the main one being the real meaning of the song tears. (I have to suppress a giggle when it starts up, now.) However, there's also some material on Gosadou in here, so if you've been debating over taking a look at it despite me telling you it's one of the most hilarious things I have seen in a very long time, take a look at what kiyo says about it.

As a coincidental note, as the people who read this journal know, I'll probably be getting busy in the near future with getting myself set up to start my new job in August; so I don't know if I'll be starting any other interview translations or anything on the side for a while. I'm much more worried about the state of my translations than I should be, I think, but unfortunately I might end up being a bit selfish as far as that's concerned, at least temporarily.

Not that anyone cares, of course, because all of you are better than to think that I'm just some sort of translation machine here for your amusement, but typing that semi-not-quite-apology makes me feel a little better, so just run with it. Meanwhile, here's something a lot more interesting than listening to me talk.

( kiyo Interview with Pakila Music, 2008.06.25 )

I love how this post was totally going to be about how I've been terribly, terribly horny over the last week and it was starting to drive me nuts, but that feeling has since been replaced with SHOCK AND ABJECT TERROR as my inbox has just informed me that

I got the fucking job.

Currently, ABJECT TERROR is the name of the game, as they apparently want me there in Mid-August, meet with the board of education and all that nonsense--to be settled in no later than September 1; I haven't accepted the job yet, as I need to talk to my mom and look over the contract again when ABJECT TERROR subsides, but...um...shit that was fast.

Really fast.

Really, really fast.

Also, just to warn some of my friends in the area, I'm not sure about where I'm going to live if I do accept this job...my understanding is that they'll give us rooms for some sort of fee if we don't have anywhere to stay, but...okay, more on that later when I can actually read the paperwork without wanting to DIE (again, ABJECT TERROR).

I am also a horrible goddamn person for thinking, ooh, the Swapping Rock Party is in late September...

Soooooo...yes. I...don't even know what to do, because I'm thinking about all the things I need to get done between now and then if I take the job, and I know that doesn't help me much right now.

I need to sleep, but I get the feeling that sleep will not be happening for quite a long time, starting today; oh, well, at least that means I can finish up the translation I'm working on.

(Oh god, my translations!! How am I going to keep up with the blogs when I may very possibly not have internet??)

(Oh, god, do I need to buy a laptop?? I doubt my desktop would be very Awesome in Japan)

(Oh, god, why am I thinking like this when I haven't even read the contract in both languages yet??)

In conclusion, holy flying shitfuck.

Must be stopping with the typing now.

I am in need of assistance. *sheepish look* It deals with pictures, too. ^.^

I am looking for the adorable image in the center(ish) portion of the screenshot found here. I am also looking for an uncolored picture of Natsuo cupping Youji's face, and Natsuo's hands are bandaged in this picture.

Any other cute/suggestive/smexy pics are WELCOME AND VERY MUCH ENCOURAGED. Those are just the specific ones I'm looking for. ^_^

THank you very much~!

I think my interview went fairly okay; the guy really had an attachment to the word 'cool', and I managed not to have an attachment to the word fuck for about 45 minutes.

Also, I had to be amused at that the guy wanted to test my Japanese, and after answering questions like my name and hobbies, he informed me that my Japanese level was too much for him (ha) and he was going to get one of his Japanese co-workers to speak with me later. She, too, asked me really basic questions about where I'm living, what I like to read, and if I can read kanji--the interviewer said she was impressed, but considering the content of that section, I'm sure it's of the oh, shit, gaijin can speak some Japanese variety as opposed to the being impressed because of any sort of ability at the language.

There were some rough spots, like the typical question about what one would do if a student was being disruptive in class or whatnot, but honestly I'm just glad it's over. I should know sometime next week if they want to hire me or not, and I hope they do tell me soon--the way they were talking about wanting me there in mid-August to early September at the very latest, the visa paperwork might get tight (and I think it's intelligent to refuse to work illegally, yes?), and there's also the little matter of getting affairs all tied up here, making sure I'll have access to my money, not to mention packing and just getting the materials I've accumulated here in 23 years of life into some kind of order (and, coincidentally, having the Talk with my parents about how they will not sell the things I leave behind--because, frankly, it'd be stupid to cart years worth of singles somewhere I'm not even sure I'm staying.

But, that's getting ahead of myself, so for the sake of being able to sleep for the next few days, I'm going to leave that part of things behind and just be happy that this part of the process is behind me, for better or worse.

Also, oh my god, July 4, the fact that you give me a day off of work makes me LOVE FREEDOM even more than I already do. I am so looking forward to being out of that place for an extra day, especially since this week seemed to have a bunch of special, complicated orders go through--it was as if to remind me how everything used to be done ten years ago. (Some people are picky bitches, for example, and like the 'look' of doing a drop shadow out of vinyl on a banner--it is a flaming bitch to get those to go right without air bubbles or looking like general crap; but sometimes for those people we still have to do it, though it's rare now.) Anyway, long story short, work is hard, the office is fifteen billion degrees in the afternoon, and I am le tired.

Much like The Shuj, I too have a stack of comics to catch up on, as well--but I've also started reading The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, which apparently is now a show on Showtime? However, it's interesting, and making out to be a nice light read. I don't want to say it's like Bridget Jones with more blowjobs, but it kind of is.

I've also been noticing that my playlist has been getting very nostalgic on me at work lately; there's been a lot of Porno Graffiti (I had forgotten how much I really liked Mugen) as well as Moi Dix Mois back when they actually, you know, did things and had a decent vocalist; Kozi's solo work...and of course, Janne and ABC. Lots and lots of that to keep me from being a very grumpy girl.

I find it funny that a band called "Porno Graffiti" makes me pine for my youth.

OH MY GOD YOITE IS REAL AND ALIVE AND SHIRTLESS. YOU KNOW YOU WANNA CLICK ON IT.

That is all for today.

I was watching one of those Secret Lives of Women shows on TV, and sure enough, they have to pick one of the Batshit Crazy dominatrices who thinks she's a "psychic vampire" to harp on about how people are afraid to show an interest in SM because it's "not normal".

Fuck you, lady, sexuality isn't "normal", and how dare you presume to say how people "should" be having sex. (Also, get yourself and your fake fangs the hell out of my side of the sandbox, thanks. well, technically I guess I'd be a switch, but you know that's beside the point, here)

Perhaps I should think that the only reason why she was on a show like that was because the majority of people who don't let their kinks define who they are in non-sexual situations generally think that it's not something to write home about because it's just part of who they are rather than what they are.

I can't say I was offended, per se--it takes quite a lot to offend me--but it saddens me to some extent that people can be so self-centered as to allow their own personal view of themselves as edgy! punish others by giving people outside of their sexuality the wrong idea about the psychological aspects of it--I know that if all I had ever seen of dominatrices was this chick, I'd think of them as having a few bats out of their belfry, for sure.

Anyhow, my interview was rescheduled for tomorrow night; I hope I'm actually home in time to be able to have a bit of time to relax beforehand, but I'm not sure if I will or not. I suppose I'm a little anxious about it, but all I can really do is tell them what I think they want to hear without blatantly lying and see what happens. Since I have no idea whatsoever what they're going to ask me, all I can do is be honest. Luckily for me, part of my honest feelings may actually work in my favor, considering that part of the reason I want a different job is because I'm so damned sick of coming home every day feeling completely and totally worthless. I've been trying to stretch my neck out lately and do things that I'm not quite comfortable with doing (this banner I made came out fantastically when I thought for sure it'd go down in a massive pillar of flames flames at the sides of my face), but whenever I actually do things well, I always either get no reaction at all, or the shocked reactions of my co-workers that I didn't actually fuck whatever I was doing up.

I'm tired of that.

However, I'm not saying that another job will be any different; because let's face it, a large part of my mental makeup is fucking up--but at least by hiring me, a company would have a little show of faith in what I can do as more than just another set of hands to slap more vinyl down on shit or hem more banners so that we can move product.

However, good news is that this week is a short week, and my dad's taking off to go fishing for a week, so things should be more comfortable around both work and home for a while.

In other news, Nutella tastes like FREEDOM. Delicious, chocolatey, 100 calories from-fat-per-serving FREEDOM.

27th June - 1st July 2008

Chronicles of Narnia
Brothers In Arms by classics_geek (Peter, Edmund, #087 Life) 

Constantine
A Tango by crescent_gaia (Balthazar, Ellie, #087 Life)

CSI: Miami
Patience Is A Virtue by sharpiesgal (Horatio Caine, #006 Hours)
Philosophical Lover by sharpiesgal (Horatio Caine, Rick Stetler, #010 Years)
The Difficulties In Loving A Redhead by sharpiesgal (Horatio Caine, Rick Stetler, #065 Passing)
The Difficulties in Loving a Redhead 2 by sharpiesgal (Horatio Caine, Rick Stetler, #050 Spade)

Detective Conan
Pick Up by candy__chan (Kaito/Aoko, #015 Blue)
Purposes by candy__chan (Haibara Ai, #021 Friends)

Final Fantasy VII
Rejection by andersenmom (Cloud, Vincent, Barret, Yuffie, #076 Who?)
Before the Judge 1 by andersenmom (Tifa, Reno, Rude, #080 Why?)
Before the Judge 2 by andersenmom (Cloud, Tifa, Rufus, #097 Writer's choice)
Adoption by andersenmom (Cloud, Tifa, #099 Writer's choice)
Dreams 1 by andersenmom (Cloud, Tifa, #077 What?)
Dreams II by andersenmom (Cloud, Tifa, #100 Writer's choice)

Kyou Kara Maou
Words Never Learned by st4r_pl314d3s (Shibuya Yuuri, Wolfram von Bielefeld, #030 Death)

Prison Break
Strange Bedfellows by halfshellvenus (Lincoln Burrows/Michael Scofield, #026 Teammates)
To Ease the Pain by halfshellvenus (Lincoln Burrows/Michael Scofield, #011 Red)

Queer as Folk US
Learning To Drive by foreverbm (Michael Novotny-Bruckner/Ben Bruckner, #007 Days)

RPF It's Been a Bad Week
Another face in the crowd by moredamnlies (Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, #025 Strangers)

Sailor Moon
Ice Cream Kisses by alizep (Usagi/Kunzite, #016 Purple)
Time Gone By by alizep (Senshi/Shitennou, #009 Months)

Simoun
The Ghost That Lives Forever In Your Heart by dauthik (Rodoreamon, Mamiina, #082 If)
The Last Waltz by dauthik (Vyuraf, Floef, #022 Enemies)

Stargate: Atlantis
At First Sight by mice1900 (Carson/Rodney, #029 Birth)

Tamora Pierce
The Beginning by believe_again (Alanna, George, Alianne, #001 Beginnings)
For the Kingdom by believe_again (Alanna, Alianne, #089 Work)

Young Justice
Freaking Kids by shananagin (Kon, Bart/Tim, #041 Shapes)
Playtime by shananagin (Bart/Tim, #015 Blue. Rated R.)
Fever by shananagin (Bart/Tim, #011 Red)

It's finally summer here, meaning it is hot at night; it's not even worth trying to sleep before about 3 am, and even then, I have trouble staying asleep. I really wish I could get over having to be completely covered by a blanket to get to sleep--crazy mental thing is crazy, folks.

In other news, I tried out the ARTISAN OF PLEASURE game, and while I'm getting the hang of it...man. Does anyone remember the Breath of Fire games, where you'd go on the map and have to do various things, like go fishing, to find specific items? It's like that, except that you also run into this chef dude who teaches you cooking skills. I am also amused by the fact that it is actually an html document, and the interface is a little cell phone. Awww. Also, the little game-version of kiyo is to die for.

I'll have to mess with that more.

Also, finally, I was able to finish the book I was reading. It always makes me a little happy to finish a book; especially now that I keep track of them on GoodReads, it makes me feel like I've accomplished something. It's funny, really, even though I know I've mentioned this before--I tend to go through a sort of literary stage where I'll read nothing but novels for a while, then go to comics, then go to translating a lot from Japanese, then go back to novels again--but gods, do I sometimes miss when I could spend so many of my summer days reading and playing video games and trading Marvel cards with my brother's friends and still have time to make lunch for my brother, do the dishes, clean the house, and go for a walk with the dog.

Now, since most of my day is taken up by work, I get to pick and choose things--now, I only have time to read a chapter of a book before I collapse in bed, or play an hour of a game. On the one hand, I suppose it is nice to know that I am aware of time budgeting and how it works, but as is true of when most people are in school, we usually get the most done either when we don't have to, or when we're putting off the one thing we need to get done. Case in point, if I'm up early before I go to work, I'm drinking the cups of tea I rarely get to, I'm eating a good breakfast, I'm going outside to read, watching TV episodes I've recorded.

However, when I don't have any plans, and really don't need to get anything done, not much ever does.

I often wonder when I read people's journals how they find the time to be so interesting, even in isolated incidences; but then there are some journals who never have to resort to going on about their daily frustrations or victories to garner interest to no one but themselves and, in their deepest hopes, time itself.

Sometimes I wonder if I would like to be one of these people, but then I realize that part of the reason I have this journal, and make it mostly public, is because I know I can be no one but myself--and if one must live in enough shame of who they are that they feel they must hide it, then that's not living at all; that is simply trying to anticipate the next regret before it happens, setting one up for never finding happiness.

Or, maybe I'm just talking out my ass.
(The real irony would be if I were to friends-lock this, but I only find ironies worth pursuing when they are simply humorous rather than self-ignorant.)

This journal's become a whole mess of kiyo-related stuff over the weekend, and I still have one more interview I'm working on; however, even though I enjoy doing it, I can only keep the mental faculties to translate for so long. So...intermission, with a meme that I've seen around. It reminds me that I actually need to read more often--I have a whole stack of comics from the last two weeks that I haven't read through (and I haven't been able to try out kiyo's game yet, either).

At least this week is a short week; hopefully the office will be slow, too.

( Bookmeme )

OH GOD, MELLO, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.
Did that really just happen? DOES THIS REALLY EXIST? Yes, yes it does. Chocolate is now illegal.

Bad mood, so I'll keep all the I-hate-everything to myself. Sort of. I will talk about work and anime and then go elsewhere. XD

Of course my G00 rating community is already dead. Everyone jumped and got their own surveys in, and now it's dead, AND I DIDN'T EVEN GET MY SURVEY IN??? It's over here if you care to vote on me. I'm fucking mod. Everyone should have to vote on me. On the mirror comm I've been getting mostly Shirin, which surprises me, but hey.

( 'More dumb work stories. )

More amazing Gurren Lagann AMVs. Cytomander and Adiane are Jesse and James from Team Rocket singing their theme song. Guame is Meowth. Helix King is Giovanni. Nia is Pikachu. THE WORST THING IS THAT I REMEMBER THIS SONG. And it's so weird how much it fits. Not only is Madonna Mello, but David Bowie is Cytomander. Yea I have to embed another damn video.



( Spoilers through episode 22 of TTGL. )

Vampire Knight is evidently 2 13-episode seasons now. This pisses me off. Because after episode 13 is subbed...I have two more episodes of Persona, and then I'm only watching Nabari No Ou. I gave up on CG. Which means I'm probably going to get bored enough to seriously start watching Bleach. Especially now that friggin DMP showed me the musicals and I found them far more entertaining than should be legal.

Tiny bit of news in the Gundam world. There is a manga that is going to focus on the pasts of the meisters. Which is cool. They did it for Gundam Wing too... It will be nice to have more info, though they actually did a damn good job of fitting in the character pasts in season one (at least for Setsuna, Lockon, and Allelujah; we may need to know more about Ali, Lyle, and Marie, but at least they didn't leave all four heroes as mysteries). So I'm guessing the back stories will be mostly about those characters and the heroes' relationships with them. And Tieria ftw. Who knows what his past was.

Oh my god you guys this song is so cool.
I never thought I'd say "thank god for taking classical Japanese", but I swear to god if I hadn't, this song would have been so confusing to translate. As I mention again in my notes in the translation below, kiyo left the former verb ending on all of the verbs that end in ～う in modern usage, which was ふ. (i.e. 想う→想ふ) Coincidentally, even though I usually include the differences in what is sung and what is written in my romaji, I left those changes out just to save everyone confusion. Also, there's a really neat classical term for the word 'black' that he uses that I left in translation; so it sounds very pretty and poetic.

Why, then, would kiyo choose to do this to the lyrics? Well, there's a line in them that goes:

For a thousand years before this moment, I loved you

And then it goes on to say that his heart hasn't changed at all since then...so, classical usages of words, as well as very classical standards of beauty like using flowers and visions, just bring the whole thing together in a very awesome way.

So cool.

As a note, I don't know anything about the vocalist, Okika; I'll have to wait for kiyo to get to this song in his notes on his blog and see if he mentions her.

Also, if you like the ending songs to role-playing games like Secret of Mana or Radical Dreamers from Chrono Cross, you'll probably really like this song on a musical level.

So, here we go!

( Kanji )

( Romaji )

( Translation and Notes )

"tears" is one of two songs from ARTISAN OF PLEASURE that has lyrics. Funnily, the liners don't say who wrote them, but I can say with confidence that kiyo did. There are parts of the lyrics in this song that just sound like kiyo, and I think that's wonderful.

Besides, starting a song with Goodbye, I loved you is one hell of a powerful tactic, that's for sure.

P.S.: yasu sounds gorgeous...he's always been really good at these sort of heartbroken songs that sound happy despite themselves (and I can't help but notice the vocal drop at the end of one of the lines now that kiyo mentioned it on his blog).

Anyhow, what a lovely song it is.

( Kanji )

( Romaji )

( Translation )

SHIT GUYS I'M IN FUCKING IDAHO

SPAM POST SPAM POST SPAM ME SO I HAVE SHIT TO READ WHEN I GET BACK

Brb hunting bison from jeeps and skinny-dipping in Old Faithful


Listening to SOUL'd OUT is trippy on lack of sleep.

25th - 27th June 2008

21 Jump Street
This is a police unit? by lendelfrelennye (Tom Hanson, #001 Beginnings)

CSI: Miami
Love Me, Love My Bike by sharpiesgal (Horatio Caine, Tim Speedle, #094 Independence)

Detective Conan
By Night by candy__chan (Shinichi/Ran, #074 Dark)

Final Fantasy XII
Brown by drakulya (Balthier, Fran, Vaan, #017 Brown)

Inuyasha
Mile High by youkai_musings (Sesshomaru, Rin, #054 Air)
Marshmallow by youkai_musings (Sess/Rin, Kusuriuri, #016 Purple. Rated NC-17)

Lost
Just Cause You Feel It Doesn't Mean It's There by slybrunette (Juliet, #038 Touch)

NCIS
Diamonds are Forever by adriannacoylho (Gibbs/Ducky, #048 Diamond)

Simoun
There Are Only Arbitrary Distinctions by dauthik (Paraietta, #086 Choices)
Aaeru by dauthik (Girl-who-asks-Limone-to-be-her-pair, #078 Where?)

Regarding my last post, I did get a very nice, apologetic email from the company; my interview hasn't been rescheduled yet, but the bad news is that because of all the running around from earlier, my father now knows I have one.

However, he is apparently going out of town over the weekend, and it is kiyo's birthday today (yay), so I think this means that I am going to have to make up for not baking anything in a very long time by making a cake of some kind. I have something suitably Epic in mind, but it's also one of those things where the more you think about it, the more it feels like an incredible pain in the ass; so who knows if I'll actually do it (as I should, goddamn it, in that sort of doing things I want to do even though people laugh at me kind of way) or just settle for making boxed pudding or something.

I should be getting my package from CDJapan tomorrow, though, so at least I will have a suitably Epic soundtrack to bake with if I do indeed decide I want to (and do the piles of dishes that will inevitably follow such an adventure).

Unfortunately for me, I also have to work tomorrow, so as much as I'd like to spend the entire day baking Epic Cakes, I cannot.

Although I will be sending off letters and delicious Money For Continued Happiness tomorrow.

Speaking of continued happiness, I am absolutely serious when I say you NEED to watch the clip below: I admit to being somewhat of a game show geek as a kid, and so I do tune in to them from time to time (man, Press Your Luck was a big part of my childhood) but I had never seen this clip from Cash Cab before. It is brilliantly hilarious, and everyone just needs to see it now.



With that, I go to bed. Eventually.

It's now an hour past my scheduled interview time, and the place has yet to call me. I sent an email, so hopefully they'll write back so I can stop having a freakout just a little, but goddamn it, I was watching The Joy Luck Club and I haven't eaten yet, so being chained to the computer...is not somewhere I want to be right now. It's the breaks, I guess, but hopefully there's nothing serious going on and I can either get this over with later or have it rescheduled.


There is so going to be a gigantic box of delicious macaroni and cheese in my future (way to go, mom, only buying the family-sized boxes!), regardless.

Also, in case I decide not to do the messenger thing tonight, hana_ginkawa, are we still on for lunch tomorrow?

After hearing about some of the artists that I have on my playlist, my brother has decided that I am Internet Bizzare, so that kind of thing no longer surprises him.

I can't say I'm really versed in Internet, seeing as I use it mostly for my own nefarious purposes and try my best to keep my nose out of the affairs of others (and, I can honestly say that outside of being linked to it from other people, I have never been to 4chan)...but perhaps I am, in my own way.

So, to celebrate this, have a meme that I've seen around; might as well live up to that title at least a little.

( Survey Time )

In other news, the impending interview (granted, by 'impending' I mean 'over twelve hours from now') isn't bothering me as much as I thought it would, but I'm sure that's just because its proper impact has not been felt by my psyche as of yet. Actually, there are some other things on my mind that are bothering me more, but I'm not going to talk about them because I don't really like getting myself all worked up right before I need to try and get some sleep or something similarly relaxing and involving bed (take that however you want, folks).

I got a letter from love_me_sad though! I will reply to this, as well as fill out my fanclub membership forms for another year of Happy Times and tour goods oh my god they will be glorious.

Speaking of that business, yesterday when I went to get my money exchanged, the foreign currency lady recognized me even though this would only be the third time I've seen her. Her name is Debbie, and she is very nice.

I get the feeling she does not get very many customers who exchange money for piles of yen, considering that she actually did remember me. However, I was also amused that she bothered to check the $50 bill I gave her...that I had just been given from the bank teller standing right next to her.

Oh, well, I would suppose at that point it's more reflex than logic, but for some reason it made me grin a little internally.

Also, the new $5 bills are pretty horrendously ugly; I will have to take a comparison picture (yes, I have actually saved bills of both kinds for this purpose--I have just been exhausted and too lazy to hook up my camera).

My writing is starting to get oddly disjointed as I try to look for things to say, so I think it best to just stop here.