Cupcake Collection at Work
Visited a Shrine
Ken’s cultural background called for a shrine visit yesterday since his “bad luck” year is coming up (when he’s age 25). In Japanese culture, one is supposed to visit a shrine for spiritual help and guidance before the aforementioned year arrives.
So Glad
My Fall classes are over! Now I’m taking two English courses for the Spring semester and I’m quite happy.
I joined this group on meetup.com to see if I can network with any filmmakers in my local area as well as the Tokyo vicinity.
Also, I think I’m gonna make a separate mini blog for my outside film ventures. Mainly for the people I’ll meet with regard to trust/privacy issues. I’ll be giving them that mini blog’s address instead of this blog… though I’m having a hard time picking a name for it. I’m not sure if I’m ready to use my exoneiric domain since it’s ssssooo public.
(Posted from work)
Play First, Work Later
I’ve been sick this whole week and finally visited the hospital on Friday after missing an exam for BMGT in the morning. I just could not stop coughing! So yeah anyway the doctor said it’s just a bad season for me (getting sick three times this winter) and that post nasal drip is prolonging my cough. She prescribed me some antibiotics to help along with Benedryl. I’m also taking Claritin which I feel works way better than Benedryl.
And yesterday I had to take my makeup exam for my IFSM class; I’m pretty confident that I passed at least. Afterward, we ate lunch, went to this big mall and shopped for various things—spent around $300. There were lots of things on sale because of the new year so we couldn’t help it.
Also, Fall session is ending and Spring session just started. I’m taking two English classes and impatiently awaiting 2 more books to arrive. One of the classes I’m taking is face-to-face, it’s called “The Short Story.” It’s two times out of the week and it starts ten minutes after I get off work. I’m so excited!
Annnnd there’s a mirror & light I use—sort of as my vanity—and I was surprised at how well it functioned as a light source for studying at night!
Anyway, as the title of this post suggested, I gotta get back to work now. I have a research paper due for one of my classes (for Fall) and it’s due tonight at midnight… yikes. But I’m glad that these Fall classes are finally (almost) over!
Morning Views
I finally found THE place to chillout in the mornings. This was probably the third or fourth place I tried and it’s safe to say that it’s a winner. Basically I get to work around an hour and a half early and so during that time frame, I like to either get another hour of sleep or read on my iTouch, and do my make up. In the mornings we’re so much in a rush that I only have time to put my foundation and concealer on—the rest I put on in the car later on.
The reason why I don’t actually go to my work place so early anymore is because I just want complete privacy and some peace and quiet. There’s another worker that comes in shortly after I do and they like to talk and I’m simply just not a morning person, to put it nicely. The first few places I found proved to be annoying after a while, with cars and random people passing by leaving little room for privacy. About two weeks ago I finally got fed up and decided to try a new place to park. At this new place, hardly anyone passes by and the ones that do are joggers/runners who mind their own business. Only a few cars pass by as well and so far I’ve only seen one other car parked in the same vicinity, but in another section of the parking lot so it’s total privacy! The view though makes for a great way, visually, to start my day. I never knew watching the sunrise could be so inspirational. (^^)
Attempt at time management
Getsuyoubi 月曜日
Start 0430, finish work at 1630, go to class, come home around 2000. Eat dinner. Sleep by 2100.
Kayoubi 火曜日
Come home ~ 1700, relax and de-clutter until 1800, cook/eat dinner/watch shows by 2000. Japanese for 30 minutes. Sleep by 2100.
Suiyoubi 水曜日
Same as Monday
Mokuyoubi 木曜日
Come home ~ 1700, relax and de-clutter until 1800, cook/eat dinner/watch shows by 2000. Homework 1 hour. Sleep by 2130.
Kinyoubi 金曜日
Come home ~ 1700, relax and de-clutter until 1800, cook/eat dinner/watch show/movie by 2200. Chillout/relax. Blog. Sleep by 0000.
Doyoubi 土曜日
Brunch until 1300. Homework and study from 1600 until 2000. Laundry? Sleep by 0000.
Nichiyoubi 日曜日
Brunch until 1300. Clean until 1600. Go out? Or chillout/relax. Blog? Sleep by 2100.
Reading on iTouch
Reading “Night Watch” by Sergei Lukyanenko
***Using the Kindle app for iPhone/iTouch***
Man, I might just have to forgo getting a Kindle after this… haha! It’s just so damn convenient! Maybe I should wait for Kindle to feature expandable storage before I buy? Hmm.
New Year’s Resolutions
Focus on school and stop procrastinating on classwork, bank saved money, quit smoking and start working out, learn how to cook more and eat healthy, study Japanese at least 15 minutes every day, learn how to sew, write more, blog more, and see more of Japan!
Officially Obsessed
New Story, Old Title
I took down the page for Red Reverie because I am in the midst of developing a different story for it, one that’s more befitting for the title. I’ve actually fleshed out the plot for this new story quite thoroughly, to the point where I just need to dissect events into chapters now. I’m still continuing Amei’s story but that’s on hold for now since I seem to have hit a road block with the story line. I didn’t necessarily have a solid conflict with that story, so that’s probably why. Another truth I must admit: I simply cannot avoid writing about the supernatural. It’s how my imagination works by default. I’m also very tired of encountering superbly cheesy story lines that involve vampires. I can’t find anything worth reading aside from the ones I’ve already found (all from Anne Rice/Let the Right One In). The ones I’ve encountered all seem to be lame off-colored versions of Twilight in some way or another and it annoys the hell out of me. Either that or the plot is so trite that I lose interest within the first chapters. In my frustrations with all of this, I just can’t put off the urge to write my own damn story instead. So God help me because I am just that stubborn!