Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

You guys have to help me...so I basically have two choices when it comes to housing: 1. I can live in an old house and pay $80 a month or 2. I can live in another location that's most likely better but pay $400-$500 a month (according to him should not be a problem on my salary). If I live in the house I would ride my bike 5-10min to school and 20min. to the center of the town (he suggests I get a car for rainy seasons, tch yea right and burn my savings). Also, if I move into the house I won't have to pay a big deposit. This is what he basically said about the house: "It's big, bigger than you need in fact. I trust with having been here you're familiar with tatami, well the living room is a massive 12 mat, bedroom 6 mat, spare room for drying clothes etc, big kitchen, small and quite grim bathroom. Hot water? No problem. Insulation? There is an air conditioner/ heater but only in the bedroom so the rest of the house is extremely cold in winter and unpleasant in summer. Other problems well the age and location of the house mean you get a fairfew interesting bugs and other small creatures for company, I'm not a fan of this particular feature! Again, because the house is old and detatched, in windy weather (which we get a lot of) the house kind of rattles noisily which can be quite scary. The location and traditional style of the house means you get very little ok no sunlight which can be a bit depressing and last on the list is a neighbour who is prone to occasional displays of psychosis." HaHaHaHa well as crazy as it might sound I'm rather torn. I'm okay with the heating situation. The only thing I don't like is the rattling and the exotic creepy crawlys that I will be rooming with, and the psychotic neighbor sort of scares me too...What should I do...?


Comments, Comments, Comments!!!

Kiryū

Yes, people this is where I'm going. Which is not bad, it's in Eastern Gunma-ken which I think is the next prefecture over and it is very very close to my grandma and my aunt. whoo hoo. It is located on Honshu island, also on the Watarase River, and is known for its silk. The population in 2001 was 116,000 (that's not a lot is it?). I have been contacted by the "Kiryu Girls' HS"... my stomach is being taken over by butter flys... there is nothing in this world scarier than a bunch of evil conniving teenage girls, am I right or am I right?? Anyway, I'm about 90km away from Tokyo, which is probably like a 1-2hr train ride depending. Oh yea so after Curry House I went back to Maju's and found Marcos there, it was about 10:30pm and they convinced me to go play pool with them... I eventually got on 241 by 1AM and I reached home at 4:30AM (I even stoppped for gas and a potty break). There was nobody on the road, well some people. I was zoomin' at 90mph the whole time, the fastest must have been 110mph. It was goood. Andy sorry sorry sorry we didn't call ya... we were at Sam Woo's and thinkin' about ya... was I supposed to say that?? Anyway... of course everyone is welcome to visit me, I'll probably pick you guys up at the airport since I'm the closest, well actually I'll probably gather all the other SUAs that live in Tokyo and we'll PaaaaRRtaaay you know like we did all that time we were college students................



Thas it.

Posting Time!

Observe the time of posting, you will notice that it is not during regular library hours. I finally took care of business on my own and got dial-up internet in our very own home! YAH!! I'm very excited...now I can do online shopping from the comfort of my bed. Well, a one month reunion, excited to see how ya'll have changed: husbands, kids, careers, houses in the hamptons? ok well I guess not too many changes. See ya soon.




Padre y Madre are both Driving me crazy!!!

MooLA

ok ok ok, I caved...let's say about $200-$300 more than half of that was stuff that I actually needed...I'm starting to think I might actually have a problem...I've been watching t.v. a lot more lately and I always wonder how do these people who supposedly achieved the "American Dream" get there?? I was watching Oprah (yes, I like her show) and the guy that started the Reality TV craze in America was on, he's British, he did Survivor and the Apprentice and now he's going to do a show with Martha Stewart... anyway how does he do it?? Basically his advice was jump even if you only know 50% of what you're doing that's enough. Is this sound advice? I don't know...my SGI-Vegas friend who's a year older than me and went to Rice University landed a job at Budweiser's Marketing department and is now moving to New York, she has a English Literature degree, apparently it doesn't matter what degree you have as much as that you actually have one. This whole job thing "really burns my muffins." Nothing interesting going on, my aunt and grandmother unexpectedly came to Vegas well they were expected but since you know there is a little communication kink in our family we (mom and me) didn't know 'til the last minute. Hey Uyen I have all rights reserved to all embarassing pictures of me and any associated family members, but since you read my blog I'll let this one slide. And for Andy, so far the second one sounds the best. The first one might be a little hard since the EU and NAFTA are like not comparable...actually don't listen to me I don't know what the hell I'm talking about, but one thing that I think might work better especially for IS is you should find a partner and do (what are those things called that Phat did for Time and Space class?) these group sessions with your mentor: my regret not taking care of things sooner, would've had a better Capstone, well, in theory. So, um...when are we all meeting up again??? Is that too depressing of a question...

Is going to a SuperPawn a bad idea??

Action News

Dude...Ellie's getting a lot of action lately...and people stop watching t.v. it's poisonous I'm telling you!! Except if it's "the cut" which I am going to watch religiously until I leave...it's Tommy Hillfiger's new reality show...I KNOW I'M ASHAMED!! but hey I'm keeping it down to one show...lately JET's starting to piss me off...too much freakin' work.../ I can't believe you guys still do parades up there...I'm starting to think graduate school...I got tricked the other day I called an 800 number off of one of those technical school commercials...so much shame...anyway I called just to get a pamphlet right, all of the sudden I'm scheduled to meet with the recruitment lady at the college tomorrow...how did this happen I don't know, I got nothing better to do... oh yea and my aunt and my grandmother are flying in on Tuesday...yes my father said, "nene and obaachan are coming on Tuesday" those were the words he spoke to my mother since how long I don't know...soooo am I supposed to act like everything's ok?? Are we going to go out to dinner, eat dinner together??? This'll be interesting...I watched "The Motorcycle Diaries" yesterday...slightly inspired to go Communist...well how 'bout socialist.

:: Things that I bought since I've been back::
1. Closer ($10.00)
2. Cutest most wonderful Kenneth Cole Leather Bag ($160.00 w/employee discount)
3. Inserts for Louis Vuitton Planner (which I had from before $30.00)

You can say it, aren't you guys proud of me!! Hey...that's not too bad for a 3 week period...is it? I've walked into the Forum Shops and parts of the Fashion Show Mall at least 5 times and this is all that I bought! I think I'm blogging too much, am I blogging too much?? I'm still too scared to call my high school friends...I think I'm too weird now...

The Turkey Enforcer

So I frequent Jessica's blog...I don't know it's kinda like the news to me...also its a way to find a link to all my buddies since I still don't know how to do that on my own blog...anyway, I come across the turkey enforcer, oh that's an interesting title ::click:: oh yea it's me...How come I can't comment on Jessica's blog...what was I going to ask...I was going to ask what the number was. I have my second interview for the GAP right after this...now this Gap is located in the Ceasars Palace Forum Shops (it's kinda like the South Coast) so I have to walk by Victoria Secrets, Betsy Johnson, Lucky Brand, ect. almost everyday...can I do it, well let me tell ya'll there was a break through: I tried on a BCBG dress, DKNY shoes, and several Marc Jacobs items and I did not buy a single thing. That's right, I'm cured...well I guess not really; an addict is never cured...I'm starting to suffer from withdrawls: how are ya'll doing? I need updates! Like at least once a week for *&%^ sake. Ok I'll c ya'll later.

Bored Shitless

Ok is anybody else bored or is it just me?? I have absolutely nothing to do...I guess I could contact my old high school friends, but I haven't had the courage to interupt them...Allison seems busy, Ellie's probably making out shamelessly with this Matt character whom claims to be going over to his house to use free internet, and Jessica is probably as bored as I am...and what the hell is up with the waitress? I went to GAP to do a group interview...awkward and weird. Well the whole thing was somewhat interesting, I haven't had contact with regular people for a loooooooong time. They were really....I don't know...compensating?? Is that the right word, anyway it seemed like they had to be the way they are to make it in the world. Do I have to be like that too? The service industry is evil; the servicer is in a vulnerable position. One of the other girls was pregnant so the manager guy told her that he would giver her limited hours so she wouldn't have to be on her feet so long, then he laughed and said, "hehe, yea we're not evil [or something like that] here or anything" I was like uh...what about the children in Indonesia? Ok I have 35min. left on the clock...mmmm...mmmhmm...

One-liner: Past the time, burn a CD....

i got in...

Well, those bastards want me now! Sure, they made me wait like 9months, but I'll forgive them SUUUUURREEEE!! No seriously I thought about not going...but it's a good opportunity...a $36,000 opportunity to be exact...and when am I ever going to be able to do this ever again? I don't know where yet...I hope not too far into the boonies (no offense Allie). So does this mean that you guys will visit me too?? I'm not even sure if you guys are reading this blog...I gotta a comment from Uyen and Andy, YEA!!! I miss you guys too, but I think I'm still in denial...I'm hoping I'll be in denial until the next time I see you again... hehe..

One-liner: ALLLLLL BYYYYY MYYYY SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLFFFF