Last said post fixed itself. Amazing what a little communication can do, but then again I posted that b/c it was 3 am in the morning & there was no way she was picking up that phone. XD

angst. angst. angst.


everything is well now. school is moving along (faster than I can keep up with).

for now I'm reading. : D

• 4 square
• carving pumpkins
• body painting ish thing - not for everyone ; D
• board games
• belly button piercing? it's a possibility

what else could we do? hmm...

btw, last post was resolved! I'm glad that communicating with ppl is so easy. <3

I just got the 5 weeks old update of our puppy - he is the cutest thing I've ever seen о(ж＞▽＜)ｙ ☆

We get to pick him up around Sept. 24th, but we're going to visit today/tomorrow (Saturday).

I'm up late working on some research, & I look to the couch to find something so adorable that I can't help but take a stalker's favorite picture.
: D

( Image behind cut! )

I found that my fave thing to eat right now is a giant rice cracker (Quaker brand) with almond butter spread on top and kiwi slices on top of that.
=3
it's very delicious!

On another note, Ana is coming to visit my apt! I had seen her in Atlanta last March, & before that in Japan.
She's going to help me paint my coffee table! XD

Interesting news of sorts, drgnofdarkness  found an organization where for a relatively small monetary donation you can own your own wolf pack! (it helps the wolves obviously, but I thought it's useful & exciting!)
There are other animals that you can donate money to! Turtles, polar bears, gray wolves, red wolves, dolphins, penguins, snow leopards, pandas, otters, owls, seals, & so many more! You also don't have to 'own' a pack/group, you can 'adopt' a mother/baby, or just one single animal!
It makes donating seem not only charitable, but personal!
I haven't donated yet, but soon! I need to earn a little bit more, b/c I'm going through a lot of financial planning right now - meaning, I have to keep several things in mind for this early autumn.

In health related news, doctor had to up my thyroid medication - aw, my lovely butterfly gland (actually mine looks like Florida) is dying. D:
I was also tested for basic types of diabetes, but the tests were negative! YAY! Oh, but it's not over yet. XD
I'm really not worried though. right?
XD

Tomorrow I'm going to spend the day walking on the beach looking for a good interviewing suit!
がんばります☆

I saw this on umbrellaofdoom 's post - ARTICLE

I think that it's just awful, & in truth I worry about these sorts of things happening once I'm living over there.
Obviously I'm not going about acquiring a teaching job in the typical way, but I still worry about discrimination b/c I would be a foreigner.
I've already had that experience & it made me more sad than it did angry, as if it can be a trend to have no consideration for other human beings.
However then I'm reminded with all of my good experiences, that it's a lovely place to live.
When I first arrived in Tokyo last summer, my bag was really heavy as I was traveling by multiple different trains from Narita to Musashisakai.
This nice little old lady sat down next to me & started talking about the weather & what not. She smelled like fish, was really friendly, & reminded me of an Asian version of my grandmother.
Then of course there was the lady who offered to hold my suitcase, since I was holding my backpack (loaded with books, etc.), & there was a business man who pleasantly held onto drgnofdarkness 's big suitcase since she had another small bag to hold.
These people blew me away with kindness & I loved it! What an amazing way to spend my first day in Tokyo.

But then you have stuff like that (in the article), & it's really saddening. I hope that good energy goes his way eventually.

Well, did a couple of things that I needed to do. yay!

Wow, I'm really lacking the energy right now. I think that honestly I'm going to drink some tea & then call it a night. ^^;

That was a pathetic entry. XD

• get posters
• work on research
• call vet to board Fuu (my cat)
• get feeders & new filter for fish tank
• get table cloth ? (not sure if I want this yet or not)
• plan out finances for the next 2 months
• apply to new part-time job
• prepare for senior art sem. to start
• rearrange bookshelf
• paint coffee table
• study Japanese

That's all! ... for now muwahaha
[The rain is making me crazy.]

I've been watching shark week. It's immensely entertaining. X3

That is all.

"What we do every night, Pinkie: Try to take over the world!"

...had a manager that is this bad. This man does not treat anyone with respect. He has anger issues (throws rolling ladders around in front of customers). He doesn't know how to schedule people, & then gets mad b/c he's short staffed. He is unprofessional (he walked up to one of the employees and complained that someone really dependable had called out b/c they were violently ill), and that it had put him in a bind - IN REALITY, the person offered to come in an hour late, so he put us in a bind, by not letting the person come in an hour late.
He doesn't train people b/c he doesn't know how to, nor does he ever help anyone out. This guy is a jackass.

So I quit. haha. I'm getting a different job, b/c he's too awful. I have never worked under anyone like that. ever. never will.

I at least have all of my bills covered for the next 3 months, and I know a few places that are hiring. ^^
Woohoo! Job hunt extreme!

Meanwhile, I'm going to finish some projects I have been working on, go swimming (which I haven't had time to do all Summer), and take more walks. : D

pfft, what break?

I've been working full time all summer, but I want things/make decisions that cost a little extra money.

drgnofdarkness  & I went to a Celtic Woman concert back in early June. So much fun!

I've been working for Starbucks all summer, but in Roanoke, you have to realize that they don't pay as much as say in Atlanta or other big city.
T_T


I've been working on some WA^2 stuff over the Summer, and ... ::drum roll::

I have managed to reserve the Babcock Auditorium for every meeting except for 2. woot! O___o

I'm really trying to make it bigger and better this year, so step 1 to that is BIG SCREEN! yay!


The other bit of big news is... drgnofdarkness  & I are living off campus this year! (°∀°)b
I'm saving a ton of money this way, and I only live 10 minutes away from campus and downtown.
It will still be really easy for me to run club on campus, work a job, do school work, etc.

On top of all of that...we have a 3rd family member, named Fuu (Cantonese for "tiger").


He's a precious baby & a rescue from Angels of Assisi (downtown). (-^^-)

...



So~ outside of my hatemail concerned letter... >_>
I am moving to Bank of America this week, I'm hopeful that my credit will follow.
I asked them lots of questions, though & they are well represented in my book (so don't kick up & die during the recession, pretty pls?)

~

Work is pretty bad. Our boss is not only cutting everyone's hours, but people are really mean about their coffee.

I mean we are talking MEEEAN! However, whatever~ I can deal with the meanies. : P
::might be hired somewhere else soon::

I have a big announcement coming up soon, just waiting for the right moment (for the HU girls).
It's about this year~!
yay!

I'm off to eat something & play a video game?

um...

I was just verbally harassed by two Wachovia Bank employees over the phone...

(other than that being a really upsetting experience, I'm moving to a different bank)

It's been a good start to the day off! I slept in - hehehe!

Now I've got some paperwork to fill out &...

GOOD THINGS MAY BE COMING!

I has some errands to run before work this morning, so I was up by 7AM... buh. tired. (-_-;)

After I got off of work at 4PM, I came home & begun to work on my research...but then promptly fell asleep face down on may papers.
So drgnofdarkness  woke me up & told me to go take a nap. So I did. I napped from 5PM until 8PM. (　 ﾟ ▽ ﾟ ;)

ちょっと疲れた．．．ね

After that I made dinner.
Watched my fishies for a bit. heeeee~ happy.

I did a lot of sewing on house pillows! I plotted things to sew for a later time. yay!
Did some planning for the anime club for the Fall (including reserving Neko hotel rooms). ← those things sell like hot cakes!!

Organized some personal things (like putting items into new wallet, since old wallet snapped in two & lost its button)...

Ooo! I want to buy a plecostomus for my tank! (*゜▽゜ノノ゛☆
I've wanted a bigger one, but my tank is too small for that... sad day.

Tomorrow looks like I will be checking into said plecostomus, then doing some research at Starbucks...maybe. I got distracted last time, because of Matt. (-。－；)
He kept pulling me over to look at French Presses, then asking me questions about different products, then he made me far too sweet of a drink that dried out my tongue, & then we talked about philosophy & the education system...oh & he knows one of my friends from my Japanese class! [small world]

Maybe I'll get more done tomorrow...(￣ー￣； maybe.

I did make a twitter ~

https://twitter.com/ashita_wa_ok

&...

I made another blog...

http://tomorrowisgenki.blogspot.com/

BECAUSE I like to write on different blogs...>_>
not sure why.

I work tomorrow! & then I'm off both Saturday & Sunday!

...

This is sot of an irrelevant post...XD

I got a twitter...

username: ashita_wa_ok

^^

Okay, throat was not hurting today = AWESOME!!

(I credit C.C. Lemon! It cured any & all for me in Japan.)

Work today was enjoyable, but I want to work with Matt again soon! He's new & I'm new & we have this red head bond going >_> <_<  ...

...

I'm done talking. -^^-

( Starbucks People )

I UPDATED videos & pictures that I said I would - except for the picture of my hair, b/c no matter what angle I take it from, it doesn't show it's actual color... gr. I will pursue that task later.

( One random picture & Two videos that show how tired I am... )

Working at Starbucks = ♪

My throat was hurting some last night & this morning, but I have done almost everything in my power to fight off any possibilities of me being sick:

• gargle with HOT salt water at least twice a day
• make sure to gargle with listerine (after brushing teeth, b/c salt water = opening my mouth in ocean minus the fuzzy seaweed) XP
• drink C.C.LEMON (the Japanese "cure all" soda) XD
• drink "Temple of Health" tea
• drink mucho green tea
• consume some chicken
• eat sliced raw ginger steeped in boiling water
• オレンジジュース！！
• eat an apple

& now for the finale, get a good amount of sleep before work tomorrow!
[I really hope that I can get enough sleep - sometimes I have trouble ^^;]

I will post picture soon → my hair is ... a different color ...
okay, well it's mostly still red, but it's more of a natural red ... so slightly orange-y at first glance, however!
It looks good! ^^

I have a fishy tank & all of them have happy scenarios that match their pirate names.
I will post pictures of them with their info. later, but I'm glad that they are taking to their 10 gallon tank! They seem quite content! ^^

More is coming soon, including some announcements of HAPPINESS! eee^^


[I really need to sit down & study Japanese for more than an hour.]

EDIT -

This always makes me laugh...

as does this... XD