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3 for 3

// February 2nd, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Uncategorized

Kory and I found out tonight that we both passed our JLPT Level 4! Yay!!!
You may remember that my three major headaches in November were NaNoWriMo, the GRE, and the JLPT. This makes me 3 for 3!
Speaking of which, I’ve sent off most of my grad school applications, so it is now officially time to [...]

Macmillan v. Amazon

// February 1st, 2010 // Comments Off // Uncategorized

This post may bore some of you.
In case you don’t follow publishing news, there was a big scandal over the weekend. Basically Macmillan, a major publisher, met with Amazon demanding the right to set prices for their own ebooks. Amazon, being the king of online retail, wanted to keep ebook pricing under $10 to ensure [...]

Masks and the Future of Media

// January 27th, 2010 // 4 Comments » // Uncategorized

While at Ministop, I noticed something called a Steam Mask and, in my cold-induced stupor, plopped it in the basket next to the orange juice and cup noodle. I have subsequently found this little guy to be a brilliant invention, and I credit it for indirectly helping me feel better. Steam Mask (ok, so it’s [...]

Attack of Winter!

// January 24th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Uncategorized

Booo! I am sick! I put it off longer this year than last year, but my head is definitely woozy from all of the liquids swimming around up there. Kory gets to go to onsen today and I am stuck at home surfing the webs.
Consolation gifts in the form of Farmville animals will be accepted!

Begin Countdown

// January 20th, 2010 // 4 Comments » // Uncategorized

As you may have read on Kory’s blog, it’s now official. We have turned in our re-contracting forms with a big circle around the “No.”
One of my neighbors here in the teacher room overheard me discussing it with the vice-principal (through translation by my supervisor), and she exclaimed (after the vice-principal left) how sad she [...]

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