2004 bloggs

Monday, December 06, 2004
Baby got back
Ok so I have once again merged onto the information superhighway. Go me. So how is everyone? Things here have been entertaining to say the least. For those of you who don’t know I'm back in the states. Yes just in time for all the election drama and Christmas... So here is the latest summery of.. well.. me. I am living on the North Side of Indy and working for an awesome Equine Vet. I have re-entered the realm of student-hood once again and am completing a degree in Equine Science. I have also rescued another horse from the slaughter auction in Shipshewana. He's turning out to be priceless and has become a quick celebrity in the barn. I'll be posting pictures here soon. My apt flooded... which was crappy.. quite literally since it was the sewer that backed up. It's all been fixed and cleaned now but at the time it really sucked. I miss my kitties which are still in Japan but at least this gives Thorn a chance to finish his Sumo training. Yansa I'm sure is thinking of trying the whole K-1 thingy. Anyways I hope you're all doing great have a safe and happy Holiday season. K

Sunday, July 11, 2004
Mr. Bushi
So yay. This concludes my awesome weekend... and damnit I must say that I was due for one of those. Went up to Indy for a friend's Bday party. Got hammered quite unintentionally and played drunken spoons. This for those of you who don’t know can be a complicated game when sober but when you get six drunken people together and play it, it can be downright dangerous. Quote of the evening was this: Scene: Me standing (or something close to it) outside waiting for a friend to show up at about 1am. I find myself leaning up against a pimped out Eclipse trying to read the decal on the back. Me: Why the hell would someone put a decal on their car that says "Mr. Bushi?? V: Hon... Would you be referring to the decal that says Mitsubishi? Me: Oh... So yes there was my dumb moment for the month... or week or day... whatever... I damn near felt like a blonde...

Monday, June 28, 2004
ickity
so yeah... still in Indiana. Didn’t go back to Japan yet, enjoying an extended vacation back home with the rents. Haven’t done a whole lot really, just mostly hung around and recover from kidney infections... not fun... and talk to shrinks... also not fun. I'm finding that my tolerance level for stress has completely disappeared... this may be for a few reasons... a.) I'm on the South Beach Diet and have lost 6 lbs but am going through mad carb withdrawal. B.) I'm PMSing C.) I've been dealing with stress for the past nine months and my brain decided to run off to Mexico with one of my kidneys. D.) all of the above =) And for those of you who chose D I'd give you a cookie but I can’t have those around me on this diet so you'll have to settle for a sugar free jello snack. I can’t believe how seriously I'm taking this diet thing (ok ya so it's been one week) but I've never really had to worry about my weight too much before, then again I've never been this inactive before either. I lost 4 lbs just coming home and then 6 this past week on the diet making me about halfway to my goal of shedding 20 lbs. I'd love to be about 120 but I'm shooting for a realistic 125. =P I figure I'm 5'6.5 and I have big boobs so that should make me pretty seksey or at least make me feel a bit more sexy... now for the washboard tummy and a fake and bake and I'm happy =) Anyways hope everyone is doing well. Wish me luck because I'm going to see a specialist Wed for my kidneys. Love you all. K A moment of clarity by V: "Rolling kids should not play Scrabble".

Monday, May 24, 2004
Home James!
Yes believe it or not I am home! No Typhoon can keep me away from the good ole' USofA. Hehehe. Ya Things have been fun and interesting, went out with Jesse this weekend. Friday was the night of "victory laps" defined as laps you take around a bar to see if there is anyone you know before promptly leaving. Sat I was presently surprised by the presence of none other than my Fav. Belgian and my fav New Mexico native. It's so wonderful to have friends and get to see them all at the same time. Didn’t sleep at all on Sat night. Watched the sun come up and had a debate about our education system early in the morning. It's so nice to have conversations with big words... even if you have been up all night drinking. Still haven’t seen a horse yet (well at least not one that I know) but I'm working on that. Cicada's suck. They're everywhere and have big scary eyes but make great projectiles... don’t ask. Fav Quotes of the last few days: Me: "Butt pieces?" Jesse: "Butt pieces." "Gay men? I own them." -Belgian Boy "Ya sometimes things come in predictable packages... and sometimes they come dressed up like slutty butterflies." - T.P.

Sunday, April 25, 2004
survey thingy
I have Jesse to thank for this... swear she has some doing in every survey I get... First concert? Lenny Kravitz! Let love Rule Baby! Best show of your damn life? Destination or Penetration... that's pretty close there... Happy hardcore and DnB vs. a triple tag team featuring DB Dara and Dieselboy... ok ya so Destination it is... Any party where I dance for 8 hrs straight and then get lost in a bathroom for 15mins is a good one... What's the most you've ever paid for a show? $55 I think... for Live on The Decks in Chi-town.. It really wasn’t worth it. Do you know the names of all the bartenders in town? No, but I do know the name of the local Mamasan of the Thai place down the street and I work with a guy named Yoshi... I kid u not... Been kicked out of a club? Nope. Puked in public? Well there was this one time in Tijuana... Moshed? Only as a form of self defense. Peed on someone? See above... Crowd surfed?: Almost once at a concert at Pic-a-chick Farms... three guys tried to pick me up against my will and I was saved by my fav ex-con... moshing ensued... Worn a shirt of a band that you went to go see? Lenny from the 5 tour. Tipped a stripper? I've tipped drag queens... do they count? Really spied on someone? Well I had to once for a Soc. class.. Had to watch people when they didn’t think anyone was watching... saw many a nose picked and wedgies pulled. Eaten anything on a dare? I live in Japan... everything here is weird... but I was dared to try this stuff at a sushi place... was nasty... turned out to be sea urchin ovaries... I've been dared to eat the chicken Uteri at the Thai place but don’t think I'll go for that one... Seen a dead person (not a funeral)? On TV all the time and once in real life at a party... but they brought him back so to quote the Princess Bride: he was only "mostly dead". Had sex with a roommate? Nope. Hidden an object from someone? Yes... my significant other's porn... just to see how long it took him to notice that it was missing... Lied about your age? Never really had to... Dyed your hair an unnatural color? Well I have some awesome highlights (referred to as my "drag queen" hair) at the moment and a few years ago I was always a shade of purple. Scared shitless on 9-11? Not scared... just stunned... speechless... Thanked someone for something they didn't do?: All the time... just to point out that they didn’t do it =p Been mugged or jumped?: Once when I was driving horse drawn carriages in downtown Indy... took my wallet but I didn’t have any money so they were sol... Wooed someone with a mixed tape? Just myself... and V... I used to make him CD's all the time... but not of the wooing sort... more of the shake your ass sort. Walked in on your parents? Thank god no. Been shot at? With a BB gun yes... many a time... we were very bored children in rural Indiana... Graffiti'd anything? Bathroom at IUPUI and one at a party... Stolen alcohol? Nope. Fallen down a staircase? Yes... but I have fallen up them more often. Saved someone's life? Nope... but many animals lives =) I have very good turtle karma and I rescued several horses from slaughter. Do you have a star tattoo? Nope, just some Kanji (dance, love and dream), Katakana (strength) and wings. Wear a denim jacket more than three times a week? Don’t even own one. Have more than two band pins on your jacket, shoulder bag? Nope. Sepultura or Pantera? Once Upon a time I liked Pantera... East or West coast? West... thank you Jess... I can’t get back to San Diego fast enough... even though I had food poisoning most of the time I was there. Vegas or Atlantic City? Haven’t been to either yet... but I'm thinking Vegas... Why wasn’t New Orleans a choice??? Mixed tapes or CDR?: CDR but there is something about having a mixed tape that feels so good... maybe it's the memories... or the ability to destroy them by pulling out all the tape a little bit at a time... Texas chainsaw or night of the living dead? Night of the Living Dead... zombie movies rock... but nothing can beat Evil Dead on the zombie scale... STP or Nirvana?: Well in middle school it was Nirvana... then he died and there wasn’t anything new... so I guess I have to pick STP... any band that put plushies in their videos rocks. DJ or jukebox? DJ =)

Saturday, April 24, 2004
Japanese Strip Clubs
Ok ya.. So here is cultural difference number 1,000,998... Stripping in Japan is a respectable position! I couldn’t believe it! You must be absolutely silent during the performances out of respect for the dancers and their art... and it is art. The dancers never set a foot off stage, but get completely naked... it's kind of cool... well maybe the guys back home who are used to being groped and shimmed upon may not enjoy it, but heck.. It’s about time these girls got some credit. Now there are other strip clubs here... complete with finger condoms... (I'm not explaining that... put it together on your own ok?)... Which would u prefer? Questions Comments? -K

Sunday, April 18, 2004
Quote of yesterday
So ya they have these cool toy motorcycles that run off of juice over here... no kidding, juice, soda, beer u name it it's pretty cool... so here is my quote from yesterday... "My soda can beat your juice any day!" - Devo

Friday, April 16, 2004
coming home!
Yeah baby! That’s right I'm coming home! Well in a month at least. May 20th-June 15th. : Hops around in excitement: I can’t wait. Thing here haven’t been too bad as of late. I've finally gotten a job, working for Sony as a sales rep. I get sent home with all kinds of equipment and am told to test them out and learn how to use them... I've been having a blast. The cats are blind because I've been house bound due to bad weather and they're the most interesting subjects in the apt. Yansa is recovering from surgery =( I had her spayed, three females in the house pmsing was just too much for me to handle. I feel really bad about it now, even though the doctors said her uterus was not looking very good, but she's been sleeping for the past few days and won’t eat or drink much... and for those of you who know Yansa, she really can’t afford to lose much weight, she was only 5.6 lbs to begin with. I called the vet and they said it was normal for the smaller animals to take the anesthesia pretty hard... which would explain the reason why Thorn (who went in the same day to have his teeth cleaned) came home as good as normal... damn fat kitty... hehe he even wreaked havok on the vet's office, getting out of his cage twice and running around the place until they got smart enough to put a padlock on the cage door... he's taking this ninja thing way too far =p n-e-ways, I gotta get ready for work. Love you all, Kristen P.S. Japan was beautiful for about a week... the cherry blossoms were quite an experience... all the petals falling down, I just sat and watched them... got a straight outta American Beauty feeling... and then I woke up one morning and they were all gone and the Base is back to being sterile::sigh:: how I long for the Indiana trees... I'm gonna hug one as soon as I get a chance...

Saturday, April 03, 2004
earthquake
Damn... Huge earthquake today... 5.6 and it was two hours away from me... the whole frickin building swayed and shook... and it lasted for a good min, longest and biggest one I've felt since being here. Should have listened to Thorn he was trying to tell me something was up... third time he's done that before a quake. Nothing much else going on, I got a job as a sales rep for Sony working in Zama, yay! Don’t have to speak Japanese and don’t get paid in US dollars... as long as the exchange rate stays good I'm happy. Love you all... k


Sunday, March 21, 2004
raccoon dog
I saw the strangest thing last night I was coming back from the movies (Starskey and Hutch was very good =) and literally almost ran into this raccoon looking thing. It looks like a raccoon but not quite so of course being me I had to find out what it was. It believe it or not is actually called a raccoon dog or a Tanuki which while looking like a raccoon are actually more closely related to dogs and are in the canis family... weird but I want one =) They're fat and cute... kind of like Thorn... hehe... Kristen's mission: to catch a coonpuppy. the pic is in my photos go look =) ... I'm out searching (actually I'm just playing EQ but whatever) Love ya, K

Saturday, March 20, 2004
happy bunny
Alright, so I'm addicted to the quiz site, but there are few things to keep me entertained so the quiz thingy will keep me entertained for now at least. V... this one is for you =) Which happy Bunny are you??? (in case you're like me and have always wondered) you are the cute but psycho happy bunny. You adorable, but a little out there. It's alright, you might not have it all, but there are worse which happy bunny are you?brought to you by Quizilla Happy bunny day =)

Friday, March 19, 2004
my death
Youre gonna be attacked by a ridiculously small animal and bleed to death Choose your Dramatic Death (Now w/pics!!)brought to you by Quizilla how fucking ironic is that??? hehe I must say that it did bring a smile to my face though... but it is disturbing that Thorn stared at the computer screen the entire time... maybe I should feed him extra today =P I made awesome crepes this morning =D everything was from scratch even the syrup... which was blackberry. Yummy but now my tongue is purple, oh well it was worth it. That's all I have to say about that (watched Forrest Gump the other day) Ciao K

Friday, March 19, 2004
yeah ok whatever.
Alright so I keep hearing that my journals are depressing... so I'll try to make an improvement. ::in a happy voice:: I HaTe It HeRe =-) I WaNt To Go HoMe =P =D that better??? alright never mind... shouldn’t have tried it. I cleaned the house today... whoo hoo. I was supposed to go out for Thai but peeps bailed on me so I'm stuck here listening to the sounds of March Madness coming from the living room. I really need to find some self worth here, either that or start playing Evercrack again... I've checked out just about all the interesting books in the library... they don’t have much because they get in trouble if material contains sex or drugs or anti American themes... which leaves us with Dr. Seuss but there is a debate on whether the Cat in the Hat was under the influence so it may not be around much longer. I've read the classics... all the things everyone else was supposed to read but never got around to it. Here is my book list: Count of Monte Cristo Dracula Lord of the Flies Grapes of Wrath Catcher in the Rye The Odyssey The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty Anything Poppy Z Brite Fem Fatale Philosophy of Cats Guinevere Trilogy (that one hit close to home) All the Readers Digests I can get my hands on From my Hand to Yours Memoirs of a Geisha (thank you Jess) and many more that I can’t think of Need more book recommendations!!! I like the kind of book that you can escape into, Fantasy especially but anyways I'll read just about anything these days. I Love you all and I miss u -k P.S. Quiz for the Day You are SALUTE YOUR SHORTS. You are a wangsta who knows business. You have fun in the sun and know how to have a good laugh. Which old school Nickelodeon show are you?brought to you by Quizilla I Frickin Loved this show! Well... next to Hey Dude!

Saturday, March 13, 2004
if I were a drink...
Congratulations! You're a black velvet! What Drink Are You?brought to you by Quizilla I admit it I get bored a lot...

Thursday, March 11, 2004
Normal?
Okay, so I'm living in another country... I've been here for over five months... I should really be enjoying the time I have here right? I mean this is an opportunity of a lifetime. How many people get to live outside of their own home state let alone their home country? But still despite the amount that I remind myself this I want to go home. I want to go back to that little peach bedroom with the hardwood floors, with the gay neighbors and the crack house on the corner. I miss that funky guy who used to have these huge pieces of scrap metal in his front yard, he'd sit there on his porch drinking a beer and call it art... and if you looked at it long enough you realized that it was. I miss coming home to the prospect of vegetarian food. I miss delaying a shower because I must admit that I like the smell of horse. I miss feeling like I have purpose. I miss having a support network both the two legged and the four legged kind. I miss feeling at home... I'm realizing that I miss too many things. -k

Friday, March 05, 2004
Weird laws
In Minnesota, it's illegal to sleep naked. In Illinois, it is illegal to speak the English language. -which is ok since not many people speak English there anyways. In Cheyenne Wyoming, it's illegal to take a picture of a rabbit in the month of June. In Oregon, dishes must drip dry. In Alabama, it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket. -This has completely ruined any chance I had of being able to live in Alabama. In Alaska, you can't push a live moose out of a moving airplane. -They're no fun... no fun at all. In Arizona, you can't hunt camels. - Hear that? No camel hunting but what about camel chasing? Nope... that's illegal too. There is no age of consent in Japan. And in the grand state of Indiana: One may not sniff glue. Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March. It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday. Oral sex is illegal. A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17. It is against the law to pass a horse on the street. It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks. Liquor stores may not sell milk. Grocery stores may not sell any type of cold liquor. You can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying for him/her. Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session. Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100 stripes. Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail lights. No one may catch a fish with his bare hands. Men are prohibited from standing in a bar. Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other humans. If any person has a puppet show, wire dancing or tumbling act in the state of Indiana and receives money for it, they will be fined $3 under the Act to Prevent Certain Immoral Practices. The value of Pi is 3.2, and not 3.1415. No one may throw an old computer across the street at their neighbor. It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.

Friday, March 05, 2004
Genius
Ok.. so here was my moment of genius for the day... I was making Mac and cheese (the Sponge Bob kind) when I tried to taste a piece of macaroni to see if it was done... it got stuck to my lip... I kid you not... and it burned the shit outta me. Being the intelligent human being that I am did I quickly bat it away? No. I waited just long enough for it to leave a huge blister... How attractive am I now? I look like I've had a severe herpes outbreak. Of all the places to get burned... It sucks and it looks hideous. I mean what to you put on a burned lip? I tried Neosporin and granted it had great moisturizing properties but tastes not so good. Other than that there isn’t much going on. I'm studying for a few CLEP tests so I can knock out a few credits I need before I can graduate.. they're free for military yay! $0 compared to $400 per class... I'll take the free thank you. The job hunt continues as do my frequent gym appearances. I'll actually more than likely be substitute teaching for the elementary school and the high school... scary.. I mean I remember what it was like to be a high schooler... and I remember what we did to substitute teachers. It wasn’t pretty... but for $90 a day I'll risk it. Currently listening to some Euro trance courtesy of Roobear... don’t ask... http://www.digitallyimported.com It's a very good site for all your boogie needs. The house is filthy and I can’t seem to find it in me to care... the monotony of housework is finally getting to me. Oh well, I'm running out of stuff to write about... Yoppie, K Quote of the Day: Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. ~Andre Gide Go ahead.. make your brain hurt.
12:12 AM

Tuesday, February 24, 2004
my new obsession
I LOVE the massage chair at the gym... ::shivers:: not only does it give a great total body massage, it vibrates too =) That is the epitome of just how exciting my life gets =P
1:42 AM

Monday, February 23, 2004
drama rama
So ya, yesterday was interesting... it started out normal enough and then I got to work on a Japanese car helping a friend install some cool effects. This is all fine and dandy except for the fact that he had been drinking quite a bit, and is a known alcoholic... how the hell do you tell someone that you don’t know too well that they need to quit drinking? My respect for this person (which was not that great to begin with) completely vanished... and I'll tell you why... 1.) he was hitting on me... in plain sight of his wife and one year old boy... 2.) he attempted to drive when he couldn’t even get his key in the lock on the car door (the car was unlocked by the way) 3.) he came into the appt to get something to drink and then passed out on our couch and wouldn’t go home 4.) when we finally got him to leave he pushed his wife who happened to be holding their little boy This was not some little push to the side either. I wanted to hurt him... Lion flew out the door after him and verbally kicked his ass all the way home (I could tell he wanted to hit him.. but this guy is his superior)... Poor wife and little boy, they were both crying so hard... I wanted to help and though the language barrier is a hard one to climb a hug is pretty universal. I felt so helpless, I offered my home but she went home anyways... and today he acts like nothing happened... Who could ever live life that way?! I wish she would leave him... he's already openly admitted that he doesn’t love her and is only there because of his son, he's had three affairs, and he drinks... all day... every day, and now he has physically assaulted her. I just wish I knew how to help... any ideas? Grr... I wish more Japanese women had balls to stand up to men... Oh well... that's my rant for the day... hopefully for a long ass time... Ciao

Tuesday, February 17, 2004
Dlivers Skoo
Okie, so what is worse than going through a drivers class in the States? Drivers school in Japan... take note that this is an AMERICAN military facility... the class I am in is to teach AMERICANS the Japanese road signs and proper Japanese driving etiquette... Now I don’t really see a problem having a Japanese instructor... but it would be nice to have one that can communicate in verbal format and who doesn’t revert to drawing pictures (as entertaining as they are) and making wild hand gestures (what? you want to do what to a monkey?). After a few hours of the collective class trading looks of "what did she say?" she decides to pass out pamphlets that are in plain English... now an intelligent person would have done this at the beginning of the class so that we could make an attempt to follow along... but no... not her... Oh well I'm done with my rant. The highlight of my day has thus far been the 80's instructional video in driving etiquette done by several very white people in while blazers... women included.. except they had the sleeves rolled up. I'm just positive that if we could have seen their pant cuffs they would have been tight rolled. I'm on my lunch break right now, taking some time in the good ole library until I have to go back to deciphering pictures (it's a hand... no a banana... oh wait it's road kill!). At least I don’t have much longer until I get to take the actual test which is all multiple choice... oh no whatever should I do (note the sarcasm). Japanese of the Day: Tamale oot si zu! "stop or I'll shoot you!" P.S. at the request of many Yansa or Thorn will soon have their own MySpace =) I'll keep you posted.
11:34 PM

Tuesday, February 17, 2004
March 20th
The Guys should love this... my fav. author has subjected a new holiday... thought I's share the love... "March 20th is now officially "Steak and Blowjob Day". Simple, effective and self explanatory, this holiday has been created so you ladies finally have a day to show your man how much you love him. No cards, no flowers, no special nights on the town; the name of the holiday explains it all, just a steak and a BJ. That it. Finally, this twin pair of Valentine's Day and Steak and Blowjob Day will usher in a new age of love as men everywhere try THAT much harder in February to ensure a memorable March 20th. It’s like a perpetual love machine! The word is already beginning to spread, but as with any new idea, it needs a little push to start the ball rolling. So spread the word, and help bring love and peace to this crazy world. And, of course, steak and BJs. " - PZB (a fellow supporter of my belief that Valentine’s Day , even though it is my birthday, is an insult to all women and has therefore created a holiday for men that is just as stereotypical and sexist)
12:37 AM

Tuesday, February 17, 2004
Conversational Japanese
So yeah... I'm teaching myself Japanese... this is a very dangerous thing, even more so when you have taken a Vicodin and are PMSing. The phrases I've come up with so far are far from conversational but are quite amusing... so here ya go =) Ohesotte nani? What is the meaning of my bellybutton? Kazoku sorrote no seppuku ga yokatta. I loved the part where the whole family disemboweled themselves. Omawarisan! Chikan o tska-mate! Police! Arrest this pervert! Nanashi no nihon no michi no kado ni imasu! I am at the corner of two nameless streets! Nihonshoku o tabesukete inai yabanjin desu. I am too barbaric to eat a Japanese breakfast. Osoroshii kangae nimo osoware mas. I have many evil thoughts. Ebi no idaina saigo desu! How honorably shrimp struggle as they choke to death! Okikute ugokasenai Fujisan mitai da. He looks as grand and immobile as Mount Fuji. (To be used at Sumo contests.) Hehe that last one is straight from the phrase book =)
12:25 AM

Sunday, February 15, 2004
Which famous homosexual are you?
http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/homosexual/
11:35 PM

Saturday, February 14, 2004
FYI
so ya forgot to mention this... was up with Mophed one night getting the giggles after many hours of 80's belly dancing and doing the "Nave" (don’t ask). We both had a cold and with Atkins on the mind I ask her "does Snot have carbs?" ... she posts it as a quote and believe it or not... she got an answer... so here is your useless fact for the day... "Mucus(snot) is made up of carbohydrates (70%) with about 20% protein and some lipids (fat)" there... you just learned something... doesn’t it feel good?
4:11 AM

Saturday, February 14, 2004
n weeee!
So ya, I gots me a jobbie job. I'ma gonna be doing some modeling for the local Japanese agencies, it's pays awesome and gives me an excuse to learn my way around Japan, woot! Japan is not a country known for its diversity so any time they find someone that's decent they jump at the opportunity. I'm going to Mt. Fuji tomorrow so I guess it's my first official Japan adventure, it will be good for me, not to mention beautiful. I guess I don’t have much to say... I'm a year older... and it doesn’t feel any different. quote of the day- "Think I'll turn country just for the hats." - Sunshine Porcupine
4:04 AM
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
quotes of the day
"you're gonna need a priest to clean up all that filth" - overheard "To define a person you have to study their imperfections. Either that or you could just drink heavily with them." - a friend's good advice *"There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened." (Douglas Adams) If you want your spouse to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep. - an inspired moment by me *"We are an impossibility in an impossible universe." (Ray Bradbury) Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. ( Phyllis Diller ) "Time's fun when you're having flies." (Kermit the Frog) Never use while sleeping. -Instruction on Conair hair dryer
5:32 AM

Tuesday, February 10, 2004
they journey home
So ya I made it after getting stranded in Chicago for a night because there were "mechanical problems" in Indy. The only "mechanical problems" we had were because we were missing our flight crew. So I finally get to Chicago and I've missed my flight, am stranded in Chicago with two cats, one of them screaming his head off, sending many curses on my household. United airlines gets me a hotel and since no other hotel will take kitties, I got to stay in the Hilton hehehe it was nice. They couldn’t find any kitty food for me so they had their chef make Thorn and Yansa grilled Tuna steaks... those kitties got to eat better than I did =) It was funny, they were like two little kids trashing a hotel room, running from bed to bed, Yansa climbing the curtains... Thorn knocking things off the tables and dresser. Needless to say, they ended up sleeping in the bathroom. Things went pretty smoothly on the Japan flight. Yansa slept almost the entire way there, occasionally poking her head up and surprising the flight attendants... not a single peep out of her the entire time. Thorn had to ride down below in a heated and pressurized compartment. I think it was harder on him than Yansa, but he seems to be settling in nicely, claiming the top of the fridge as "his spot". Isis and Yansa are already buddies running around in a bizarre form of kitty tag that looks like it's closely related to those "bop the gopher" games at Chucky Cheese. Thorn will most likely take longer, he hasn’t hissed at Isis but just seems bored with her... much too sophisticated to associate with the likes of her. He keeps giving me looks like "you could of at least picked out an intelligent one". So ya, I'm back and actually slept normal hours last night. It's so weird to be back here... In a way I don’t know if going home made it better or worse. But anyways I'm not going to sulk too much... I got a Pilates class to sign up for =) If anything I must keep myself busy.
4:48 AM

Tuesday, February 03, 2004
home again
So ya, I'm concluding my visit home to B-town... been pretty much uneventful if you don’t count the car accident involving drug dealers and the long nights with friends picking up catch phrases such as "baby blockers" and "katty bitch" For some reason I just feel like I've needed more time to be here before heading back to life in Japan. So many people to see and so little time to see them in. I guess I've really accomplished a lot, getting stuff, packing kitties, getting in touch with my inner drag queen (don’t ask). There's just something about this place and the people in it that keep me wanting to come home... I just need to figure out where home is... be that in Japan, Bloomington, Indy, or a sunny beach in San Diego... I guess it is true... you never can truly come home "again". Sat was fun minus the six police cars, paddy wagon, fire truck and ambulance. It was awesome to take E out with The Lady's Man and Mophed. E had fun as we celebrated her 21st b-day for the second time and kept insisting that she had a great time in-between bouts of puking. Mophed and I got free shots which were poured Can Cun style (mostly down your shirt). We're still debating on whether or not they were really alcoholic... tasted remarkably close to kool-aide. N-E-ways... I'm gonna go get drunk on Nyquil and cake... laters
8:21 PM

Tuesday, February 03, 2004
quote of the day
So ya, I'm talking to Mr. Lion and we're having a discussion about birth control... I'm being all discrete and he blurts out... "oh you mean baby blockers?" what tact... good thing my folks found it amusing...