Comparisons

Self: Pre-JET (ie approximately 1.25 years ago) // NOW

22 years of singlehood // one relationship behind me

sexually nonexistent // sexuality exists

sweats, riggers shorts // dresses, work appropriate clothing

leggings // stockings

lenka, meiko, justin nozuka // bon iver, the national, tegan&sara, sufjan stevens

nonexistent guitar playing skills // 4 songs crappily played

suite life // living on my own

hawaii, l.a. // fukuoka

french kissing = saliva/ew/why? // french kissing = yes please!

self-concept: nerdy/academically-focused // self-concept: hot ^_^, people-focused

future-focused // living in the now

obsessed with to do lists // obsessed with to do lists

tasia, t-Asia (stripper name), tash // tasia, t-bird, t-bag, t-swizzle

driving // walking, training everywhere

undecided, unknown black hole future // same

uncomfortable, awkward around guys // more comfortable around guys who embrace their awkwardness & thus mine

green tea snob // all-tea lover (with a scandalous latte/cappuccino affair on the side)

2 am? still early! // 10 pm? beddy-bye time. Obaachan-status.

no non-american friends // australian, new zealander, european, south african, singaporean, all over! friends.

hating on ^______^ // using o____O all the time. in other words....

not fob // FOB

scarf fetish // scarf, postcard, tea&coffee (+ paraphernalia) fetish, with dark chocolate & peanut butter fetishes developing

aversion to being concise // aversion to being concise (as witnessed in the above point)

pretty well-versed in the english language // non-ironically misspelling words; notably: confuzed & sight/site. le sigh.

sticking to a budget // budget???

"friends" of convenience // true friends, social support

crap japanese // still crap, but slowly improving, japanese

naive // life lessons

"I just want some japanese food!" // "Where's all the good western/non-japanese food up in this heezy???"

naked? // NAKED! (esp. nudie apartment dance parties for one!)

skype -____- // skype ^____^

freak! // WHAT THE FUCK?!

linguistically understanding most of my surroundings // illiteracy, constant state of (blissful?) ignorance

normal glasses //hipster glasses

related conversation excerpt:
dad: go buy new glasses when you're in korea.
me: i already have glasses & an extra pair. i don't need new ones.
dad: no, tasia. not the weird ones. [reference to hipster glasses].
oh dad :)