zines

photos via: "vivi" & "glamourous" magazines (nov.2010)

so i got some fashion magazines for the sis and was flipping through it. sometimes japanese fashion is awesome and sometimes you're like o___O like the whole gyaru look (will post photos of that later) and the fur obsession at the moment (you can get fur tails for your phone/bag, furry leg warmers, furry shoes, in addition to regular fur clothing). i also thought the description for these makeup looks were amusing-- dehydrated tomato colored lips anyone?

life: words of wisdom

fuckyeahamazing.com

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

- Soren Kierkegaard

p.s. it got trench coat wearing cold all of a sudden here. time to bust out the kotatsu ♥
p.p.s. start talking to the people around you about things that matter. you'll start to appreciate the strong, intelligent, amazing beings they are.

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 :)

inspiring/interesting quotations

(fuckyeahamazing.blogspot.com)

In the past week, I've stumbled upon some quotations that have resonated with me so I thought I'd share them here.

Mark Twain (I now want to read more of his works...wiki him. He's pretty cool in terms of impact on American Literature and his views in general.)

"I am always on the side of the revolutionists, because there never was a revolution unless there were some oppressive and intolerable conditions against which to revolt."

"There are many humorous things in this world; among them the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages."

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowliness, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
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Marilyn Monroe

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

cat cafe

this weekend, i defied my dislike of animals and went to a cat cafe so that cat-loving b can live vicariously through my experiences. you basically go in and are required to buy a drink or meal of some sort. then proceed to play with feline friends for an hour (or more). slightly (okay, very) unsanitary and wouldn't pass health codes in non-Japan but....they're meccha kawaii and that's all that matters right?

bed>futon

right...just disregard the mess going on to the right. ~_~ i live in filth.

my new bed is huge and amazing and comfy and above the floor and just the best! the first night, i felt weird being so high up and also lonely because it was just me in this HUGE SPACE. i literally had to snuggle with my Rilakkuma doll (picture to come because he's just so adorable) to keep me company. spoon/cuddle with me in my new bed? you know you want to.

happy price

things on sale here are sometimes marked with the sign "Happy Price". i like this. they DO make me happy!