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speaking out on usa elections 2008 results

this election has taught me who among the people i know are closeted racists and homophobes. i don't know how everyone voted and i'm kind of afraid to know how my close friends and family voted. but i feel quite... [more]

Posted on November 5, 2008 @ 5:51 AM | Comments (1)

speaking out on usa elections 2008

ok kids, everyone's doing it so here's my take on the elections this year. as always, career politicians are evil and their sickly sweet lies are not to be trusted. anyone who comes from a privileged/rich family who has never... [more]

Posted on October 21, 2008 @ 6:04 AM | Comments (0)

clumsy me

today i was reminded of two things: 1. how clumsy i can be; 2. stairs are my mortal enemy. i was walking downstairs in my own home and fell, fell hard. i have a fear of slipping as i walk... [more]

Posted on September 27, 2008 @ 2:42 PM | Comments (0)

no geta for me

i have always wanted a pair of geta of my very own, you know, those wooden japanese sandals. there were a couple pair at my grandmother's house in japan and when i lived there i would wear them for walking... [more]

Posted on July 15, 2008 @ 10:24 PM | Comments (0)

gay marriage legal in california!

i just read in the bbc news that the california courts have overturned the gay marriage ban. why did i have to read this from another country when i live in california?! (actually it's 'cos i have a bbc news... [more]

Posted on May 15, 2008 @ 1:59 PM | Comments (0)

netflix wtf?!

netflix sends automatic emails when they send or receive discs. yesterday i received an email that a movie was shipped and i can expect to receive it today. this morning i received an email that the same movie was received.... [more]

Posted on February 1, 2008 @ 7:46 AM | Comments (0)

netflix thieves

ok, i'm fucking sick of my netflix discs going missing so i've reported it to the post office since it's been too frequent lately to let it slide without informing them. i just want them to be more careful when... [more]

Posted on January 11, 2008 @ 9:09 PM | Comments (0)

from banana slug to bruin

today was my first day of carpooling to work. there is a program here and they had one at ucsc. i didn't participate at ucsc because i always felt like i needed my car to run off to lunch or... [more]

Posted on December 17, 2007 @ 8:20 PM | Comments (0)

they served me meat!

today i totally skipped out on going to take the japanese language proficiency test. i haven't studied for it at all so i knew i would fail so there's no point in going there to waste my time when i... [more]

Posted on December 2, 2007 @ 11:08 PM | Comments (0)

i'm totally sick

ahhh...i'm totally sick! several people at work are sick and i'm not sure who i got it from but i surely got it from being new and being introduced to as many people as possible in my first few days.... [more]

Posted on November 29, 2007 @ 9:14 PM | Comments (0)

the gift of sickness

someone was kind enough to pass on their sickness to me. i knew i was sick yesterday but i was hoping it would be a 24 hour thing. no, it's not. i have so many things to do right now... [more]

Posted on October 19, 2007 @ 8:01 PM | Comments (0)

flat tire on the freeway

i should be in bed sound asleep but instead i'm riled up. twiddle thumbs and i were at a meeting tonight that got out late. she asked me to drive right behind her on the way home. it's a good... [more]

Posted on October 17, 2007 @ 1:31 AM | Comments (0)

internet ads suck

i hate how ads are creeping into our lives. 'any space that can be filled' it seems is how advertisors think. especially i hate ads on the internet. pop-ups, floating over the content you want to see, must view the... [more]

Posted on October 12, 2007 @ 9:10 PM | Comments (0)

smoke and sun

*cough cough* oh man, i'm still sick from volunteering today. i was in the sun for a good part of the day, which always makes me sick. on top of that, there was a lot of charcoal smoke blowing my... [more]

Posted on October 7, 2007 @ 9:34 PM | Comments (0)

integrity lost

i'm so upset over a transaction gone sour. i've been selling some of my things online but one person who bought a cd is claiming it was an unauthorized transaction on the credit card so not only did paypal take... [more]

Posted on October 4, 2007 @ 8:09 PM | Comments (0)

we have termites!

we have had termites and i had no idea. i have seen bugs and not known what they were. in the kitchen... i thought maybe they were attracted to food or filth. it was the wall that connects to the... [more]

Posted on September 26, 2007 @ 7:20 PM | Comments (0)

fuck you spam!

i am completely at a loss with the spam plugins that come with movable type. i read the instructions, i thought i understood. i made the settings a bit tougher because spam comments were coming through and not being marked... [more]

Posted on September 14, 2007 @ 9:40 PM | Comments (0)

screaming right back at ya

goddamn i hate the screaming kids next door. it seems like every neighbor on all side have children and they all scream and whine and cry constantly. i never noticed it being this bad before. i guess because it's summer... [more]

Posted on August 8, 2007 @ 11:00 PM | Comments (0)

i am in no mood to be trifled with

i don't know why but i am so incredibly pissed off. i have like zero tolerance right now. i can't stand incompetance today. it's just flaring me up. as well as inconsiderate people. sure someone might say it's because my... [more]

Posted on July 31, 2007 @ 10:59 PM | Comments (0)

pet peeves: lexicon

i think what words i (dis)like is fluid. it depends on exposure. i used to hate 'hella' and 'dude' but after many "south park" episodes, i say them too. for the past few years though i've despised 'no worries' and... [more]

Posted on July 16, 2007 @ 12:19 PM | Comments (0)

the customer is not always right

at lunch i ran on an errand and there were 2 assholes at the stores today. first, the asshole at the post office making such a big deal about what he's mailing. he's mailing a document to the city next... [more]

Posted on July 12, 2007 @ 2:11 PM | Comments (0)

i think i killed a rat

tonight i ran over a rat. suddenly this big fat rat scurried across the road right in front of my car. there was no avoiding it. well, he didn't exactly scurry. i was thinking more that it looked like an... [more]

Posted on July 10, 2007 @ 11:15 PM | Comments (0)

lazy patriots

it's terrible how people don't clean up after all the fireworks they have done the night before in celebration of our country's independence. i drove to work this morning trying to avoiding the mess. when i got to work, i... [more]

Posted on July 5, 2007 @ 3:34 PM | Comments (0)

is there a new sven?

after spending 2 days training down at corporate headquarters, i rush back home to find my girlfriend drunk with another man. you know, if i was the suspicious/jealous type, i could write a very bitter lady entry today. but really,... [more]

Posted on June 6, 2007 @ 11:59 PM | Comments (0)

where's my brain? did i change bodies?

what the hell is going on today? i kept missing my turns when i was driving. it all started when i was heading to work and i missed my exit. i don't know how the hell i could've missed it.... [more]

Posted on May 30, 2007 @ 8:05 PM | Comments (0)

they suck. fuck them.

this morning i got up early so that i could go to dhl to pick up a package. it wasn't what i thought it would be. i thought it was a recent order i placed. looking at the package, no,... [more]

Posted on May 21, 2007 @ 10:06 PM | Comments (0)

opcs: beat

today's okinawa in pop culture series movie for yosc was "beat". (i totally skipped writing about "teahouse of the august moon" last month but that's ok). i saw the movie after i bought it 3 years ago but haven't seen... [more]

Posted on April 29, 2007 @ 7:04 PM | Comments (0)

the water heater incident pt. 2

we have been hounding the plummers ever since they came out to fix the water heater because they didn't take the old one out with them. they said they'd pick it up over the weekend but that was like 1... [more]

Posted on April 6, 2007 @ 11:39 PM | Comments (0)

the neighbors stole my netflix

i was just about to report to netflix that a disc is missing when i get an email confirming my return of the disc that i thought was missing. dude, obviously the mailman delivered it to the wrong place. but... [more]

Posted on March 15, 2007 @ 11:37 AM | Comments (0)

get up really early just to be at work on the dot

this morning i got up early to take twiddle thumbs to work so she could go to tijuana for work but the thing about theses tj trips that i hate is me getting up super ass early in the morning... [more]

Posted on March 6, 2007 @ 9:31 AM | Comments (0)

meetings suck

for yosc today i attended 2 meetings back to back. first the yosc one then the general kenjinkai meeting to represent yosc. we decided not burden one person and make everyone rotate as to who goes to the kenjinkai meeting.... [more]

Posted on February 11, 2007 @ 7:15 PM | Comments (0)

i'm sick! why me?

ahhhhhhh. people around me have been sick but i've been taking care to avoid it. the inevitable has happened and now i'm sick. this sucks!... [more]

Posted on January 29, 2007 @ 12:50 PM | Comments (0)

by the time i get to arizona

today is a holiday but we have to work. it's martin luther king jr day, an important figure from a key moment in american history. if you weren't white than you had to use the non-white facilities. (actually, i don't... [more]

Posted on January 15, 2007 @ 7:32 PM | Comments (0)

fuck the water company

i thought everything had been taken care of in late october back when i was calling the utility companies to transfer everything to my name. i didn't think there was anything left to do other than unpack. it turns out... [more]

Posted on January 12, 2007 @ 4:16 PM | Comments (0)

why do they always make the vegan order the food...

...i just had to pose that question for a moment. whenever we have meetings at my work where lunch is provided, i'm the one who orders the food. the same holds true for twiddle thumbs and her work. for mine... [more]

Posted on January 3, 2007 @ 9:48 PM | Comments (0)

what happened to all the damn boxes

i wanted to send out packages we owe to people today. it was important that they go out today because today is the last day in 2006 that i can send anything. i've been holding on to some of these... [more]

Posted on December 30, 2006 @ 4:19 PM | Comments (4)

peeling armpits

the one thing about going completely vegan that is frustrating is trying to find a suitable deodorant. one that doesn't make you smell like a hippy. i have tried many brands/fragrances and had just about given up. then i saw... [more]

Posted on December 26, 2006 @ 2:52 PM | Comments (0)

you know what really grinds my gears?

when people don't change the roll of toilet paper once it's run out. especially at work. it's like i'm the fucking janitor. i put extra rolls in the bathroom just in case. but no one ever replaces the roll. i'm... [more]

Posted on December 5, 2006 @ 4:20 PM | Comments (0)

cigarettes and coffee

if i have any pet peeve i suppose it would be cigarettes and coffee. these are two things the mass population seems to be addicted to. they make your breath reek and there is no health benefit. they just make... [more]

Posted on November 28, 2006 @ 7:45 PM | Comments (0)

screw your activation fees

i know it's been awhile since i moved, i mean, almost a month, so i can't exactly say that i 'just moved' anymore. it's now 'recently moved'. however, the utility bills are starting to come in now, sinking it in... [more]

Posted on November 27, 2006 @ 6:33 PM | Comments (0)

no lovin' in the oven

the oven at the new place sucks. it just doesn't get hot enough. we crank up the heat 50 degrees F more than recommended and it still isn't enough. i'm going to have to try 100 degrees F more than... [more]

Posted on November 21, 2006 @ 9:26 PM | Comments (0)

i have no cell phone

today we swung over to my mom's house to do a little laundry. my brother just got in from japan this week so we talked with him for a little bit. he's actually going to spend most of this visit... [more]

Posted on November 15, 2006 @ 11:02 PM | Comments (0)

he gave me snacks!

there is this guy at work who likes me. he hasn't come out and said it to me but i don't want to believe it. i freak out when guys like me. i always have. i think i freak out... [more]

Posted on November 1, 2006 @ 7:59 PM | Comments (0)

kechi shoe store

i don't know how bad it is in other countries or even other parts of america, but here in LA we get a shitload of junk mail. seriously, tons and tons of ads every single day. it's unrelenting. such a... [more]

Posted on September 23, 2006 @ 6:59 PM | Comments (0)

1 step forwards, 2 steps backwards

attended another yosc meeting today....argh...are we ever gonna get anything accomplished? 3.5 hours and not much decided other than we'll get more organized and active next year. are we really though? probably not. i really don't care anymore.... [more]

Posted on August 27, 2006 @ 8:17 PM | Comments (0)

i'm not a rascist, but...

don't you hate it when people talk that way? i do. maybe people around me aren't obvious like that anymore. i think racism has become a bit more subtle but it still hits me over the head and i just... [more]

Posted on August 25, 2006 @ 11:42 PM | Comments (0)

putting in the dark

the brightest light source was the sign advertising to the freeway last night we did the weekly kid thing but instead of taking them to play tennis, we took the kids to golf n stuff as a fun day to... [more]

Posted on August 23, 2006 @ 10:28 PM | Comments (0)

peephole kant spel

i'm so tired of people who can't spell. i'm taking about very basic things such as the use of an apostrophe ('). i think that either our public education system is so broken that people aren't learning and retaining the... [more]

Posted on August 16, 2006 @ 11:55 PM | Comments (0)

drama queens

one thing that has always bugged me is women who love to complain about the relationship they are in. you know the type. when they talk, most of the conversation is about how much they do not get along with... [more]

Posted on July 24, 2006 @ 6:44 PM | Comments (0)

wanna live strong? don't put crap into your body

you know what pisses me off? people who wear "live strong" bracelets and smoke. i see them all the time driving around LA. they have their window down 'cos they're smoking. that very arm whose hand is putting the cigarette... [more]

Posted on July 20, 2006 @ 7:14 PM | Comments (0)

2 for 1

i'm a little upset right now with a situation at work but it's not proper to blog about work. things are not finalized yet. i thought they would've been by now. i should know better by now. after work, it's... [more]

Posted on July 14, 2006 @ 5:04 PM | Comments (0)

berrinches stopped by today

it was just that kinda day. in other words, it was a pissy day... [more]

Posted on July 11, 2006 @ 8:19 PM | Comments (0)

california drivers suck

when i lived more up in central/northern california, i thought the drivers sucked. i would comment on the things that irritated me with lines like "at least LA drivers don't do that". LA drivers signal! LA drivers don't hold up... [more]

Posted on July 10, 2006 @ 9:43 PM | Comments (0)

da damn phreak noize phunk

just when you think you have completely escaped military aircraft, they're back! i don't think i ever thought about the military, planes, etc. until i lived in okinawa and my eyes opened up to a whole new world. so did... [more]

Posted on May 31, 2006 @ 10:29 PM | Comments (0)

girl, you have no faith in medicine!

today is the day we've been waiting for--the day that i get to go see my aetna hmo assigned doctor: dr. wayne robinson of the hawaiian gardens medical and mental health services (la vida IPA). twiddle thumbs and i arrive... [more]

Posted on May 1, 2006 @ 2:07 PM | Comments (0)

american hmo hell

i couldn't sleep, throat too sore. last night i lost my voice and now i'm sleep deprived. i can't go on like this, i have a concert to go to tomorrow! i decided that i must see doctor. i never... [more]

Posted on April 29, 2006 @ 10:03 PM | Comments (0)

ups are liars

when my laptop problems started, i ordered an external hard drive so that i could use it to clone my drive and then later use it for backups. i ordered it 2/14, to ship out the next day, and arrive... [more]

Posted on March 1, 2006 @ 4:29 PM | Comments (0)

i am not hapa!

went to trader joe's to pick up a few things and the check out clerk asked me a question. clerk: are you hapa? me: i hate that word. clerk: oh, sorry. [shocked look] me: i don't know why but i... [more]

Posted on February 22, 2006 @ 9:07 PM | Comments (0)

my name is what?

i love all the messed up ways people say/mishear my name. ok, so i don't love it but after all these years, i'm used to it. with the latest one today i just couldn't resist and decided to write a... [more]

Posted on December 14, 2005 @ 11:24 AM | Comments (4)

christmas time is here

twiddle thumbs promised her sister she would help decorate her tree/home. what the hell, i'll pitch in too. things changed and we helped decorate her parents' tree instead. the tree is up so it's official, christmas time is here. i... [more]

Posted on December 4, 2005 @ 11:24 PM | Comments (0)

united parcel stinks

yesterday i got a slip from ups though i'm not expecting anything to come for me via ups. the driver had already marked the option of signing the back of the slip so that the package can be left at... [more]

Posted on December 1, 2005 @ 10:37 PM | Comments (0)

homeostasis

things get fucked up. makes you want to scream. then they get better. makes you want to smile. rinse. repeat.... [more]

Posted on September 18, 2005 @ 11:29 PM | Comments (0)

some asshole cut me off on the freeway

this asshole driver cut me off--flip him off for me when you see him. i was on the 105 just as it ends into the 605. i was going maybe 30 mph and had the space of 1 car... [more]

Posted on August 24, 2005 @ 8:18 PM | Comments (0)

kalavinka loses it in auckland

one tree hill i'm gonna try to make this one brief because i went crazy today but i'll probably end up ranting. why do i always fuck up things the day before traveling? i don't know. i just do. damn... [more]

Posted on June 23, 2005 @ 11:56 PM | Comments (0)

i won't spill my blood tonight...

...but it might be soon if i don't get the fuck out of here. i had a lot of tolerance for sticking through the next few months in wellington but the last week at work blew all my patience. these... [more]

Posted on May 18, 2005 @ 9:57 PM | Comments (0)

paradise lost

we're not exactly loving it here. i don't even know if we're having fun anymore. maybe we're just really homesick. do we leave early? this is something we've been struggling with for awhile. twiddle thumbs has wanted to go home... [more]

Posted on May 12, 2005 @ 10:31 PM | Comments (0)

shoes

let's just keep complaining each day, shall we? finding shoes in new zealand is a pain in the ass. i can't figure out what size i am. my understanding of shoes has been this: us men's 8 fits me perfectly,... [more]

Posted on February 10, 2005 @ 9:12 PM | Comments (2)

sandflies suck

a few of many bites, aren't you jealous they suck! they suck your blood like mosquitoes. their bites are horrible itchy marks, considerably more than mosquitoes. i've been lucky and haven't had any bites until this week whereas twiddle thumbs... [more]

Posted on February 9, 2005 @ 11:30 PM | Comments (0)