A responsible person would hear the word “layoff”, look at their monthly budget and cut back costs wherever necessary. Me? Not so responsible. I decided last night that I needed one more monthly expenditure so I went and opened up a Netflix account. I’ve gotta tell you that I am all excited about this and [...]
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It’s my turn for Kailana’s (UPDATE: AND MARG’S (SORRY!!)) Advent Calendar! I’ve been loving the posts so far. This is really a wonderful idea and I had no clue what to do for this thing. Still don’t really, but I figured I’d just write about what Christmas is like down here because we seem to [...]
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I’ve officially dove into the Japanese Literature Challenge with Yukio Mishima’s The Sound of Waves. And what a beautiful way to start the challenge. The sound of waves captures what Japanes literature has always been about to me in the classic sense. What little I’ve read is very reflective, personal, and it explores the human [...]
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I can’t stand focusing on the negative. It eats away at me. So having the big “F- You” post at the top of my blog has been bugging me all weekend. But I’m not deleting it; number 1 because all of you left such supportive comments that I appreciate more than I can tell you [...]
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