Happy New Years to my followers!
I’m thankful to all of you and I hope your 2012 is a wonderful year full of wonderful little trinkets.
January 2012
My Goals for 2012
- make some positive changes in life
- get myself together (or at least make progress in doing so)
- find a job in the design industry
- if not that, go back to school for something else I enjoy
- maybe finally find a new girlfriend
Just gotta get this off my chest...
Seeing everyone’s posts about how 2011 was such a “great year” on facebook is getting kind of annoying. 2011 was a really frustrating year for me, full of false hope and other frustrations. It did have some bright spots and I’m thankful for what I do have, but I just can’t remember being this frustrated over the course of a year. I don’t think I’ve been this miserable with one year since 2004, which had it’s own share of miseries. Good riddance 2011 and here’s to a better and brighter 2012.
December 2011
From my friend Jesse:
NO excuses!! Don’t drink and drive- and don’t ride with anybody who does.
Tipsy Tow offered by AAA: You don’t have to be a AAA member, from 6pm-6am on New Year’s Eve/Day they will take your drunk self and your car home for FREE..Put this number in your phone… (800) 222-4357
Re-post this if you don’t mind to help save lives. Nationwide!
2011 kinda sucked
but at least I have a lot to be happy for
I concur. There were bright spots in 2011 for me, but the year just felt frustrating, on the whole. Here’s to a brighter 2012.
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Stores/Restaurants I miss the most in Japan →
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Cocoichiban Curry house
Best restaurant on the planet. They’ll take almost anything you can deep fry and serve it with a side of curry and rice. I love their cuttlefish curry dish and also the creamed crab croquette. I ate there for two weeks straight once.
Lawson (or any other corner store)
One thing I really liked about being in Japan was being able to try the unique snacks and drinks available at the corner stores, vending machines, etc… Plus, Lawson always had steamed buns ready to go. Closest thing to those in my neck of the woods are Fujiya Market and New Tokyo Market up in Phoenix.
Book Box
This store may have been unique to Okinawa. I’m not sure. Anyway, it was a really cool store. Not only could I get video games and CDs, but they had great art supplies there, too. I wish I could find another set of markers like the ones I got there.
I would also have to add the hundred yen stores. It was like a fun convenience store— tons of snacks, curry-smelling erasers, cutlery, candy, gift-set boxes, postcards, how-to booklets, and more random Japanese innovations. The shops of Daiso quality were pretty nice too! I could spend hours there just roaming around with onigiri and kochakaden…
I never got to check out the 100 yen stores. If I get a chance to go back to Okinawa, I definitely will, just to check out all the cool stuff. They have some interesting stuff at the local Japanese markets, but it’s really nothing like the stores in Okinawa. Not to mention, the supplier that provided them my favorite drink (Qoo) apparently went under or was struggling. I also want to go back to see the aquarium and some of the museums and castles and a bunch of other stuff I didn’t get around to my first time over there.
