Loving, Hating, Wanting…
Things I am loving at the moment…
- Regular income. Good job.
- The fact that spring has definitely arrived…and the news that Cherry Blossom season is just around the corner.
- The discovery of the site www.last.fm thanks to this blog. I am loving it. I haven`t joined up yet, but I guess I will eventually. But it is great for discovering new music and listening to old music. I am without my own computer at the moment which means if I want to listen to my music I have to put it into Shumpei`s Itunes which is a bit of a hassle. Check out the site by the way. If you are into music, or on the lookout for some new stuff. I am listening to Augie March, Eskimo Joe, Powderfinger, Jewel, The Shins, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Thirsty Merc, The Whitlams, INXS, Simon and Garfunkle, Susan Cagle and a lot more at the moment. I have a very eclectic taste in music…I am also loving that!
- Dairy milk chocolate
- The fact I haven`t gotten the flu!
- That another blogger had a dream about me. It is cool to be dreamed about…Thanks for sharing GG. And the fact that I got to drive a giant red bus in her dream. I wish I had had that dream. Driving a big red bus would also go in my list of things I am loving at the moment.
- That I am going home in April for a week and going to China for 10 days in August. While technically going home is not traveling, I am excited to be going anyway. I need to do some travel.
- D`Jen`s post on Charities. It has got me thinking more about different things…
- My cool strawberry pouch from Tokyomade. And other cool things arriving in the mail!
- Japanese. I am having a slight break through with the language recently. Have had some time to watch some TV and movies in Japanese which is always good to help improvement. And after saying I always should, but never doing it, I bought a tiny notebook to write down the new words and phrases I am learning so that I MIGHT not actually forget them as fast as I am learning them!!
- End of season nabe parties with friends
and just hanging out with friends and my boy in general! - Googlereader. Yep thats right I have decided to go with that. Thanks for advice below. I had actually tried bloglines before and it was a bit confusing for me (I am not much of a computer nerd despite what you might expect!) but am loving the simplicity of Google reader…even though it has only been a couple of hours and I am still setting it up! Oh and I am loving the internet again. Went through a bit of a phase were I stopped checking blogs and doing other internetty nerdy things but I am back into it for sure!
- Blog posts that make me laugh out loud!
Things I am hating at the moment…
- Hangovers. Had a hell of a one on Sunday.
- Tired kids. Over tired kids are the worst because you feel so sorry for them but after awhile their crying and whining gets on your nerves…Especially if you are overtired too.
- Injuries that won`t heal. A cut on my wrist where Shun accidentally scratched me is not healing…I am not sure if it is because it is on my wrist or not. And another mark on my hip where I knocked it in the office at school and it put a hole in my skin that is really really deep
- Shun working late this week. I hate eating dinner alone.
Things I am wanting at the moment…
- Motivation to eat right, exercise and lose weight.
- The perfect handbag.
- A new computer so that I can stop using Shumpei`s and worrying that I might screw it up. It least if I had my own if I screwed it up it would be my own loss.
- Oh and as usual, unlimited funds.
I suppose it is a good sign that the things I am loving at the moment is a lot longer than that of the things I am hating and wanting!
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Lulu, you so have to give us specific dates for your Australia trip!! We’ll definitely organise a kick arse nerd fest
It might be Adam-less, but it will still be awesome.
Jac~ I am arriving Friday April 27th and leaving Friday 4th of May. Shun is in Australia with me until the 3rd early morning. I am thinking the Sunday or Monday night would be awesome!!! But I guess everyone will be really busy and will have work/school next day. I could maybe swing the Saturday! I know on the Friday I arrive I have dinner with the folks, bro and bro`s gf but I have been slack about letting other people know I am going to be back in Australia then. I definitely want to do something!!!!!!!!!!
-Yay for going with Google Reader. It’s easy and so handy.
-Simon and Garfunkle rock.
-I always have vivid dreams about random people but rarely let them know that they’ve appeared. Wouldn’t it be nice if we all turned around and told them they someone had dreamt about them.
-I can’t believe you’re going to China - that’s so exciting!
You’re making changes so the rest will fall into place
I love this post… made me think about what I could write about. You have a cool taste in music.
Does it sometimes get overwhelming living in a country that speaks a language different to your native language?
I’ve just noticed your book list on the right! I’ve read 2 of them (Mitch Albom, yay, Dan Brown, not so yay). Have you read Around the World in 80 Dates yet? I’ve been looking at it in the bookshop for months, and I’m wondering if it’s any good.
cool, we will definitely organise something. Sunday or Monday should be fine.. we’ll just do dinner and coffee or somn’ I guess.
in relation to your comment - did you go to Lourdes Hill?
GG- Are you planning on staying in Japan for awhile longer? I know we keep saying it but we really should get together. I am having hanami on the 24th of March in Inokashira Koen and a huge mix of people will be coming so give me a bell if you interested in coming.
Amanda- I really should change my Bookshelf list…I am so lazy. I should upgrade it more regulary but the truth is I am usually reading such rubbish light weight books that I don`t want the world to know. I enjoyed Around the World in 80 days. And if you are looking for some good authors to check out try Janet Evanovich and Jodi Piccoult….very different but both fantastic.
When I lived in Tokyo when I was a student it was overwhelming living here at first, but the truth is that is just so much fun that I don`t notice it. Plus I rarely find myself in conversations now were I have no idea what is happening…plus usually Shun is around to explain in Japanese that I understand if I need it. Plus I use English mainly at work. I only speak to the kiddies parents in Japanese…and my boss.
Jac-SHHHHHHHH…don`t shout it to the world
We will definitely have to organize something. So excited!!! Dinner sounds good!
About the hangover, something every mother needs to hear….. a daughter suffering from her worst h/over ever !!! and right out there on the blog, have you no shame???
I still swear by “two alka salsa’s” before you go to sleep if you have had a skinful”
Laura have you not learnt anything from your mother? Take care. Love mum.