The beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning?

Today felt a lot different than yesterday did.  I awoke this morning and felt lighter, alive, and full of purpose.  Clouds that had been hanging over my head for over a year had finally dissipated to reveal a bright blue sky (or rather gray but with a nice warm breeze).  What could have happened to [...]

A better lie please

There are some days you just have to shake your head and giggle (in a slightly maniacal fashion) at what utterly ridiculous situations arise.  I have worked for two years and have finally come to a full understanding of how I fit into the puzzle that is this company.  Or rather, I should say, how [...]

Procedure…A-B-C, 1-2-3

What I don't have anymore

‘Excuse me, I seem to have lost something,‘ I said gaining the attention of a station attendant standing next to a ticket window.  ‘Just a few minutes ago my iPod fell from my pocket and I was wondering if someone stopped by here and dropped it off.’ Kyoto station at [...]

Check please!

Time to call it quits like these leaves

Something dawned on me as I sat staring at my computer at work last week.  How it had slipped my mind after thinking about it so much I don’t know but it did.  I pulled out my wallet to check the date on my Japanese green card [...]