you.are//here version shanks.0

requesting backup, i.e. work order

2007-08-21T01:35:58Z

"Ant infestation in rooms ###A and ###B. Invaders believed to have migrated from second floor. Send help!" - Me to UGA Housing, 2 minutes ago

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Best news all day:

"Live Action Hana Yori Dango Movie Announced
Japanese television network TBS has announced development of "Hana Yori Dango Final," a live action feature film conclusion to the live action TV drama adaptation of Youko Kamio's popular manga. The cast from the two successful television series will reprise their roles in the movie, which is due out in Japanese theaters next summer.

Source: Sankei Sports"

re: laptop

2007-08-19T16:34:02Z

Well, I was reunited with my laptop. That is, until it decided not to turn on this morning. Called HP and I have to send it back. Again. Great. I'm confused as to why they replaced the hard drive in the first place, as all I needed was a new display. The first guy I talked to said he thinks the people working on it missed some problem with the motherboard while the second guy I spoke with thought the hard drive needed to be reformatted...that is, until I told him that the repair people just put in a new one. Wasn't the purpose of me coming home this weekend to get my laptop and bring it back to Athens?

Screw this. Next time, I'm getting a Mac.

laptop

2007-08-17T19:06:32Z

I have officially been reunited with my laptop. The good news is that it is fixed, however, in addition to replacing the screen, Hewlett Packard felt the need to replace the hard drive as well.

apologies!

2007-08-10T02:54:30Z

While I was packing stuff to take back with me to Athens, I discovered something that saddened me. Apparently, I lost one of Hannah's and Rejon's souvenirs from Kyoto. I'm sorry!!! I got you guys some prints from the Kyoto Handicraft Center, but I can't find them anywhere and I have a sneaking suspicion that they might still accidently be in Japan. On the plus side, they were not either of y'all's main gifts, but I still feel horrible about it. Gomen nasai!!!

I also have a question for Lee: Oguri Shun or MatsuJun?

countdown.to//class

2007-08-01T20:43:05Z

Well, the book I helped edit is finally out. Better yet, mom got the okay to drive again!

Now I have to start packing again, grumble grumble. That and I have to send my laptop in to be fixed, so I probably won't have it back in time for school to start. Oh well.

question.for.the.georgia//dawgs

2007-07-26T20:46:38Z

Out of curiosity, have you guys had your HOPE award deducted from what you owe on your student accounts yet?

hp5

2007-07-13T16:00:59Z

Saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix last night with Jules and Hales. It was, imho, more enjoyable than the book. Then again, considering every other page in the book was in all caps, most anything is better than the book version of angsty Harry.

hello

2007-07-12T16:05:09Z

Hey guys! Yup, I'm still alive. Now that I'm back from Japan, I've been super busy helping my mom out, taking care of her, cleaning the house, taking her to PT, etc. Anyways, just wanted to post that I'm still here!

I also thought I would post some of the strange things that were popular on television in Japan when I was there. Thought you might find them... interesting and perhaps amusing. Enjoy!

interesting//tidbit

2007-06-29T12:22:43Z

While I'm not really a big fan of the movies, I thought some of you on my friends' list would be interested to know that Daniel Radcliffe just arrived in Tokyo today for the world premier of the fifth Harry Potter movie. P.S. I arrived in Tokyo today, too.

update

2007-06-21T10:23:54Z

Mom had her surgery yesterday.

jumping.on.the//bandwagon

2007-05-28T01:11:57Z

10 Weird Things About Me

1) Semi-clairvoyant. It’s complicated.

2) I'm pretty cool with bugs, lizards and snakes, but I HATE wasps! I will crush any scorpion that makes his way into my kitchen, but I have been known to send my poor mother after a wasp that was in another room.

3) I absolutely love storms as long as I'm in a building, but I will freak out if I'm driving or otherwise in a vehicle during a storm, particularly ones that produce hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and potential tornadoes. Yes, I am speaking from many different experiences. I think this stems from having seen lightning hit both the back tire on a car driving in front of me as well as a rubber welcome mat about 15 feet from me.

4) I am told that I have amazing hearing abilities. Move over, Clark Kent!

5) I look absolutely nothing like my parents, but I'm not adopted (at least, they swear I'm not...) But I do look eerily like one of my cousins.

6) I also seem to have an evil clone out there. My AP Bio teacher asked me where she knew me from the first day I met her and twice store clerks have said “back again already?” to me even though I had never or rarely been into the stores. In fact, yesterday I went to a sports store (for the second time ever!) to purchase something and the manager accused me of being “the girl who comes in and switches [his] price labels.”

7) I have been asked if I were an albino. I wish I had replied in the affirmative...

8) I am surprisingly good at some sports: equestrian, soccer, basketball (prior to junior high where height started to be important), street hockey, volleyball, swimming, and tennis. At one point in my life, I even ran cross-country. That I sucked at =(

9) I have low self-confidence and as a result, it takes a while for me to open up to people I don’t know very well.

10) I try to come off as a realist, but in truth I’m an idealist who knows very little of the workings of the real world.

Bonus! I get very “into” ideas and allow myself to get carried away easily. I also have the annoying habit of starting more projects than I manage to complete.

temporarily//relocating

2007-05-24T21:29:36Z

Okay, so I made a new blog just for my study abroad experience so that I don't overload people's friends' lists with pictures and in-depth entries. I will still post non-Japan related things here but I probably won't update this lj much in the coming month. If anyone is interested in my trip, however, they can visit 外人の世界.

for//bittersweetbun

2007-05-23T15:45:50Z

Thanks for all of the wonderful j-dorama and MatsuJun goodness and cheer up! For everything, ありがとうございます！

Mwahaha, my 日本語 language bar still works!

hypocrite

2007-05-22T20:10:29Z

My mom just laid into me for not "going above and beyond to help out." Apparently it's not enough that I do what is asked of me, but I'm supposed to do more, like she and her sister used to do when they were younger. I guess offering to postpone studying abroad and then actually giving up a potentially lucrative job for the second half of the summer in order to take care of her post-surgery doesn't count for much.

スーパー//ヒロ

2007-05-22T05:30:03Z

Haha, my Japanese language input bar is working...for now. Anyways, I'm currently obsessing over Masi Oka, the most adorable man alive! As for Heroes, the season finale was good, if not a bit anticlimactic. But "Volume 2" starts out nicely, imho.

OMG, I am so stoked about going to Kyoto. It seems very surreal though. Am I really going? ほんとうに？　

Seriously guys, if you want specific souvenirs, ask now. Otherwise you'll be stuck with ~~whatever I find at the airport~~ the amazing items I personally select to match your personality and tastes.

planet.unicorn//heyyy

2007-05-17T03:57:22Z

stuff

2007-05-16T20:36:56Z

Warning, angst ahead. I recommend that you skip it, as this post serves mainly for me to unload.

So my cousin is officially a sociopath.

Background for those who haven't heard me talk about him before: He's seven months younger than me, very smart, and extremely unmotivated. He was offered many scholarships to college to play soccer, but lost the majority of them when he failed senior year and had to go to summer school in order to graduate from high school. Nevertheless, he still managed to retain one of them to a local community college and so he went the next fall -- and failed out within a semester. So his parents decided it was time for tough love and said they wouldn't pay for stuff and if he wanted things he'd have to get a job. Meanwhile, his sister spent the last year studying abroad in England. For some reason, Michael feels entitled to the same privileges.

Anyways, long story short, he has always been a bit antisocial. Now he's started stealing from everyone under the sun, including his employers. They recently came to the door and told my aunt that he stole a blackberry from them and was using it. Of course, Michael denied it, but my aunt found the cover to it in his room and his boss has the charges that Michael managed to pile up. My uncle even started sleeping with his wallet under his mattress, but my cousin has since found that. My cousin, Maryanne, returned from England two days ago, and her parents are worrying about her safety as they think Michael is harboring a lot of resentment towards her as well as them. Aunt Reen has been talking with a counselor about it, who told her that she should just exercise tough love and send him to jail now before she and Uncle Joe end up a headline, because the counselor feels Michael is building up to it. I think she's going to get the police involved today.

I realize that I probably shouldn't post stuff like this on lj, but I just needed to get it off my chest so I can alleviate a bit of the worry and concern that's been tainting the atmosphere here.

More bad news: I know I said that we should all get together sometime in May, but it looks like I'm not going to have enough time before I leave for Japan. I still have to go back to Athens on Friday, attend mom's graduation on Saturday, get crap for Japan, etc. Also, people are going to be repairing our deck all next week. Maybe we can try for a later date, preferably when Hayley's in town?

spidey//3

2007-05-06T19:55:27Z

Rejon was right, Spiderman 3 is pretty neat. Plus they gave me a child's ticket, so I saved a buck. Right on!

Mmm...strawberries!

ouch

2007-04-29T22:36:41Z

Why do I forget that I can't go out in the sun like normal people?

for//rejon

2007-04-29T03:12:59Z

Rejon. OMG, Rejon. I have two words for you: Proposal Daisakusen. You have to watch it. Seriously. We have to watch it tomorrow after we finish the first ep. of Bambino.

i.should.be.studying.for.finals.right.now//but...

2007-04-25T21:16:41Z

Question for the UGA crowd: I was thinking we should go out or something on Monday night to celebrate the last day of school and whatnot. We haven't been to Golden Dragon in a while, so maybe there? Anyone in?

Also, a shoutout to the newest and youngest member of the Yunicorns, Doc!

saikou.nanairo//samurai

2007-04-15T01:42:32Z

ISL's Street Fest was pretty cool, I gotta admit. It reminded me a lot of Multicultural Fair Day back in High School (incidently my favorite day of the school year, and probably the only school day I actually looked forward to). Anywho, the kanji tattoos were amazing! Especially Rejon's "Carbohydrate Samurai". Too bad I didn't get Shinya to write OASIS ninja on my other arm =)

happy.friday.the//13th

2007-04-14T02:27:14Z

Funny story. Got carded today. At Border's. Trying to buy a manga. And not one of the hentai/ecchi variety either. Red River vol. 17 (since LC got me hooked on that series). The lady asked if I had a parent with me or some form of identification on me. I sighed, handed her my driver's license, and when she did the math, she laughed and just handed it back. Needless to say, it was a legit purchase ^_^

for//sarah

2007-04-05T01:03:59Z

genki_blu: heya. it's erin. from the dorm down the street. thought you'd enjoy this.

Office is Closed. Due to Zombies.

edit (warning, slight angst for no reason): God, I've become the Amber of Soule. One of my suitemates had her b-day today and so I heard her friends come over and they sang 'Happy Birthday' and what not and had a small party. So about an hour after, I put down ~~the most boring book in the world~~ Narrow Road to the Deep North to go to the restroom. I notice that all the other suitemates are at this "party" and, while I am using said bathroom, I hear them whisper "Oh, is Erin here?" "Yes." I am now back in my room, being emo and contemplating "slitting my wrists and going to work at Wal-Mart."

edit take 2: Okay, after watching Anime Academy Heroes followed by Must Be Emo, I'm in a much better mood. Emo kid has cheered up =)

kara-okay

2007-03-25T21:05:23Z

Went Karaoke-ing at Doremi last night with Rejon, Lee, Junichi, Shinya, Makoto, Megumi, Stephanie, and Michael. It was great! Except for the part where Shinya got into the car accident =( Oh, and the part where Lee and I got a score of 00 for Sakamoto Maaya's "Yubiwa". El-oh-el. The Korean restaurant we ate at was okay, but seriously overpriced! But afterwards we went to Suno for an amazing shaved ice/suno creation, so it was all good. Suno=snow! Puns galore!