Nu even niet! So it seems the quiet has somewhat returned. Goooood. Gives me the peace of mind to actually be productive in the evenings. For how long it’s going to be quiet, I don’t know. My guess is: not for very long. My maaneeja~ is leaving. Three weeks from now he’ll be gone. CIO-san should give me someone new to annoy. I’d hate it if I have to “report” to someone that I can’t annoy because they’re never there. *rests in the uselessness of existence* They say chaos is hitting the islanders hard. I didn’t notice. Guess I’m true native island folk: don’t need anyone to get stuff done. The last is very important, because in my FOF joint it won’t work.

I went out to dinner with my friends last weekend! <3 It was fun, and I gained a kilogram. haha. It was the first time I could actually eat that much it was that delicious. This year asof the 10th of October (Bochan nominated) the three of us will know each other for TEN YEARS. TEN. Can you imagine being stuck with me for 10 years of your life?

As for my travels~! I’m getting more and more excited! Currently waiting for some sites to update (incl. Hyperdia) to look some trains up. It’s been hard work preparing and still have lots to do. It’s odd really, I only do it when I go to Japan. I might not speak French and to be quite frank the French can be a lil bit snotty to tourists, but I have no problem going there with only minor preparations. A fairly large part of that can be contributed to the rather large gap between you and other people you feel when in Japan… Hmm, can’t quite put my finger on it. People often ask me “what the hell is it you have with Japan?“. Um, I studied information sciences. Check your stats among those, Japan is a disease.

Seriously? I think it’s because when I’m in that country; for once I can feel different and I don’t have to feel bad about it. I quite pride my uniqueness over here, but it’s like … even though there’s many many assholes in Japan too, I don’t feel like I need to be in *superattack testies mode*. Which is the definition of a vacation for me, going somewhere where I can be me without feeling so pressured to fit into a little cubicle. As a complete outsider, “no pressure” if you can tolerate the staring in some places and the school kids of course. I quite like being a zoo animal lol. It’s going to be less since I’ll be in the big cities this time, but even there…

Any other (western) country I’ve been to doesn’t quite make me feel the same. This is all in my mind of course. Kind of. I guess it’s so different it makes me feel normal. lol.