新しいめいしだ；

Okay so I lied. I did one productive thing today, and that's making a new meishi, or also known as the business card~

While it makes perfect sense, I totally forgot to add my American information, like my address and stuff. It's good when we're exchanging them, so people can keep in touch. Plus, it'll be good to have when we hand over our luggage for shipping.

"being productive";

Yeah.
That never happened.

Camera store ended up being closed for the Memorial holiday, SHOCKER. And the place where I was going to order my sunglasses ended up having technical difficulties with their lens maker or whatever, so both of these activities are held off until tomorrow.

tl;dr.

I got absolutely NOTHING done today.

shopping trip #2;

Today turned out to be a lot busier than anticipated!

I'm not really sure why, but my dad was on his "OMFG I GOTTA LEAVE THE HOUSE" kick, so I ended up going to the Farmer's Market this morning with him and my mom. Since it was flower day, there weren't the usual food vendors, aka, NO YUMMY FOOD. That was disappointing, but I enjoyed some yummy empanadas, cinnamon roasted almonds, and fresh lemonade~

We only walked around for a few hours, but then since my crazy nerves about this Japan trip started to kick in, my mom drove me to the mall so we could get some more shopping done.

Ultimately, we wound up at the GAP, and I found a lot of things! Found a few versatile simple tees and tanks, and light weight skirt that I can wear besides shorts. Also! I finally found a pair of sunglasses! Since I'm only like, 5 feet tall, it's hard for me to find frames that don't completely devour my face. I'm going back tomorrow to get them made, yay~! :)

Along with the sunglasses, I'm heading to Rowe and Wade to finally end this horrific camera debate. Right now it looks like the Nikon D300o is winning based on reviews and a few debates I've read online, but I still want to test both products out. After all, I've had a Canon camera my entire life, and I know the Canon Rebel XSi is a great competitor. We'll see.

But yes, been on the run the entire day. My dad was on his "SUPER OUTING KICK" the entire day. I really just want to go to bed, and stay asleep until I have to leave for New York City on Sunday.

cohesive nerd;

This has absolutely nothing to do with Japan, or KIT in any way whatsoever.
Finally got rid of my laziness, opened up Photoshop, and found a better color scheme for my links, and their rollovers.

That stupid red was driving me crazy.

Now I am satisfied.

Time for Pokemon, and then bed. Oi.

shopping trip #1;

Went on a shopping trip today with my mom! There are definitely going to be more in my near future, I can just see it now! I mostly went out to buy the essentials like shampoo, toothpaste, and all that good stuff. Nothing too exciting yet. Although, I realized that I have to buy some new clothing, since all my shirts seem to hate the idea of being washed via washing machine.

I love you J.Crew, but I'm hating on you right now :P

Also, I have no formal wear. All my formal wear is like, winter time attire, which obviously will not due in the humid Japan climate. No thanks, I'd rather NOT die a gross and sweaty death. After Memorial Day weekend passes, I plan on looking for more clothing that's not only easy to wash, but acceptable in terms of the "formal wear code," which only occurs like, twice during the entire trip.

In other news, I feel rather un-prepared for the trip. Having jury duty for 2 days really threw off my schedule, since I had to spend the rest of the week moving out of my apartment. Which of course, took a lot longer that it should have. I'm still not entirely moved out. I've decided that I'm just going to put that on the back burner for now, and focus more on my preparations for Japan. I NEED A MENTAL BREAK, and time to catch up on sleep. I still haven't had the time to catch up on my damn sleep. I hate you RIT.

After the weekend is over, I have quite a few things to look forward to~

• I'm getting new sunglasses. I've concluded that I really don't wear my contacts at all, and that I really should get a pair of prescription sunglasses...don't wanna walk around Japan with things being all blurry!
• Finally investing in a DSLR camera. It's usual battle: Canon Rebel XSi vs. Nikon D3000. I'm heading to my local camera store to figure out the differences, and hold each of them in my hands to determine which one is the winner.
  
• I get my long awaited haircut on Wednesday! I really just wanna chop all my hair off, but I'm not that brave ;A;
  

Okay, time to sort through my clothing, and prioritize my life. Maybe.

list;

Now that jury duty is over, I started moving out of my apartment today, and made of list of things that I need to bring with me to KIT.

Pretty sure there are a million more things that I need to bring, I just can't think of them right now xD Tomorrow is going to be busy since I plan on cleaning up everything that is left at my apartment, my friend's birthday is tomorrow, and I have an eye appointment >_<

I think I'm going to be on this "go, go, go!" schedule up until I leave ; 3;

info card;

So I finally made progress with my Pre-KIT Planning components!
It was recommended that we all make "business cards" so that when we arrive in Japan, we can instantly give someone our information, without sounding like babbling idiots. Plus, it'll help people at the airport for when they have to ship our luggage to the University~

I originally wanted to use moo.com, but unfortunately they take way too long for their cards to get made and then shipped to the buyer. I wouldn't be getting mine until a couple days before I have to leave for JFK, and I'd rather not deal with the last minute stress.

So here's what I made!



Nothing too exciting, but that's okay. I made it square shaped so it's at least a bit different than the typical business card :3 Plus, it's nice and simple, and looks like something I would make haha~

jury duty;

And to much surprise, I've been chosen. Hate you jury duty.
Also, there were like, a million kids from my high school.
Wasn't all about that either.
Eww. No thanks.
I left that school for a reason.

And to make this beautifully wasted day less crappy, here's a photo of my dog~
He's an old fart, and isn't about me holding him at all xD


Also, I have to resort to making my own business cards, rather than using moo.com. While I thought that was going to save time on my part, it ends up taking 4-5 EXTRA days since they have to print and package my cards >_< Lame sauce. Honestly, I'm burnt out, and have zero creativity left.

new layout;

Literally spent way too long modifying my new layout xD
Basically took a pre-existing layout, added awesome-sauce backgrounds and KHR imagery, and VOILA! A blog that is much more representable of me :3

Not too much going on right now.
I'm currently in the works of getting my business cards made for address purposes, and student info purposes. Who would have thought that I would be making business cards that had nothing to do with promoting my graphic design. LOL.

やった;

Took my last Japanese final today, and I have to say, it went pretty well! The listening didn't rape me for once, and the reading was ridiculously easy.

Either way, I'm feeling rather bittersweet about the entire thing. I'm glad that I'm done, but at the same time I'm not. Now begins the pre-travel process which I hate. There's so much that needs to get done...well, more like I feel like there's a lot that needs to get done. Whether there is or not, is an entirely different story xD

今私は母とGrey's Anatomyを見ています〜
じゃあまたね〜

SO MANY FLASH CARDS;

So.
Many.
FLASHCARDS.

I know this is supposed to help me in the end, but really?
Ugh. So many vocab words ; 3;

procrasatination;

So here I am.

I told myself awhile ago that I should get a blog of some sort, so I can record the crazy journey I'm about to experience with some of my friends. Too bad I didn't start this sooner, because there have definitely been some laughter worthy experiences involving this whole "study abroad" thing.

Either way, I'm sitting at my house I got called in to babysit at the last minute. Apparently my neighbor fell off his bike and broke his wrist. Ouch. I should be studying Japanese, aka, being productive about life, but instead I just spent the past hour searching for the perfect layout. I'm such a design freak.

BUT YES! This blog is for my crazy Japan adventures, which will begin June 7th.
Until then, this will mostly consist of me freaking out, and trying to get ready for possibly one of the best experiences of my life.