Here's a picture a student drew of me...

pretty accurate I'd say...
Wish she would have drawn it on something other than an assignment worksheet though; I could've kept it then!

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Break Dance Fail

Just Damn... Mothers and Fathers... anybody with small kids in your charge-- please WATCH YOUR KIDS IN PUBLIC PLACES!!!

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DreamWorks to Make Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Movie in 3D | /Film

DreamWorks to Make Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Movie in 3D | /Film

Wait, what??? How come I'm just now hearing about this?! MOTOKO!!!!!

Of course being the Japan-a-holic that I am, I gotta watch this when it comes out.  Hell I gotta find a way to be in it!  I'm sure there will be a HUGE party in Akihabara when this comes out, and if I am still in Japan, I'm there dude.  The otaku in me will run to the nearest Shinkansen ticket machine and make sure of that.  

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last day in osaka...

to tell the truth I don't wanna leave, but i have 2 schools, 6 teachers, and 600 students back in Nagoya that really need my attention this coming Thursday. All good things must come to an end I guess...

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開けましておめでとうございます！

happy new year from osaka y'all! i finally managed to make it back to where it all started for me 8 years ago. Osaka is always gonna be the place that i truly learned Japanese culture, traditions, and the language. If you speak to me in Japanese, I even have an Osaka accent (kansai-ben). So after 3?　months of being here, I feel i finally am at home. Maido! Okini! Hayo 2009 de yoku nari yade!

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