Hey guys, it's Miki.

Yeah, I joined in on the exodus from LJ, go figure. However, because I know there are still people who are using LJ and unaware that I moved, I'm crossposting it to my original account sanzo_holic

Right now I'm just poking my head in here just to say I'm alive and what not.

If you guys ever need to contact me, there's a good chance I f-locked my stuff like Plurk so send me a headups so I won't accidentallly reject you because I have no idea who's adding me.

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Well shit, I haven't update this place since JULY?! Whoops.

So um, I've been surviving work and I made it back from my one week in China back in October.

Honestly, I did need a trip like that. Not only did it help me from over-raging due to work but I think going on that pilgrimage helped to calm me down. It happened at Mt. Jihua, about 6 hours west from Shanghai via bus. It was a group of 40 from the same temple my mom and I go to. Our sensei was supposed to come but she fell sick and insisted we should go regardless. We basically did a lot of temple hopping. I took a lot of photos but I've yet to sort through all....600+ photos I took. Yeah, I basically  TOOK ALL PICTURES.

Some of the temples were up on mountain faces so there were many steps to climb up. To get to the last one, we had to take a cable car up to one of the peaks. Although it wasn't the highest, it's considered the most significant spiritually. It's said one of Jizou's avatars attained enlightenment there after standing in one spot for many days. Because our temple puts Jizou as our patron bodhisattva, we had a small service there. And even though many people had cried when visiting  the temples, it was here I just barely recited because I was just crying. I wrote down all the details in my sketchbook but I'll save that for another day.

So yeah, been surviving work, been introduced to new fandoms like Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, thanks to RP. 

Hi guys,

I'm just letting you guys know I'm doing alright. If you didn't know from earlier, I live in Hawaii. We're still in a tsunami warning due to earthquake in Japan. So far, nothing serious on our side but we haven't been given the all clear yet. Everyone's been asked to stay off the street and to be ready if we need to evacuate. There might be an update on the situation in 15 min.

The alarms started at 10pm and since then I haven't slept well. I'll see if I can still use my phone to tweet. If worst comes worst though, could someone please contact the mods at mayfield and bohren if I can't connect to the internet? Well, I'll see you guys later. ;;

Honestly though, I'm more worried about everyone I know in Japan, including my Dad and his family since they live in Tokyo. I would contact him, but given the situation, it's probably better to wait it out when things calmed down a bit.

Thank you everyone for your guys prayers and everything.

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To pay off all my school loans...three times. So that would be around 70,000. Give or take.

I would suffer from Internet withdrawals the most, honestly. It's really my one way of keeping in touch with people since they're mostly on the mainland or just not nearby in general. D: Yeah, Hawaii to many is a great place to live, but fucking sucks if you want to keep in touch with people who aren't there.

It's been more than a month since I updated. Though not much as has happened really.  Still unemployed and all that jazz. I have a job offer but I need to finish up a cover letter as part of the registration. Zippy's hasn't called me back since my first interview but the position is still open. I'm still rather hesitant to call since, I'm not gonna lie, I'm much more comfortable with emailing/texting rather than calling. I actually prefer if people call me instead.

Though today and a for some other days this week, I'll have to help Mom with stuff around at her school since they're getting ready for the new school year. It's mostly updating the computers and also handing out the students their books. It also gets me out of the house, so I am grateful for that.

RP-wise, I was a little slow in learning MM died, but I still have fond memories of it. PV is rather slow and Island I'm doing alright. Though I have been debating about joining another game, though I'm not sure which character and which game I'd go for.

Just about a week ago was my b-day but I haven't really done anything about it. Just waiting for my new debit card to come in so I can buy Psychonauts from Steam since Paypal doesn't want to work with me. :/

I'M FOREVER DONE WITH FINALS!!!! And graduation's this Saturday!

GUESS WHO GOT SOUL SILVER AS SOON AS SPRING BREAK STARTED?! XD

I couldn't help it. Gold/Silver was my favorite generation of Pokemon. Working on meeting Morty, the fourth gym leader, right now, so lots of level grinding before anything else.  Been using my Pokewalker too, but it's more like my roommate's abusing it for her own entertainment. I'm very pleased with this remake, save for the fast leveling and egg producing when it comes to the day care. Seriously, I leave my Eevees there for maybe less than five minutes and they churned out 3 eggs while I was gone.

Well aside from the gaming, I'm trying to get other stuff done too. Mostly thesis and other papers. The next two weeks are gonna kill me. It's mostly because I ended being part of the luau show preview which is a week before the actual luau. And during these two weeks, there will be night rehearsals too. Let's hope I get some homework done during the rehearsals. Also got to get some drawings done for people. On a random note, I've the urge to visit the Oregon Zoo. I guess it would be nice to have animal references if I ever draw them.

First off, I want to appologize to people who said I was going to Sakuracon because I will not be able to go due to money constraints and other shit going on.  I really wanted to go but I messed up on pre-reg, trying to get a ride up and a room. I'm really sorry guys. D:

And if things get too hectic for the next two weeks, I'll probably call a hiatus.

1. Provide a picture and name of 3 people/characters.
2. Label which you would marry, fuck, and kill.
3. Comment to this and I will give you 3 people.
4. Post this meme with your answers.

ranty_rie  provided me with Squalo, Zaraki, and House.

( Marry, Fuck, or Kill ala Fandom(?) )

Well, the first week of spring semester's gone. So far, not too bad. There's a lot more reading that usual since I'm taking Medieval History and Japanese Modern Narrative.  Regardless, I have classes with professors I'm familiar with and have fun....sort of. Capstone/Thesis is just going to kick my ass again. Maruki is hoping to have it done before Spring Break. That would help out a lot since school's even more busy due to dance practices and the actual luau night.

I'm still debating about going to Sakura Con because I do want to go, but I'm not sure if my schedule will allow me to do so. OTL

Might have to go into Portland tomorrow to Powell's Books to see if I can get the rest of my texts at a cheaper price. There's four books for history, and three for Narative, but I got the texts needed now for this and next weeks' assignments. Still, it never hurts to read ahead.

Also, I think I managed to destroy my external hard drive, Tsugaru. I'm having the tech people on campus take a look at it. They said there might be a small chance of recovering all my files, but they'll take a better look over the weekend. So yeah, they have my laptop as well, therefore my internet usage/twitter will be limited. Maybe it's for the best for now so I can focus more. I just my laptop back soon.