To explain my last post, I've had so much horrible shit going on in my life the past few months. Pretty much since the start of the year. And let me say this, I'll just itemize them. I'm not going to expound on each item otherwise I'll be typing for hours and hours. And with my luck, my computer will crash, taking everything I typed with it. Not gonna risk that.

1) Horrible asshole teacher - Read archives for my bitching about him
2) Found out that I was going to Japan, then found out I wasn't going
3) My parents separate
4) Vocational Rehab became complete dickholes and refused to even communicate with me.
5) My grandmother develops health problems and was near death when she was hospitalized. She recovered from it.
6) My boss is a total idiot, his shit for brains cannot comprehend simple concepts such as informing me when he makes a schedule change, or doing his job properly.
7) Car Accident #1 - Old lady makes a left turn at the same time I do. She got a ticket for reckless driving.
8) Car Accident #2 - Just two weeks after Car Accident #1. Old lady makes a left turn as I drive down a street, I end up T-boning her. She gets a ticket for making an illegal left turn. My car is near totaled, but fortunately wasn't. I fucking hate elderly drivers.
9) Old Lady #2 from Car Accident #2 files a lawsuit against me for bodily injury, despite the fact that it was HER FAULT and SHE got a ticket, not me. Logan's Run, anyone?
10) Emma tells me that if she weren't married, she'd be interested in me. She then divorces her ex-husband (for totally unrelated reasons) and since I was interested in her, we started going out. She then decided she wasn't interested in me at all. What. The. Fuck.
11) My grandmother has a heart attack, my bitch drama queen aunt starts telling the whole family that she was dying. Hilarity does not ensue.

And those are just the major things I've had gone wrong. And I'm frickin' amazed at myself because I've stayed upbeat on the outside, but I am a bitter and resentful person inside, and have lost most faith in humanity.

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Okay, so, moving on. I decided to drop $430, yes, $430, on a brand new 20.1" LCD monitor, a Dell 2005FPW. The image is so gorgeous and I love it. And I got this new game for the Playstation 2:

The sequel to the popular game Katamari Damacy. It really should be called "Katamari Damashii" but I guess Namco decided that us Americans are either too stupid to realize that, or they're afraid that we'd call it Damashitty or something. No, it's far from shitty. But I digress, it's such an amazing game. It looks really stupid and awful, but it sucks you in. I've been told the music is hypnotizing as well. Go, Namco!

In Minna Daisuki Katamari Damacy, you have many more levels, and a far improved Versus mode. Those two reasons are enough for me to go out and buy it when the US version comes out. I've been playing a Japanese "backup." ;)

By the way, I've noticed that my general interest in anime has gone down significantly. I only watch a handful of series now, but I'm still fascinated with the Japanese language, culture and history. I've started learning 手話 (shuwa, Japanese Sign Language) and I'm surprised at how both sign languages are remarkably similar. I have to thank my good friend Yuko for getting me started on learning shuwa.

I applied to be an ASL teacher in Japan through the organization called JASS (Japan ASL Signers Society) but I haven't gotten any reply from them. Despite the fact that they have an English-language website, they might not be able to communicate in English. I may have to ask a friend to become an interpreter "proxy". I really want to do this, and I'll go to any lengths.

Hopefully I'll post again soon, but it depends on when/what happens.