new year's reso-revo-lution

i can't believe it's 2007 already. the christmas had come and gone, and lauryn had proven me of her japa-philic tendencies, and i am back in providence spending few days of peace before school picks up again. and i can't believe i had not written on my blog for the entire semester - this is how you can tell whether or not i'm busy/overcomitted/stressed. my new year's resolution? to bring on the revolution....! but let's start from me keeping up with the blog entry. :P

here are some highlights from this holiday season (in chronological order):

i found a joy of virtual villagers. lauryn found it idiotic.

mega-bingo x-mas party organized by my mother, MCed by taiko. zen: "i had never in my life got so fired up at bingo"

lauryn had found her long-lost twin named taiko. they may not look the same, but they surely DRINK the same.

lauryn had finally found her husband-worthy material named goto-san. except for the infamous greek liquor.

i finally found my husband-worthy material. zen holds a special place in my lezzie heart. and in the hearts of "older" ladies of the nenkin-gumi (social security club).

the legend of morning mountain. lauryn's favorite japanese tale.

lauryn attempting aerobics without knowing any japanese.

tohoku university engineering department represent!

new friends with funny names and funny american: chestnut, power, jackie who doesn't know how to say chestnut in english.

finally took the picture of brillante sign in my neighborhood. obviously this is in honor of rod. it's simply perfect.

taiko proved to me that she still can't live without me. she started packing her apartment on the day she was leaving. her laundry is still hanging in her apartment....

mom discovering "similar energy" as me in a staff at north face store. (translation: mom found a dyke)

ah. my crush the dentist. she is just so beautiful! just for the record, she is probably in her fifties, happily married, with two children my age, and has been caring for my teeth since i had my first tooth as an infant. and i had a cavity! eeeeeek!

me losing my card case with driver's license in it... with a sticker i made that said "i am poop" and "i am kanreki (60 year-old) poop" that used to be on my mom's back. luckily it was found by a nice stranger who brought it to a police station. this just means that there are two people (one being a police officer) out there who knows a twenty-five year old who still does stupid things involving poop to her mom.