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And on that note, I have to go to work. X_X

So I've been running Linux Ubuntu 8.10 for half a year now, as opposed to Windows XP, which is what I used to use. Granted, I still use XP at work, but when it comes to personal computer use, I've been using Ubuntu. So how do I like it? Is it really that much better than XP? Well, yes and no.
( My thoughts *wonders how many people will actually read this* )

So Kimi ni Todoke ep 12. Kurumizawa is such a BITCH. XD She is really starting to get on my nerves. "I've been watching him all this time!" Sure ya have, following him home in a blizzard...going into the PE office at the most inopportune times to sneak a peek at Kazehaya's class' sports day schedule so you can watch him. You stalker. In my opinion, Kurumi-chan needs to get a hobby. Stalking Kazehaya doesn't seem like a very healthy one.

Trying to argue that JRPGs >>>>>> WRPGs with some gamers nowadays is just pointless. They just don't understand that it's different strokes for different folks. But really, I can never figure out why anyone would want to play as a droid...

Had a GREAT day at work.

So today was good and bad. Good because I woke up to a blanket of light snow. The sun was out, there was no wind, and it wasn't even that cold. And then the snow. It had snowed enough to make everything look pretty, but it wasn't heavy enough to impair my walking to the subway station for church. We had our Christmas service today, which was nice. We had a short sermon, then some people did songs. After that we played this dumb balloon game which I lost on purpose so I could get out of doing it, and then exchanging presents. I got a bottle of lotion, which is good because I needed to buy more.

( Complaints from a Foreigner )

Agh, I feel SO much better now that I've gotten that off my chest. I was thinking on the way to church about all the things I will miss when I go back to American, mainly the subway and all the shopping areas, but what I mentioned in the cut is definitely not one of them, Koreans are incredibly pushy, and I really don't like that. I grew up in a family that was taught to be polite, so it's hard to refuse them even if I don't want to do it. I'm going to have to work on that, since I obviously can't act like that here.

Here's hoping the rest of the week goes how I want it. XD

So I got a new couch the other day and decided that once again it was time to rearrange the furniture. And so I did. So now I have little room dividers. The TV has its own couch, as does the computer. Am I a dork or what. The first area you see when you walk in is the kitchn area, along with the cwasher and drying area. Then beyond the kitchen is the TV room and the computer room. The computer, along with the microwave, is on the left side of the room, facing the windows, and the TV area is on the right side. My friend gave me his extra surge protector which is big enough to stretch from one end of the wall to the other, so I've been using that for my TV and PS2. So thanks to that I no longer have to keep switching plugs whenever I want to play the PS2. I am very grateful for that. My room is still upstairs, but I don't actually sleep up their. The mattress is too hard. *sleeps on the couch*

Tonight we went to Noraebang, or Karaoke, I sang Rie Fu's Life is Like a Boat as well as Hyde's Cape of Storms. I was happy to see that the Japanese parts had furigana over some of the more difficult kanji, which made singing it a lot easier. It's been a while since I listened to that song and I didn't know all the kanji, so it was much easier to sing along. I was a little irked when one of the other guys tried to sing along with all the Japanese parts, so I got him back by cutting in during Gangster's Paradises. Why on earth he was singing that....I have no idea. I saw a bunch of j-pop songs, including Karma, Yatta!, Byaku True Light, and eX Dream. I might practice some of them and go again sometime before this year is up. It's 20,000 per hour, which isn't TOO bad considering they give you a private little room.

We've got our church party later today, so bed time for me. Hope everyone has a great day!

Today I am going to talk about my fandoms to make me feel better about having so much time off from work. Most people would be happy, but it's not like I can every do anything after work even if I do get off early. I'd rather be at work making money than sitting in my apartment doing nothing.

Anyhow...talking about fandoms always makes one feel better, so here we go. I'll only talk about two because if I talked more it would take all day.
( Fandom )

My mom is sending me a package from the family and said I could give suggestions. What, oh, what should I ask her to send me? ^__^ I'll have to think long and hard about this one.

So today I only had a half day. My second class got canceled, so I got to go home early. Believe it or not, I was not happy about this. I don't like not working because it means a cut in my paycheck, and really, what do I have to do at home? Do nothing but play videogames. I'd rather be at work earning money. But whatever. It can't be helped, I guess. I'm not short on money, but I'll have to be more careful with my spending in the future because my paycheck will be smaller this month thanks to students taking off because of school exams. I pretty much have everything I want here that I can get, at least for now, so I'm pretty happy. So I'll play with what I have now instead of pining over things I can't get anyway.

I made a bit of a boo-boo at work today. I got distracted during break and totally forgot to finish the reading, so when we went over the reading questions the kids didn't know the last two. Oops. No one caught it at least. I'm going to make them read the page we skipped next class to make up for it. Lucky my boss wasn't there in the office today, so he couldn't see my little slip up. Bah. I've got to get it together! XD

I've been in the mood for Harvest Moon lately, and Harvest Moon DS came on my R4, so I picked it up and started playing. Annnnnnnnd got totally confused. Where do I buy things? Why won't anyone tell me? Bah. It irritated me so much that I stopped playing and instead downloaded Rune Factory 2. I actually wanted to get this game before I left for Korea, but I couldn't find it at my local Gamestop, and I didn't have the time to go hunting for it. So I got Princess Debut instead. Anyway, so I started playing it. It's pretty similar to the previous game, but it's got a few improvements. One of the new additions is the mini quest board, where you can take quests. Taking quests helps you earn some cash and helps you get certain farming tools. At least, I got an axe out of doing one for the blacksmith.
The battle system is still a little sloppy though. Natsume is really going to have to improve on that if they want to keep going with Rune Factory. I've heard that the Wii version isn't much better in that aspect, unfortunately. Other than that, though, I really like the game. I'm not quite sure which girl I'll go after yet. I guess I'll look all the girls up and decide based on personality, looks, and how easy it is to win the girl over. I'm so shallow, I know.

Speaking of games, this year looks pretty good for me game-wise. Not only does Fragile come out, but also Endless Ocean 2 and World Destruction. What a bummer I won't be around to play either of them... I'll have to pick them up once I'm back in the States. I'm hoping I'll get to take a little vacation before job hunting, though I'm sure that I'll go crazy sitting in the house all day not working. I'm just a little worried that the job market will be bad when I go home as well. And a lot of people I know are staying on, or thinking about staying on, for another year. I am thinking about it myself, but all my friends here are leaving, including the guy I always hang out with, so I'm not sure. I think that without him and the others I'd be much more miserable here and more homesick.

Anyway, I'm going to pray about it and see what God wants me to do. Speaking of prayer, I went to the Bible study after church. I didn't really want to go, but I didn't really get a choice. The pastor was like, "Got free time? You should come to the Bible study!" *shoves me toward the door*. Yaah. Anyway, it was all right. There were two other Americans there, plus the pastor, who's from Pakistan, and a Korean there. We discussed a Bible verse and what it meant and eventually talked about other things. I ended up learning a lot more about the Catholic church, which was nice. I learned a little bit about it in school, but our information was a bit outdated, and at the time I didn't know many Catholics, so I didn't really care. Ir also didn't help that I was in junior high and had other things on my mind at the time. But it made me understand a lot more about how Catholics think and their view on the church. It was a little surprising since my denomination doesn't pay as close of attention to the physical church. We are more interested in our spiritual church. Anyway, I'll probably end up going next week too. I've been there once, so it's impossible to not go again. That's how things are here in Korea. You go once, you're expected to keep up with it. Next week at church is actually the Christmas service and ハッピさん is harassing me to sing in church. They'll have open mic, so anyone who wants to sing a Christmas song can come to the front and sing. I've never been too confident of my singing voice, especially around those who can sing better than me (I have an ok singing voice, but it's very weak), but they're insisting. If I do, I might sing it in Japanese, just for fun. I'm thinking of doing God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman or Silent Night or something.

Work tomorrow. Will probably be another half day. *groans*