Story of my life in Japan: giri vs ninjo

http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/02/diningout/

A very well-written blogpost by an aquaintance here in Fukuoka.

I have a lot to think about these days.

this is my life aaaaagh

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/magazine/22Adulthood-t.html?src=me&ref=general this article is obviously completely relevent to my life. doesn't make anything less crazy/scary/worrying though. gaaaaaaaah.

nah, i'm fine. i tell myself this :)

Snorkel Rice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8208411.stm

Cool. I wonder if it's tasty.

Refreshing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/justinwebb/justin_webb/

It's nice to see that people with outside perspectives are able to recognize the good things about America. It does make me proud :)