Archives: August, 2005

kat — August 30, 2005, 3:09 pm

whirlwinds of all sorts

My mother e-mailed me about the hurricane that hit New Orleans. Such an interesting spot, too bad. And, I feel for the people, but they have to expect some action on that front once in awhile, being (1.) on the coast, (2.) below sea level enough to already need dykes and levies, and (3.) still […]

kat — August 29, 2005, 9:18 am

today is a glorious day

The sun is shining, but it isn’t too damn stifling hot (yet). My dad called this morning, and we had a good laugh. There is plenty of food in the fridge. So, when I return from this foray into the world of cyber space, I will not have to stop by the convenience store just […]

kat — August 25, 2005, 1:23 pm

I enjoy being a (kickass) girl

Ah, just when I get all sorry for myself, along comes a friend to tell me how cool I really am. (wink) Shelby sent me this note below after reading my post on visiting Matsue and the castle. So, I guess not everyone has a fifteen-year-old’s view of femininity and sexuality (you know, all make-up […]

kat — , 1:01 pm

on feminity and bath mats

My goal today is to buy a new bath mat for the bathroom. That’s my only goal—for the entire day. They have some on sale at Youme Town, where I work, for about 500 yen. Jen wants the duckie one we saw a couple of weeks ago, but I think that one is sold out. […]

kat — August 23, 2005, 9:12 am

six days of steady Nova work

And, I am a very tired girl. I must also admit, I am a tad annoyed, too, as this last and sixth day—today—was scheduled so that my roommate could travel to Hiroshima and work a help shift there. As she has kids classes on Tuesdays here in Hamada, they needed someone to come in and […]