A new year full to the brim with concerts!  Here are the ones that I am/plan on going to so far:


Bottle Cap Label - January 17
One OK Rock - January 24 (need to buy ticket)
Fall Out Boy - February 6 (need to pay friend for ticket)
Flumpool - March 1 (need to buy ticket)


Of course, you can all assume that as soon as Arashi does another tour, I will be going to every single show.  Or, at least as many as I can afford to go to.  x3  Possibly a Kanjani 8 show, too, if they do a tour while I'm still here.  They look ridiculously fun to have a concert with.  But mainly, this is Arashi's year, and I'mma see my boys in style.  <3

Oh, and if I recall correctly, Cobra Starship is doing a concert or two in Tokyo sometime later in January/February.  I would love to be able to go see that and be all, "HEY I SAW YOU IN IOWA. :D".

Mucc is being dumb and touring overseas currently.  LAME.  C'mon, Tatsuro... You said you'd see me again!  What is this crap touring the states?  Get your ass back here to your own damn country and tour here, bitch.  >[

I made some New Years Resolutions.  Wanna hear them?  Of course you do!  :D

1. Write & send Ohno at least one letter.  I'm here in Japan.  Should I pass up the oppertunity to communicate with my idol?  I think not!
2. Make more Japanese friends.  Ties in with...
3. Speak more Japanese.  Read more Japanese.  Write more Japanese.  I need to keep up with my translating projects and I should watch Japanee TV instead of watching movies on my computer.

Yeah, that's about it.  Other than those three things, I'm pretty damn content with my life at the moment.  :]

Hope everyone else had a happy new year and all that good stuff!  <3

I'm off to bed, as I have to be up early to go visit Nani's host family in Gifu with her tomorrow.  Fun times!  :Db

PEACE.

So, I was really worried about this one thing that I thought I was gonna have to deal with and didn't want to deal with, but, as it so turns out, I don't really have to worry about it.

Fuckin' sweet! One less thing for me to deal with then! :D I like not having to hurt people. It's pretty cool when I don't have to hurt people. I suppose I still need to talk to him about it a little bit, to make sure everything is clear, though I might just avoid that altogether, too (you all know me and my hatred of confrontation).  We'll see.  I won't worry about it now.  I'll probably take it up with James if I see him tonight.

Oh, yeah, I'm going to a couple of concerts coming up here.  Tonight Jessica is taking me to a small-ish concert at The Mill.  James gets off work at 7, I think, so, hopefully he won't be too dead to go with me.  And then November 11th is the Switchfoot & Relient K concert James is taking me to.  And on November 21st I'll hopefully be going to see Fall Out Boy, Plain White T's,  Gym Class Heroes, and Cute Is What We Aim For with Daniel and maybe Chelsea and possibly James.  I'm pretty excited for it all.

And for a memo for myself:
Things To Do:

1. Set Up Router/Wireless
2. Laundry
3. Clean Apartment (or at least room)
   
4. Read Handmaid's Tale
5. Write Thesis (print 3)
6. Study for Japanese Test
7. Mail Bill
8. Check Pip's oil/buy more oil/add more oil/get Pip's oil changed

Working on 1 now, I'll put 7 in the mail when I go out tonight, and I'll try to get 4 and maybe 5 done today.  Tomorrow will probably deal with 2, 3, and 6.  I'll deal with 8 when I get to it.

Also memo to myself: Last Book Of Nostradamus tomorrow at 8 on History Channel.

Okay, because I have to work a fucking 12-8 shift tomorrow at the brand new Hy-Vee (everybody ooh and ahh at it, c'mon now), I'm going to bed.

BUT!

Before I do, I'd just like the world to know how fucking awesome the concert was and how much I am in love with Fall Out Boy, specifically Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump.

I <3 FOB.

Motha Fuckin' FOB!  <3<3<3