Leaving on a Jet Plane

[flonnebonne]

So, I'm leaving on Friday for a vacation to Europe with my family. Woot. I'll be gone from June 30 to July 17. If I don't sound as excited as I ought to, well, that's because some bad stuff happened this week.

I'm also going to be moving to Japan for a year (!), leaving in early August. I am getting progressively more freaked out as my departure date approaches. So many things to do!

In terms of LJ, this means that I'm not going to be online as much for the next couple of months.

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There was an article today in the Vancouver Sun about the latest fad (at least I've never heard of it): women marrying themselves. They even get wedding presents.

Some people might be able to make feminist statements about such an event--but I just want to say WANK WANK WANK WANKITY WANK.

Comments

[murinae.livejournal.com]

Wow, have fun in Japan! It's quite an experience. *nods nods* are you going as a student or as a teacher or ...

Okay, I'll stop being nosy. ^_^ But Good luck! And with your European trip too. And sorry about the bad stuff. *hugs* But anyways, safe journeys, and may you have wonderful stories to tell when you get back!

-muri

Ohh, I really should check your journal more! You have fic! *glee!* *bookmarks for later reading*

[flonnebonne]

Thanks! I'm sure I'll be having lots of fun in Europe and Japan. The bad stuff...well, my family is coping.

I'm going to Japan to be an assistant English teacher, armed with a tiny bit of teaching experience and a tiny bit of Japanese. But I speak English real good, yar. The town I'm going to sounds absolutely fantastic, and is exactly the sort of place I'd hoped to be placed in.

I guess I should post some travel stories in my journal...but I'm totally lazy about that kind of thing. I'll try though. :>

[murinae.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the bad stuff though. i know how draining it came be. ;(

And dude, are you going to be a fellow JET alumni?! XD You are going to have a blast. Though the acronym ESID is gonna get tiresome after awhile. *nods*

And yes, you should post travel stories. And the culture clash. These are the things you are going to look back on years later and go "XD!!!" (It was for me, at any rate.)

EEE! Congratulations and good luck!

-muri

[flonnebonne]

Yep, I'm a JET! That's so cool that your an alumni--I had no idea! Where were you posted? What kind of school?

It seems like there are a lot of people out there who end up doing the teach in Japan thing (or China, or Taiwan, or South America...). So maybe I will post some of my stories about Japan. I'm sure I'll want to vent at some point. I'll post about Europe soon too, as soon as I get over my natural laziness. :)

[frozen-yoghurt.livejournal.com]

heya!
hope you enjoy your trip and take good care of yourself!! ^_^

er.. and as for the Yakitate! Japan scans you've kindly offered, it's okay.
You see, I usually leech off my friend's chinese copy. ^^;;;;
(unless you want more images turned into crack edits of course...)

[flonnebonne]

Wah! Thank you! And don't worry about me, I always take care of myself first and foremost because I'm a selfish person. :)

Heh, I don't think Yakitate needs to any editing to be cracked. And I'm not going to make you do any more crack edits, you've already stricken us all dead done enough work for one week.

[issen4.livejournal.com]

Envy for the Europe AND Japan trips. Especially the one to Japan--sounds like a grand adventure.

[flonnebonne]

Heh, I'm so spoiled. Though the Japan trip is for work, so not that spoiled.

[radikhal-ed.livejournal.com]

lol yeah, I totally don't know you but since I recently dove into hikaru no go, I was searching the fansites on LJ and stuff. So I came along the Hikago djs community and saw this post you made like 2 months ago about your OTP being those 2 amateur american go players. I just HAD to say... that whole post (including photos) made me laugh so hard.... I just had to tell you. -.- thank you for making my day SO GREAT. That was very.... very funny. XD

[flonnebonne]

Nice to meet ya! Glad you enjoyed my OTP declaration--it sure was fun writing it. Those dear Americans just don't get enough love.

Always glad to see new people in Hikago fandom, seeing how it's the best series evar and I'm not biased at all nosiree. *love love love*

[usagivindaloo.livejournal.com]

Allo, Michelle here, thought I should at last get around to friending you. ^_^ Hope prepping is going well!

[flonnebonne]

Hiya Michelle! I'll friend you too. Prepping is going okay right now in that I'm actually doing it and not leaving everything for the absolute last minute. I don't have TOO much left to do. At least, I think I don't.

Good luck to you on your packing as well!