For the first time in a really long time, I woke up on the right side of the bed yesterday. I don’t know how it happened. But there I was, lying in my bed wide awake, and feeling…OK for once. Not overwhelmed, weak, vulnerable, negative. I woke up and literally thought, “Hey, I’m feeling good.” [...]

Just a few things first, domain-wise: Animato, my small fansite for the J-pop artist Utada, has now been reopened. I started it way back in 2004 and it’s been missing since, but not anymore! So come and give it a visit. I’ve been debating on whether to add more substantial content to this blog. It [...]

So The Fray and Jack’s Mannequin play tonight at Tinley Park — and I’m not there. I’m a bit frustrated. They’re my favorite band, and I couldn’t find a single soul to watch them with me. And it’s frustrating, because I made a promise to myself back in 2007 after I first saw them that [...]

So I got into quite the heavy argument with my dad last night. It started when I went into the kitchen to tell him that we were going to leave for Transformers 2 midnight show at around 9. He had hesitated, then proceeded to tell me that he would be dropping us off instead of [...]