Well, the past few weeks have been just a flurry of events (I don’t know why I keep saying “flurry” — I’ve even just used it in a story I wrote for the DI). I think I’ve endured more drama, stress, work, and random other shit in the past week than I’ve ever had this [...]

Funny how I only ever take the time to write in here whenever, for a variety of reasons, my life just absolutely sucks. And it’s mostly my own fault. I stopped caring about certain things, stopped trying, and just procrastinated procrastinated procrastinated. And because of that, I’m slacking on my school and my work. I [...]

I think it’s safe to say that this has been one of the craziest semesters I have ever had here at the University of Illinois. Professors in the beginning of the year actually had provisions for H1N1 flu absences in their syllabi. We have already had several waves of soybean aphids and Asian beetles invading [...]

I’m getting ready to embark on quite the tumultuous adventure for the next 24 hours. I honestly have no idea how I’m going to physically and mentally survive it all. I have an exam on Tuesday morning for my International Relations class, which I seriously need to ace if I want a chance at an [...]

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 [...]