random thoughts

1) i havent seen any black people in a long time. not even on tv which was why i was so caught off-guard when i switched on the tv in my hotel room; i dont have espn....my first day home i might end up staring at black people in philly like the japanese people stare at me.

2) before the lsat started we had to copy this really long certification/identification paragraph and it said `do not print`. my printing isnt so great even when i make an effort...sometimes i cant even read it; my cursive is just horribly laughable. i couldnt even remember how to write a few letters. i really didnt see how my illegible mixture of cursive and print-i couldve wrote anything-was more legally-binding/legitimate than all print and a signature (no one could ever copy mine). but oh well atleast laughing about my cursive attempt made me less nervous.

i dont know how i forgot how awful my handwriting is. back in august i volunteered to help write addresses on wedding invitations; after my first invitation i volunteered to go back to stuffing envelopes.

3) so it turns out family guy is also doraemon according to grandpa suzuki-man i love him :) i couldnt remember his real name but i needed to ask him about some samples he`s working on for me, so suzuki drew a sketch for me just to make sure we were talking about the same person. hopefully i can keep a straight face when i see doraemon today.

4) i still have my little christmas tree with the silver and gold bells...it`s now a rough measure of earthquake intensity. like the 5.4 at 4:45am today. boss #2 didnt notice that one either. last week the floor and the computer monitors at work were shaking for a good minute, but he needed someone else to confirm that it really was an earthquake???!?? seriously.