1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:30
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds are a girl's best friend (I just watched Marilyn Monroe yesterday ^_^)
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The Forbidden Kingdom.
4. What is your favorite TV show(s)? I don't really have one right now.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal or fruit.
6. What is your middle name? Marie
7. What food do you dislike? Mushrooms and natto.
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Ne-Yo.
9. What kind of car do you drive? I don't drive in Japan.
10. Favorite sandwich? High Nooner's Sundowner (without the cranberry sauce). My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
11. What characteristics do you despise? Conceit, false humility and bigotry among others.
12. Favorite item of clothing? Anything in a light cotton at the moment.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be? Well since I will be going to Hawaii in December, I will say Ireland.
14. Favorite brand of clothing? I don't have one.
15. Where would you retire to? Hawaii.
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Celebrating my birthday this past March at Universal Studios Japan with my friends in Osaka!!!
17. Favorite sport to watch? Basketball and volleyball.
18. Furthest place you are sending this? I'm posting this in my blog. I live in Japan and my friends live in the U.S., but anyone could see it.
19. Person you expect to send it back first? Whoever wants to.
20. When is your birthday? March 27th.
21. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night. That's why I'm still up and it's 1:30am.
22. What is your shoe size? Ginormous! I wear an 11.
23. Pets? Dust bunnies. ^_^
24. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share with us? I get to go to Hawaii in 124 days!
25. What did you want to be when you were little? A singer.
26. How are you today? Very hot.
27. What is your favorite candy? Hi-Chu (it's like Starbursts, but better!).
28. What is your favorite flower? Roses (not red) or hydrangeas.
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? December 18th.
30. What is your full name? Hollie Marie
31. What are you listening to right now? The Olympic women's volleyball match between Japan and Cuba.
32. What was the last thing you ate? A Country Ma'am cookie.
33. Do you wish on stars? I haven't seen any in Japan...I don't think it works to wish on a satellite.
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Orange. It's a happy color.
35. How is the weather right now? Mushi atsui! Hot and humid!
36. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Wayne.
37. Favorite soft drink? Sprite.
38. Favorite restaurant? Red Robin.
39. What is your hair color? Reddish-brown
40. What was your favorite toy as a child? Legos
41. Summer or winter? Winter in Hawaii ^_^
42. Hugs or Kisses? Hugs.
43. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla
44. Coffee or Tea? Coffee.
45. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes. I love to hear from my friends.
46. The last time you cried? Not sure.
47. What is under your bed? My pet dust bunnies.
48. What did you do last night? I played with my DS.
49. What are you afraid of? Failing.
50. Salty or Sweet? Sweet.
51. How many keys on your key ring? Only two! It's a lot less than what I had before I moved to Japan.
52. How many years at your current job? I'm starting my second year...woo hoo!
53. Favorite day of the week? Depends on what that day holds! Saturday.
54. How many towns have you lived in? HAHAHA. Hold on and let me count. That's about 13 or 14 towns I've lived in.
55. Do you make friends easily? I'm a friendly person, but I don't have a lot of "friends".
56. How many people will you send this to? Again, it's on my blog for all to see.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
This Week's Woes
Summer has been busy. It has mostly been hot and humid.
We have a new ALT. The other new ALT will arrive at the end of the month.
So far, I'm not all that impressed with the person who has just arrived. Although, if he would listen more than speaking, he might have a chance.
I honestly didn't expect perfection, but I did have higher expectations. It's been one week and we've already had two incidents.
The first was when he "forgot" to tell me that I was supposed to go to work with him (even though I asked him several times). He called me 5 minutes before the time I should have been there to tell me that he "forgot". Thankfully, I now have a schedule, so that can be avoided again.
The second involves a stolen bike. I don't like to be a nag, but I will admit that in the past week, I was sounding like a broken record: "You HAVE to lock up your bike. It's the biggest crime in this town. If you don't lock it, it WILL get stolen." Guess who hunted me down yesterday to tell me that his bike was stolen? Yup. You got it. Why on earth would you park a bike across the street from the train station, leave a grocery bag in the basket, and not lock it up? It may be a safe neighborhood, but it's also common sense to lock it. He will (hopefully) learn a lesson from this.
In the meantime, I could go on for a couple of hours about my complaints, but I'd rather not focus on them.
I will say that I don't like to have people drop by my apartment unannounced when I've already explained that I have an old woman who is stalking me for English lessons and the Jehovah's Witnesses who know where the ALTs live and harass them from time to time. I told certain people to text or call (it's free for us). I'm not going to answer my door all of the time. This is the only safe haven that I have and I'm not going to give that up! That also doesn't mean that, even though you can see my light on, that you can text me at 12:15 AM and then not have the courtesy to respond when I ask a follow-up question. That's just RUDE!
Anyway, I am really looking forward to seeing the returning ALTs. It's been too quiet without them here.
Also, I am especially looking forward to the winter holidays. Vacation, vacation, VACATION! Not only that, but I will be somewhere that I can blend in a little more than I do here.
ANYWAY...I'm just a little grumbly today. Don't mind me. I will find a way to work through this.
I shall look for that silver lining in the clouds. I shall make lemonade out of lemons. I shall shut up now ;+)
We have a new ALT. The other new ALT will arrive at the end of the month.
So far, I'm not all that impressed with the person who has just arrived. Although, if he would listen more than speaking, he might have a chance.
I honestly didn't expect perfection, but I did have higher expectations. It's been one week and we've already had two incidents.
The first was when he "forgot" to tell me that I was supposed to go to work with him (even though I asked him several times). He called me 5 minutes before the time I should have been there to tell me that he "forgot". Thankfully, I now have a schedule, so that can be avoided again.
The second involves a stolen bike. I don't like to be a nag, but I will admit that in the past week, I was sounding like a broken record: "You HAVE to lock up your bike. It's the biggest crime in this town. If you don't lock it, it WILL get stolen." Guess who hunted me down yesterday to tell me that his bike was stolen? Yup. You got it. Why on earth would you park a bike across the street from the train station, leave a grocery bag in the basket, and not lock it up? It may be a safe neighborhood, but it's also common sense to lock it. He will (hopefully) learn a lesson from this.
In the meantime, I could go on for a couple of hours about my complaints, but I'd rather not focus on them.
I will say that I don't like to have people drop by my apartment unannounced when I've already explained that I have an old woman who is stalking me for English lessons and the Jehovah's Witnesses who know where the ALTs live and harass them from time to time. I told certain people to text or call (it's free for us). I'm not going to answer my door all of the time. This is the only safe haven that I have and I'm not going to give that up! That also doesn't mean that, even though you can see my light on, that you can text me at 12:15 AM and then not have the courtesy to respond when I ask a follow-up question. That's just RUDE!
Anyway, I am really looking forward to seeing the returning ALTs. It's been too quiet without them here.
Also, I am especially looking forward to the winter holidays. Vacation, vacation, VACATION! Not only that, but I will be somewhere that I can blend in a little more than I do here.
ANYWAY...I'm just a little grumbly today. Don't mind me. I will find a way to work through this.
I shall look for that silver lining in the clouds. I shall make lemonade out of lemons. I shall shut up now ;+)
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