tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33868952009-01-14T23:28:38.298-06:00Blog of a 20-something, gothically inclined American female transplanted to Japan. Topics range from website design and maintenance to sex to politics to news to music to military the humdrum of everyday living.Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.netBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-13670604189360212762009-01-10T19:28:00.003-06:002009-01-10T19:33:07.080-06:00

In the past week have you had anything break? Unfortunately, quite a few things have broken: the pull chain on the light/fan fixture, our car alarm went off randomly and somehow we sprung a leak from the water heater/pipes which is in our floors and wall! What was the reason (rough treatment, old age/worn out, inexplicable breaking)? The pull chain might have been us being rough but I have no

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AKA We have an ice maker Apparently, there is an ice maker in the freezer. In hindsight, that explains what the big boxy thing is. However, it had been turned off since we moved in and there was no tray beneath it so I never gave it much thought. Plus, I've never had an ice maker so how should I know? Well, we must have bumped the lever which turns it on when we were putting away groceries

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-58494450834528860752009-01-05T17:22:00.006-06:002009-01-05T17:40:24.860-06:00

P1011204, originally uploaded by Cole on 4 Jan '09, 9.57pm CST PST. Phantom and Goliath Well, Puck had a name change to Goliath because I just wasn't sure Puck fit. I am not totally feeling Goliath yet, either so I just call him Little One. I wasn't so sure about him at first, mostly because it was a quick decision and Ryan picked him out - funny that the non-cat person picked out both of our

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-39290695391832178652009-01-03T06:27:00.001-06:002009-01-03T06:27:59.123-06:00

We got a second cat. A black one, male, about 3 months old. Adorable. I think we're calling him Puck (like the trickster). And happy New Year!

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Elyse, that gosh darned devil, tagged me. So here you have it: 1) List five of your favorite bands/artists. 2) Choose three songs from each band/artist. 3) If you can find a link to listen to the song at Last.fm or YouTube, post it! 4) Tag five people. Pat Benatar (an oldie but goodie) Heartbreaker - YoutubePromises In the Dark - YoutubeWe Belong - YoutubeLove is a Battlefield - YoutubeThe

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-52445756304395519642008-12-28T05:39:00.000-06:002008-12-28T05:40:17.090-06:00

I tihnk I am coming down with something. Ryan came back (and is still) sick from Nevada and he must have given me whatever it is. MY throat has felt really strange the last couple days. It doesn't quite hurt but it's sensitive, like I ate something which scratched it (but I didn't). My nos has also been runny and we're almost out of tissues. Oh noes! How did you all make out for Christmas?

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-74916351761636969992008-12-25T16:54:00.002-06:002008-12-25T17:02:08.157-06:00

I love Christmas. I love music and while I prefer the classics like "Winter Wonderland" and "White Christmas" performed in their classic way by almost anyone (Elvis, Reba, Alan Jackson, and Eurythmics are a few I love), I also love newer jingles and artists like Sarah Mclachlan, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Shedaisy who put their own original spin on them. Of course, I love to sing along. I

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-28400802750603270142008-12-24T15:32:00.001-06:002008-12-24T15:32:50.909-06:00

I'd just like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday!

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So, I fished washing the dishes yesterday and noticed the sink seemed a bit clogged and tried to run the garbage disposal but nothing happened. I then noticed that when running down one side of the sink, the other backed up and vice versa. I called the office who sent a request into maintenance and we left to see The Day the Earth Stood Still and take Phantom to PetSmart. Upon returning, we saw

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-72622053316696944582008-12-15T12:10:00.003-06:002008-12-15T12:14:08.344-06:00

Actually, I disagree. I love to sleep. I would rather get lots of good sleep than socialize, sometimes. However, sometimes I just sleep because I feel like there's no reason to get up which is a bit depressing. Because I don't have many commitments, my sleep schedule is well, not very routine at all. Especially as of late. I pretty much wake up whenever and stay up until I'm dead tired. When

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-70962732116461127082008-12-13T23:30:00.002-06:002008-12-13T23:41:53.019-06:00

In my case it's technology and, sometimes, my kitty Phantom. Not too long ago I asked for ideas for keeping him out of places and one response was to use double sided tape. Apparently cats don't like the feeling of it on their paws and if you put it over the entrance to a place you want to keep them out of, it should help. Well, I went to the extreme when I used some double sided tape; I put a

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-82985084542278999142008-12-07T19:52:00.002-06:002008-12-07T19:57:10.414-06:00

Life since we moved to San Antonio has been quiet. Well, that's not looking at the whole story. Life since I've lived with Ryan has been quiet. This is not always a bad thing, although sometimes it does get lonely. I certainly miss my friends and family. So, when I was in Wausau, I made sure to see them and I even got to get out of the house a few times. For example, Wendy I took Samantha with

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-60020385975592226272008-12-04T16:01:00.002-06:002008-12-04T16:26:15.320-06:00

Back home. I awoke yesterday long before the sun would be up after too few hours of sleep. Not to mention late. I had enough time to hop in the shower, pack up the rest of my things and we were off to the airport. Samantha's coat and snow pants were pulled over her fuzzy Spongebob pajamas and during the course of the ride, she dozed a bit and held onto my arm the whole time. It was only 9 days

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-16523477588065807312008-12-01T10:11:00.002-06:002008-12-01T10:27:15.994-06:00

Airports are like different universes. It's as though someone grabbed a part of some parallel universe which is similar but not-quite-the-same and dropped it into the middle of our universe. Voila! An airport! Although airports are always under construction, it seems, I don't believe they were ever constructed in the first place. Time seems to be simultaneously faster and slower. It takes so

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-72529824110054176222008-11-23T17:50:00.001-06:002008-11-23T17:50:34.654-06:00

Today I went to do laundry and some woman has 6 out of the 8 washers full. EXCUSE ME? To make matter worse, she had them in random machines so I had to open them all to find which ones were empty and some of them only have a handful of items in them. So I put my one load in, go back for another.. Then when I go to put everything in the dryers, they're ALL taken. Now, if I was using 2 and she was

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-79799347932125663152008-11-20T00:09:00.001-06:002008-11-20T00:12:07.621-06:00

I cannot believe on Monday I'll be in Wausau. I get to see my friends and family, of course, and mom's new house and new SUV. I'll probably be shown off to my sister's teachers, get some bourbon chicken and go out (as long as someone pays my way. Hehe) I can't wait (except for the being apart from Ryan and coming home after he is already gone part).

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-58928693319581338852008-11-17T20:41:00.002-06:002008-11-17T20:53:48.654-06:00

Yesterday seemed like a good day. We headed to a shopping center and hit up Pier 1, Lowe's, Linens and Things and Barnes and Noble. We finally purchased a mirror I had been wanting for the living room and happened to find a modular shelving set at linens and things which was on sale because they're going out of business. We both added some books to our collections and we finally got brackets to

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-29049005345656604602008-11-14T15:51:00.002-06:002008-11-14T15:54:34.010-06:00

Well, our AC is back. Called the office and maintenance came over a few hours later. As it turns out, someone sort of unplugged it outside. I mean, how the hell does that happen? Aside from that, I have been blogging a lot. Although I haven't signed up for National Blog Posting Month, I have posted every day this month except once. Of course, this is across all of my blogs (I am counting 4 here)

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-64373918365795493692008-11-12T00:38:00.001-06:002008-11-12T00:44:21.818-06:00

Man, I don't know what's going on. For the past few days, the AC has been really shitty. Yesterday was very humid as well. We replaced the filter today, sometihng which was badly need because the old one was pitch black and hadn't been changed in God knows how long, but it doesn't seem to have really helped. So tomorrow I get to call maintenance again. Ugh. It would have been nice if they had

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-33191194711173979752008-11-10T12:02:00.002-06:002008-11-10T12:06:23.881-06:00

A while ago I posted about how it's not easy being green and I still agree. However, there are some small things which can be done which are easy to add to your daily routine and a little goes a long way. What's more is, most of those little things are related to even bigger steps we can all take to support the environment. In light of this, I added a new page of things you can do to live a

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-9079635071193691792008-11-08T14:19:00.001-06:002008-11-08T14:21:54.828-06:00

There's a really cool contest going on over at An Island Review and you can win a gift basket containing the new (and yummy looking!) check mix bars! Of course, there's also a few other nifty items which go along with the turtle (flavour) theme like chocolate candles. Yum!

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-50301643015081295932008-11-05T19:45:00.002-06:002008-11-05T20:09:14.750-06:00

Oh Twitter, how I love thee if at first I was not sure it was because I did not know exactly what you were Dear twitter now that I know I will never wonder how are my blogging friends or my pals from down under The beauty of twitter, you see is having the easiest way way for those who mean the most to me to keep me up to date Now when I see new tweets I think it's pretty sweet Because my

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-4973800621284111322008-11-04T15:53:00.002-06:002008-11-04T15:58:45.814-06:00

I cannot believe it is already November 4th and today is voting day. Of course, I do not get to go to the polls because a) I can't vote here but more importantly b) I already voted. I don't get any shiny stickers. Boohoo. Nevertheless, I hope the rest of you get out there and vote. A president doesn't need to win by a landslide, he just needs to win by 1 vote. Some of the most recent elections

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-17156569976735254872008-10-31T16:47:00.003-05:002008-10-31T17:01:10.927-05:00

Yesterday I was on the computer, half heartedly listening to the TV in the background when a trailer started to play. As I listened to the female character, I thought "What a rip off of the Sword of Truth books." As it turns out, it's not a rip off. It's a television adaptation of those books under the title Legend of the Seeker and it starts tomorrow. As soon I realized that, it gave me shivers!

Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698809826359542273cole@7and1.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386895.post-17955061747362051982008-10-30T20:36:00.003-05:002008-10-30T21:06:36.732-05:00

I recently filled out an application toward the college program I want to take - Funeral Service - as well as FAFSA. However, it doesn't seem like I'll really qualify for any financial aid because of how much Ryan made last year which, mostly, seems to be due to the living allowance he got for being overseas which shouldn't count in my opinion. Really, it exists to provide an equivalent style of

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