Just click your heels and say, "There's no place like home."

[aide]

Holy crap.  Double attack of the roaches.  I want to google them and see what kills the fuckers but I'm scared of seeing pictures.  I'll have to read that article mama sent to me and check it out and try some of those things.  One was on the counter when I was going to the convenience store but I think it crawled down the drain because I didn't see it after.  And then I went to put my rice cooker back on the shelf and there was a white roach underneath!  Where do these bastards come from!?  I was in my room all evening and took the rice cooker off the shelf and put it on the floor to cook and then put it back -- how did it get under there?  I couldn't find the big black one (we're talking like 2 inches) unless it scampered behind the bottles and spices on my counter but I'm not about to go hunting.  I just did the dishes in the sink so it must have disappeared.  I think these traps I bought are useless becuase the white one ran into the corner (or limped, it wasn't very fast) but didn't go in.  I attacked it with the vacuum and may it die a slow starving death in that little dust compartment.  Maybe the traps are too small?  I should get some bigger and better ones tomorrow to set out while I'm away.  I'm thinking of sealing up the drains too with saran wrap to keep them out but I don't know if that will make the place stale and smelly. 

Went out today and ran some errands.  I wanted to print Equilibrium out so I could have a hard copy of it (for not particular reason) but the flash drive I bought was being fickle with me and crashing explorer every 5 seconds so I took it back to Bic Camera to see if I could exchange it even though I threw out the reciept like a moron.  I dug out the old SD card from my HP brick/camera and saved the files on there but 7-11 only prints pictures from cards, not documents, as does Bic.  And we don't have a Kinko's nearby.  I'll just have to wait til school starts so I can do it for free.  Got some bathmaths to keep my floor dry and a few groceries.  And shoes!  I finally found my green cons.  I loves them!  I'm going to wear them to Osaka with pride.  :D

Green cons!  Just like Aiba-chan.  And they match my layout!

They tried to tell me at Bic that it was because the flash drive was for a Japanese computer but mine's in English which is totally and utter crap.  He said I should do a Windows update or try and different USB port and if that didn't work, come back.  I tried a different port and it worked fine...  I don't know what's wrong with the other one.  They're so full of shit anyway.  Now all my fic files are saved there so I don't have to keep sending stuff home and uploading to Gdocs all the time at work.  I'm going to save the OT5 files there as well.  And maybe the installer for PSPad as well so I can load that up at work since the server won't let me download. D<

Sat at Starbucks and wrote today.  I think I cross out as much, if not more than, I actually write.  I want to transcribe it now but I'm afraid I'll get in a groove and be up until 4am... again.  I wonder if I should just stay up all night tomorrow.  I don't know if I'll get any sleep on the Shinkansen but I have to leave home at 6:30am to get there, which means waking up at 5:30am.  I need to clean and do laundry tomorrow so I shouldn't sleep in too late and I thought about doing a run but I'm probably not going to.  And packing.  Still haven't found something to give Yuka's parents for letting us stay and none of the tacky omiyage booths in Tokyo Station will be open at 730am on Saturday.  What is Kashiwa famous for?  Dick all.

I just learned Jpod was canceled after 13 episdoes.  Fuck you, CBC.  You finally make a show that doesn't completely suck ass and you doom it to death by slotting it in on a Friday night.  Why must you be so cruel?  But the DVD comes out in September. :D  I have something to look forward to when I get back.  And mom did ask me what I want for Christmas... speaking of mom, should email her back.

Also found a comment box code for OT5 which I should test out.  And this goddamn song has been playing everywhere and is stuck in my head.  It's so fucking bad, but starting to sound good.

Edit: 12:35pm.  The black monster emerged just as I was about to go to bed.  Went to the bathroom and saw the bastard crawling on the kitchen floor.  How did it get past me?  I didn't see it after it was on the counter.  Unless it got onto the floor and crawled under the clothes I have waiting to go out while I went to the conveneince store.  The traps are definitely too damn small for these beasties.  I was tempted to take a picture but I didn't want it to disappear.  I chased it out of the house with a towel and hopefully it won't try to crawl back in under the door.  It couldn't quite escape that way without me opening it (and then it fell on it's back so maybe they're like turtles -- it'll just die that way) so I don't think it can get back in again.  I fucking hope not.  I feel accomplished that I tackled these buggers with minimal screaming and no crying this time but now I'm jumpy as hell.  Damn it!  And I was tired too!

Comments

[tinybluemarble.livejournal.com]

Nice shoes. :D
Have fun in Osaka! ^___^/

Perfume has such catchy songs. 8D

We will meet up at least one day this month. ;;/ When do you get back from Osaka? Otherwise it'd be the last week of August.

[maiaide.livejournal.com]

Yes! Time is running out. :( I'm back on Thursday earrrrrrrrly. I do want to go to Harajuku during the week sometime and be an uber tourist so I have something to blog about. I told my friend I'd get her some bootleg idol gear and it's always more fun going with someone else. I am liking Perfume more the more I listen to them because I do like techno and house music, but they are just so freaking dumb, its insane. Haha.

[tinybluemarble.livejournal.com]

I think I might be up for Harajuku with you next week when you get back! I have yet to go to the Johnny's store that has more than just photos, too. :) Oh and I want to go to Ebisu again to get a picture of me actually doing the MatsuJun pose. XD

[maiaide.livejournal.com]

THE Johnny's shop? Don't they only have photos? It's all about the bootlegs. XD Ebisu! I've never been to the clocktower plaza. Let's do it!

[tinybluemarble.livejournal.com]

Oh right, right. XD It's been a long time since I've been there. >>; But I could really go for some shopping in Harajuku to get a decently priced shirt or something. Must buy something Japanese fashion before I go back! :3

Okay! Just let me know what day you'd want to meet up to do that!

[maiaide.livejournal.com]

Yes, let's plan a fangirl day. The 11th or 12th? Ahh its Kashiwa Obon festival the weekend before that!

[tinybluemarble.livejournal.com]

I think I'm leaving for Sendai the 11th or so... I'll have to see if Yosuke wouldn't mind leaving the 12th. I shall get back to you on that. :)

[iaoiua.livejournal.com]

Yumm greeeen.
I have three pairs (red, black-and-pink, orange), but I do want a green pair - and a dandy suit like Aiba's!

[maiaide.livejournal.com]

Hahah maybe not so much the suit. I (now) have black, green and creme hightops with pink camo inside. But I want red next. Classssic.

[iaoiua.livejournal.com]

My orange ones are hi-tops! They have supposed art deco creme-colored flowers on them. I'm contemplating a pair of green hi-tops.

I love my red Converses ♥

[everystarrfall.livejournal.com]

Your shoessss! They're so much love. ♥ I want green ones so much but can't right now, especially when I need a new backpack before school starts and I'd like a few new pairs of jeans.

Dude, I don't have a fear of roaches but even so, with ones THAT big, I think I'd definitely freak out, too. That's just gross. >_<;; Hope that big one doesn't find its way back in again. Or that ... white one. O_o I don't think I've ever seen a white roach. Not that I'm complaining. XP

[frazzled-niya.livejournal.com]

I think I saw something that said Roaches are able to hold their breath @_@;...

[edit] I sooo forgot to say your shoes are totally AWESOME!