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Megan

I love Kimonos!

About Me

I lead a quiet life in the Japanese countryside.

My Interests

maccha, black sesame, red beans, philippine ube and mangos.

I'd like to meet:

God. And I wouldn't mind posing for Gustav Klimt or Alphonse Mucha, but they've both been dead a long while.

Music:

Belle and Sebastian, Ellegarden, L'arc en ciel, Erik Satie, the Supremes, Cat Power, Radiohead, the Notwist, the Delgados, Serge Gainsbourg, Francoise Hardy, Pizzicato 5, Son House, Bjork, David Bowie, the Smiths/Morrissey, Charles Mingus, Hajime Chitose, Shoukichi Kina, traditional Okinawan music..."

Movies:

Chinese movies about opium and concubines.

Television:

America's Next Top Model, Germany's Next Top Model, Ugly Betty, Brothers and Sisters, Grey's Anatomy.

Books:

Favorites: The Bible, Palm of the Hand Stories by Yasunari Kawabata, She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpra Lahiri, Your Blues Ain't like mine by Bebe Moore, Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Harry Potter, Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai, poetry by Pablo Neruda, and anything by David Sedaris.

Heroes:

Jesus. My mother. Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

My Blog

Happy at the Head-One Hotel in Seoul!

I'm sitting in my underwear in a Seoul love hotel right now. I'm here by myself, but that's beside the point, because this room rocks! I've got a big screen TV with American TV shows playing, a super ...
Posted by Megan on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:21:00 PST

Noruwei no Mori

I just stayed up late so that I could finish reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Well, it was actually my intention to just read a chapter before bed, but once I started I couldn't stop. I fini...
Posted by Megan on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:42:00 PST

Postman

Today a kakkoii postman rode by on his scooter and waved happily at me. It put a smile on my face!
Posted by Megan on Tue, 02 May 2006 07:37:00 PST

pineappleidiotic

Ok, so this tasty fresh pineapple I bought, a "sweetio" actually, has been calling my name. After the Philippines I've been craving fresh fruit... So, I sliced up the sweetio pineapple, and began...
Posted by Megan on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:11:00 PST

Old School Medicine

I went to see a doctor in Japan last week. I've done that once before, but my boss came with me, which was good in some ways and bad in others. In any case, I went BY MYSELF this time. Scary! Going to...
Posted by Megan on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:18:00 PST

I have a drinking problem

I have a "drinking problem". No, it's not alcohol. I tend to drink a lot of water, juice, tea and the like.  It seems like a good idea- being hydrated, flushing out toxins, that kind of thin...
Posted by Megan on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 04:40:00 PST

Magic Toilet Park

So, tonight was a "Girls' Night In" for my neighbor Karly and I. We were both in need of it. Adding alcohol to the equation hadn't occured to me until she showed up at my apaato with a bottle of Austr...
Posted by Megan on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 05:17:00 PST

My journeys

So, I'm back in Japan after spending 2 weeks in Michigan. It feels quite nice to be in my quiet, little apartment. I went for a walk in the rain yesterday. On one hand I felt a little lonely, but on ...
Posted by Megan on Sun, 15 Jan 2006 05:53:00 PST

baba shatsu

Oh, it`s so cold in these Japanese schools! I came to school in kneesocks, jeans, an undershirt, a long-sleeved shirt, and a hooded sweatshirt. After going to one class I drove home during a break an...
Posted by Megan on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:56:00 PST

GAIJIN ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE

I am on the official GAIJIN (foreigner) ENTERTAINMENT  COMMITTEE in Japan. Please read the below anecdotes for examples of my finest work. 1: I made participation cards for my jr. high students. ...
Posted by Megan on Sat, 22 Oct 2005 06:46:00 PST