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July 23rd, 2011 with Dismantled, Platform One, DJ's and Candy!	[15 Jun 2011|02:56pm]
The next Dracula's Ball event takes place on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 and includes live performances by Dismantled and Platform One as well as DJs Steve Archer (of Ego Likeness) and Kangal. 3 dancefloors of non-stop music!Tickets are 16inadvance.Allagesarewelcome.Ifyouwanttodrinkalcohol,youmustbe21+w/photoID.Admissionatthedoorwillbe16 in advance. All ages are welcome. If you want to drink alcohol, you must be 21+ w/photo ID. Admission at the door will be 16inadvance.Allagesarewelcome.Ifyouwanttodrinkalcohol,youmustbe21+w/photoID.Admissionatthedoorwillbe18. Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 18th.Advance tickets can be purchased *in person* from Ticketmaster or Digital Ferret, or *online* from Ticketmaster or IsoTank (IsoTank now ships tickets by US Mail which is much less expensive). Those with advance tickets are admitted first, before those paying at the door. Dracula's Ball takes place at Shampoo Nightclub in Philadelphia, on Willow Street between 7th and 8th Streets. The club has a large enclosed parking lot which is free, but it does fill up early during Ball events. Doors open at 9pm and the event ends at 2am. In addition to live bands and DJs, there are vendors, candy and door prizes. The official DB website can be found at: http://www.draculasball.com/
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Dracula's Ball, October 30th! Celldweller, Sepharim Shock, DJ's, Candy, + More!	[03 Oct 2010|05:46pm]
The next Dracula's Ball event takes place on Saturday, October 30th and includes live performances by Seraphim Shock and Celldweller as well as three DJs spinning in three separate rooms.All ages are welcome. If you want to drink alcohol, you must be 21+ w/photo ID. Tickets are $16 and are on sale now at Ticketmaster (in person or online), IsoTank.com and Digital Ferret CDs.Our Halloween event has sold out for many years running.... As such, we recommend advance tickets in the strongest possible terms. Every year we turn away several hundred people who want to attend but did not purchase tickets.Costumes are encouraged but not required. Although this is our Halloween event, please note that it takes place on Saturday the 30th of October. Of course, a few hours after we open, midnight will roll around and we'll kick off the official start of Halloween!Dracula's Ball takes place at Shampoo Nightclub in Philadelphia, on Willow Street between 7th and 8th Streets. The club has a large enclosed parking lot which is free, but it does fill up early during Ball events. Doors open at 9pm and the event ends at 2am. In addition to live bands, there are 3 DJs on 3 dancefloors, vendors, candy and door prizes. The official DB website can be found at: http://www.draculasball.com
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Loss of one of our loved brothers of the Manor... Carter RIP	[10 Jun 2009|11:18pm]
[ **mood** | sad ] Last week our beloved Carter was found dead of a heart attack in his house. Funeral service to be in Bellingham on June 13th around 1pm. He will be greatly missed. Please raise a glass for my friend and salute.Reposted from cajuns myspace bulletin. Carter H. Childress passed away unexpectedly at his home in Ballard on June 7, 2009. Carter was born on Feb. 2, 1976, and always thought the groundhog would visit his house. He was a graduate of Sehome High School, and ITTTechnical Institute in Bothell. He was employed by Volt Information Systems, and worked on a server farm for Microsoft. As a child, he was always seen wearing a firehat. Carter was a big science fiction and action hero comic book fan, facilitating several sci-fi conventions, and attending “Comic-con”. As a Sci –Fi movie lover, he would wait in line to make sure he was one of the first ones at the midnight showings. Carter is survived by his mother, Carol Starcher, his father, Steve Childress; Ken Starcher, Carol Childress; his grandparents, Marilyn Carter, Jack and Glenna Childress and Doreen Walsh; aunts, uncles and cousins.And the Seattle Sci-fi Community. A “Celebration of Life” will be held Saturday, June 13th, 1:30 pm at the Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Dr Bellingham, with toasts and tributes to begin at 2:30pm. Please attend with a smile, sign the guestbook, and share a story. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made toThe American Diabetes Association, Metropolitan Park East, 1730 Minor Ave,# 920 Seattle WA 98101 “May the Force be with you”---------------------next friday June 19th at teh Mercury , we will have a gathering for the rest of us.YES be there :)
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Tapping The Vein Album Out Now!	[25 Feb 2009|05:47pm]
Tapping The Vein Releases Second Full Length Album on Dancing Ferret Discs! Amazing bled of hard rock, goth, and alternative music with powerful yet beautiful female vocals - Garbage meets Stabbing Westward with an aftertaste of T'Pau. Original and compelling. Get it now at www.isotank.com!
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Steve Reece	[18 Sep 2008|01:23am]
[ **mood** | depressed ] At 6:09 am Wednesday Steven Recce's fight with cancer has ended. He has passed on and will be missed. If you know anyone who hasn't been told let them know. I wish I was there, but am in the land of the rising sun dealing with this loss. I miss all of you and will see you in March if not earlier. PLease take care and keep i touch with me via this, my myspace, or email.LovesTanyisha aka Phoenixaoi-phoenix@hotmail.com
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Japan update 7ish	[13 May 2008|10:05pm]
[ **mood** | indifferent ] Sorry that I haven't been keeping up with everyone and writing these as much as I said I would. Life here has picked up speed since the nw year started. The end of the year is always easier then the rest of the year I guess. So far I am back at my same schools teaching. They requested my return since I did such a great job in the two months that I had worked. So far the students are being students. My Jr. High students are a lot more difficult this year since they seem to think that since I was around last year, that they can do what they want to. They seem to enjoy pushing my buttons also. It's a fun game of let's see who can make her tell us to stop doing something we are not suppose to do. To be honest, its mostly boys. Even in Japan the boys seem to be the ones who cause the most grief. Quite the opposite of my Elementary students. They are well angels. They do what I say and actually asks me over and over again when they get to see me next. I heard from a teacher that one student cried because I was on the opposite side that day (one of my elementary and my jr. high are in the same school so they are separated by a door.) and say me. They asked when I was going to be back and was heartbroken to hear that it wouldn't be for another two weeks. They student the came to the door and knocked on it until I noticed, opened it up and they gave me a hug and said they missed me. Its weird working with kids of two different age ranges. They are so well behaved when they are in elementary, but as soon as they get to jr. high they well, are no longer well behaved. I will say that my 1st years in jr. high (7th grade) are not as much of a handful because they were exposed to me at their innocent stage I guess. So they listen and are behaved. I wish the others would follow suit.I got asked to do two interesting things this year already. The first was a interview of two students who wanted to go to New Zealand on an exchange program sponserd by the Board of Education. I had to make sure that they had a good knowledge of English and could hold a conversation for more then 10 minutes with out asking to slow down, repeat, etc. I overall got to just talk to them freely in English for about 45 minutes. IT was great and it was also in a way semi concerning. Well to me it was for the simple fact that here in Japan, Teachers are held a lot higher in respect then parents are. Some students tell you about their problems at home just to get it all out to someone. They never expect you to do anything. It's sad how this society is at times with repressing emotions and feelings, but then again this society runs like a well oiled machine. Another thing I was asked to do is come to work on a Saturday. Why? Well they have sports day, and I get to participate. Since I am the youngest girl in the teachers office I get to do the most enduring runs. I am not looking forward to this, but then again what else can I do. Its either come Saturday, or come Monday and be alone in the office. So I now get to start working out and trying to get fit before the 26th of this month. I think I may just fake an injury. Okay so I won't, but still they have me running, then one thing I am bad at doing. Also the final thing was I was asked to come to an open house at one of my elementary schools next month. They enjoy having us work on our days off. In a way I would whine more about this, but I get paid to come on those days so I'm not going to do much whining. At least this ways the parents can finally met me instead of looking at me like “Who is she and why is she here?”On a more Japan news thins, we have had one to many mini earthquakes to make me feel comfortable. Last week we had two small ones. This resulted in us doing our earthquake/fire drill at my schools. I also have to stock up on earthquake materials and items just in case the worse happens. I don't want to think about this, I mean I knew I was moving towards the most active part of Japan, but I didn't think it was this bad. Speaking of moves I should be finally moving out of my guest house and into my own apartment. Yay!! Not like I don't enjoy the company of other foreigners and people who come to practice their ninja skills and such. However I like my sleep and my privacy and I seem to be lacking in both areas at this time. Also I just want to live in my own space for now.Oh Japan has some weird people, and I do mean weird. I guess last week some guy was running around with a knife near the school. He ducked into a house and police were waiting outside for him to come out. I have no clue if they ever got him or not. However what boggles my mind is how long it took the police to respond and try to capture the guy. Way to long in my opinion. Then again they don't carry guns here, or swords for that matter. Just batons and pepper spray. (No wonder the yakuza have a stronghold in some areas.) I know bad joke, sorry.The weather has been warming up here. At first it was cold, and dry cold. Now that is is Spring going on to Summer I now have dry heat with humidity. All I can say is that summer is going to be a lot of fun. Especially since I may as well kiss any hope of me getting into a pool goodbye unless I find a swimsuit that is the old fashioned 50's style. Tatoos are treated as though you are in a gang, no matter what race you are. Some places are fine, like rivers, beaches, the oceans, etc. Bathhouses, hot springs, etc, uhh not unless it's one of the special ones that are from what I heard Yakuza owned. Plus the idea of me getting into a shared tub with people I don't know still freaks me out a little bit. I get stared at way too much now. I don't need to attract a following.I will be coming home sometime in July if my paycheck and ticket prices permit me to come home at a resonable rate. (Under 200.00)Iwilltrytoseeasmanypeopleaspossible,butIcan′tguaranteethatIwillseeeveryone.Especiallysincecollegewillbeout,peoplewillbeelsewhereandwellIamcomingnearthemiddleofJuly.Ihavenochoiceofthedays,thisiswhenschoolisout.WintertimeImaygototheUKtovisitfriendsthatImadeherewhoareleavingandgoingbackthere.NextyearIwillcomebackhomeagainsometime.Iwillkeepyouallpostedonwhen.Onamorepersonalnotethatmayormaynotberelevanttothingsmyboyfriendof2andahalfyearsandIsplitduringGoldenweek.WellthestartofmyGoldenweek,andthestartofhisvacation.Yeah.Itshappens,thatsallIcansay.I′mdustingmyselfoffandmovingon.Wellnotintoanotherrelationshiprightnow,butjustkeepingmymindoffofthatsubjectforalongtime.BesidesIthinkIscaremostJapanesemenandwellmeningeneral.ThatisreallyallIhavetoshareatthispoint.IwillsendphotosofplacesIhaveseenandofmeforanupdatedphoto.(Ilostalittleweight,allIseemtoeatnowistofu,fish,rice,somebeefandchicken,egg,seaweedandlotsofotherJapanesestaplefoods..Yum)Andyesmyhairgotlonger,itsnotmine,Igotitbraided.Thehumiditymademyhairgoafroultrapoof.SoIlookedandfinallyfoundawomenwhobraideditforonlythecheappriceof200.00) I will try to see as many people as possible, but I can't guarantee that I will see everyone. Especially since college will be out, people will be elsewhere and well I am coming near the middle of July. I have no choice of the days, this is when school is out. Winter time I may go to the UK to visit friends that I made here who are leaving and going back there. Next year I will come back home again sometime. I will keep you all posted on when.On a more personal note that may or may not be relevant to things my boyfriend of 2 and a half years and I split during Golden week. Well the start of my Golden week, and the start of his vacation. Yeah. Its happens, thats all I can say. I'm dusting myself off and moving on. Well not into another relationship right now, but just keeping my mind off of that subject for a long time. Besides I think I scare most Japanese men and well men in general.That is really all I have to share at this point. I will send photos of places I have seen and of me for an updated photo. (I lost a little weight, all I seem to eat now is tofu, fish, rice, some beef and chicken, egg, seaweed and lots of other Japanese staple foods..Yum) And yes my hair got longer, its not mine, I got it braided. The humidity made my hair go afro ultra poof. So I looked and finally found a women who braided it for only the cheap price of 200.00)Iwilltrytoseeasmanypeopleaspossible,butIcan′tguaranteethatIwillseeeveryone.Especiallysincecollegewillbeout,peoplewillbeelsewhereandwellIamcomingnearthemiddleofJuly.Ihavenochoiceofthedays,thisiswhenschoolisout.WintertimeImaygototheUKtovisitfriendsthatImadeherewhoareleavingandgoingbackthere.NextyearIwillcomebackhomeagainsometime.Iwillkeepyouallpostedonwhen.Onamorepersonalnotethatmayormaynotberelevanttothingsmyboyfriendof2andahalfyearsandIsplitduringGoldenweek.WellthestartofmyGoldenweek,andthestartofhisvacation.Yeah.Itshappens,thatsallIcansay.I′mdustingmyselfoffandmovingon.Wellnotintoanotherrelationshiprightnow,butjustkeepingmymindoffofthatsubjectforalongtime.BesidesIthinkIscaremostJapanesemenandwellmeningeneral.ThatisreallyallIhavetoshareatthispoint.IwillsendphotosofplacesIhaveseenandofmeforanupdatedphoto.(Ilostalittleweight,allIseemtoeatnowistofu,fish,rice,somebeefandchicken,egg,seaweedandlotsofotherJapanesestaplefoods..Yum)Andyesmyhairgotlonger,itsnotmine,Igotitbraided.Thehumiditymademyhairgoafroultrapoof.SoIlookedandfinallyfoundawomenwhobraideditforonlythecheappriceof160.00. This is versus the salon price of $500.00. I miss everyone, I miss home a lot, but I am going to make this work for me as long as I can. I may also go to other countries and explore my work options there. I can't promise that I will come home and stay and live, but I can say that I will come home for visits and to see those that I care about, miss, and love. I treasure all your supporting words and I am going to make a blog page and post my updated there. ( I had one, but it got canceled due to lack of use..) Anyways I am off to work now. If you know anyone who may want to hear how I am doing, send this to them. Besides that take care.Best wishes form the land of the rising sunTanyisha Grantタニシや グラント
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Cross-Posted in bham and Other Places...	[28 Feb 2008|08:10pm]
If you like gore, nudity, bad dialogue, and terrible acting wrapped into one beautiful package, you will find all of these things and more in The Curse of Blanchard Hill. Coming tomorrow night.Full Cast: Benjamin Barton, Kristin Santler, Matt Dick, Beth Caya, Jesse Babcock, Jess Manley, Zach Klinefelter, Nils Rye, Mike Mitchell, Mandi Wolf, Patrick Suthord, Kelly White, Mark Clifford, Tony Haldane, Heather Bevis, Joe Babcock, Lacy Bevis, Jeff Loeser, Robert Teuscher, David Kelley, and Chris Hazenberg. Story by Chris Hazenberg and Benjamin Barton. Screenplay by Zach Klinefelter. Special F/X by Alan Potts and Jason Baker. Music by Shawnee Kilgore. Directed by Chris Hazenberg and Zach Klinefelter. Approx. 71 mins.*UNRATED: Contains gore, graphic violence, partial female nudity, harsh language, drug use, innuendo, and a really evil man with a machete.*We are on the imdb at:http://imdb.com/title/tt1176102/*You can order tickets now at: http://www.mountbakertheatre.com
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Life in Japan 3	[12 Feb 2008|08:30pm]
[ **mood** | hopeful ] So it’s now February here in Japan and its cold. I am now no longer in Nishio city either. Right now I am in my new school an hour from Tokyo waiting for 4:30pm to come around and get on the train to well Tokyo. However before I go with the details of my new life and job, I will explain why I left the old job. So in my last email I think I wrote about how my old job was well; overall not a good place to be. From it being cold all the time in my room regardless of the air conditioner being on the hot setting; and using the kerosene heater. Things just were not working out. In the end I also am now again, fighting off another sinus infection. So I started to look for a better job with a company that would give me an apartment that is my own, not living with other people and having to wait for the restroom, shower, and even not being able to use the bathroom after a certain time in the morning. (Yes things were this bad.) So after trying to reason with my employer’s many times, I decided to well quit. After deciding this I got a message from a friend of mine and one of her friends was looking for a replacement for his position in the next city over. I thought okay let me go check this out and see what it is about before I decided. So I went; met the guy and his employer’s who were the leaders of the cities school relations department. They liked me and hired me and after learning that I would be working for the city and in public schools I wanted the job. Wanted being the key word here; since after I told my current employer’s that I was leaving them decided that they had to go and well make my life miserable. They went to my new job that found me an apartment and had already introduced me to one of the elementary schools, and well complained and showed them my contract saying that I can’t just leave. Even though in the contract it said my date of leaving was negotiable and it also said noting about quitting and that I had to stay for the whole year. During this time I was being harassed on a daily basis by both of my employer’s, (they were a married couple and the school was in their home) and of course they also were telling me everything they were doing to try and make it so that I couldn’t leave them. They even said that “You can stay here and work for free, you just have to apologize to us and we can figure out how you can pay rent and meals since we would not be paying you for your services.” So in the end they won, they lost me my new job, my apartment, and well my dream. However this was only for a few days. I was still going to move no matter what. Sunday came and I moved into s friend’s place, however on Friday I got a call from a company that works with the public schools and the board of education in those cities. They wanted me to come for an interview in Saitama for a position. So I left Monday morning at 5:45am, got on a train to Nagoya, then the Shinkansen to Tokyo and after a total of 5hours, arrived in Saitama. I went to the office and after filling out paperwork and talking to both the owner and my future boss; they told me that they would give me a contract. However I had to pass the interview with the BOE before they could do that. So I went with my coordinator to Saitama city hall and met the BOE. They liked me and offered me a job here in Saitama city. I would be working in two elementary schools and jr. high school. Being that I needed a job and this was exactly like the one that I had already gotten I accepted. I started the next day. So I found a place to stay and am waiting. My company wants to put me in a more permanent place since I am helping them finish an original contract that a woman who had to leave because of cancer couldn’t finish. So for now I am here for the next few months and well I will then be moving to Fujioka, Gunma to my new apartment that is a two bedroom and teaching in their public schools for the next few years. So far things here are great. The kids are a lot of fun and the staff is very friendly and energetic. Right now it is snowing outside and the hallways are cold, however the office is nice and warm and everyone is just waiting to go home. I do have to practice my Japanese more and work on not being so scared to use what I know. Its weird being in a new place, however it is also very comfortable here. Right now I am hoping that things go well. The place I am t is a guest house for foreigners who rents to us daily to monthly. The woman there, Tin tin, is great. She has helped me a lot and I have made many new friends. A lot of them are teachers for other companies and we talk about work, ideas and back home. On Friday I have a interview at the school that will be broadcast on the school televisions during lunch time so that all the students are able to know who I am. Its funny when I walk down the hallways and student poke their heads out from the classes or the windows to get a look at me. I still miss home, even though I do not call a lot and email as often as I please. However I now do have internet access and can talk online. I will get everyone a stable address as soon as I move in a few months. For no, just know that I am safe okay. I will try to come home in Late March, early April; however it may not be possible since right now money is well tight; so instead I may come back during my month off in the summer so that I can spend more time with people. Overall instead of one crazy week, you get to have me for two. Well I hope to hear from all of you eventually and I am going to find a good site for a blog and the send that address instead of a long email. Well take care and I hope that the weather is nice and that everything is going well for everyone.Miss you all and hugs. Tanyisha
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Japan update 2	[18 Jan 2008|12:37am]
[ **mood** | bouncy ] So here is an update of things from well two months of no updates. Sorry about that, been quiet an interesting month/new year. Okay so last time I wrote and update was November. Since then many interesting things have happened. I realized that my employers well really are not that caring about their employees. Especially when it comes to them being ill and still made to work. However from this to well me living in a semi shack I figured that this has to be the reason the three other teachers before me left in a period of three months. So since that time has passed I am a still trying to get over the lovely case of sinusitis that I caught. However what seems to get me the most is how they can say that I do not know what I am talking about when I am teaching a class and it is right out from the books that they have me use. It makes me wonder at times if they really want a teacher there or if they just have a grudge against all foreigners and keep them employed more or less as their well verbal punching bags. Anyways currently looking for a new job, may have found one that is for a school district and will be moving maybe at the end of the month. Yes things are that bad, let’s just say not hot water to wash things and well taking a shower and moving to the cold outside are not my idea of well fun. Anyways let’s get back to what matters here, what else has been going on in my life in Japan. So in December I went back to Ishigaki to well see Matt, get some sun that I miss being here, and also see friends that I missed from down there. I actually met the mayor of Ishigaki, quit informally at the ice carving festival that they have down there. He seems to be a nice guy, and from what I hear a very good mayor. He has been the mayor for 16years. So I celebrated Christmas and my birthday down on the island. It was a very nice relaxing week. However I did have to go to the hospital about what I thought was a cold, but instead was sinusitis. I will say that Japanese hospital may be confusing, but they are very efficient and as soon as you are in the right area, things go swiftly. After being down in Ishigaki for a week, Matt and I came back up to Nishio for two day and two night total. He met my friends here, we hung out, went to an Izakaya where he was compared to the likeness of Tiger Woods, and well of course did karaoke. So after this time of meeting people quickly, we got on a Shinkansen and went to Tokyo. It was a great ride and man those trains are fast. When we arrived at where we would be staying the next few days; we dropped off our things, and immediately were met by our friends who are in a progressive metal band in Japan names Gonin-nish. We went to Ueno, and some other places close by since the trains didn’t run to late that evening. The next day was New Year’s Eve and we went with a few of my friends who were also in Tokyo for the holidays to of course Asakusa. We stayed in Asakusabashi, one stop away from Asakusa. So we got to see the temple in all of it’s before the crowds’ glory and prayed. I actually for the first time got to witness monks praying at a temple. After this we went to Shibuya and met up with the rest of our friends from Western, Breana, Kayla, Kianna, and a few others from America who were friends of my friend. So after getting together the hunt started on where to spend the coming New Year, America style. So after walking around Shibuya for three hours and splitting into two groups, we finally found a place 10 minutes before midnight. So we get into the bar area and at first I was thinking, uh no way, this looks kind of well not like the kind of place you would do a New year’s thing. However we were seated given menus and served our drinks and a small glass of champaign right before the bell rang for the New Year. Very nice, and we even got to have a tastes of sake from a barrel that they opened and offered us. The 1st Matt and I went to Asakusa again, and let’s just say that I would not wait three hours in line to well meet the famous movie star I always wanted to meet, however people were lined up to the street corner to go inside of the temple. I was amazed and yet quite befuddled. However, while there we ran into two of our old AUAP students/friends. After this we went to Tokyo Tower and got to see the nice night view of Tokyo. On the 2nd we went to the Ueno zoo and I got to see all of the animals. Besides that fact that they all looked cold and very upset to be stared at while being cold it was a great time. After this we hung out with my friend David and his buddy Craig. We went to a restaurant with another former AUAP student, Tasuhiro. We also got a chance to see Sugaru also. On the 3rd our last and final full day, we went to Odaiba. This was our let’s have fun day. We met up with Tasuhiro, Brandon, and Kianna again and walked around on the Odaiba board walk. I got to see Japan’s miniature stature of liberty, and lots of dogs in well human clothing. Later we ended up going to a Sega amusement park called Joy-o-polis. It was okay, but not really worth the 2,500 yen per person. However I will say that at one point I though I was going to die from shock thanks to well Kianna, Brandon, and Tasuhiro scaring me half to death after I was already freaking out because Matt wanted to go to into a walk through haunted house. Okay yes, for all it is worth I do get scared by some thins okay. No exception to the Japanese scary characters we all love like the girl from the Ring coming behind you chasing after you and disappearing and reappearing in front of you. Yeah, so after I’m trying to get out as fast as possible they jump out and scare me, I end up having a slight panic attack, and scaring all the other poor Japanese people in line. I will say that right now that is my best achievement, scaring a line of about 15 Japanese people waiting to go into a haunted house. However, to add to this before we went in there a couple of the people before us; both guys and girls were coming out in tears and also screaming. After this though the guys won me Stitch dolls to make it up to me and I calmed down a bit. Matt and I rode on the ferries wheel and ten went back to our hotel, slept, and then parted ways at the Tokyo train station. Now I am back in Nishio, looking for a new job, a new place to well fit in. I will admit being here is hard and I do miss everyone a lot. At times I want to just say “forget it” and come back home, however if I do that then well I would be giving up my dream. So I am staying and going to make the best of this. Besides I wanted to come here to see the real Japan, and experience the well real world, next time though if I say that I am planning on moving so many thousands of miles away, remind me of how much money, time and other things that it took. However never let me forget the good times okay. I miss everyone a lot and I will keep you posted and update more regularly as soon as I get internet in my own place wherever that may be. Take care and you are always in my heart and in my mind.Love always, and sincerely best wishes and regards,Tanyishaタニシヤ谷井謝
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Okay	[06 Jan 2008|10:22pm]
[ **mood** | blank ] So this week I will do a proper posting okay. Things have been hectic and well since I have internet only about half the week i am not able to post as much as I would like. I promise though this week more on my life here okay. Miss you all and take care, oh here are some quizzes to keep you occupied until I post. Which Cthulhu Mythos character/God are you?created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Yog-SothothYou are Yog-Sothoth! You are a know all, you know too much perhaps, but you hate people knowing your business unless that is you want to gossip or share it with a close friend. Youre also rather snoopy to get the knowledge you aquire! Yog-Sothoth 60%Nodens 50%Cthulhu 40%Nyarlathotep 35%Shub Niggurath 35%Hastur 25%Azathoth 20% What Tanyisha MeansYou are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life.You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home.You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in.You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising.You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong.You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know.You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do.You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.
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	[02 Dec 2007|10:16am]
[ **mood** | awake ] OMG what is this white stuff that seems to falling from the sky.
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Japan adventure part 1	[19 Nov 2007|12:56pm]
[ **mood** | contemplative ] Japan life so far,So this is a real update on my travels so far in Japan.October 18th, I arrived in Okinawa Japan. After being at the airport in Taiwan for two hours after my 13 hour flight, I had made it. So far my trip here had been okay. I ended up getting seated next to an old guy who was coming from America to visit his family in the Philippines. He was a huge help since for most of the flight the stewardess tended to ignore me. However I was happy just to make it to Okinawa. Okinawa was very hot, but it was also very beautiful. Passing over the ocean to get there was amazing. The waters were so blue and crystal clear. However my trip on airplanes was not over yet, and I boarded my last plane to go to my final destination, Ishigaki. On the plane to Ishigaki I ended up getting to sit by the window. I then finally realized that I was now officially off to the beginning of my new life. To be honest I was scared, I had started to miss my friends and family when I had gotten on the first plane, an as I looked out that window I had begun to think of all the fun memories, all the hard times, and all of the people who I was going to miss dearly. The flight to Ishigaki was only 50 minutes. The plane finally touched down at its final destination, and mine for the time being. When I first stepped off the plane I was greeted by a gust of warm air. I had no clue that it was going to be that hot, however I was glad that I had brought my summer clothes with me. After the plane landed and I got off I went directly to get the rest of my luggage. It was interesting; I honestly did not have to do much. The people down in the Yaeyma prefecture are really helpful. Some random girls saw my carry on and went and got the rest of my luggage for me. I really did not notice since I was jet lagged and tired. I was in shock when they brought it over to me. I said that you very much about three times and in turn helped them with their luggage. As I exited the luggage area I found Matt waiting for me. I cried for a bit because it was good to see friendly face. We left the airport and went to the hotel that we stayed at for two days. In those two days I met some of his friends and I quickly clicked with all of them. We went out to bars, restaurants for the first few days. After the first few days matt and I went to stay at his house. It was this amazing old style Japanese traditional log cabin house. His landlord’s house is just beside it, and it was also nice, a much larger version of Matt’s house. After we got settled in there the next few days were filled with traveling around Ishigaki, to going to other islands. I went to Taketomi and saw a festival for the harvest called “Tanedori-sai”, it was a amazing festival and I took a lot of pictures. I am going to included only a few of them though. We then on my last weekend went to Iriomote Is. This is where the famed Yama-neko live, or wild cats. We went with Suzy and John, two other people in the Jet program, Suzy’s two friends Amy and Peterri (who was visiting from Finland), and Veronica, and another Jet program participant. We all canoed and explored various beaches; we actually may have seen a Yama-neko flee as we approached a beach. The beaches in this Island are known for their star sand. I guess a creature that lives in the sea when it dies its shell floats to the shore. The shell happens to be star shaped. We got to see a amazing waterfall and go hike up to it also during our canoe trip. After we came back to Ishigaki it was people going back to work and me getting ready to depart. I left Ishigaki on the 3rd of November. It was a hard thing to do since I had gotten use to being there and had made friends. However it was not where I was working so I sadly said my goodbyes and got onto the plane. I landed in Nagoya at 8:30 in the evening. I got my luggage and went to find Mr. Hayashi. After meeting up with him I was on my way to my new home for a year. So far I have taught two weeks worth of classes. I am teaching mostly adults with two lesson being kids of jr. high age, and a set of twins who are in the 3rd grade here. Most of the people I teach are friendly; however I think that they are more frightened of me still. It was hard being here the first few days, the woman who got me the job here introduced me to some people, however I have mostly been at home watching television and sleeping. I am also taking a Japanese class here, it is on Sundays. Oddly enough though, the next main population of Nishio is Brazilian. The reason is because Nishio is not far from Toyota city, where the Toyota car factories is, and are working. So Spanish and Portuguese are just as popular as English is here. However besides that it is a nice quiet sleepy town. Not much to do, but nice to be here and work. It is starting to get cold here, and soon it may snow. However I am doing well overall. Things can only get better form here and with the support talks that I get from Matt and the emails and messages that I receive from home are keeping me going. I got Skype, which is a phone service for computers so that I can call people now, if you add it’s free service I can call you for no charge at your computer I guess. I also have a cell phone here, but it is expensive to call so I am going to try and find a calling card that works for me to also call home. I miss everyone a lot and I do hope that all is well with you. I hope to hear form all of you soon either by snail mail or email okay. I know that I can make it through this and I do thank everyone for their support so far. I am going to end this update here on that note, if anyone wants to mail me anything email me and I will give you my address okay. Miss you all and much loveSincerely Tanyisha
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