Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • It’s been almost six months since I wrote the first post about my adoption journey. The idea back then was that I would write more regularly about my experience as I try to make time to write my dream novel. Maybe one of these days I’ll find enough discipline and motivation to actually do that. For now, I guess it’s enough that I have spatterings of posts related to the topic. Anyway, I…

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  • I’m bored with almost everything. *My job is a good one and yet bores me to tears. The thought of doing this job for even another three years is quite depressing. I cannot imagine what people were/are thinking who have stayed for so long…. If I am still doing this job after my three-year contract is finished, KILL ME! *The weather here is lame right now. I can’t complain since I live in…

  • Back in my early days in Japan, my BFF and I dubbed the very disgusting looking jelly food item “Whale Ass”. I’m not exactly sure where it came from, but after that ‘konnyaku‘ was fondly referred to as ‘Whale Ass’. Over the years, I think she came to be able to eat it. I never could since I pretty much hate anything that is in jelly form. It’s not a natural substance, I…

  • Yesterday I thought I was going to die and really just wanted someone to put me out of my misery. I awoke with a visit to the bathroom that would scare anyone, but thought it was a one-time deal for the day. Upon arriving at work, I proceeded to visit the bathroom numerous times with each visit being more disturbing and difficult than the previous one. Since I carpool to work, I had…

  • …that I’m not a white woman! 😀

  • This morning on the way to work I suddenly felt a bit panicky for no real reason. Of course, anyone driving on the roads in the morning might feel tense or a bit anxious, but this was remnant of my panic attacks from before. Tonight, as I have been trying to write a short blurb for a new writing site I joined, I had a hard time concentrating. After I finished, I decided…

  • I’ve started following another blog by adoptees – Land of Gazillion Adoptees. It is seemingly more organized and purposeful site than most of the others that I’ve come across. Today, I read one of their recent postings about the question people ask – “Where Are You From?”. I know that I’ve written a poem somewhere or ranted about this before (though I can’t find the posts at the moment), so it was rather…

  • Despite the fact that I am studying for my doctoral degree, teaching full-time, and now coordinating a level at work, I still have quite a lot of free time. If I have a reasonable amount of free time, how is it that other people constantly feel like they are super busy all the time? If they have small children, I understand somewhat that they might be super busy outside of work. However, at…

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