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Happy Cinco de Mayo! Instead of eating any kind of Mexican food, we had Italian and ramen. I think we're doing it wrong, haha.<br />
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Sitting here blogging on the couch next to my bf while he watches baseball. Yay, go Braves! I'm not a sports person, but I guess that's what I'm supposed to say.<br />
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I was thinking of starting a "lifestyle diaries" series. And by that I mean, I am entirely too lazy and uncreative to think of a witty title for each entry so this is easier.<br />
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Finally got my springtime takoyaki! I definitely have my moments where I miss Japan, but I feel like I miss it the most in spring. Especially hanami, beer, and takoyaki. Not necessarily in that order. I used to run to Kanda River from my old apartment in Ikebukuro and just look at the blossoms, but my favorite was definitely that yatai stall food + beer combo. Unfortunately, I don't know if there's anywhere in Atlanta that I can see hanami and have beer. Or Japanese food for that matter.<br />
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So instead we went to <a href="http://shoyaatlanta.com/">Shoya</a>, a pretty reasonably priced and unfancy Japanese izakaya here. In order: tonpei-yaki, our spread incl. unagi, yaki-onigiri, and pork belly, squid legs, and my <i>beloved, beloved</i> takoyaki. I think this was...last Saturday.<br />
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I've been craving cream sauce pasta lately so last night we went to <a href="http://www.saba-restaurant.com/">Saba</a> close to Emory. I got the fettucine alfredo with mixed veggies and grilled chicken. The interior is small, but the vibe was really good and I loved their Cinco de Mayo decor.<br />
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Had a nice lazy morning, ordered a strapless bra and tried to figure out what I want to buy between Marine Layer and Reformation, cleaned a bit.<br />
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After lunch we decided to walk around Virginia Highlands, saw a $1.25 million dollar house that was not worth that much, and got our nice 1.5 hour stroll in. Our neighborhood coffee shop closes at 4pm on Saturday so we went a little further to Clarkston to check out <a href="http://refugecoffeeco.com/#about">Refuge Coffee</a>.<br />
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So glad we went here! I love what they're doing so I have to talk about it.<br />
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Clarkston has a pretty big refugee population and Refuge Coffee was created as a place to foster community and give refugees opportunities to learn about the coffee business.<br />
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I'm horrible at explaining things, so here's a blurb:<br />
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<i>Refuge Coffee Co., a 501c3 non-profit business, exists to serve the global community in Clarkston through coffee-related job creation, job training, social networking, and commerce.</i><br />
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Not only was the coffee pretty damn good, but I can really get behind what they're doing.<br />
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You're a good little, big city Atlanta.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401159589953311337.post-11327421901050403452018-04-25T21:52:00.003-04:002018-04-25T21:52:42.975-04:00thumbs upFeels kinda weird to just sit down and write a blog with no rhyme or reason. Sunday night I was really feeling like, "Man, I want to write! I have things to write!" And now it's Wednesday and I'm like, what did I want to write about again?<br />
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Sunday we went to <a href="http://thumbsupdiner.com/">Thumbs Up Diner</a> in downtown Decatur for brunch and then to <a href="https://www.zenteaco.com/">Zentea</a> afterwards. It was super rainy and blah all day, but I still managed to do blogilates. Sunday Bunday ya'll! Can't skip that. We also braved the Farmer's Market which is kind of a nightmare before 8pm on the weekend. 😭<br />
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What else, oh I watched Vanderpump Rules Monday night. It's my Monday thing.<br />
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I'm kind of a Stassi fan this season, not gonna lie. She's pretty funny.<br />
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Honestly, I had this intent to write my thoughts on the episode, but we're nearing the end of the season so this episode felt kind of filler. Can you <i>have</i> filler in a reality show?<br />
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Tbh, lately I'm looking more forward to Southern Charm. Makes me want to go to Charleston every.damn.time.<br />
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Oh, and yesterday I finally attempted the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBjSL8zNVjQ&list=PLSCcAGyv98ifZk65W2hAVJiztSXMNeuUg&index=3">100 Burpee Burnout</a> and finished it! I still can't do a one-legged burpee and literally fell over when I attempted the one-arm version, but at least I tried. I really have such weak upper body strength, haha.<br />
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Random, but lately I want to buy almost everything from <a href="https://www.thereformation.com/">Reformation</a>. Currently trying to narrow down my wishlist, but I still have to scroll through my favorites for way too long. Sigh.<br />
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Hmm, I felt like I had more to write, but I guess not. All for now, I guess!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401159589953311337.post-38227978308360334912018-04-22T00:47:00.000-04:002018-04-22T09:07:35.664-04:00oh hey. Listening to Migos' <i>Culture</i> <i>II</i> and drinking new beer from the growler place by our house. Oh, and finally getting back to this blog again.<br />
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Was inspired by mynameisdish's <a href="https://mydeardish.wordpress.com/2018/04/19/some-thoughts-and-hi/">latest blog post</a>. I'm just tired of overthinking what I'm going to write/waiting for my blog to be "just right" before I start updating again. </div>
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From here on out, this is going to be Livejournal 2.0. Yoroshiku. </div>
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Today was the first truly lazy day I have had in probably about, 2 months. I moved into my bf's house about a month ago and leading up to that I was so busy with packing up my apartment and then painting and rearranging rooms here that I didn't have much time to sit down and be lazy. </div>
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And by lazy, I mean I still sat down for my weekly Bravo addictions (Mondays are for Vanderpumping, Thursdays are for Southern Charming), but I <i>didn't</i> have time to sit down and really dedicate a good 2-3 hours to Sims or mindless internet browsing. </div>
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I chopped off my hair! Again. This is probably the shortest I've been in a loooong time.<br />
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Nowadays, I wear about 1/8th of the makeup I wore in Japan, but I still like to play with Camera 360's ridiculous filters. </div>
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I was actually inspired by Ariana's hair from VPR. Looove her hair in <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/530298924868082988/">this shot</a>. Somehow mine never has that much body. 🤷🏻♀️Oh, I've also been seeing Samantha for my last 3 cuts. She's over at <a href="http://mariemariesalon.com/">mariemarie</a> salon in Candler Park now so go visit her! 😉</div>
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Last weekend on our way out for a walk, our neighbor two doors down was showing our across-the-street neighbors this beagle puppy he had gotten for his mother. Before I knew it, he'd put the puppy in my arms and this little munchkin just lays his little beagle head on my shoulder. Aaaah I can't, he was so sweet! The second picture is him playing withe the neighbor's equally sweet doberman. </div>
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In my quest for a capsule wardrobe, I gradually started getting into more ethical fashion. My capsule wardrobe didn't start out that way, but the more I looked and the more I read, the more I wanted to try (if I could) to buy from somewhere that either produces ethically/sustainably, gives back to the environment in some way, or empowers women around the world.</div>
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Aaand if I can buy something second-hand, then I don't have to buy anything new at all. The above 3 pieces I found at a thrift shop called Finder's Keepers close to Emory. I just dropped them off at the dry cleaners today and can't wait to get them back. Also dammit, I finally caved and got a cold shoulder top, haha. </div>
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Oh, latte is from <a href="https://cacaoatlanta.com/">Cacao Cafe</a> in Virginia Highland. We had stopped off a couple doors down to get once of my jewelry pieces fixed and decided to try it out. Cute vibe. A little expensive, but cute. Brownie was pretty damn good, too. </div>
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Oh, the other day I finally bought the shorts and yoga mat I've been eyeing from <a href="https://www.popflexactive.com/">Popflex</a>. I had been following <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/blogilates">blogilates/popilates</a> on and off since I was in Japan (maybe around 2013) or so but I've only been doing it diligently for the past year. </div>
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Lastly, here is the chili dog I ate for dinner after doing all five videos for on my workout calendar for the day. I may have undone all my work, but that's fine.<br />
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So, I've been pondering for the past couple days how I should post about the past two years. Trips mostly, but the quandary is: to go backwards or post chronologically?<br />
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Aaaaand because I knowmy OCD will nag at me later, I'll start with the very first trip of 2015. And yes. These are literally all photos from my Instagram. I am now realizing that about 90% of my photos are taken on the square setting (T_T)<br />
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For the past couple of years, whenever I came back from Japan for winter break, my family and I have been visiting a beach somewhere in the south. It's a nice little family trip and I also like visiting new places, especially ones within driving distance.<br />
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This time we went to Amelia Island, just south of Cumberland Island and north of Jacksonville, Florida. If I remember correctly we went just before New Years.<br />
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Our first stop was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Clinch">Fort Clinch State Park</a>, just north of the condo we stayed in. I really love old brick and wooden structures and the slightly cold temps and wind made for a pretty cool atmosphere. I wish I had written this sooner so I could remember more, though!<br />
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We also took a drive a bit further south to visit St. Augustine. We visited <a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/episodes/castillo-de-san-marcos">Castillo de San Marcos</a>, which initially, I was way too excited for due to it being featured on one of my guilty pleasure Ghost Adventures, but sadly it was way too crowded. Also stopped for coffee (probably the last time I ever drank a sweet coffee at this point) and visited Flagler College, formerly the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponce_de_Leon_Hotel">Ponce de Leon Hotel</a>. Gorgeous campus! Wish there hadn't been so much construction going on so we could have seen more.<br />
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We also explored St. Augustine beach after checking out the city. Bit chilly since it was, you know <i>January</i>, but I'm pretty much always have to be by the water. You can also drive on this beach! </div>
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For our last day, we explored the beaches on Amelia Island. I don't quite remember how we got here. This wasn't a crowded beach, kinda like...well, I remember parking towards the side of a bridge (one in the last photo) and walking down through some grass to an almost inlet-like beach. It was very secluded, quiet and peaceful. We were intially looking for those craggy-looking beach trees up there and ended up finding panther tracks instead.<br />
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Now that I think about it, this was pretty much right before we got our pomeranian Finn! I was actually just wondering, "What did we do with the dog, then?"<br />
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I still have plenty more to post, (oh god, so much more), but I guess it's a start? These will probably be more picture heavy since...it's been a while and now I can't remember all the little details, haha.<br />
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For some reason, I'm having a really hard time writing this "I'm back!" entry. On LiveJournal, I never cared about how/what I wrote because the only people reading it were my closest friends. With blogger, it's a bit different because it's public.<br />
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When I was updating in Japan, I was actively trying to be a "japan blogger". I felt like I had to write a certain way and because I had my music journalism gig on the side, I felt like I had to portray the version of "miss wave" I wanted people to see.<br />
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I didn't initially think this, but the more I thought about reviving my blog the more I wanted it to feel like my early days of blogging. AKA, this is what I did today. This is what made me mad, this is what made me happy, this is what made me cry.<br />
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Earlier today, I read an old entry about my first couple days in Japan and seeing girugamesh at an instore gig. I had completely forgotten about it. Like, <i>entirely</i>. I mean, I know I just turned 30 in February, but I feel like I shouldn't be forgetting things <i>that</i> quickly.<br />
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About a month after I moved back, I made a <a href="http://miss-waaave.blogspot.com/2014/11/nonsense-of-direction.html">post</a> basically saying the same thing. That I want this blog to be more personal and less branded. Obviously, I kept that on the back burner for almost 2 years, but I feel really excited about starting up again.<br />
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It's been a gloomy rainy Sunday because of Hurricane-Tropical-Depression (whatever it is now) Nate, and I've had that same kind of excitement I felt every time I was working on a blog refresh or I starting something new. Just feels good to do <i>something. </i><br />
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And by do something, I mean something productive. I think it's a part of my personality that I feel kind of lost when I'm not doing something like this. I really had to learn how to relax since coming back to the states and I've learned well. I watch a lot of Bravo, play a lot of Sims 3, and spend way too much time on Pinterest. The only thing I've really been diligent about is exercising and eating healthy.<br />
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Despite being really frustrated and angry with our current administration, on the whole a lot of good things have happened to me over the past two years. They were some tough spots, but for me personally, the good well outweighed the bad.<br />
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I'd like to try to post some of those (mostly trips) because I really like having a blog to come and look back on them later.<br />
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But...we'll see how long it takes me to get those up, haha.<br />
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♡ <i>jennifer</i><br />
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<a href="http://miss-waaave.blogspot.com/search/label/flashback%20friday">#flashbackfriday</a> to one of the last BBQ's I went to before leaving Japan. Also my first time out at Okutama River! Hosted by my friend's label, <a href="http://www.kandamusic.com/bullshit/">Bullshit Records</a>, we headed out of inner city Tokyo for swimming, beautiful scenery and lots and lots of good eats :)<br />
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It's so hard to believe that Okutama is still considered "Tokyo"! One thing that I think a lot of people don't realize about Japan isn't just <i>how much</i> unspoilt nature there still is, but how close it is Tokyo. According to WikiTravel, it's supposedly a 2 hour trip, but it felt a bit shorter than that to me. Then again, I love trains haha.<br />
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Before moving to Japan, BBQs were--to me--held in someone's backyard, and hotdogs, burgers, and corn-on-the-cob were pretty much standard fare. BBQs in Japan are generally held by the riverside or the beach, and feature tons and tons of delicious <i>yakiniku</i>. This one also featured some interesting seafood choices like giant scallops and conch shells. And by interesting I mean, I'm sure they were delicious, but I'm not that into seafood as is and they kind of terrified me, haha.<br />
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Anyway, great for a day trip out of Tokyo! You can go fishing, kayak, tube, etc and camp there if you like, as well :)<br />
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▶ <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Okutama">Okutama River</a> (Tokyo)<br />
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As always, if you see this post and end up visiting (or have visited) this place, leave me a comment and tell me how you liked it!<br />
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♡ <i>jennifer</i><br />
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Waaaay back in...2012? Maybe? Ri and I met the drummer of super popular punk band dustbox at a bar in Shinjuku. We became fast friends and over the next couple years we'd have the pleasure of attending several of their shows. This one was great because, not only was it the last chance I got to see dustbox before leaving, now that I think about it I'm pretty sure it was the last show Lisa and I got to see together! Pretty big deal when you've been pretty much attached at the hip for the past three years of live-hopping :)<br />
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dustbox were awesome as usual and it was too cool to see a show down at Tokyo Bay and see the whole waterfront light up.<br />
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▶ <a href="http://web-dustbox.com/">dustbox </a><br />
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♡ <i>jennifer</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401159589953311337.post-66357302728991298552015-08-21T12:00:00.000-04:002015-08-23T14:24:53.489-04:00miss wave & miss anna <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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#<a href="http://miss-waaave.blogspot.com/search/label/flashback%20friday">flashbackfriday</a> to round two of hanging out with <a href="http://fenuabeaute.blogspot.com/">Miss Anna</a> in Tokyo! No one can match this girl's stamina for traveling and I'm pretty sure no one can match either of us in coffee consumption. How our brains didn't short circuit this whole time is beyond me, haha.<br />
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Our first expedition took us out to Odaiba. I have to admit, I went there once with my dad on one of his stopovers in Japan and kinda...never made it back? For some reason it was super crowded the day Anna and I went. Stopped for dinner and desert at Ku'aina (delish) and then walked around, discovered the Statue of Liberty, watched Rainbow Bridge light up, got some Pink Berry, and stumbled upon some Grecian Sculptures. All this in one place, you ask? Totally.<br />
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<b>▶ </b><a href="http://www.kua-aina.com/">Kua'aina</a> (Odaiba)<br />
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When I say that it rains every time I go to Shonan, I mean it rains <i>every.single.fucking.time</i> I go to Shonan. Anna and I were originally going to go only as far as Kamakura, but we ended up heading on to Enoshima instead. And after trekking up and down Enoshima in the humidity and rain, we were fully deserving of even more food by the time we got back to Tokyo. Though I was a bit disappointed my apple crumble was cold :(<br />
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Here's a much more <a href="http://miss-waaave.blogspot.com/2015/03/travel-tuesday-rainy-enoshima.html">detailed post </a>with shiny Canon shots and place names! These are just extra photos that didn't make it into the original :)<br />
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<i>day 3...or 4?</i><br />
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I honestly can't even remember now if this was day 3 or 4 or both? I'm guessing two days because there's clearly a wardrobe change here, haha. Pretty sure the first couple pictures are from Ikebukuro, my old home turf. Then off to what would become one of my favorite cafes in Shibuya, Hole Hole! Unfortunate name, but I ended up taking a bunch of people there for <i>tomo</i>-dates, haha. Can't beat good taco-rice! Last but not least, even more puri because, well. That's what we do.<br />
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<i> </i>Place names etc below! To the best of my memory that is. Can't believe it's taken me almost a year (exactly) to update about this, haha.<br />
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<b>▶ </b><a href="http://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1305/A130501/13003961/">Tamago to Watashi</a> (Ikebukuro)<br />
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As always, if you see this post and end up visiting (or have visited) any of these places, leave me a comment and tell me how you liked it!<br />
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♡ <i>jennifer</i> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401159589953311337.post-73093071757331817562015-05-04T20:00:00.000-04:002015-05-04T20:00:04.905-04:00red bull live on the road 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's Music Monday! Let's go back to Studio Coast at Shinkiba for Red Bull Live on the Road 2014.<br />
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<i>august 28, 2014 | red bull live on the road 2014 @ studio coast</i><br />
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My last RBLOTR event before leaving was pretty awesome! I had met two of Japan's Red Bull staff at an event earlier in the year and was really excited for the chance to possibly interview a few bands on the final leg of the; namely Crossfaith, Crystal Lake, SiM, and competing bands Henlee and Reptile.<br />
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Today's #flashback friday heads back to Yuigahama Beach in Kanagawa for a BBQ planned by my good friends Chico and Eri.<br />
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True to form, rain is nearly <i>always</i> waiting for me in Shonan, haha. By the time we got to Yuigahama beach, the rain had started and we walked to the "beach house" with t-shirts and towels draped about our heads. Why Kanagawa? Why do you always rain on me?!<br />
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The beach house that Chico and Eri rented out was really nice. The interesting thing about "beach houses" and restaurants in Shonan, is that they're really not <i>houses</i> at all, more like outdoor lounges and restaurants. To top it off, they change <b>every year</b>! They go up and go down over the course of the summer and are reincarnated as something totally new the next year. Which is pretty cool.<br />
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One thing I don't love, however, is their massive <b>NO TATTOO</b> rule. I get that Japan isn't as forgiving regarding tattoos and I can understand it in onsen and water parks, but at the <i>beach</i>? It's kind of like the last bastion of freedom and water sport. I really hope that rule gets a lot more lax in the following years.<br />
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That being said, Yuigahama Beach is beautiful and I love seeing the mountains and hills roll right up to the beach; it was an amazing end of summer day to spend with some of the best friends I'd made in Japan and enjoy one of my favorite areas of Kanagawa before leaving.<br />
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Here's to hoping it's sunnier for you guys!<br />
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Welcome to my first Travel Tuesday! I'm not including a lot of my more day-to-day Japan posts in this category because well, it was my home for five years so to me they're still more of a daily thing. Big travel places, however, like Enoshima, Nikko, etc get their own special spotlights :)<br />
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<i>enoshima with miss anna</i><br />
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I've been to Enoshima a few times, but this time I had the chance to go with the lovely <a href="http://fenuabeaute.blogspot.jp/">Miss Anna</a>! We'd met up for the first time in person the year before when we conquered Flower Market Teahouse, and this time around we went on an all-out nonstop pilgrimage of DSLR shots, Instagram worthy cafes, and lots and <i>lots </i>of food. I'll have a separate post for that, but for now our day trip to Enoshima.<br />
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And I should mention, a very, <i>very</i> <b>rainy</b> Enoshima. After a short breakfast at <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g1066456-d3157545-Reviews-Bills_Omotesando-Shibuya_Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefecture_Kanto.html">Bills</a> in Omotesando, we hopped on the train for a brief stop in Kamakura. <br />
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<a href="http://www.nature-doughnuts.jp/">Floresta Donuts</a> is a must! I'm guessing they change seasonally, but these were almost too cute too eat :3 <i>Almost</i>. After some donuts (and possibly more coffee?) we hopped on the train again bound for Enoshima. The closer we got, the darker the sky got, and the more my spirits sank. Why?<br />
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<b>Murphy's Law:</b> It must rain <i>every</i> time (READ: EVERY TIME) I go to Enoshima. I don't have one single sunny day shot on this island. Like ever. In five years. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT.<br />
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Regardless of the ominous rain clouds, Enoshima was <i>packed</i>! I mean, impossibly. Neither of us had much patience for crowds that day so we made our way to the top of the island the <b>back way</b>. Never done that before so it required a lot more trial and error as we made our way through the narrow streets that zigzagged back and forth between the houses, but getting to the top unhindered by massive crowds was so worth it.<br />
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And those <b>cats</b>! I'm still incredibly new to photography, but I'm pretty proud of those cat pictures, especially the dark striped one! Though I'd probably never be able to do that again, haha.<br />
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The top of Enoshima--and well, most of the Enoshima and and Kamakura area really--is well-known for it's 鳶 or hawks. I'm 1000% not a fan of birds and even less so after I saw a hawk dive down and steal a man's croquette in Kamakura, but they do look pretty cool circling among the trees-laden cliffs. And honestly, despite the rain making for a very humid hike, misty Enoshima is actually really beautiful.<br />
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If not just a <i>teeny</i> bit reminiscent of Silent Hill.<br />
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The last part of our hike brought us to the southwestern side of the island and <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1021277-d1310877-Reviews-Enoshima_Iwaya_Caves-Fujisawa_Kanagawa_Prefecture_Kanto.html">Iwaya Cave</a>. I'd managed to miss the caves every time so far and even though I was happy I'd finally made it inside, it was a bit disappointing to be honest. Everything else about Enoshima is so <i>authentic</i>; the old, slightly ramshackle buildings, the lush forest, and lenient guardrails, but the cave was so....manufactured. Still worth checking out just not what I expected.<br />
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<b>Check! | Omotesando, Kamakura & Enoshima</b><br />
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▶ <a href="https://bills-jp.net/">Bill's</a> (Omotesando)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku 7F<br />4-30-3 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, <br />Tokyo 150-0001 </span></blockquote>
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▶ <a href="http://www.nature-doughnuts.jp/shop/042_kamakura.htm">Floresta</a> (Kamakura)<br />
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▶ <a href="http://www.uomitei.com/">Uomitei</a> (Omotesando) <br />
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I really recommend Uomitei! I'd always wanted to eat at one of the restaurants that overlooked the water and this one, in my opinion, has <b>the best</b> views. If you're a seafood fan, try the Enoshima-don!<br />
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And if you see this post and end up visiting (or have visited) any of these places, leave me a comment and tell me how you liked it!<br />
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♡ <i>jennifer</i><br />
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Today's <b>Music Monday</b> is about Make My Day's tour final at Club Seata in Kichijoji with My First Story and girugamesh.<br />
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<i>september 15, 2014 | </i><i>make my day tour final @ club seata </i><br />
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Somehow, I got really lucky and was able to see almost all of my friends' bands one last time before I left, including <a href="http://www.makemydayjapan.com/">Make My Day</a>! I'd met Sam, Nori, and Julian a few years earlier when they were in their previous bands (Remembering Sensation and Ashley Scared the Sky) and on top of having some pretty awesome heavy music, they're all super nice guys, too.<br />
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Anyway, Landon was going to help me shoot an interview so we stopped at <b>Saku-Saku Maple Shou</b> for that decadent masterpiece you can see up there, <i>so good</i>, holy mother of pastries.<br />
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We shot an interview with the guys, but unfortunately we never finished it. Hopefully we'll get around to it one day though because it's pretty hilarious. The show itself was great, too! I'm always happy to see girugamesh as they used to be my favorite band once upon a time, and MMD never disappoint either. Always heavy, always wild, always great.<br />
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I also met <a href="http://wasurenai.tumblr.com/">Laura</a> for the first time! She's a sweetheart and a half and she has a pretty awesome blog, too so check it out! I'm glad we finally got to meet over music and taco rice :)<br />
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I was thinking that putting up the addresses might make my blog a bit more useful? I may not be in Japan anymore, but if people stumble on this blog I'd like to be able to provide some more options for eats and entertainment besides Sukiya and Gusto, haha. Hopefully it's helpful?<br />
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♡ <i>jennifer</i><br />
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Soon before leaving, I asked my friend Reimi, a stylist at <a href="http://hair-breen.com/">Breen Tokyo</a>, if she could style my hair and take some more professional headshots for my resume. This was followed by yakitori, drinks, and more sweets than one should consume in one sitting :D<br />
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From the salon, Reimi and I made our way to Shibuya (with a pit stop at Cinnabon on the way) to meet our friend Don-chan, (<a href="http://www.takeambulance.com/">Take Amublance</a>) and T.J. (<a href="http://www.hernameinblood.com/">Her Name in Blood</a>). After drinks and yakitori (because you can never have enough chicken on a stick) we headed over to Diesel's <a href="http://www.diesel.co.jp/cafe/">Glorious Chain Cafe</a> to meet up with Julian (<a href="http://www.makemydayjapan.com/">Make My Day</a>) and tattoo artist Yomi. <br />
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This night was <i>so</i> fun and one of those times where I found myself realizing how much I would miss walking between Shibuya and Omotesando and just <b>running into</b> friends. I remember the first time I met each one of these people and sitting there having wine and cheese with everyone and splitting decadent pancakes with Don-chan, I realized how much I would miss them.<br />
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<b>Anyway! Things you should check out next time you're in TKY: </b><br />
▶ <a href="https://instagram.com/yomikamoike/">Yomi's tattoos</a> (He did my first one!) <br />
▶ <a href="http://www.hernameinblood.com/">Her Name in Blood</a><br />
▶ <a href="http://hair-breen.com/">Breen Tokyo</a><br />
▶ <a href="http://www.takeambulance.com/">Take Ambulance</a> (Unfortunately, they've disbanded but still good!)<br />
▶ <a href="http://www.makemydayjapan.com/">Make My Day</a><br />
▶ <a href="http://www.diesel.co.jp/cafe/">Glorious Chain Cafe </a><br />
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Let's all meet up again someday! Atlanta or Tokyo, haha :)<br />
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From now on, I'm going to turn certain posts into a series. Not sure why I didn't do this sooner, but I figured it would be nice to have a more organized mix of music, travel, and daily life type posts. This one falls into the <b>Music Monday</b> category! <br />
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Back in...2012 (I think?) Lisa and I were invited to an event at a bar called Rolling Stone in Shinjuku where we met <a href="http://web-dustbox.com/">dustbox</a>'s hilarious and incredibly nice drummer Reiji. A couple years later, he invited us to the first show he was playing with his other band, <a href="http://heytofficial.wix.com/heyt">HËYT</a>. We interviewed them in a little restaurant around the corner before their set :)<br />
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<i>Electronica folk metal</i> if you're interested!<br />
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<i>♡ jennifer</i><br />
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So I've decided to go through that huge backlog of "to-write" entries in reverse chronological order. It'll take forever, won't lie, but here we go. Also, you know. Memories :D<br />
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<a href="http://www.hernameinblood.com/">Her Name in Blood</a> are an awesome metal/hardcore band that <a href="http://ichigoichielove.com/">Lisa</a> and I met for the first time when we interviewed them in Okinawa. They were always great supporters of our music webzine <a href="http://trickrock.com/">trick/rock.</a>, made for hilarious interviews, and just all around awesome guys.<br />
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Oh, and some pretty tight music. Tour final definitely didn't disappoint.<br />
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Instead of a full band interview this time, we got to sit down with T.J., Daiki, and Umebo and they were <i>hilarious</i>. In retrospect, I don't know why we never gave the camera for the guys to film themselves before!<br />
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Anyway, I don't know when I'll make it back to Japan or when we'll get a chance to interview them again, but I'm really glad we got to shine a little light on their music and awesome personalities. Definitely check them out if you haven't already!<br />
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So I'm not sure whether to say, "Happy 2015!" or slink away in shame for never, <i>ever</i> being able to keep a promise to maintain a blog.<br />
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There's been a lot of developments and probably a lot more I could say on an introspective front, but before I go aaaany further I still want to post about my last couple days in LA.<br />
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Even staying so many days (sorry guys!) I managed to find myself pretty busy almost every day. Oh, and spending a lot of time with Carrie and Joey's adorable pup, Lily. Just look at that wittle faaaace.<br />
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Neither of us realized the observatory was closed on Monday, but we still managed to get in a nice hike. Still way too hot in LA for sweaters in November, though. Should've thought that one, through. Afterwards we stopped for fish tacos at the aptly titled <a href="http://www.bestfishtacoinensenada.com/">Best Fish Taco in Ensenada</a>. Lots of reminiscing about family; cookouts in Jersey and Philly, and our beloved grandpa.<br />
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On Tuesday I drove to Pasadena to meet with my darling <a href="http://xiirosary.blogspot.com/">Nina</a>! I don't think I ever had the chance to blog about our first meet up in Tokyo, but Nina and I hit it off pretty much instantaneously; basically besties in under 30 minutes. It was kind of bittersweet that we met right before I'd decided on leaving because we'd had so many similar life experiences, guy troubles, and worries that I feel like we really could've helped each other through a lot of them.<br />
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But! We managed to meet-up in California which was kind of amazing in and of itself. We met up and then spent the next 4+ hours doing what we do best: sitting in a cafe and talking.<br />
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Even though my Japan adventure is over, I wish her the best for her continued adventures in Japan! Maybe I'll make it back for a visit one day♡ <br />
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<i>My thoughts on LA?</i><br />
Actually I did like it. It was my first trip ever to the West Coast--wait, no actually I went to Seattle in college--but it <b>was</b> my first trip to California and it was a totally new and different experience.<br />
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But...I don't think it's for <i>me</i>.<i> </i>LA that is. <br />
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I think a lot of times, you kinda just <i>know</i>. I don't really know how, but I just get a feeling. When I was in Japan, I managed to travel <b>a lot</b> and even after all that traveling--from Sendai to Okinawa--I always knew that Tokyo was the right city for me. Not that other cities weren't great.<br />
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Likewise with LA, I realized pretty early on that while it was an awesome place to visit, I wasn't sure I wanted to make it my next adventure.<br />
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Speaking of which, I've gone through three other incarnations of my next "adventure city" since my trip to LA and I'm pretty sure I've decided; though the answer will probably shock a<i> lot</i> of people.<br />
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Two phone interviews before the end of the month so we'll see what happens!<br />
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<i> </i>♡ <i>jennifer</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401159589953311337.post-66353957078765704732014-12-09T12:47:00.003-05:002014-12-09T21:26:06.634-05:00hollywood tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm not quite sure what I <i>thought</i> I'd be doing when I went out to visit LA, but I'm pretty sure "take an open van ride tour around Hollywood" wasn't one of them. However, I did get some pretty cool shots, we drove by Justin Timberlake's house and we had the pleasure of the most deceptively awkward tour guide.<br />
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Our tour then led us through Beverly Hills where we basically saw <b>every</b> famous person's house. All of them. <b>ALL THE HOUSES</b>. From what we could see from the road they did look really beautiful, but unfortunately it was really hard to get any decent shots from the car without standing up and violating about 6 tenements of motor safety. I do, however, have a vague idea of what it's like to live like Bruno Mars.<br />
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For some reason, this was my favorite part of the tour! I guess you'd call it the Fairfax area? Angelos what would you call it? The whole street and vibe really reminded me of <a href="http://littlefivepoints.net/">Little Five Points</a> in Atlanta. Though I'd have to give the graffiti trophy to Melrose/Fairfax because <i>wow</i>. I completely fell in love with that wall and o<a href="http://instagram.com/p/vaE2JbluHy/">ne of the artists even found my shot</a> on instagram and tagged all the other great artists in it! People promoting people, I love it. Seems like a pretty cool scene!<br />
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So after the tour was over, our Jekyll-Hyde of a tour
guide goes from being an incredibly knowledgeable social tour guide
butterfly to, I don't even know. Mandy asked him to take our picture and
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No. Actually we'd like you to do a creative piece with this random Spiderman impersonator we're planning on taking home.<br />
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YES OF ALL OF US.<br />
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It was so weird because he was a great tour guide, but probably the unfriendliest person I encountered in LA. And that's <b>including</b> the meth head. Weird. <br />
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On our way back to the car, Carrie and I stopped by the Chinese Theatre. It was <i>so</i> much smaller then I expected! Still really cool and unmistakably iconic, I just expected it to have more...<b>grandeur</b>? I don't know. It was like looking at a mini-version and I kept expecting there to be the "real" one somewhere around the corner.<br />
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So when I first started thinking about leaving Japan, I got it in my head that I would move to LA and keep up my "career" in music journalism. Even though <a href="http://trickrock.com/">trick/rock.</a> wasn't something that Lisa and I did for <b>money</b>, it was something I really loved and I thought the West Coast would be the best place to continue pursuing that.<br />
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I used some of my accumulated miles for a ticket, fought with our bundle-of-wires internet for a cheap rental car via Priceline and arrived in LA on a Wednesday night. Honestly, after all those 11-14 hour plane rides between Atlanta and Tokyo this was a breeze; I was more worried about finding the rental place and getting to Carrie's house safely.<br />
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Oh, and when I say I'd been <i>driving</i> in Georgia, I mean I'd been driving around town and then maybe like, 30ish minutes to Doraville and Roswell. To be honest I don't think I've even driven <i>downtown<b> </b></i>since I moved back. So getting in that little car and getting on LA's big highway (I'm sorry, the 110? I can't remember now) was <b>terrifying</b>. Actually, I take that back. The highway itself wasn't bad--not too different from highways in Georgia--it was all those damn side streets and crazy parking signs that got me nervous. <br />
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By the time I got to <a href="http://carrieandjoeyadventure.blogspot.com/">Carrie</a>'s house my legs were shaking a little and I couldn't have been happier to be out of that car, I won't lie. Anyway, we headed to <a href="http://swingersdiner.com/">Swinger's Diner</a> for dinner and had omelets and roasted potatoes while we caught up. Because, let's be real. Breakfast for dinner is <i>always</i> the best :)<br />
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The next morning I went to try out the Coffee Bean and can, I just say: <b>I fuckin' love you Coffee Bean</b>. I don't know why. It's not exceptionally amazing or anything, but I just really took to it. I could have done without, however, the meth head affecting a faux Irish accent hitting on me. "Well, aren't you just a slice of gorgeous there, aren't you."<br />
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I ended up walking to <a href="http://www.thegrovela.com/">The Grove</a> during the day. Beautiful, beautiful shopping center, but honestly the only thing I ever did there was a eat a chicken salad wrap and people watch. And discovered that apparently cupcakes are a big thing? Looked delicious, but I was too cheap to drop almost 4 bones on a sugary treat. <br />
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That night Carrie had a beachfront BBQ with her run group so we headed down to Dockweiler Beach. There was a run as well, but we decided to sit it out and be in charge of the smores and cider instead. Everyone was <i>really</i> nice and super chill and definitely the type of people I think I'd get on really well with if I moved out there. I'm just really bummed I'd probably never be able to run with them since I kinda messed up my knee in college. Sad! Beach running seems like it'd be awesome.<br />
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On Friday I drove to Los Feliz to visit with my cousins! My one cousin lives in LA and the other in NYC and we both just <i>happened</i> to be visiting at the same time.<br />
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It was really nice to see them and catch up and I think one of the hardest things about moving to Georgia was being so far from our extended family. We talked a lot about that, childhood memories, watching Santa Claus come down that cul-de-sac in Jersey on a firetruck, and our grandpop. We all miss him <b>a lot</b> and it was really nice to talk about him with them. Miraculously I didn't cry, but I would've loved if my brother could've been there with the three us, too.<br />
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Oh! And we went to this great little place called <a href="http://www.homerestaurantla.com/#!los-feliz/cjg9">Home</a>. Anyone know it? I initially thought it was just the coffee shop and didn't even realize that giant outdoor area next door was part of it. Or rather, the actual restaurant haha.<br />
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That night I went to <a href="http://www.elcoyotecafe.com/">El Coyote</a> with Carrie and Joey for dinner. As we were getting out of the car, we saw a pink corvette and Carrie tells about how supposedly there's this woman that got famous off of billboards that owns a pink corvette just like that one. Then <i>just</i> as we're walking in we literally almost walk <b>right</b> into her. Haha!<br />
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A woman sitting next to us in the entrance told us her name is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelyne">Angelyne</a> and she came to prominence in the 80's for all her billboards. Wikipedia says it better, but you get the gist.<br />
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My first celebrity sighting? Am I an Angeleno yet?<br />
Not quite.<br />
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During the day we went to see <b>Interstellar</b> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinerama_Dome">Cinerama Dome</a>. Seeing it in a dome was kind of awesome and I'm starting to think <i>all</i> movies should be shown that way.<br />
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No, but really.<br />
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Great movie by the way! At first it was really weird to see McConaughey not putting on a sleazy slur and leather pants, but it was really well done. I actually loved it until...the last 20 minutes. But! This is not a movie blog. So...<br />
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A few weeks earlier, we had signed up for a <b>"Haunted Hollywood Sunset Hike"</b> of wonder and joy and joyness. Despite the title, I thought it was <i>just</i> going to be a hike, but after our tour guide started talking about how there were sightings on the tour and people smelled gardenias coming down the hill, my first thought was <i>hell naw</i>. Maybe I watch too much Ghost Hunters, maybe I believe in it more than I'd like to, but I deeefinitely don't want to experience it.<br />
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Anyway, the hike itself was gorgeous and we got to hike around all these fancy mansions and super pricey houses built into the side of the hills. Our tour guide asked us all for ghost stories at certain "rest points" and told us some of her own. Apparently she had multiple ex-boyfriends who lived in haunted buildings. I had an ex who hunted ghosts. It terrified me. Nope nope nope.<br />
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When we got to the end of the tour, our guide told us that it was another 30 minutes or so to the top of the Hollywood Sign. Being the spry foursome that we are, we're all like, "Pshh no way that takes 30 minutes. We'll be there in like 20."<br />
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<b>It took about 30 minutes. </b><br />
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Or more.<br />
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Also I went from being afraid of running into Casper to running into a mountain lion. <b>A DAMN MOUNTAIN LION.</b> I saw this thing in <b>We Bought a Zoo</b> that said something about big cats being afraid of loud noise. So I suggested we just stomp around and be obnoxious if we suspected any big cats were getting close.<br />
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We're good guys, we're good. Thanks Matt Damon.<br />
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Luckily there were no mountain lions or ghosts, but I <i>did</i> feel this weird breeze when we started back down the path. I'm about 90% sure it was just a weird air pocket or something, but at the time it did freak me out...just a <i>little</i>. Or maybe I was just secretly hoping Zak Bagans would come running down the hill and we'd be on surprise episode of Ghost Adventures.<br />
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Wait. Scratch that. That's not what I want at all.<br />
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Yay! Two blogs in a week. I'm excited. You know what else I'm excited for? Having Thanksgiving with my family for the first time in nearly 5 years! I want to say, "I'm not going to eat too much!" because I have a consultation at recruiting agency next week and I have to buy a suit buuuut I don't see that happening :D<br />
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If I don't post again before then, Happy Turkey Day everyone!<br />
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♡ <i>jennifer</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401159589953311337.post-14938915005614019992014-11-20T13:31:00.001-05:002014-12-09T12:55:30.960-05:00(non)sense of direction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So aside from that "sales" post in August, I haven't made a proper post here since...July? Lawd. However, for once I have a legitimate excuse! As most of you (maybe?) know, around the end of June/July I made the decision to leave Japan and move back to the U.S.<br />
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To be perfectly honest, those last few months in Japan were really difficult and bittersweet and I will probably never, <i>ever</i> move internationally again (unless I become some kind of three possession nomad), but now that everything is said and done and I've had time to settle in, I <i>do</i> miss Japan; I miss my friends and the life I made there. But, I'm also really <b>really</b> happy to be home and I have no doubt that this was the right decision for me. <br />
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Oh, I should probably preface this with a disclaimer: this isn't really gonna be one of those picture-heavy (well, maybe a little) posts. No scenery, no concert shots. Just me. Because it's been an incredibly introspective month and a half since I've been back and I need to get it out somewhere. I mean who uses LJ anymore anyway? Apologies in advance, it's a long one. <br />
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About that picture quality: so I ordered the new iPhone on October 5th and it took about a month and a half to get it. I basically <i>just</i> got it and even then I was too paranoid to use it until I got a case. So these were all taken with my mom's old 4. Not even 4S. Aaaaah. This reeks of first world problem, I'm so sorry.<br />
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Anyway. So the first week, two weeks I'd say, were really easy. I was so relieved to not be packing and unpacking, dealing with forms, paying ludicrous amounts of money in taxes to the Japanese government and worrying about how I was going to get two suitcases and two carry-ons back to Atlanta that I didn't really think much beyond that. It was like coming home for Christmas, but weird because at the same time--and for the first time in nearly 5 years--I knew I didn't have to get back on a plane again in 10 days.<br />
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Before I knew it Halloween had passed (I was Rosie the Riveter) a month passed, and all the "Oh shit" feelings started to settle in. The faux Christmas vacation was over and I knew I had to start looking for jobs, but I didn't even know where to begin much less what state or city I wanted to make my next adventure.<br />
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When I left Japan, I was about 95% sure I wanted to move to LA and keep doing what I was doing with trickrock. I'd just get paid for it this time. So I bought a plane ticket to LA, my first time out in California, to visit Carrie and Nina. Really bummed I didn't get to see all my friends out there, but to be honest LA is a post all on its own so we'll get to that next :)<br />
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After I got back I felt kind of weird because...LA was really fun and I'm really glad I did it, but I'm not sure it's for <i>me</i>. I honestly don't know where I want to be stateside. Even though, I'm not a native Georgian (Jersey-born and raised) I've lived on the east coast my whole life. Well, you know. Aside from that 5 year stint in Japan.<br />
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So maybe the west coast is my next adventure? Not sure. Portland seems <i>really</i> cool, but I'm also still drawn to New York and most of my extended family still lives in the northeast. <br />
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Speaking of scary, how about that master artwork up there? Courtesy of 3, maybe 4 year old me.<br />
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So, for the last few years that I've been coming home, my mom has always mentioned that she wanted to go through old boxes in my closet and the basement, but we never got to it. So finally, <b>we</b> <b>did</b>. And there's a <i>whooooole</i> lot of boxes; as far
back as preschool and as recent as college.<br />
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I've found a lot of gems; some that made me laugh, some that made me cry, some that I remember
and some that I don't. I've found piles of of drawings, sketchbook after
sketchbook, and pages and pages of creative writing. Honestly Spiegel's
(11th or 12th?) grade writing class was probably one of the best high
school decisions I ever made.<br />
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And honestly, I wasn't bad; both at writing and
drawing. I've never been the best, but I've always been <i>just good</i>. Not great, not amazing, just...good. At a lot
of things, actually. I was that kid with all the hobbies and I couldn't--still can't--pick just one so I'm constantly trying to do them all. <br />
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Then I wondered, why did I ever stop doing these things? I
have so many interests and sometimes I wonder if subconsciously I avoid
getting back into them because I can't perfect them. Or I'm afraid I'll pick up a pencil or look at that blanking cursor and be too afraid to start up again. Because that OCD, first-born, perfectionist part of my personality doesn't want to admit that I can't be the best and I can't do it all.<br />
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But that's okay, too. <br />
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I know this is really really long, but honestly going through all these boxes and having all this free time since I've been home has given me a lot of time to think and a lot to think <i>about</i>.<br />
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Japan was an amazing adventure and I know I wouldn't be half the person I am today if I hadn't made the difficult decision to leave my family and friends behind for a new adventure. I learned a lot, hurt a lot, and grew a lot over there. I also had the time of my life. It's made me tougher, wiser, kinder, yet also more realistic. I wouldn't have traded those experiences for anything, but also feel a bit sad that I missed so much stateside as well.<br />
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I think anytime you decide to embark on something new, you leave things behind, give things up. When we moved to Georgia I left behind all my childhood friends and extended family, when I moved to Japan I left behind my best friends from high school and college, my mom, dad, and brother. And finally coming back stateside, I left behind a part of my independence, a life I'd built for myself over nearly 5 years, my Japan "family" and lots of very dear friends.<br />
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And it's hard, <i>really</i> hard, each and every time.<br />
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I'm still kind of nervous about what's next and for the first time in a really <b>long</b> time, I <i>don't</i> know where I'll be in six months. Maybe I'll be out in Portland, hanging out with ridiculous tattooed and mustached hipsters or maybe I'll be in NYC in a tiny studio apartment with some expert IKEA furniture tessellating. And probably more hipster friends. Then again, maybe I'll still end up in California or in some southern coastal town in a house with a porch.<br />
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I have <i>no</i> idea. And that's the simultaneously thrilling and terrifying part that keeps me going.<br />
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So, I know I say this every time (almost), but I really, really want to start blogging again. And be relatively<b> consistent</b>. I'm not quite sure what kind of blog I want to make this, but I know I want to keep it up. I'm thinking maybe sometimes it'll be photography focused, sometimes travel, sometimes daily life, and sometimes more personal like this. </div>
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When I first made this blog, I think I probably made it with the intention of branding myself; of creating an image of the things I did and the life that I led just in case that music journalist career ever took off. And in a lot of ways, that <i>was</i> true. I <b>did</b> do those things and I <b>did</b> travel to those places, and I <b>did</b> meet those people.</div>
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And yet the personal touch wasn't there and that kind of bothered me. I miss having an outlet and a place to put these things down and if I've learned anything from going back through all these boxes and journals, it's that it's equally sobering and liberating to go back and be able to look back on the person you used to be, the person you are right now, and then maybe look forward to the person you want to be. </div>
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That being said, I noticed that this blog has still been getting views even in my absence and that makes me <i>really</i> happy!<br />
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I'll try to keep interesting content coming and there's still a whole lot of "to write" posts I've had in a notebook since forever, but ultimately, I think you have to blog for yourself. In a way that makes <b>you</b> happy. I'm still trying to figure out what that is for me and I'll be busy with job searching and family stuff as the holidays are just around the corner, but my goal is to at least <i>try</i> to keep this up. </div>
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There's a lot going on right now, but I know that somehow, some way things are going to work out. So thanks for sticking with me! </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401159589953311337.post-57310449527494506692014-08-20T11:08:00.002-04:002014-08-21T12:22:05.590-04:00sayonara giveawayHello there! If you ended up here that means you've gotten wind of my giveaway post. And yes they're all giveaways! I'll be returning to the U.S. On October 2nd after 5 awesome years in Japan and I have a bunch of stuff I'd like to go to good homes.<br />
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<b>Is everything really free?</b><br />
Yes! Everything that can be picked up in person is free! <b>For large items:</b> I will arrange for the items to be transported to the destination of your choice, <b>however</b> I would like to be compensated for the transportation fee. <br />
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<b>FURNITURE </b><br />
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<strike>Purchased two years ago. White drawers, pink doors. Can be spray painted if you don't like the color. Striped boxes included if you wish. </strike></div>
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<strike>Full size. Bed frame with wrought-iron legs. </strike></div>
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Low floor table. Black, plastic top with foldable legs.</div>
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<strike>Thick and plush black rug. It's so thick and soft you could actually sleep on it.</strike></div>
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<strike>I've always used it as a makeup table but I think it's supposed to be an end table? </strike><br />
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The heater is only a year old and I just bought the fan! Both are in super good condition and definitely light enough to carry.<br />
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Small purple suitcase I bought a couple of years ago. A little scratched up from trips but still useable. Perfect size for short trips.</div>
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<strike> I actually just bought this for England in May! Super cute pink color and great condition.</strike></div>
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<strike> I really want this to go to a good home!</strike></div>
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<strike>The edges light up! </strike></div>
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9 frames in various sizes. Feel free to change the pictures or keep them if you like! </div>
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They're all filled with hipster goodness from Tumblr.</div>
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<strike>Arranged by my roommate's grandma and still in super great condition! </strike></div>
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<strike>Anyone have a pink themed room? </strike></div>
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The third day was also our second day in Cambridge! Dad had work again so mom, Ryan and I went exploring again. There's just <i>so</i> much to see here!<br />
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I actually made a mistake on my last post! I'm pretty sure our punting tour down the river was actually this day. I remember because we kept getting heckled by really persistent but cute guys all through town to sign up with their tour group. We actually ran from a few, haha.<br />
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♡ <i>miss wave</i><br />
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<a href="http://www.hernameinblood.com/">HER NAME IN BLOOD</a> had an instore live in Shibuya last Tuesday, so <a href="http://ichigoichielove.com/">Lisa</a> and I popped into Tower Records to check it out. I always think it'd be a good idea to bring my camera and shoot the general "feel" of shows so I thought I'd try it out.<br />
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I obviously need a better lens for this. However! Short a live as it was, it was really awesome to hear the songs from their new album live ↓↓<br />
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1. HERE WE COME<br />
<b>2. HALO<br />
3. ZERO(FUCKED UP WORLD)</b><br />
4. THIS IS RETRIBUTION<br />
5. IMPULSES WITHIN<br />
<b>6. ALL THAT LIVING INSIDE OUR HEAD</b><br />
7. DUSTING<br />
8. CITY OF DESPERATION<br />
9. VOID<br />
10.THE CROWN<br />
11.IF I MELT AWAY<br />
12.PRAY TO THE SUN<br />
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Favorites in bold. Overall really solid heavy album and perfect for those days when my commuter rage absolutely cannot be quelled. The rock brutality helps, though. You can buy it on Amazon, btw.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Her-Name-In-Blood-TRVE-102/dp/B00IMKDXTU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404815237&sr=8-1&keywords=her+name+in+blood">Clickety-click</a>. <br />
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Oh! And we actually interviewed them twice for <a href="http://trickrock.com/">trick/rock.</a>!<br />
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Once in Okinawa...<br />
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...then again in Tokyo! <br />
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They're our most popular videos and its honestly not hard to see why. All that lulzy metal swag. :D I'm gonna try to post about shows like this for a while but I dunno how successful I'll be. We'll see!<br />
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♡ <i>miss wave </i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401159589953311337.post-55394876646297772262014-07-01T03:37:00.001-04:002014-07-01T09:39:04.983-04:00england | day two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I've been internet-less for the past couple days, <i>again</i>, and while it severely interrupted my daily scheduled programming, it did give me a lot of time to make some serious headway editing photos. Therefore, without further ado (and an apparent cliche) I bring you Day 2 in Cambridge!<br />
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My dad had work that day so Ryan and I got up and got breakfast and mom joined us shortly after. After that we set off to explore Cambridge!<br />
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At the end of the day we took a punting tour around campus. I'll up those next!<br />
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♡ <i>miss wave</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401159589953311337.post-468715669403022682014-06-07T00:08:00.003-04:002014-06-09T22:43:17.848-04:00england | day one<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So it will probably take me about a month to go through and edit the rest but I finally got the first set of my England photos edited! Let's start off with day one in London :)<br />
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My dad has business in Cambridge so a while back, my family decided we would all meet up in England for a family vacation. I flew <b>Virgin Atlantic</b> for the first time, too! 9/10 would fly again. :)<br />
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The day <a href="http://instagram.com/p/n3YCyAluGl/#">we arrived</a>, we made our way to <a href="http://instagram.com/p/n4mcq8luDz/#">The Black Friar</a> for some food and <a href="http://instagram.com/p/n4np3UluEr/#">drinks</a>. I think I barely made it to about 9:00 before I passed out XD No Canon shots from the first day but I have a few instagrams up! <br />
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We started off with breakfast before making our way to St. Paul's Cathedral. Unfortunately no pictures were allowed inside but I tried to take as many as I could from the look out at the top! I'm not one to consider myself an acrophobe or anything so the height itself didn't bother me, but going up metal grated stairs? That part I wasn't so fond of. The <b>Whispering Room</b> inside St. Paul's was really cool, too!<br />
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My mom had been dying to go to this pub called <b>Ye Olde Mitre</b> so we made our way over there after a short break at the hotel. I should mention that I was also the one who ended up finding the side street it was down, awww yeah. Anyway, I'm not quite sure how much beer and ale I drank in London but we met the loveliest people in that pub.<br />
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My dad had work the next day so we made our way to Cambridge that evening. I <i>love</i> long train rides and really enjoyed the journey there. Though it was only a hour, haha.<br />
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So yes, that was all <i>one</i> day! I'm not sure how we did it, but one thing I will say for my parents is that they didn't waste any time. Looking back through these pictures it's actually hard to believe we did this much, haha.<br />
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So I should be looking for my air con remote so that when the electrician comes over he's not all, "Are you sure you put in batteries?" But instead I'm gonna make that blog post I started last week. I would blame it on laziness again, but actually:<br />
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Our internet has been broken. For like 5 days. Apparently our provider has started this whole 7GB a month limit thing and well, <i>ain't nobody got time fo' dat.</i><br />
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Anyway, for those that follow me on Instagram and Facebook, you'll know that I went to England for almost two weeks last month! Well, this is <b>not</b> that post. I have a ton of photos to edit, but first I wanted to write about what I did when I got <i>back</i>. <br />
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<b>2014.05.22 Ruido K2</b><br />
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The day after I got back from England my dear friend <a href="https://twitter.com/atsushi_koepray">Ash</a> had his secret!first live at Ruido K2 in Shibuya. He's the former vocalist of the now paused <a href="http://nsdp.jp/nsdp/TOP.html">NSDP</a> and is starting solo activities from here on out. It was a really great show but I was waaaaay too jetlagged and started feeling a little ill towards the end of the set.<br />
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I also fell down the stairs and got an incredibly <a href="https://twitter.com/miss_waaave/status/469465229202423809">attractive blood blister</a> on my hand D: <br />
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<b>2014.05.23 Geki Rock</b><br />
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On Thursday, I ran into Lidy and Sohei of FEAR FROM THE HATE who invited me to come out to Geki Rock the next day. I was hoping to do an interview with <b>Danger Kids </b>(Geki Rock's special guest) but didn't have time to cement any plans so I <i>initially</i> just planned on going for fun instead.<br />
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However! The day before I got an email from my friend Landon about helping him film FFTH's set.<br />
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Between filming I was able to go down on the floor and hear <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gxZzrxx1k&feature=youtu.be">their cover </a>of Marilyn Manson's "Rock is Dead". SO GOOD. These guys should really cover Manson more often. :D<br />
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When we went backstage to put our cameras up, I ended up running into the members of <a href="http://wearedangerkids.com/">Danger Kids</a>! Super nice group of guys (and one girl!) and they agreed to do an interview with us for <a href="http://trickrock.com/">trick/rock</a>.<br />
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After we interviewed them, they actually asked to interview <i>us</i>! Landon and I were like WHUT but they asked some pretty lulzy questions and it's always so nice to catch up with fellow Americans. :))<br />
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<b>2014.05.24 Thick Festival</b><br />
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The next day Lisa and I headed to Club Citta in Kawasaki for <a href="http://secret7line.com/">Secret 7 Line</a>'s big event <b>Thick Fest</b>.<b> </b>I used to live the next station over in Tsurumi, so Kawaski is a pretty nostalgic area for me. Plus it was my first time at Club Citta!<br />
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Even though we were sitting upstairs, it was still hot as Hades in there. However, it was an epic show and it's always a pleasure to see Secret 7 Line. I'm normally not a punk person but I quite enjoy their style!<br />
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<b>2014.05.25 Shores & Autumn Creatures</b><br />
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On Sunday, I headed over to Shinjuku to see <a href="http://shoresofficial.tumblr.com/">Shores</a> play with Colorado based band, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/autumncreatures">Autumn Creatures</a>. Lisa and I saw Shores for the first time in Okinawa with Her Name in Blood but didn't get to properly meet the guys until we saw them in Tokyo a couple months later. We became fast friends with them and they've got some great music so we try to see them whenever they're in Tokyo.<br />
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Autumn Creatures were really good too! Instrumental music has never really been my thing but I was super impressed with how professional and polished they sounded. Mature even? Really enjoyed their set, actually!<br />
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Anyway, I was supposed to do an interview with them on Monday but woke up with a death-migraine, no appetite, and nearly hilarious exhaustion. I would say that should teach me that getting back from a trip and then hitting the ground running probably isn't a good idea, but I never really learn from my mistakes anyway, haha. <br />
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Now the question is, just <i>how</i> long will it take me to edit those England photos? :D<br />
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