Genie in Japan

ほ～んま久しぶりです。

It’s been nearly two months since I’ve returned to the States from my short stint in Osaka.

A fresh, new life in the States, a fresh, new blog to record it! So much has happened in this past year, the past two months, and I’ve been so busy that I thought, “when it’s all over, I’ll sit down and think about it.” But it’s never over, is it? =)

I don’t want to just whiz through life not thinking, reflecting, ruminating, really absorbing those moments that shape not just my world but the world around me. I guess that’s another thing that became reality to me this year–the life I live is not my own; my actions, my words, my hopes, dreams, character–all of that is not just contained to myself, but whether I like it or not, it’s going to have some effect on people. Whether they are strangers, acquaintances, friends, my family (present and future), what impression do I want to leave upon the world during the fleeting time that I’m on it?

A good one. =)

I was listening to my favorite radio station, KROQ the other day and one of my favorite songs from high school came on the air–”Amber” by 311. In their wise, wise words–”nothing good comes easily / sometimes you’ve got to fight / oh / amber is the color of your energy.” I think they were talking about beer. That’s all good too, but what I mean, is a good, truly good, life is not going to come easily. I’m feeling that lately. But I really, really want it. So I really, really want to fight for it.

Like Starsky & Hutch, “just do it.” =)