再生 - back from the dead

Man, it's been entirely too long.  I scrapped the posts from my post-Kyoto haze; though eccentric and hopeful, they were also unintelligible!  Time to run a tight ship~

So, it's been six months.  Where has the time gone?

• Lost my important worldly possessions during a manic episode in Vancouver.  I tossed everything aside: my backpack with Macbook, DS, portable harddrive.  Not one, but two phones, including the iPhone I purchased only minutes before.  My passport and my wallet were also scattered to the wind
• Christmas came and went, bringing a new laptop (which I totally don't deserve, but hell if I'm not putting it to use!) and seasonal work at the liquor store.  This is the last job I held.
• Went to Vancouver at the start of March to see Against Me! at the Rickshaw, and hang out with my pals.  I can't wait to move down there, which isn't far away because...
• I applied, and was accepted to, the University of British Columbia!  I decided that I'm going to pursue a BA in Asian Language and Culture.  Perhaps it's a bit too specialist, but it's certainly something I have a passion for.
• With my leftover school fees, took a bartending course.  I had a lot of fun doing it, but the job market in Kamloops is DEAD.  I'd like to move to the coast now and job hunt, but I don't have enough to support myself/anywhere to stay that isn't grossly overpopulated already.  Is this a catch-22?
• Nearing the end of Remembering The Kanji I, finally!  I've been able to read more material online, and I'm leafing through the few manga that I picked up before I left Kyoto.

 My plan for the summer is to find work (hopefully tending bar~), get through Remembering the Kanji III, and prepare to take UBC's Japanese placement exam.  Bank account is down to its last hundred bucks, so I have to make any spending count.  The real question is: how soon before I turn to professional gambling? :P

We'll see what the coming days bring: hitting the streets tomorrow!