2007.

best things:
Got a new job that really changes things for me. That new job has also left me with scads of self-doubt and stress.
Finally ended a pretty lame relationship that never meant much to me. Got a new girlfriend who's cute and fun.

best album: dan deacon - Spiderman of the Rings

best movie: I dunno: harry potter 5? I don't really like movies.

issue which seemed to matter to me: 二極化: Japan's got a really sudden and dramatic problem with a polarizing of salaries. I guess I'm on the good side of it so far.

best desert: salty caramel strawberry parfait at royal host

worst food: anago cheese slimy thing that cost too much at a place in shinagawa with nice nighttime scenery.

best scenery: night autumn leaves at the nearby rikugien

how about those 10 goals?
Didn't do a backflip... everyone shat their pants about head injuries, and I just never got around to it.
Didn't pass lvl 3 of the Kanji Kentei. No good reason there. Try for it next year.

And vegetarianism? not being really careful about it, planning on calling it quits soon enough.

Goals for next year? I'm working on them.

exploits of the blog's author

Today I did two neat things:

#1, I bench pressed my own body weight, 70kg, 10 times! (a 2007 goal!)

#2, I finally finally beat street fighter iii. I had been playing about 1 month.



There are however a couple of small but important limitations on those two achievements. I will have to replicate them under proper conditions before I consider them "done".