Whee!

[homodachi]

The good news:

I landed a sweet translating job doing internal communications for an international company!

The bad news:

I have to find an apartment, scrounge up $2000 for a nonrefundable deposit, and be moved out of my current place, all in the next 30 days!

Comments

[bigangry.livejournal.com]

Hooray for the job!
Boo for the hassle!
Hooray for Zoidberg! =E

[mattblue.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha, I can SO imagine those exact words coming out of Zoidberg's mouth.

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Thanks Sam!

[fruitypoundcake.livejournal.com]

Wow, congrats on the job!... but why do you have to move??

Thanks!

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

My school holds the lease on the apartment, so... I can't say I'm sorry to leave my little coffin of an apartment, but I'll really have to scramble to find a new place. I may have to stay at a monthly joint while I look, but I guess that's okay. (The problem is packing up three years' woth of stuff in 30 days!)

[mattblue.livejournal.com]

Congrats! I hope you'll be blessed with TWO burners on your stove this time! Oh, that and, well, more room. A definite おつかれ for living in that apartment for what, three years now?

(LJ and my computer were freaking out at the same time, sorry for all the comment emails that you have inevitably read)

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Haha, thanks. I wish I could've been able to see the future so I would've known I'd have a job in Japan and moved out of this joint sooner, but hey, it was cheap.

[bblue23.livejournal.com]

Wow! Great news!!! Congratulations!!! I think the good news outweighs the bad on that one, although the $2000 part is ick. Where are you moving? Does the new job come with the new apartment? Can't wait to hear all the details!

[bblue23.livejournal.com]

If you don't want to say where you're moving on LJ, of course, I completely understand. Anyway, still in Kobe, right?

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

The job's in Osaka, but I'd really like to stay living in Kobe. The JR line between Umeda and Sannomiya is just so convenient.

I'll tell you more when I see ya!

[bblue23.livejournal.com]

Great, can't wait! :)

[exitmoose.livejournal.com]

Wow, congratulations! Is the company P&G and is the place Rokko Island? Because I've always wanted to know someone that lives on Rokko Island.

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, no, it's in Osaka. Why do you want to know someone in RIC? I like the international feel when I go there, but the way everything is absolutely covered in concrete would really get to me if I lived there.

congrats!

[mavey.livejournal.com]

Are you still staying in the Kansai area?

And how did you land the sweet job?

Re: congrats!

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

I am totally staying in Kansai! As for the job, I replied to an ad, went through a bunch of interviews and translation tests, and somehow they chose me! It worked out unnervingly perfectly - I expected to have to be jobsearching for a lot longer.

Re: congrats!

[mavey.livejournal.com]

If you have trouble finding a place I have a friend who finds foreigners apartments in South Osaka with no key money or deposit.

Re: congrats!

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the offer! If things don't work out well this weekend I may indeed take you up on it. :x The vice-principal brought the papers for me to sign today and my heart just started racing. I have no time left! ;_;

[jellybean-ninja.livejournal.com]

おめでとう！
although clearly it is a sad blow for japanese high school freshman everywhere.
but still. way awesome, monica

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Do you use Windows Messenger or AIM? I have a zipfile full of photos for you but it's too big to email.

[jellybean-ninja.livejournal.com]

I use AIM - its ericonoclastic
and yay for 14 hour time differences - hopefully i'll see you on sometime soon!

[arisha.livejournal.com]

The job sounds awesome! Best of luck with the whole moving out part~

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Thank youuuu! ;;_;;

[rosesnchaos.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the job!
Keep us posted on your progress! Good luck ne~

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

damnit, Mon!!!

[phoenix-hawk.livejournal.com]

You're supposed be coming back! W'ahhhh!!!! (And congratulations!)

Re: damnit, Mon!!!

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

I never said anything of the sort, and besides, you're gonna be away at law school anyway!!

Thanks for the congrats :)

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[squishymoose.livejournal.com]

Yay for the new job!!
*head desk* for the moving part.

I will send you a house-warming present! What sort of goodies can I start getting together for you?

^_^

PS

[squishymoose.livejournal.com]

Kyla is bummed that you won't be coming home anytime soon but sends her love.

Thank you!! <3

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Awww, I'm flattered she still remembers me. I wonder if I'll become one of those mysterious "adult friends of my mom's" to her, the ones whose names you know but you have no idea what they look like and are baffled when they remark on how much you've grown up. XD

As for housewarming presents... OMG, please don't send me anything until I've moved in!

[azazello.livejournal.com]

congratulations!

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[bastion05.livejournal.com]

Sweet. ... What? Don't expect me to say more, cause I ain't gonna do that. That'd be playing right into your hands and I'm too wily for that. Oh yeah...

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

CURRRRRRRRRRRRSES!!!! >(



and thank you ♥

wha...?

[(Anonymous)]

you're not gonna be a JET no more? eeeenteresting. congrats on the new job!!

so i FINALLY got around to sending you postcards, but now you're moving! you'll have your mail forwarded or something, yes??

- nishme

Re: wha...?

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Thanks! When are you coming to visit? :3

Mail will probably be forwarded, don't worry :)

[no-sword23.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[mastertaco.livejournal.com]

Wowie, quite nice! Where is this job at? o.O

Thank you!

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Right in Osaka. I live in Kobe but they are quite close to each other.

[b0nchan.livejournal.com]

yay for new job! But you must find your new apartment in Kobe because Kobe just rocks and there is no other better city to live in than Kobe!!!

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Not even Nishinomiya? ;_;

[b0nchan.livejournal.com]

ダメ！ Nishinomiya isn't Kobe!!!! However, parts of Nishinomiya are really nice. Like, around Shukugawa on the Hankyu Kobe Line.

そうなんや～。 :O

[teraflare.livejournal.com]

Monaco-san 久しぶり！

I'm fine but have some story that you can take from http://mixi.jp/show_friend.pl?id=1007743. ^^; u dont do mixi right? I'm not writing lj right now but i might do later sometime.

ところで、仕事きまっておめでとう！翻訳の仕事なんや。gaijinpotかなんかで探したん？自分も今翻訳のバイトやってるけど、もし普通の仕事できるやったらとおもうねん。
そんで、まだ関西に住むんや。Tishaはまだ決まってないん？　ほな、また会えるときにhangoutできたらとおもいます。^o^

それじゃあいろいろがんばってください～。

こういっちゃんより

[ninjas-vanish.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on finding the new job, fellow JET...er, former JET! *rode in from expats* I've been curious in translation work, though I don't know enough Japanese yet.

If you're looking for a place in Osaka and don't mind roommates, a friend of mine (also a former JET) is looking for someone to split the rent. She will be leaving by August, so the apartment would go to you w/out paying key money.

[homodachi.livejournal.com]

Hi! Thanks for the offer, I may contact you about it if the apartment I've applied to doesn't come through (I've already had one cancel on me already...)

Congratulations on the elementary school position! How long do you think you'll be staying in Japan?

[ninjas-vanish.livejournal.com]

No problem--I know it`s kinda random. ^_^; She is still looking for roommates, I can give you her contact info if you`d like.

Thank you! The first hurdle (the Japanese essay) has been finished. Next--the Japanese interview! @_@; I will be staying in Japan another year.