• vegan recipe challenge
• make a walking video (commute scenes)
• record singing
• do an autobio comic

• Fukushima/ Green Action Japan
• Evacuate Fukushima

• curry rice-- i love Thai and Indian curry as well.
• buri kama (yellowtail collar)
• sushi-- just not the fried ones and the fusion rolls
• annin dofu (almond jelly) 杏仁豆腐
• oshiruko (sweet azuki soup, with mochi or odango in it)
• suama (a mochi-type sweet)
• spicy foods- chili pepper makes the world a better place.
• spaghetti/pasta in general
• pad thai
• tsubu anpan
• tiramisu
• See's Candies rum nougats
• apple turnovers

• DECO*27
• kous
• Capsule
• Fujifabric
• Beat Crusaders
• GO!GO!7188
• Coaltar of the Deepers
• the Hiatus
• Number Girl
• Polysics
• 神聖かまってちゃん
• Maximum the Hormone
• MUCC
• クラムボン
• キノコホテル
• 椿屋四重奏
• Cornelius
• Lullatone
• Flipper's Guitar
• Kahimi Karie
• Orange Pekoe

Rumiko Takahashi 高橋留美子

• Inuyasha　犬夜叉
• Ranma 1/2　らんま１／２
• Maison Ikkoku　めぞん一刻
• Urusei Yatsura　うる星やつら
• Ningyo no Mori　人魚の森

Osamu Tezuka　手塚治虫

• Black Jack　ブラックジャック
• Buddha　ブッダ
• Tetsuwan Atom　鉄腕アトム
• Ribon no Kishi　リボンの騎士
• Futago no Kishi　双子の騎士
• Hi no Tori 　火の鳥
• Jungle Emperor Leo　ジャングル大帝
• Hato yo Ten Made　鳩よ天まで
• Magma Taishi　マグマ大使
• 0-Men　０マン
• Metropolis　メトロポリス
• Kasei Hakase　火星博士

• Moomintroll
• Barbapappa
• black cats
• Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service
• Rilakkuma

• makeup in cute containers
• perfumes like Valentino Rock'n'Rose or Aquolina Pink Sugar
• the beach on a cloudy morning
• swimming in a pool at night
• soaking in a hot spring
• books and stationery stores
• wandering around Shimokitazawa or Kichijoji
• cute antique and trinket stores
• new adventures
• art museums-- i can spend forever looking at each display
• aquariums--especially the smaller displays with jellyfish or seahorses.
• reading books on plane rides
• eating bento on the shinkansen
• indulging in huge fattening American brunches with friends-- complete with pancakes or toast, a big omelette, homefries.
• baking, especially pies.

• Crystal Castles
• IAMX
• Girl Talk
• Chromeo
• The Drums
• Foster the People
• Sky Sailing
• Ken Oak Band
• Cocoon
• The Stills
• Memoryhouse
• Stupeflip
• Die Antwoord
• Mindless Self Indulgence
• Schwefelgelb
• Say Hi
• DeVotchka
• Phoenix
• Kings of Convenience
• Air Traffic
• Janelle Monae

• Never Let Me Go -- Kazuo Ishiguro
• NEXT -- Michael Crichton
• The Last Lecture -- Randy Pausch
• What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng -- Dave Eggers
• Me Talk Pretty One Day -- David Sedaris
• The Namesake -- Jhumpa Lahiri
• Beneath the Wheel -- Hermann Hesse
• Siddartha -- Hermann Hesse
• A Prayer for Owen Meany -- John Irving
• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams

Japanese:

• Paprika -- Yasutaka Tsutsui
• Asleep -- Banana Yoshimoto
• Norwegian Wood -- Haruki Murakami
• Silence -- Shusaku Endo
• The Capricious Robot -- Shinichi Hoshi
• The Setting Sun -- Osamu Dazai
• No Longer Human -- Osamu Dazai

• intelligent
• good sense of humor
• fun
• eats food deliciously
• patient
• spontaneous
• adventurous
• creative
• caring
• has awesome goals
• has unconventional taste
• looks good wearing glasses
• doesn't try too hard at being fashionable
• but still wears styles that are acceptable and simple
• is able to carry me
• if he is Japanese, his English is intelligible with a slight accent
• is a figment of my imagination

• almond milk
• cinnamon buns
• tofu mayonnaise
• banana ice cream

that i have confidence in making

• curry rice (from scratch, no roux)
• spaghetti (with tomato-base sauce with seafood, home-made pesto, or puttanesca. and also just ad-libbing with anything in the fridge)
• okonomiyaki
• miso soup
• omelettes
• niku-jyaga
• gyoza
• hamburg steak
• carrot and soymilk potage (soup)
• bagel sandwiches (mainly toasting and assembling)
• quiche
• apple pie (crust from scratch)
• banana muffins
• cupcakes

that i still need to improve on

• Adventure Time
• Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko 電波女と青春男
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ
• Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt
• Arakawa UB 荒川アンダーザブリッジ
• Detroit Metal City デトロイト・メタル・シティ
• Samurai Champloo
• Death Note
• Prince of Tennis
• Bleach (stopped few years ago)
• One Piece (stopped few years ago)
• childhood: Doraemon, Sazaesan, Chibimarukochan, Anpanman

• Waitress
• Ghost World
• Little Miss Sunshine
• Babette's Feast
• The Piano
• The Secret of Roan Inish
• Amadeus

Comedy

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• The Mask
• White Chicks

Tim Burton

• Big Fish
• Nightmare Before Christmas
• The Corpse Bride
• Edward Scissorhands

Disney

• Tangled