Category Archives: Personal

I have internet, yay!

Posted on April 3, 2008 by tekanji

So, I’m in Osaka and finally have my internet working. Yay! Now I just need to answer all those e-mails and catch up with all that’s happened on teh intarweb while I’ve been internet-less…

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I'm moving to Osaka

Posted on March 19, 2008 by tekanji

I’m moving to Osaka on Saturday, and my internet isn’t going to be hooked up until April 1. I might be able to find some free wireless but I’m not counting on it. Right now I’m in moving hell, but … Continue reading →

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I'm on Game Career Guide

Posted on December 9, 2007 by tekanji

I just realized that I forgot to plug myself here. Via my other blog, The Life and Times of a Video Game Design Student, I was contacted to do a piece for Game Career Guide which is now up for … Continue reading →

Posted in Media and journalism, Personal, Video Games, Writing | 3 Comments

I don't like being an educator, really….

Posted on October 19, 2007 by tekanji

If you’re wondering where my internet- and writing-oriented energies have been going lately, that would be into fleshing out the Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog FAQ: FAQ: What roles should men play in feminism? FAQ: What’s wrong with saying that … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Personal | 2 Comments

Tekanji the video game design student

Posted on October 4, 2007 by tekanji

Yesterday I took my entrance exams for HAL, a famous technical school in Japan, and got in. Starting April I will officially be studying video game design and planning for the next four years. I took a tour yesterday and … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Video Games | 11 Comments

Luxury of Travel: Ariel's Trips to Canada & Nicaragua

Posted on September 3, 2007 by lake-desire

I’m in Nicaragua right now and taking advantage of my American right to travel. I can move fairly freely in a country impoverished by my nation’s doing–and by extent my own. I certainly benefit from globalization and the United State’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Classism, Gender issues, Personal, Privilege | 6 Comments

Voices from the past

Posted on August 28, 2007 by tekanji

Or, in this case, my voice from the past. When looking up stuff on cyberstalking for someone, I came across an article that I wrote in 2006: The virtues of being mouthy, talking back, etc… Being mouthy is both liberating … Continue reading →

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Brain on Break

Posted on August 20, 2007 by tekanji

So, I’m behind on my homework, applications for various things (from the JLPT to the schools I want to go to) are in less than two weeks, and all I can think of is that I want to graduate some … Continue reading →

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More real world Privilege in Action: Casual heterosexism

Posted on April 22, 2007 by tekanji

I wrote about my language school for another PiA post here, but I’d like to bring it up again today. My topic here is heterosexism and it’s in similar vein to the first post and, again, about a reoccurring pattern. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Privilege in Action, Queer Issues, The Evil -ism's | 2 Comments

On being an anti-racist white ally

Posted on April 13, 2007 by tekanji

Two separate instances on live journal have really had me thinking about my commitment to be anti-racist. The first is a series of posts by my LJ friend kynn, which I won’t link to here because there’s, um, quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Privilege, Racism | 2 Comments