October 27, 2004

  • whoa whoa Proto dude, my ken doesnt get too too cold.  and i just came from the land of cold called New Hampshire where it was -30 at times last winter.   so if it gets down to freezing here i should survive.  the difference is ppl say in the winter in japan, you will always be cold.  because there is no central heating.  anyway...


    EDAMAME: im reminded of a time in a bar, the one with the russian hookers, where i observed someone reach for some edamame.  this is THE snack to have during drinking and enkai and if a bar is kind of nice.  and he put his hand into the pile of already nibbled edamame pod shells.  recoiling in disgust, he looked around to see if anyone had witnessed this misfortune.  i tried not to laugh and immediately turned away.  HAHA.  that just popped into my head today.  priceless. dont let this happen to you!  always know which is the garbage plate.  eaten mame shells look very similar to fresh uneaten ones!!


    INTRO: i did my intro for the first time in a while today.  some ppl are still doing it.  that might be more annoying than trudging thru the same lesson 5-8 times.  it was the first time i saw this class so intro was in order.  they hated it. the ear was big again of course.  i think its rather unjapanese of me to have this weird earring.  in fact most teachers wear tiny earrings if any at all.  i also wore my hoodie today all day since it was cold and rainy.  and under that i was wearing a 3/4 sleeve shirt.  thats not very formal. god.  i need clothes.  i thought that i might turn over a new leaf and start to dress smartly now that i have some money and japanese clothing is plenty cool, but whenever i am going somewhere other than work, i just wear the same jeans and Ts.  that is, usually the exact pair of jeans and maybe a rotation of 5 Ts.  i rarely get to wear these PLAY clothes tho if that makes it less weird.  HI, i just came from college and if that limited wardrobe comment weirds you out, dont read the other part about my showering habits.  tehe.  RELAXING BANDIT!!


    TRAVEL: i am somewhat retarded when it comes to finding travel online, that is literally slow as well as perhaps mentally impaired.  BUT, i was finally fishing around for ball park fares and they are crazy.  but if i go home for a random week in the middle of january, and use my continental credit, it will only be a coupla hundred bux!  now, if i want to do that and use all that vacay time while incurring the wrath of my students and also the teachers who will be left to entertain them, im not sure.  it would be rather unprofessional.  normal teachers dont just take off in the middle of the year for weeks.  altho i only see them once a week so i would miss one or two classes per class, tops.  and im not a normal teacher  nor am i japanese, so.  well it is what it is.  still not sure.  im kind of thinking i should go somewhere and just relax in a posh hotel for a while and get a tan while lounging by the pool.  occassionally shopping in charming open market down the street.  where do i go for that?  it seems strange to go to cambodia or vietnam and do that.  i am entertaining the hawaii idea.  hawaii is damn far off the shore of cali, dont let those altered maps of our childhood fool you.  so its actually not too far from japan.  and jimmy points out that a lot of japanese go there so maybe there s a good market for it and decent fares.  a lot of the english sites for fare searches or discount fares were all from the US only.  SUCK.  useless. well, maybe ill go to a travel agent or something.  i mean i have no opinions or thoughts. i dont know when, how long, or where.  i dont know what i want to do.  if i want to relax or do intense grassroots sightseeing, travel with other 20-somethings, or do something i plan myself.  i could even travel by myself.  which is what i will end up doing if i dont make a damn plan soon.  im open to anything really.  IDEAS?  SUGGESTIONS?  OFFERS TO PARTNER UP?  maybe a JET, or some who is rolling in dough at home?  want to meet halfway and go to HAWAII?


    as a travel COMPANION: i am prepared, and resourceful. the type who leaves the tooth paste because i know you ll bring it, but i remember bandaids and safety pins.  I have foresight, i like a plan, but am open to spontaneity.  up for anything extreme or off the beaten path but also a fan of relaxing.  i dont drool on your shoulder on long rides.  i am a fountain of interesting and useless jeopardy-type facts not quite to the point of schott's miscellany.  i like free time and ppl watching, but a full itinerary of sights is welcome.  i guess i should say im just EASY GOING.  to the point that sometimes i must be forced to state preferences.  ill devil's advocate you into a corner and rationalize whichever situation we find ourselves in.  WHO DOESNT WANT TO TRAVEL WITH THAT??


    DELISH* one of the senseis at AGRO school made sudachi sherbet.  yum. and some other sensei gave bottles of sudachi juice to all the senseis so i showed up and there was some bottle of juice on my half a desk.  cool!


    sometimes i come into a class where they havent erased the board.  i taught them LINE, POINT, and PARABOLA and another time CHEMISTRY and CHEMICAL.  anyones remember SOH CAH TOA or factor label??  its been a long while.  everything i remember is from high school.  what the hell did i learn in college anyway besides drinking games and procrastination?  and tangleword. 

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