STILL delayed... gomeNAI!!!!
right. where was i? ah yes...the snake.
well, i had a lovely conversation with her the other day. say i was meditating, dreaming, hallucinating, conversing or whatever you're most comfortable with, but suffice to say, i learned several interesting things about my downstairs neighbor. namely:
-He is in fact a SHE
-Her name is Leslie (or at least that's my western interpretation of her name)
-She's 7
-She doesn't spend all her time under my house, but actually makes her home in the abandoned well nearby (does any other ALT have an abandoned well next to their house? I dont think so..point for me!)
I sat down and we covered some ground rules. Underneath the house belongs to her, so I've agreed to not put any sort of blockages on the vents leading into the house. Inside the house is mine, so she won't come in. The shower (which is outside of my house, in case you blessed-with-a-shower-that-doesnt-require-you-to-walk-outside-even-when-theres-3-feet-of-snow people have forgotten) is also mine, but the area from the house to the shower is considered communal, so we'll keep our eyes peeled for each other and mind our own business. But she told me that I can't adopt a cat as it's very likely the cat will start bothering her so she'll bite it and it will die. So if I do decide to take care of Tama-sama next year, it will have to be at his house, I can't bring him to mine.
But that was the gist of it. Overall I think it went well. She told me that she'd keep the creepy-crawly population in check, and i told her that i would make no attempt to exterminate her, although I have had my grass cut and will make sure it remains cut to lesson the likelihood of me stepping on her.
After that, I suppose the next exciting update is the KOBE CONFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
which was wild. so wild in fact that all details may have to wait until a later date, as im about to update more photos my facebook now, so ill come back to this but in summary-
-my birthday was in teh middle of the conference (thursday) so, as we were all out wasted and dancing wednesday night, after midnight i had a group of drunken 'happy bday's which is always nice and makes one feel loved.
Sat through lectures. Slept some.
Lunch with Zara
'Learning Kanji' lecture and ALice and Melissa told the lecturer to announce it was my birthday. Very sweet.
Thursday night- WASTED with DON who is AWESOME and officially my future husband (Don i dont know how you feel about this but trust my instincts-we can make it work) and eventually we would up drinking chuhais at 5 am in a cement park of sorts, before passing out in my hotel room for 45 mintues, then up for breakfast, chuhais in hand. oh yes. it was great.
but as i said, a proper update will come later.
and, a big I HEART U, to muffin, the muffin of my life, for our wonderful conversation last night. Im glad that, although she obviously sees my idiotness, she doesnt mention it. and thats really hard with me, becuase my idiotness is about as intrusive and glaring as a nuclear meltdown. bless her.
and i finally uploaded the data cds BBE made for me and now im reliving my 12 year old days, singing full volume to Boyz II Men. omg. i havent listened to them for literally 10 years. god. i love it. all the memories are coming back...my baggy clothes, my attempts to be black, me screaming 'ill make love to you' at the top of my lungs in the car with my dad and he was real embarassed...good times...
i like boys to men. all the songs are about them admitting theyve fucked up and begging someone to come back to them. i approve of that.
well, i had a lovely conversation with her the other day. say i was meditating, dreaming, hallucinating, conversing or whatever you're most comfortable with, but suffice to say, i learned several interesting things about my downstairs neighbor. namely:
-He is in fact a SHE
-Her name is Leslie (or at least that's my western interpretation of her name)
-She's 7
-She doesn't spend all her time under my house, but actually makes her home in the abandoned well nearby (does any other ALT have an abandoned well next to their house? I dont think so..point for me!)
I sat down and we covered some ground rules. Underneath the house belongs to her, so I've agreed to not put any sort of blockages on the vents leading into the house. Inside the house is mine, so she won't come in. The shower (which is outside of my house, in case you blessed-with-a-shower-that-doesnt-require-you-to-walk-outside-even-when-theres-3-feet-of-snow people have forgotten) is also mine, but the area from the house to the shower is considered communal, so we'll keep our eyes peeled for each other and mind our own business. But she told me that I can't adopt a cat as it's very likely the cat will start bothering her so she'll bite it and it will die. So if I do decide to take care of Tama-sama next year, it will have to be at his house, I can't bring him to mine.
But that was the gist of it. Overall I think it went well. She told me that she'd keep the creepy-crawly population in check, and i told her that i would make no attempt to exterminate her, although I have had my grass cut and will make sure it remains cut to lesson the likelihood of me stepping on her.
After that, I suppose the next exciting update is the KOBE CONFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
which was wild. so wild in fact that all details may have to wait until a later date, as im about to update more photos my facebook now, so ill come back to this but in summary-
-my birthday was in teh middle of the conference (thursday) so, as we were all out wasted and dancing wednesday night, after midnight i had a group of drunken 'happy bday's which is always nice and makes one feel loved.
Sat through lectures. Slept some.
Lunch with Zara
'Learning Kanji' lecture and ALice and Melissa told the lecturer to announce it was my birthday. Very sweet.
Thursday night- WASTED with DON who is AWESOME and officially my future husband (Don i dont know how you feel about this but trust my instincts-we can make it work) and eventually we would up drinking chuhais at 5 am in a cement park of sorts, before passing out in my hotel room for 45 mintues, then up for breakfast, chuhais in hand. oh yes. it was great.
but as i said, a proper update will come later.
and, a big I HEART U, to muffin, the muffin of my life, for our wonderful conversation last night. Im glad that, although she obviously sees my idiotness, she doesnt mention it. and thats really hard with me, becuase my idiotness is about as intrusive and glaring as a nuclear meltdown. bless her.
and i finally uploaded the data cds BBE made for me and now im reliving my 12 year old days, singing full volume to Boyz II Men. omg. i havent listened to them for literally 10 years. god. i love it. all the memories are coming back...my baggy clothes, my attempts to be black, me screaming 'ill make love to you' at the top of my lungs in the car with my dad and he was real embarassed...good times...
i like boys to men. all the songs are about them admitting theyve fucked up and begging someone to come back to them. i approve of that.