Bored out of my mind
So I thought I'd update, give people who are interested an idea what's going on in my life. Those of you that still read this thing, anyway, heh.
I'm living in an apartment complex called the 'Gaijin house'. For those of you who don't know, 'Gaijin' is a kind of mean way to say foreigner, which makes it kind of amusing it's part of the apartment complex name, but then again, gaijin calling themselves gaijin is usually just funny and not offensive. Who knows, I never get offended by it anyway. I have classes from 1 to 4:30 Monday-Friday, though that will end after this next week. We're having our big test that decides our ENTIRE GRADE this Thursday and Friday. Oh yeah, real exciting, let me tell you. Did I mention kanji is about the hardest thing ever? Oh well, no one told me Japanese would be easy. Even though I understand it now though, it just sounds freaking cool to me. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think so. I think it's just the coolest sounding language in the world, period.
Speaking of understanding a lot of Japanese, I saw a Japanese movie the other day. Rico, if you're reading this, you NEED to watch this movie with me. Even if I have to pause it every so often and translate what just happened, the movie is FUCKING AWESOME. I know you like samurai stuff too, which is why I say this. It's called Azumi, but they could really just cut the crap and call it 'This is the Best Movie Ever'. Now, granted, there were some things about it I didn't like. Like the guy named Tobizaru, or 'Jumping Monkey', who had some seriously messed up hair and made noises like a dog getting kicked whenever someone hit him. And it was really really bloody, which isn't necessarily bad, but some of the deaths were a little silly. And of course it's not an American movie so some good guys actually *gasp* die! It is EXTREMELY bloody though, heh, seriously.
I met Bo's girl yesterday. She's really cool, I'm excited for him, though I wonder what they plan to do when he leaves. She's into video games, and was very genki and fun to talk to. So that was cool. Other than that, I've been kind of moping around. There is a very big part of me that just doesn't want to come home. I love my life here, and if I could get a proper Visa and teach English I'd be even happier. I know I'll have to get a degree before that happens, but you can't blame a guy for wanting it RIGHT BLOODY NOW. I've decided I want to spend the rest of my life in Japan, if I can swing it. I want to be a Japanese citizen, teach English, and just live here in their kick-ass culture and become fluent some day. That puts a damper on possible relationships for the next, oh, 8 years or so while I work on my Masters, but I can deal with that.
Now, all that said, I do want to see all you folks again. So in that way, I'm looking forward to getting back. If you'll allow me to be sappy for a minute, this year in Japan was exactly what my life needed. Restoring my faith in humanity, wondering at their language and culture, and so on and so forth. I suppose this post is starting to run in circles, so I'll end it. You guys should comment or something, those of you that still check. If no one's reading it, there's really no point in posting it anyway, heh.
By the way, LZ, I miss you too.
Ja ne.
I'm living in an apartment complex called the 'Gaijin house'. For those of you who don't know, 'Gaijin' is a kind of mean way to say foreigner, which makes it kind of amusing it's part of the apartment complex name, but then again, gaijin calling themselves gaijin is usually just funny and not offensive. Who knows, I never get offended by it anyway. I have classes from 1 to 4:30 Monday-Friday, though that will end after this next week. We're having our big test that decides our ENTIRE GRADE this Thursday and Friday. Oh yeah, real exciting, let me tell you. Did I mention kanji is about the hardest thing ever? Oh well, no one told me Japanese would be easy. Even though I understand it now though, it just sounds freaking cool to me. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think so. I think it's just the coolest sounding language in the world, period.
Speaking of understanding a lot of Japanese, I saw a Japanese movie the other day. Rico, if you're reading this, you NEED to watch this movie with me. Even if I have to pause it every so often and translate what just happened, the movie is FUCKING AWESOME. I know you like samurai stuff too, which is why I say this. It's called Azumi, but they could really just cut the crap and call it 'This is the Best Movie Ever'. Now, granted, there were some things about it I didn't like. Like the guy named Tobizaru, or 'Jumping Monkey', who had some seriously messed up hair and made noises like a dog getting kicked whenever someone hit him. And it was really really bloody, which isn't necessarily bad, but some of the deaths were a little silly. And of course it's not an American movie so some good guys actually *gasp* die! It is EXTREMELY bloody though, heh, seriously.
I met Bo's girl yesterday. She's really cool, I'm excited for him, though I wonder what they plan to do when he leaves. She's into video games, and was very genki and fun to talk to. So that was cool. Other than that, I've been kind of moping around. There is a very big part of me that just doesn't want to come home. I love my life here, and if I could get a proper Visa and teach English I'd be even happier. I know I'll have to get a degree before that happens, but you can't blame a guy for wanting it RIGHT BLOODY NOW. I've decided I want to spend the rest of my life in Japan, if I can swing it. I want to be a Japanese citizen, teach English, and just live here in their kick-ass culture and become fluent some day. That puts a damper on possible relationships for the next, oh, 8 years or so while I work on my Masters, but I can deal with that.
Now, all that said, I do want to see all you folks again. So in that way, I'm looking forward to getting back. If you'll allow me to be sappy for a minute, this year in Japan was exactly what my life needed. Restoring my faith in humanity, wondering at their language and culture, and so on and so forth. I suppose this post is starting to run in circles, so I'll end it. You guys should comment or something, those of you that still check. If no one's reading it, there's really no point in posting it anyway, heh.
By the way, LZ, I miss you too.
Ja ne.