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I *finally* sent out my taxes today. The deadline's May 2nd, that's what my postmark reads so its not like I procrastinated much especially if you take the timezones into account. ;) I'm shocked, I made a little over $45,000 CDN last year, and it's not even taxable due to some JET programme/Canada treaty. I can almost hear Rod Roddy announcing ( Read more... )

As I stepped out of school to leave yesterday, I noticed this black cat peering at me from behind the shrubs. I slowly stepped towards the staircase, thinking "don't cross me, don't cross me, don't . ." and then it crossed me. Doh! >< I'm usually not superstitious, but the last time a black cat crossed my path, the water-spilling-on-new-laptop ( Read more... )

I'm going off to Tokyo for the weekend to *try* to meet kimd, Sailor Moon, and Shingo Kattori, in order of unlikeliness. Missed the train, so here's some random stuff from Friday . .

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JTE: "The students want to name the school newsletter 'To The Sky.' What do you think? Is this good English?"
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Once every few years, ______sensei comes up with a great idea, and her best idea yet happened a few weeks ago when she made all the 3nensei write comments to each other on signature sheets. In English, of course . . Let the hilarity ensue ( Read more... )

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BIG BIG BIG BIG THANK YOU to mlechan and luxvesperis (plus an assist from hikarugenji) for doing the impossible and translating the speech within ten hours of post. ^^; I acknowledged you all in my print-out which I handed out after lunch. *phew* Just made it!! Thank you thank you thank you, if there's anything you need, let me know ( Read more... )

Last Friday sucked. In short, just because of a missing banana, CD, poster and Hirai Ken, I ended up 20 minutes late for elementary class while my room looked like the posterchild for Hilroy. After finally catching my breath from the 15 minute uphill run to the school, I realized all the stuff that was missing, I ended up rewriting my wonderful ( Read more... )

Well, this is the last of the scans, and I saved the best for last. These were not only the best among the skit assignment, but some of the best work I've read since I came to this school. In particular, the last one is truly the bestest of the best. Hope all of you will take a look at 'em, the 1nensei of Hirono rock.

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"Montana now has become the 11th state in the country -- and the ninth Western state -- to allow medical marijuana. The approval came even as Montana voted by wide margins to ban gay marriage and to re-elect President Bush." - Things that make you go hmm . . . [Source]Anyway, today's special Thursday Elementary class was one of the best ever. It's ( Read more... )