Haven't been on The Internets much lately because The Internets keep giving me headaches. Yuck.

Anyway. Kyushu was lovely, seemed to be an area swimming in history and culture and refinement (and money). Well, except maybe Beppu.


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I'm leaving for Kyushu on Monday! May or may not check LJ between now and then. Definitely won't be checking from April 28 to May 5. Sayonara suckas!

Sex and flirting in Japan, some observations by supacat

Probably a lot less sexy than you're expecting. Yet quite possibly the most interesting thing I've read all year.

So, spring break is fast approaching. I'm hoping to take a Japanese course in Tokyo from March 24-28, but I need a place to stay. Would any of my Tokyo/Saitama flist be willing to house me for about a week?? :D I would probably want to hang around for the 29th and 30th as well ( Read more... )

So just now I taught my adult students the word sketchy when they asked me how to say すけべい in English, andafter that I kind of taught them the meanings of crap/crappy and shit/shitty and plain old poo. I refrained from teaching them any other bad words until one of them mentioned that when she was in Guam a lot of the drivers kept giving her ( Read more... )

I've been kind of emo lately because my 3rd year students are graduating soon, and everyone has been writing goodbye messages and I've actually only got two or three more classes with the 3rd years because everything else is cancelled. :( Most of my favorite students are among the 3rd years (ah ha ha, of course I have favorites). They are all- ( Read more... )

So I spent a lovely weekend in Tokyo at the lovely apartment of the lovely ladies ontogenesis and
cienna and their lovely but anxiety-filled cat Yuki. I met the equally lovely ai_ling and juin for the first time and a lovely time was had by all. I was able to eat many wonderful foods that are unavailable in my town, such as Pizza Hut and Wendy's and TGIF's ( Read more... )

I've technically survived two winters in Japan now (It is apparently spring now! Nevermind the below freezing weather and foot of snow!) and thus I am a fount of knowledge on surviving Japnanese winters. Rule number 1 of Japanese winters: Japanese winters suck. Here's how you fix that.

( A Very Siwious Guide to Surviving Winter in Japan )

From Wikipedia:

Giri choco (義理チョコ), literally, "obligation chocolate" in Japanese. Giri choco is chocolate given on Valentine's day to someone whom the giver has no romantic feelings for. This is often given to co-workers, casual acquaintances, etc. This is generally reciprocated on White day.

From my own brain:

Giri giri choco (ぎりぎりチョコ), ( Read more... )

A conversation I had with Ze Boyfriend and two male JET friends (whom I shall "P" and "S") at Denny's:

P: It was so traumatic.

Me (coming back from the bathroom): What was?

P: Oh, I knew there was someone I hadn't told yet.

Ze Boyfriend: You're going to like this story.

P: I was sexually harrassed by a male teacherMe (bursts out laughing): ( Read more... )