so as I left school today, tired as shit and not feeling so well (probably just dehydration from being out in the sun all day yesterday, drinking and running around sweating a bunch) and seriously not looking forward to walking to the hardware store to get my tire fixed (or buy a new tube as I don't have the tools to fix a tire. I was gonna see how ( Read more... )

the lack of discipline in the schools in this country never ceases to amaze me. There's no way in hell my teachers back in america would've let people just wander into random classrooms throughout the day to talk to their friends. Also, I hate the yamachu ni nensei kids. I hated 'em last year. I hate 'em this year. fuckin knuckle draggers every ( Read more... )

woooo I'm going home (coming home? eigo wa muzukashi ne). I'll be back the morning of August 1st and staying till the morning of August 26th. Thank the Canadians and their "canada day" thing for hooking me up with a ticket for around $860 american. YAY! (actually I don't think it had anything to do with canada day, but I'll throw them a bone). ( Read more... )

Had an Interac meeting on Saturday, which was the first Interac meeting this term, meaning I got to meet all the newbies who started in March. Also got my health check that morning, which effectively made it a one-day weekend (I get a comp day end of the term, though, which extends my summer vacation). We took a serious picture, and an "omoshiroi" ( Read more... )

I get to stop wearing a tie every day starting next week, so that's awesome. shoulda worn short a short sleeve today, though, cause it's already like 20 degrees with 88% humidity and it's just after 9am. Meh, so it goes. This week has been fuckin hard. I skipped out on English club yesterday cause I had 5 classes and was just exhausted, and that's ( Read more... )

the sky is blue and all the leaves are green ( Read more... )

ugh, I came up with a terrible pun yesterday in class when I was feeling particularly... I dunno how to describe the feeling I get. Silly? Wonky? Stupid? Anyway, the japanese say "o-hisashiburi" (oh he saw she boo ree) meaning "long time no see" or "it's been awhile" or something. So I was in one of my classes at Tsukioka for the first time this ( Read more... )

so I was supposed to have a date with April (not her real name, but, you know) tonight after my enkai. She called me up to say she has to work early tomorrow morning and we should reschedule. Sounds like I'm getting blown off but no big deal, it ain't the first time and damn sure it won't be the last. so I head on out to my enkai. I get there just ( Read more... )

My textbooks are multiplying. I know, I know, every college student under the sun has probably uttered the exact same thing, but I’m actually serious. Last year I started out with one New Horizon textbook for each grade, 1st through 3rd (7th through 9th grades in American terms) and by the end of the year I had two 1st grades and two 3rd grades. ( Read more... )

this time I mean it less in the sense of my news and it's place in the world and more in the sense of the general news and how it concerns me ( Read more... )