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Monday, July 20, 2009

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:00:27 GMT

ummm... i moved to here. just on a whim. see you around.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:27:26 GMT

there are two categories of dress for girls here:
fob or skank.

which should i choose?
i fit the fob category easily. there's the decision.

girls also tend to buy shoes that dont fit them; i can tell because they walk funny. i guess they would also walk funny if theyre skanks. ah ha! <snare, cymbal>

p.s. check out this dessert we had. it's a giant hunk of bread, toasted, covered in caramel sauce and topped with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. sweetness overload.

p.p.s. the bus ride from town to my host family's host costs $3. each way. thats stupid. im riding a bicycle.

HOLY CRAP I AM SO TIRED

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:08:52 GMT

i think i'm tired to the point where i cant fall asleep. im sighing out of tiredness. today's schedule was:
- woke up at 6 to get ready, got some breakfast, went to haneda airport
- got a flight around 10 to komatsu airport
- had lunch with folks from the prefectural international exchange program
- met with the governor of the prefecture, where i had to pretend to listen intently, like this:

that's mike to the left of me. he really is listening intently.
- toured the prefectural public building
- met with our homestay families
- had dinner with the homestay family
it is now only 10pm but i am ridiculously out of it. holy bejeezus.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:13:51 GMT

getting everything packed up and ready to go to kanazawa for a 5-week homestay/language immersion. i think it's kind of in the boonies, but we'll see. living with the host family is going to be a bit awkward, i think. but i'll report on that later. things to note:
- my soon-to-be apartment is on the 16th floor of a 29 floor building. i hate heights.
- i had deep fried fugu. next step: raw fugu
- everyone is so friggin nice, it sickens me.
- not really, but everyone IS nice
- IT IS HOT HERE.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:16:24 GMT

views from tokyo tower, i.e. views that made janet practically pee her pants

and more engrish. this is a warning sign for a 3-d "ride".

apparently, you really shouldnt be pregnant for this ride.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:38:41 GMT

tiny but sufficient (thats what she said) hotel room and the start of engrish:
you had better!!!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:09:42 GMT

well, i said i would start blogging again when i got to japan, so here i am... first 3 nights will be in tokyo, and then off to kanazawa for 5 weeks for language immersion/homestay. that'll be weird, living under someone else's roof again, but it's only 5 weeks so... word.
im eating an instant udon for dinner. i love how there are convenience stores on every block. single people could live off of convenience store food, no problem.
okay im tired now. this is an inauspicious re-start to blogging.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:46:59 GMT

so i dont think i'll blog any more until i get to japan.

see you in july.