Heidi. She’s from the alps. Here’s a link for those that don’t know her. This post has a point, but I’ll get back to that later.
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Since yesterday and here forth I will do all my copy on the 29th floor. Regardless of my places tininess it’s a snag bit lonely at home. Or should I say uncrowded: background buzz is more appealing -creatively- than whatever spewing out of my speakers. I guess what I’m trying to say is…I have poor taste in music or I need someone at home to do copy with.
Fun night playing darts. And informative as well, but I’ll write about it when I feel like it. Just wanted to post this entry so I can backtrack it in March. There.
“No more Fridays?” -not a “Scheduling” term of mine, yet, but I’m referring to our fine softball team “Fridays” and the loss today. We are out of the tournament despite two (spectacular, I might add) homeruns by yours truly.
Have to hang up the uniform for an undecided amount of time. Suckage.
Yet all is not bad in the house of Fridays – if we were to make a bowling team we could sport the same uniform. Something tells me we…just might.
Let me tell all of you reading this blog something very important, so read carefully. Both of you.
Geisai, the single most important event of the year…
is pretty great.
Also, it’s happening next month.
Preparations have been underway for a year,
money has been paid,
t-shirts been printed and
Yurayura Teikoku booked.
Hoshinos cockroach suit is being sewn,
Yoshikos edible underwear are ready and sort of waiting,
I’m preparing meatballs.
Days have been schedueled off (rare),
posters urging people to call the staff in case someone falls have been posted,
and I believe someone in our little group arranged a getaway trip afterwards to get us back to the sober reality.
It’s an art festival if you’re wondering.
Can’t wait.
update 2007/10/16:
Yurayura won’t be coming this year.
Ego wrappin replacing. Also good.
Here’s a video.
(If you read Swedish, and tiny tiny letters, you’ll find that the circled ‘event’ in my schedule reads “Vila forifan”)
So, I officially lost it. Well not yet but I am scheduled to next month. The picture above is a screendump from my daily schedule.
As mentioned – I’d be busy. But this is ridiculous; gone from scheduling sporadic meetings to – scheduling the one evening (a’ month) of “resting”.
This stress is perfectly cool for me if it weren’t for one thing: it’d destroy my life if I can’t make it in time.
By destroy I mean “in a series of events, get me kicked out of Japan”.
If it were something like “loose 10000$” I’d have motivational stress. This time I’d say it’s more of a hair-loosing-, impotence-encouraging-, heart-burning sensation of crushing stress. And that’s not good for anyone.
But it was expected. One might even say it was…..planned.
omg.
(A picture of my wardrobe -> Why?)
Stress is getting the best of me. Wall’s closing in. Slowly, slowly.
Damn you walls!
(Wardrobe -> I’m stressed, that’s why. I do stupid things when I’m stressed. Like mailing Tamu. I mean, mailing her is never a stupid thing. But telling, in the middle of the night, that I want to play Mahjong with her (it’s a 4 player game) is so corny.What was I talking about? Oh, the picture above is work in progress. Tsubasa (the guy) needs some serious bronz-ination. Also, the clothes, the rest, that needs some serious colorcorrection. Also, I need to finish my university stuff too. And start worrying about my visa a little more maniacally. And learn how to play Mahjong.)
Nice weather = b.b.q..
Rain, also, = b.b.q..
(I didn’t take this picture)
Waking up at 5 pm I was suprised to find myself heading out to Machida to celebrate the birthday of some friends. No presents, no lack of hungoverness, all out of outgoingness, I probably should just have stayed home with some cocoa and worked on my stuff instead. Bleh. At least I got to talk with Tamu about meatballs.
(Ze zellphone, zhee, zhe iz no good)Never got around to wear my Yukata this year, which was more then just a shame; had I missed my last chance? who knows if I’d be here next year, at all.
Defeing rain, cold & general buggery I put the summer-robe that is Yukata on last Saturday, for a firework-show at Tamagawa.
By putting it on, (being -that- kind of foreigner), I were giving people service: they get to chuckle, I get to wear something 1 mm thin as the only separation between my skin and whatever it happens to touch.
(I don’t have a picture of me and the Yukata. Camera broke around May. But up there is one from my cellphone that night. That white curtain of explosives is fireworks pooring from the bridge where the Keio trains run)
More fun followed: I finally had a chance to drag some people to “Nanjamonja” in Meidaimae (that’s where I live. Notice title of the blog!). The staff working there is all about fun. After karaoke by the station with the always adorable yankee-girl Risa (staff at Nanjamonja) we headed back to the (now closed) Izakaya where she served mango-sours in her undies.
Served some sill for the universitykids. Not a hit. Damn you, Ikepon! You said it’d be a hit!
The highlight of that day, though, was after Ikuya had but a few drops of Aquavit and his face, once again, nostalgically turned more red then crayfishes around August in Swedish . He’s lacking those enzymes or whatever it is that causes the redness. Enzymes should come on bottle.
(Windy atop of a cruiser)Back in Japan, taking a time out from people. I answer mails though. Sometimes.
Just work, little play.
Enough time to sit down and talk once in a while though.
I poke Gyama about his ex, about how they fit so well togheter, how sorry he’d be once he can’t see her no more.
We looked up ‘nagging’ in a dictionary a few hours into the night.
I know there’s a reason I do this. I’m a nice guy. Really.
As such nice guy, I wouldn’t want (my other family) to miss what I did.
(My other family, Gyama. His mom says I’m Japanese)
(I’m letting (my hair) grow, no matter what you people say)
(I think Gyama had a thing for the shop-owner in the center)Had a short stint to the beach Tuesday/Wednesday. 2 days, spending a night at a close-by hotel; it doesn’t get much more fun then this. Might post more pictures if I get them. I’m #2, not 1, from the left, by the way.
Thank you ãらら (Kurara), for the picture. Thank you everyone for being so awesome.
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