My last day in Japan. Went out with Sachi, Matoko and Kyoko in Ueno had our pictures taken at the Japanese style photo both, went to a hundred yen(! about 45p) bar, came back to Ninja, had nabe for dinner, off to bar 23 soon, then to karaoke till 6 in the morning, then straight on my train to the airport. All this on about four hours sleep (I was ( Read more... )

Wilco confirm for atp vs the fans

Woo hoo!

I'm in love with this Panda Bear song at the moment, can't wait for the new album. I really like what I've heard of it so far, it's sounding less sparse and more upbeat than the last one (though I loved that too). And aside from that it has a great cover.

I worked my last shift at the English school yesterday. One of my students (the ( Read more... )

Karaoke Setlist:

Madonna - Holiday
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
Weezer - El Schorchio
Beck - Sexx Laws
Mariah Carey - Fantasy (a tad ambitious perhaps)

Having a good weekend so far, went out with Beau to see his friends band Psysalia Psysalis Psyche (it's a type of jellyfish, apparently) in Shibuya last ( Read more... )

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Jens Lekman covering Scout Niblett 'Your Beat Kicks Back Like Death'

Absolutely gorgeous, had me grinning from ear to ear.

The flight is booked, I've told my boss I'm leaving at the end of February and I'll be home in three short weeks. Should I go to see the Eagles of Death Metal playing the ABC2 an hour and a half after my flight lands in Glasgow? I'll be all over the place with the jetlag and I want to get a chance to sit down with my mum rather than have to run ( Read more... )

I've been playing the BBC's completely addictive climate change game.

Enviroment

During your presidency, Europe emitted a very low level of carbon emissions, which is likely to result in global temperatures increasing by 1.4-2.6C. You exceeded a mid-line forecast for carbon dioxide emissions created by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel ( Read more... )

So...long time, no update. Nothing much has been happening really, working away at the hostel and the school still. I was working 5 or 6 days a week over Christmas and now I don't have any work lined up for the next week, which is a bit worrying. My boss told me that he 'really appreciated' me working so much over winter and that he 'wanted to ( Read more... )

In no paricular order and after much deliberation ( Read more... )