A is for age: 22
B is for Booze: Kaluha on the rocks
C is for Career: Teacher??
D is for Dad's Name: Peter
E is for Essential items to bring to a party: Kaluha
F is for Favorite song at the moment: Low by Coldplay
G is for Girlfriends: Vacancy
H is for Hometown: Brisbane
I is for Instruments you play: KeyboardJ is for Jam or Jelly that you like ( Read more... )

Today was the first day of the spring break: two weeks of no classes. I have to go to work but can leave at lunchtime. I think we can start quite late too, as I came at the usual 7:40 this morning but most teachers came an hour or more later. The problem there is that last time I decided to arrive at 8:30, there was an important staff meeting ( Read more... )

Watched Crash. For the three people who haven't seen it yet, allow me to give a rundown ( Read more... )

The first post in a while from me... to wish violettandblue happy returns for her birthday!


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Tagged by randomgoats

Write an LJ entry about 5 Guilty Pleasures as well as state this
rule clearly. In the end you need to choose 5 people to be tagged and
list their names.

1. Fleetwood Mac - I feel ashamed for fellow fans to see this but for me in the Eyes of the World, FM is a guilty pleasure. More pleasure than guilt though.
2. Felicity - I used to laugh at ( Read more... )

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Pics from my expedition up a mountain on January 2nd here.


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It's a tradition in Japan to send loads of New Years cards.

I got 3. They were from:

• the would-be girlfriend I don't want
• a teacher asking me translate her English thesis
• the shop where I bought my bicycle

Better than none..?

Nothing much to do at work over the winter holidays. Prepared some kanji study materials for a test in February. Scheduled my annual leave for when a friend arrives in late January. I think it's gonna be a really fun 'taste of Japan' for him. He's my first proper visitor so I'm testing out how to best show people a fun and authentic time here. ( Read more... )

It's Christmas here and I just woke up. I didn't really have any presents to speak of (or to unwrap for that matter). But I went to cook up a reheat pizza.. and when I unwrapped the packet a little card fell out. The writing announced in Japanese: "Congratulations on being chosen!!" I have won a bottle of 'The Memorial Vintage Wine' from Cotes de ( Read more... )