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Sports Day!
I remember reading somewhere that it takes 10,000 hours to become really good at something. That's something like two hours a day for 13 years working at a task in order to master it. As writing is something that I plan on doing no matter what ends up happening next, I figure it's a skill that I should try and get back into shape ( Read more... ) -
snow
Today's snow: fat heavy flakes. Very wet, thick packing snow. Bike ride to School for the Deaf difficult.
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I heard my first Christmas Carol today on the radio. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" so rather fitting. Of course the irony of hearing it in English on a Japanese radio station wasn't lost on me either. Oh Japan... -
Lunch
Today an interesting snack was passed around the office at lunch. Sweet and crunchy, crickets.
Japan, your food culture is fascinating.
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Changing seasons
When I went outside this morning there was frost on my bike seat. Winter is coming, as the Starks say, and I need to start preparing. -
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Onsen are brilliant. I think that of all the Japanese amenities they shall be the ones I miss the most. So back in I go! -
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Right about now I'm ready to catch the next flight out of here and goback to my friends.
MOOD: No longer amused...
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So it's been a couple months since I've updated, but I still live, and well. I haven't had any big adventures recently, but this upcoming weekend I'm going to be climbing Iwate-san with a big group of ALTs and I'm looking forward to getting all the way to the top this time ( Read more... ) -
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Fuji
Haruki Murakami, a celebrated Japanese author, once wrote an article on how it felt to run an ultramarathon, that is to run 100 km in a day. There's an excerpt of that article here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/27/athletics.harukimurakami.
Last weekend I climbed Mt. Fuji, along with Sarah and Geoff, and it struck me as I read this ( Read more... )
