Back in September, I thought I'd be getting the first and fastest plane I could get out of this place. Now, I just wish I could find some reason not to go home. But all good things must end. And to be fair, the novelty was wearing off.

And if nothing else, I have return tickets.

I just had a talk with one of the English teachers about America's military adventures, (Iraq, Vietnam), and the use of nuclear weapons. How can I possibly argue with a middle-age Japanese woman about that? What can I say? How can I possibly defend the use of nuclear weapons ( Read more... )

I give up on that story about Kamakura. 3rd trimester abortion ( Read more... )

I don't think this was picked up by any major news outlets. I heard on the radio yesterday that sometime last week, VAMPIRE HUNTERS dug up the grave of Serbian despot Slobodan Milosevic. To ensure that he didn't rise from the dead, the vampire hunters drove a stake through his heart. How cool is that? No one cares about Britney Spears or that other ( Read more... )

I have no classes today, and it's starting to warm up, so I have no excuses not to continue this stupid story. I've tried to give the impression that this place is boring, but in real life, more things happen to me than I will ever be able to recount. It seems I'll be making my singing debut this weekend at a blues club. I've been suckered into ( Read more... )

School lets out early today, for some secret meeting, so I won't have time to continue the story until my Monday. In the meantime, please enjoy the Perry Bible Fellowship

www.pbfcomics.com

There's no Bible involved, only hilarity.

The next twenty minutes on the train were spent discussing girlfriends and relationships. I could think of many better things to talk about, but I assume this is the natural progression from leering at girls. Every single person in this country is trying to pair me with some girl. I'm not necessarily opposed to the idea, but I knew coming in that a ( Read more... )

Max and I arrived at Yokohama Station around 1130. The station was relatively quiet, I assume everyone was out enjoying the Chinese New Year festivities. We made our way up the stairs and outside to the platform to Yokohama. The weather was cool and overcast, with just a hint of rain. This winter has been unseasonably warm in Japan, I've only seen ( Read more... )

It's always a comfort to form routines in life. Routine serves as an anchor in a world of uncertainty. For example, Tuesdays and Thursdays in Charlottesville began with a late morning run/walk, followed by the previous days' episodes of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, accompanied by a huge bowl of my super-calorie oatmeal and a glass of ( Read more... )

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