Author Archives: Coastal Typist

What a fine last few days it has been. Last week was something busy, finally getting back into the swing of teaching and commuting to work after the nice-needed rest of winter break. And goodness. Here I sit at the midpoint of this JET experience. A time for reflection and a time for forward-looking, consideringContinue reading “waiting for the door,”

Ever since arriving here in Japan and taking in the taking on of the life here I have been journaling. I have been journaling in effort to save my mind, save my brain from wonder and worry. I have taken care to utilize the cheap and affordable one hundred and something yen worth notebooks thatContinue reading “where the doors go”

Yesterday was a contemplative, almost-non usual Sunday. However, today I wish to regale you with, firstly, a brief and comprehensive post (is that supposed to be funny, you ask? Listen, I try to keep my writing curt…)-and then a more regular Monday one. But I’ve just gotta tell ya what yesterday was like. In theContinue reading “you should’a seen the stage..”

-that is, Christmast cake. And a very happy 2012 and New Year to ya’ll! Yup, it is the new year and yes, I just said ya’ll. I would like to remind you that this is my post and I can exploit whatever silly words I would like. But I guess I had better be carefulContinue reading “save some room for cake,”

SO a happy 2012 to all ya’ll out there! And with a few kind words I want to wish you all the best and say, too that I’ll have a fresh Tokyo-saturated post for you tomorrow! ( I mean today is a holiday here after all!)

You know, you read a statement like the one above and your brain takes off and finishes the line -maybe without you wanting to finish it. But there’s nothing wrong with that. Christmas comes just as surely as the missing word in a catchy, or know-y phrase. And yup, there’s nothing wrong with that either.SomeContinue reading “it’s beginning to look a lot like,”

(the snowfall at Sapporo University; not quite the snow as is in my town -will snap photos of me town soon!) A mighty wind and and some right-y, tight-y long underwear. Now, I haven’t been counting the days that I’ve been living in long underwear (no, not the kind of underwear with a flap atContinue reading “winter days, and winter ways”

It’s official, get me the plaque, the wall-mount -we’re going global ! It has now been confirmed. For the sake of your entertainment; and for a hopeful ‘up’ in readership numbers for pity’s sake I can now say that my boiler has gone to none. It is dead. Is it all that bad? Is thisContinue reading “it’s official,”

My boiler is having a rough week. Again, so am I? I wonder so. But hey, before this story gets old let’s just parse a few more bars. Two service people, two glasses of water, and one hour and forty minutes later -there was no gold to be found within my boiler. I did howeverContinue reading “day four,”

Today is officially day number three without hot water. Now I am not boasting or trying to prattle for any attention. I just figure that subconsciously, or for better psychological health I may as well spout about this a bit. Beyond that I am sure that we I look back on this collection of sayingsContinue reading “i found a bed of nails,”