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You see, I’m not actually sure if I need to apologize for not posting on Monday. But then all of a sudden I remember that for you it may still be Monday where you are. Monday night, anyways. So I’m not really that far off from keeping my posting promise. Are you confused? Please, don’tContinue reading “while you were sleeping,”

A flood of lights -lanterns, bulbs and all the like. The cover of darkness descended upon us and so began the year’s obon (or festival of ancestors) here in Japan. The last few weeks I have had the schplendid opportunity to join some taiko (Japanese drumming) practices here in town. It is really a niceContinue reading “no photo for you,”

Here we are then, back on the train. Well, not that I was ever really on it. Not since way back sooo very many years when we had dial-up at home. Yup, perhaps you guessed it. It’s the no internet train. I feel a little bit like a criminal sitting here using my office timeContinue reading “bubbles and troubles,”

Good evening. Are you in the rain? Is it raining on you? Is it raining outside your window? Well, it sure is raining outside mine. Today’s rain here in Sapporo is something of a curious nature. It will rain for a few minutes and then stop -like it can’t make up it’s mind. Let meContinue reading “Food for thought,”

Well, here we are. Having arrived at last. At a new post? At our new workplace posting? Well, I’m just not too sure. You’ll have to wait and see, you see? Haha. I suppose I could merit a quick and peppy little post. Mostly for myself. Not simply for others. But, okay, I am thinkingContinue reading “While you wait,”

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to fly into a megalopolis ? Well, how about Tokyo ? This city never sleeps -or so they say. But really I must admit that after the ten hour flight and the organization undertook at the airport and bus trip IN-to Shinjuku I was knackered. But in THEContinue reading “T O K Y O”

There was a lot of commotion today. Things going this way and that. Travel preparations and just last minute check-ups. But that’s pretty normal then, no ?There was one final meeting and pre-departure seminar today. It was just that. A brief, concise and pat-on information deluge. The assigned JETs were gathered up. We were fedContinue reading “A tasty morsel”

It doesn’t really matter what I think, does it ? There’s been this flood. A constant flood of aches in my lower back centralized just above my my sciatic nerve. Okay, well, no -I don’t really have any ache there. And that’s kind of terrible of me to say considering that some people do orContinue reading “You’ve been, what ??”

It’s not like every Monday the moon waxes and wanes over me. That by the passing of the moon’s brilliant glow I am somehow inspired to crawl out of my hovel and write. No, instead there is a mass of comings and goings in action at all times (writing, too). Either I am frantically postingContinue reading “What did you win ?”

You know, I’m tinkering with the idea, but -no. I don’t really want to make these things shorter. These posts. There’s too much to say, too much happening. And forget you, hah, well I mean the process is really for me. To get things out there and bounce them off of the ether. Let thoseContinue reading “Getting right to it-“