It comes up more often than you’d think – what “you want to be”. English teachers in Japan rarely plan to do it for life. There’s something else we’d like to become but for now, for whatever reason, teaching English works just fine. When I say I want to be an interpreter the response has [...]
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Lunch
Posted on 15 October 2009.
I’m getting a little better at the bento thing. Here’s what I’ve been taking to school recently: Roughly clockwise from left: salmon, rice, broccoli, two kinds of pickles, persimmon, garnished with a lettuce leaf. One day when I opened this some of the sixth graders actually clapped. But others soon chimed in – the bento [...]
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My Thumb
Posted on 29 September 2009.
This morning I cut my thumb while slicing up a persimmon. Nothing terribly deep, just enough to draw some blood and sting. The following ensued (all in English): Me: Ow! I cut my thumb. ~Ken rushes in and has a look~ Ken: Oh, I thought ~mimes thumb falling onto counter~ Me: That’s “I cut off [...]
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Post-Op
Posted on 04 August 2009.
Surgery went well – I love my doc and my hospital. Just about everyone in dermatology is female, really good vibes there. A couple of points I wanted to write down before I forget: – In the States a doctor says, “This shot might sting a little bit” to get you ready. There’s usually a [...]
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Big Day
Posted on 02 August 2009.
Tomorrow I have surgery to get that scary mole removed. I can’t say that I’m looking forward to the procedure but I am looking forward to having it over with. This six week summer vacation I have is betting split up five different ways and I want some solid me time. Even if I won’t [...]
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Skitter
Posted on 29 July 2009.
When I go to the seafood section of my supermarket and see something moving I’m intrigued. 沢ガニ（さわがに, sawagani）, or freshwater crab. The one on the bottom had seen better days but the rest were alive and kicking.
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101 in 1001 – Remix
Posted on 26 July 2009.
I am now at day 457 of my 101 in 1001 – nearly halfway done! Looking at my list I found some things that need to be updated so this morning I armed myself with a favorite pen and went to work. Removed 14. Review 10 pieces on PRX (0/10) Great website but I don’t [...]
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Sun Eating
Posted on 22 July 2009.
Today the longest total solar eclipse of the century will pass right over Japan. A few lucky people on some very remote islands will get to see the full shabang but near Tokyo we’ll still get roughly 75% totality. Not bad. That is, if we could see it. The view from my window not five [...]
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Tide Change
Posted on 16 July 2009.
Today is exciting – it’s Ken’s first day of work. He found a job at a smaller game development company. He likes the size because he’ll be able to do all sorts of things (3D, background, character design and what have you) without being pigeonholed into one category. This marks a big change for us. [...]
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Fuuuuuun
Posted on 12 July 2009.
It would be easy to make this a long post but I’m going to resist the temptation. Over the past few months I’ve been watching a mole on my back change. I went to the doctor some weeks ago and she said yes, it’s scary, but it’s not quite hey-let’s-remove-this-sucker time yet. (My words, not [...]
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