So, had another day off and spent it at home, asleep mostly. Keep on thinking I really oughta do more with all the free time I have this term. Only 16 hours of teaching a week, ya know, plus prep time that makes for about 20-22 hours total. The rest? Aside from my japanese classes, they're mostly spent in bed nursing my baseline hangover, in a cafe fliring endlessly, or on the train w/ my ipod. Of course, looking at it this way on the page, maybe I'm not making such poor use of my time after all...In any case, spring will come soon, and I'll have a massive courseload again with barely enough time to think or breathe. Should enjoy it while I can.
Plus I got this crazy idea of doing a documentary that my friend, Paul, has seriously called into question. Ya see, I'd like to talk to foreigners from all different countries and occupations here in Japan, mostly around Osaka. I'm not really sure of the ultimate purpose, but I'm kinda interested in how the society here treats us differently based on our occupations and countries of origin, but how we're all "gaijin" just the same. Or how, for example, Westerners like me are notoriously lazy about learning Japanese--kanji especially--while most all of the Middle Easterners, South Americans, etc. I know speak and/or can read Japanese quite well. Anyway, how all this will fit together is not for me to say now. Plus there's the whole bullshit of having to choose the right camera, learning how to use whatever editing software I choose (probably final cut express,) etc.
Then Paul comes along last week and mentions, "why is it that Westerners come to Japan and always think they have something original to say about it?" While that hasn't shut me up, and I know he didn't mean it in a deflating way, but was actually trying to get my brain working, I still have not found a sufficient answer.
Guess I need some more sho-chu.
Oh btw all of you should read, or reread, Trainspotting. Truly fookin' brilliant.
Plus I got this crazy idea of doing a documentary that my friend, Paul, has seriously called into question. Ya see, I'd like to talk to foreigners from all different countries and occupations here in Japan, mostly around Osaka. I'm not really sure of the ultimate purpose, but I'm kinda interested in how the society here treats us differently based on our occupations and countries of origin, but how we're all "gaijin" just the same. Or how, for example, Westerners like me are notoriously lazy about learning Japanese--kanji especially--while most all of the Middle Easterners, South Americans, etc. I know speak and/or can read Japanese quite well. Anyway, how all this will fit together is not for me to say now. Plus there's the whole bullshit of having to choose the right camera, learning how to use whatever editing software I choose (probably final cut express,) etc.
Then Paul comes along last week and mentions, "why is it that Westerners come to Japan and always think they have something original to say about it?" While that hasn't shut me up, and I know he didn't mean it in a deflating way, but was actually trying to get my brain working, I still have not found a sufficient answer.
Guess I need some more sho-chu.
Oh btw all of you should read, or reread, Trainspotting. Truly fookin' brilliant.
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the whole thing with dead letters on thursday was kind of a disappointment. i didn't get any of it, there were a lot of people playing, and no one was introduced. i fell asleep twice!!
argh.