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July 8th through 12th A Pleasant Rest
Friday the 8th passed without any significant developments. The biggest news came out of Kitchen Inoue: One of the great barriers that I find for weight loss is the reality that eating out is hi...
July 7th and 8th Yamasaki, Tanabata, Whole Lotta Nothing
Yamasaki was fun, but, then again, Yamasaki is almost always fun. I had a class with the 3rd graders. I think maybe it was my first class with them because I don’t remember having taught 7 kids...
June 22nd through July 7th Who Knows Where the Time Goes
I have no recollection of the events of June 22nd after my entry. However, upon reflection, I got a message on Line that night and needed to make up a costume, put it on, and show pictures to my...
June 21st and 22nd Guitar, Lauren, and John Quincy Adams
The remainder of the 21st at Miyachu was rather uneventful. I was asked to do the last 15 minutes of Inori Sensei’s 4th period, but I totally forgot. I felt terrible for that. I ate lunch in t...
June 14th through 21st Sick and Tired
June 14th through 21st Sick and Tired Tuesday afternoon, I went to the ear doctor who cleaned out my ear. It was not pleasant, but the result was worth it. It still doesn’t feel 100%. Mostly, ...
June 9th-10th No caffeine, politics
I am fairly certain that the 9th happened as evidenced by the fact that I wrote about it yesterday and I am live today. That being the case, though, I have remarkably little to say about it. As ...
July 7th through 9th Weighting it out
Yamasaki went well on the 7th. There was nothing especially interesting or terrible about it. It wasn’t as great as it was before the old seniors graduated, but, that’s life. At lunch, I was k...
June 6th and 7th Status updates and ramblings
It was a dull day at Miyachu that passed relatively quickly. I had two classes with Inori which consisted of me showing up ten minutes late (as per her instructions), waiting ten minutes to do m...
June 2nd through 6th Feeling run down, still running.
Writing this, on the 6th, I have no distinct memories of anything of note happening on the second after the post was completed. It was a Thursday, and I had nothing to do. Likely I cleaned a bi...
June 1st and 2nd Anna, Money, Lindsey, Sleep
Yesterday was a full mess. I don’t know it was due to the extra classes, the liter of coffee I’d had in the morning, the poor sleep, or what. However, I was in a poor state all day. Still, eve...
May 31st through June 1st From work to family life
The day proceeded in a dull fashion. However, Tateishi Sensei returned, and, with his return, I had two additional classes. That was the rough sum of events. Lunch with 3-2 was surprisingly pl...
What I miss about smoking
I miss the sensation of the cigarette holder in my mouth. I miss the feel of the filter as I squeeze it into shape for insertion. I miss trying to get the cellophane off of the packs in one big...
On the 27th, I ended up requesting medical leave to go to a chiropractor. It was granted. Sadly, the chiropractors in Japan are . . . gentle. Rather than the ripping and tearing and popping, t...
I had three classes with Ebihara Sensei on the 25th, something which almost never happens. I was also physically present for all of two of them, something even rarer. I had written thirty past ...
May 24th and 25th Cleaning Up
May 24th was pretty dull. I had only one class all day, with Tateishi Sensei, and even in that I wasn’t particularly involved. The remainder of the day was primarily spent walking the school, o...
May 20th through 24th Busy Weekend and Beyond
Friday the 20th I went to my voice teacher’s house for a rehearsal. It went well, though my throat was hurting a lot. It limited my singing ability. If anything, this is motivation to quit smo...
Focus
On Saturday night, I went on the Firefly Boats on the Sendai river in Yamasaki. Obviously it was beautiful and magical and wonderful, but, what really struck me, and struck me hard, was how litt...
April 22nd through May 20th: A slim summary.
On April 25th, I had my first class at Rusui. It was once Sam’s school, but now it’s mine. I don’t recollect the specifics, but I rather enjoyed it as I recall. The days prior, don’t stand out...
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An entry is long overdue, however, I don’t have a schedule handy to remember which schools I was at, meaning that I don’t really have the main time marker for what I do with my life. I should fi...
April 18th to 21st Wet, weight, waiting
Everything is wet. Everything is soaking wet. It’s raining, it’s humid, I never dried from the shower, and I just did part of my indoor walk. I’m literally dripping. Welcome to spring in East...
I have no memory of anything of note happening on the 7th after completing the entry. The 8th was another dull BOE day. I have no memory of anything of note happening. Overeating and non-exerc...
April 5th through 7th Boredom, Terror, Dread, and Dreams
The party at Masaaki’s house, on the 5th, was very fun. Much better than I’d anticipated. Sadly, I got there late and took some guff for it. We had tons of food. I brought two bottles of Lamb...
April 4th and 5th
So, yesterday, the fourth, I wrote an entry that I mislabeled as ending on the third. That having been said, so little happened that it’s not worth altering. After arriving at the BOE at 8:30, I...
March 23rd to April 3rd
Eikaiwa on the 23rd does not stand out as having been anything significant or important. I’m sure it was, however, entertaining. The 24th saw me attend tea ceremony. I did not, however, end up ...
March 1st through 23th
Editor’s note: This entry was begun and abandoned incomplete several times, so the tenses change a lot, and very weirdly. Please overlook. Well, the day was as dull as anticipated. The first, ...
