Feb 14, 2003 | Culture, Fukuma
I’m busy and tired today (and tired of being busy. Ba-dum-bum!), so instead of exerting any kind of creative effort, I’ll just regurgitate a few morsels of unlikely interest for you. You may remember a few months ago when I offered a horrific excerpt one...
Feb 12, 2003 | Fukuma, Language
Congratulations to Albert who correctly interpreted the Mystery Kanji as: He and our only other contestant, Aaron, also offered that the meaning might also carry the nuance of Temple of Morning Light, something which hadn’t occurred to me. Apparently it...
Feb 10, 2003 | Culture, Experiences, Fukuma, Language
Right so the trip with the Board of Education… do IÂ really need to go into any more explanation than the photo to the right? No, didn’t think so. I spent Saturday, from 10am to 9pm in a drunken stupor. Lordy, the things I do in the name of...
Jan 24, 2003 | Culture, Fukuma
I’m sitting at my desk today studying Japanese when all of a sudden, Shimamura-sensei whips out, of all things, an abacus and starts flinging little beads this way and that as he calculated a student’s grade. We had this conversation: Â When did you learn...
Dec 4, 2002 | Culture, Fukuma, Photography
For generations, your puny planet has lived in peace with the Globetrotter Homeworld. But now, for no reason, we challenge you to defend your honor on the basketball court. Will no one meet our challenge!? Have none of you pathetic Earthlings game!? What’s at...
Nov 12, 2002 | Food, Fukuma
It is a sad day today, for the 3rd Year teachers’ Coffee machine has died. I’ve been in a state of panic for most of the day, not really sure what to do without my trusty caffeine intake. This comes at a particularly inconvenient time since there appears...
