Todays party with the five year olds went ok… met an American who was so naive as to be unbelievable. I mean I have ideals and they do include not invading other countries or telling other people how to live their lives but I do think a line has to be drawn when it comes … Read More

Mondays do not set me up well for the rest of the week. I have the most lessons in a day on Mondays and they are all really really boring, Ping Pong lady doesn’t let me plan my own lessons (unlike the rest of the teachers) and just makes me read and repeat with the … Read More

So when I have a crush on a guy I flirt outrageously until I’m sure of their reaction happy that I’m flirting/ not happy that I’m flirting. When I have a crush on a girl I keep quiet until I’m sure of their sexuality, it’s various shades of ‘so I’m bisexual, are you?’ encased in … Read More

You think that after a year of causing other people stress that you can put things behind you, maybe build some bridges and rebuild some friendships. You think that since you aren’t even in the same country as they are that theres no way you can annoy them or cause them hassle. As you are … Read More

A random wander through the wired looking for pictures of cuckoos turned up a picture of my Dad which wierded me out so obviously I followed the link. It won’t be amusing to anyone who didn’t go to Royston Vasey but provided me with a couple of minutes worth of chuckles. It’s utterly chuckleworthy that … Read More

The willingness of Japanese teachers to be hands on is something that I’ve been really chuffed to see generally speaking. In elementary school even the male teachers are happy to hug or take the hand of pupils. In Middle school theres less touching but more so than in an English Middle School. Actually my lack … Read More

Spent the day listening to Nirvana. Spent the day eating toast. Cthulhued some and then went to bed. Spent the day remembering irreverant sex, foie-gras on toast and a million other things that won’t mean fuck all to anyone else! We are the sum of our parts, we are all as whole as we imagine … Read More

So I won’t be betting on the National this year, to be honest I had the briefest run of luck on that damned race ever. Currently the line up’s huge, 130 which’ll end up being the 40 come April. Bindaree’s in again this year, the horse I never bet on unless it loses, and Bindaree … Read More

Today is a better day. Looks like things are on in May although they may not be in March. I think Kyoto is somehow fated against me! And below is a quiz that the Naiad did on her blog.

Today I bought ten pounds worth of doughnuts and am rapidly eating the lot. I have chocolate as well. It’s been that sort of day.