More chillin at home...

So, I am getting used to the women here; I no longer am getting fight or flight reflexes from them at least. The food portions here are like three times the size of Japan, and I have found massive discounts in electronics here. I got a 2 gb mini SD card for 20 dollars. They cost 150 in Japan right now. Granted, it is a no name brand, and it did have a mail in rebate of 20 dollars, but I wasn't even looking for one, it was just so cheap I snapped it up anyway. WHOO HOO! Now all I need is those silencing headphones, and I am good on the train rides back "home."

Much as I love Japan, I am looking forward to getting home, back to the states, and in particular back to the greater Seattle area. Folks around my parents house can be annoyingly "down home" in tastes, interests, knowledge, but they are nice, and I can talk to them without difficulty. This is good. Also, I seem to be doing OK with the girls here, I ain't get'n none, but I think I could if I set my mind to it. Unfortunately, I dont have a car, and that is really harshing my gig here. I have seen a lot of folks though, and that is good, right?

History Channel

Here are some thoughts on returning. Americans really are HUGE. I am not that big. This is ODD. Also, Americans do, in fact, wear short sleeve shirts in winter. I thought it was odd when I was told to put a long sleeve shirt on in Japan, and now I realize that it is acceptable here, and unacceptable in Japan. Odd, eh? Worse yet, I found a significant minority of women here attractive. It is a noticeably smaller number than Japan. Granted, when Americans look good, they look real good, but most of these women, so far, have been far below par. I am concerned. What ever shall I do? Otherwise, things are great here, family is good, and I have not seen anyone else so far. Odd, but I think that most of my friends here are gone. That means, that I have no friends in Japan, and none here as well. I guess I am a son of a bitch. Oh well, Ill buy a cat.

Vietnam!

Not the war silly, the apartment I had nabe (uh, soup, but better!) at tonight. Some very interesting Vietnamese people I met while out and about with Atsushi in Kanayama. Unlike Japanese, these people were full on, "hey whats up?!" We all got along well, and exchanged email addresses, and time passed. Today we met up again, at their apartment. It is owned by their company, they are all factory type people, and had some good food-if a bit salty, as Vietnamese tend to like their food. It was great for me, since nearly no one spoke any English. We spent the whole time yakking in Japanese. Just another reminder that I am studying a culture whose people bore me silly. Why cant they be lively and fun like Vietnamese people seem to always be? I gotta email my old roomate-also from Vietnam, and tell him hello. Anyway, here is some pics. A big ass bug from school, and some other stuff. Enjoy!

China

Did you know that China is now providing 13 percent of all peacekeeping forces to the UN? Why is China so on the ball with PR? We are totally playing good cop/bad cop with China, butu the rest of the world is only seeing the good cop for its smiling face! Crap crap crap! I should be learning Chinese.

Same crap different day here, but I did eat way too much this weekend, and it was mostly all meat. I had yaki niku on Friday, and then Brazillian BBQ on Saturday. I met up with some people from my online club, the first time anyone actually showed up, and it was cool. We ate, and then went to the Aichi Art Musuem to see an exhibit on Persian Antiquities; it was big, and very nice. Strange to look at a cup that is 6000 years old.

China

Did you know that China is now providing 13 percent of all peacekeeping forces to the UN? Why is China so on the ball with PR? We are totally playing good cop/bad cop with China, butu the rest of the world is only seeing the good cop for its smiling face! Crap crap crap! I should be learning Chinese.

Same crap different day here, but I did eat way too much this weekend, and it was mostly all meat. I had yaki niku on Friday, and then Brazillian BBQ on Saturday. I met up with some people from my online club, the first time anyone actually showed up, and it was cool. We ate, and then went to the Aichi Art Musuem to see an exhibit on Persian Antiquities; it was big, and very nice. Strange to look at a cup that is 6000 years old.