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Girl, Japan: Engrish
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Sunday, October 19, 2008. I've taken something along the lines of 500 pictures since I got here, so I have quite a bit of backlog to go through. Until I'm done organizing and writing-up all the summary needed, there's going to be very little in the way of new stuff, for which I apologize. In the meantime, enjoy some Engrish.com. Unfortunately, no sandwiches are both big and delicious. I guess if you need a new one, this is the best place to go. You have to hover to get there. At least they're honest.
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Girl, Japan: October 2008
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Thursday, October 23, 2008. Warmer Climes/Trick or Treat/Business-like. This is, perhaps, not the deepest observation about Japan, but even at the end of October, it's still strangely warm here. I suppose it's that crazy "island-nation" thing, but it's almost disconcerting to still be wearing tank tops and light jackets immediately before Halloween. I have no idea if the concept of "Trick or Treat" exists in Japan like it does in the U.S. Guess I'll see, huh? A little wonky business aside:. The only exis...
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Girl, Japan: Catch-Up
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Thursday, September 25, 2008. Long time no see, folks. Here's the latest:. There actually is a bit of a story there. I've long been a fan of Haruki Murakami, a Japanese author who writes a mixture of primarily dark fiction in the form of short stories and novels and the occasional non-fiction piece. My first and favorite of his was a book called The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. It was dark, funny, poignant, and thought-provoking. I was in love. He apparently teaches a Creative Writing class at Waseda. I don't...
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Girl, Japan: The Naming of Things
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Monday, November 3, 2008. The Naming of Things. There's a talk coming up at my school called "Just Do Eat" (yeah, I don't know either), so I assume it's something about nutrition or food matters. I got a flier for it, and I was looking it over, and there are apparently two special guest speakers. One is a model. The other is a woman whose occupation is listed as "Senior Vegetable and Fruit Master.". Laura, you rock. You write about stuff that matters. : D. November 8, 2008 at 2:12 PM. The Naming of Things.
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Girl, Japan: September 2008
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Thursday, September 25, 2008. Long time no see, folks. Here's the latest:. There actually is a bit of a story there. I've long been a fan of Haruki Murakami, a Japanese author who writes a mixture of primarily dark fiction in the form of short stories and novels and the occasional non-fiction piece. My first and favorite of his was a book called The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. It was dark, funny, poignant, and thought-provoking. I was in love. He apparently teaches a Creative Writing class at Waseda. I don't...
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Whither Wordpress - The Confederate Bohemian
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Mon, Sep. 15th, 2008, 10:57 pm. Only a couple people reading this have probably noticed, but I've been updating my gaming blog at http:/ bigredcoat.blogspot.com/. So among the more technorati among you reading this journal- what should I know before making the move to Wordpress, and does there exist any software that I can use to compose my post and layout bigredcoat itself? Sat, Feb. 12th, 2011 09:10 am (UTC). Excuse for that I interfere? But this theme is very close to me. Is ready to help.
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Girl, Japan: Normalcy
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Saturday, September 20, 2008. It's amazing how quickly people can fall into a routine. I've been in Japan for about a week now, and I've already started falling into somewhat of a routine. I've already (almost) gotten used to walking on the left side of the street, saying "domo" to to waitresses, and using my subway quickpass. If all this has happened in a week, it'll be interesting to see what will happen by the end of 10 months. September 20, 2008 at 7:49 PM. Hi Lulu, it's good to see you here! Sounds ...
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Girl, Japan: Stray cats
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Thursday, October 2, 2008. I don't usually talk about my Japanese language notes (nor do I intend to make it a habit, since not everyone is as entranced by Japanese as I am), but I found this one kind of interesting. In Japanese, the word "noraneko" literally refers to a stray cat. You'll see noraneko around Tokyo from time to time, and unlike most strays, they don't seem to be terribly bothered by people. So it seems as if your having a great time! I bet it is so different. How crazy! Warmer Climes/Tric...
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Girl, Japan: Ch-ch-ch-changes
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Saturday, November 22, 2008. It's a fresh start. I could use one of those. When I first got to Japan, I assumed I would be more or less immune to culture shock. I don't know why. It's pretty stupid in retrospect, admittedly. But, I figured, people are people. What are trifling details like language and culture going to do to change that? The flip side of this is that, even when being generally okay with the culture and the language, you will occasionally come into conflict with individuals. The Naming of...
