Posted by: elephantdreams on: October 20, 2009
Tonight I bought a cool shirt that says “FISH AND CHIP”, with a heart with the American flag in it. HA! It’s got long sleeves so it’s perfect for the weather. I wore it, and took some of the most hilarious purikura I’ve ever taken.
Purikura is short for Purinto Kurabu (Print Club). It’s a [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: June 23, 2009
So the more I read about the things happening in Iran, the more it was seeming that as a number of countries (read: the US) have some interest in the situation, their fingers were perhaps pulling the strings behind the spontaneous outbreak of a color revolution.
At first, that made me feel crabby, because a [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: June 5, 2009
Currently Rocking the Heck Out To: Gavin DeGraw
Current Activity: Cleaning up after houseguests/1 am apple fritters/midnight hilarity
Yesterday I was correcting papers, and I saw this sentence:
“I think “mottainai” is down charbache important”.
I looked at it. My JTE looked at it. We scratched our heads. I wrote a question mark (What the heck are you trying [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: November 2, 2008
It’s the 3-day weekend!
In honor of having 3 days of play, Tanuki Matsuri (Raccoon-dog Festival) set itself up in the park by my house. Have I mentioned how much I love this park? It’s always full of crazy stuff. Yesterday there were two choirs gathered on the riverbanks, practicing scales. The day before that, my [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 29, 2008
1. Pipe Cleaner Muscle Man, 2. On Our Way To The War
Every teacher I worked with today made a comment about how much more genki and at ease I was in front of the students. I think I am now able to get up and say “nuts to it”, and to be ridiculous in front [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 27, 2008
Hi Everybody
I teacher. I the teach!
Yes indeed, today I taught the youth of Japan. I taught them a little about Minnesota, and that we don’t eat hamburgers for breakfast. Then I let them quiz me with such questions as “Who is the prime minister?”, “What is the longest river in Japan?”, and “What does my [...]
