Nov 7
hmmm...i can't figure out how to change comment settings. i had it so anybody could post, but i didn't literally mean anybody. i have stupid comments that link to some commercial sites. bah!
on the brighter side, i had a much better day of classes today. after getting right pissed off at a class last time, they were much better behaved today. the 4 chatty girls at the back were even considerate enough to have their books out today. and otesha folks will be happy to hear i am still the best dressed cat around :-P one of my students christine told me i have good style. giggle blush, you mean this old thing? actually, i've been getting quite rightly addicted to vintage stores. kagcity has awesome second hand stores. sometimes i think i'm too trendy for my own good, i wore my shirt inside out today just cuz i liked the rough edge, and more than a couple people have pointed it out. i'm like yeah, i did that on purpose. and then they're like "wow, ur soooo cool karen"
anyways, i walk into the english office today and find a gift on my desk! it was from teh vice principal thanking me for correcting (i.e. changing every word) of his speech. i know japanese are generally shy about their english, and i feel shitty for changing his speech so much. but hes gonna be talking to a room full of native english speakers, so i figure it's done more good than harm. and he did tell me to be ruthless. he got me hankerchiefs from yamakataya. ummm...thanks? it was very generous of him to give me a present, so i dont mean to be knocking his gift. but hankerchiefs? i guess it'll go along with my smoking jacket and pipe that i got for my birthday.
today i go to my first japanese cooking class! yee haw! learning to cook me a traditional japanese new years dinner. i however will not even be in the country for new years, but hey, could come in handy somewhere down the line. i'm so proud of myself, most of the food i cook these days i actually ENJOY eating! wooot wooot. like last night, i had thai curry on rice. granted the curry was from a package, but packages don't open themselves now do they?
and tomorrow is the great dreaded/anticipated mid-year seminar where all the ALT's in the prefecture come together for two days of tedious workshops and demonstration classes. gahhh...but it'll be nice to see some faces. cheers ya wankas!
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Karen!
I just wanted to make a quick comment regarding the hankies that you got as a gift. Actually, I'll tell you a story...
When I was 13 and I visited India with my mom (for my first conscious time - going when I was like 2 doesn't count), one of my aunts gave me a set of super cute fancy hankies. My mom and I were pretty boggled (and my mom was kinda like "what the heck? don't they realize we don't use snot rags?" ok, she didn't say snot rags, that's my bro's term). But, being the pack rat that I am, I kept them. I looked at them whenever I went on a cleaning spree, but I never got rid of them.
And thennnnnn....when I started changing my consumption habits, one of the things that I did was stop using tissues, and wanted to use hankies. Lo and behold, I had some nice ones to use! When I visited India in 2003 before starting school, I stocked up on a whole bunch of nice pretty and soft ones.
So, moral of the story: don't throw stuff away. OR snot rags are cool - give them to me! OR sometimes weird gifts are the best ones. OR I'm lame. take your pick....
thanks for reading this (i'm assuming you will)!! anu v.
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