Gotta love these days off. I drink coffee at my leisure and get back on track with my gift giving. Bought my older brother two Star Trek figurines still in the package, and also got J a little something as well. Good to catch up with family in the distant city.
Went exploring last night, my friday night, and walked from my work station pretty much all the way home, following the railroad tracks and the rivers that I know of. Taking the short cuts along the streets would be death for sure. The walk home went through crazy busy streets with people and traffic and up one narrow street, through a graveyard, across rivers, through bamboo fields, markets, train stations and deep dark streets that would normally send a boy like me running in fear of murder, death, and the CLOCK OF TIME!!!! Managed to get home and while my legs were spontaneously combusting with redundancy I bought a little something from the grocery store; udon noodles with green onion, tempura yam and shrimp, and some rice, for about four bucks. The distant city is expensive but cheap if you go somewhere at the right time. re: all you can drink.
Finished a song today and titled it `Haiku Blues` which just kicks so much ass that I can`t even believe it came outta my own living room.
Work is work, easy peasy Japaneasy.
Spending the afternoon in Shimokitazawa, possibly one of the world`s best neighbourhoods.
Some idioms I have picked up on:
The east wind blowing through his horse`s ears
A lump above the eye
I am running a little dry on the haiku writing (up to about 200), so I am getting my students to directly translate me idioms and explain, then I can formally write informal haikus based one two translations.
you've got to start sending those haiku to the lit-rags ... do it!
Posted by: joy at September 21, 2006 2:24 AM