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This Point
I suppose that one of the reasons that I don’t write about suicide as often as I think about it is a fear of becoming tiresome or being another cliche. I’m tired of remembering those high school...
A very frank admission
The youngest I remember actively considering suicide, I was thirteen. It’s been an ever present thought since then. Hovering, at all times, just off to the side of my peripheral vision. Even a...
No Way Out
I remember, in China, when I was reading through the Sherlock Holmes stories in my own little red cased Kindle. I remember the return of Sherlock Holmes and how the whole adventure was contrived...
For the first time in nine years
For the first time in nine years, for the first time I can remember, at least, the music turned off, and missed it.
November 2nd through 7th Unedited.
I don’t remember if I got those classes that I wanted on the second. I also don’t remember anything about the third or 4th. Evidently I taught at an elementary school on the 3rd. Though, now t...
November 1st and 2nd In which things are slightly less dull.
Yesterday, I had a very long and dull day at the BOE with nothing really worth talking about. At lunch, I popped into the barber’s. I was a bit embarrassed because I was there on their lunch, a...
October 31st through November 1st
I had two pleasant classes with Tateishi Sensei yesterday. I love teaching the first years. Unfortunately, due to Eikaiwa, I wasn’t able to teach the 6th period class. Eikaiwa was more than sl...
October 27-31st Warning: May Cause Drowsiness
I had one class with Tateishi on the 27th. Beyond that, I rotted my eyes with a computer screen. I then went to the doctor, went to Kitchen Inoue, and went home. I watched a bit of Archer and ...
October 25th through 27th Nothing to see here. Move along.
Nothing of interest happened on the 25th. As per expectation. I finished school (had no classes), then went to the doctor, then ate dinner, then vegged until I slept. Possibly there was grocer...
October 24-25th Future Biographers: You can skip this one
I was with Tateishis Sensei on Monday. I was supposed to have three classes, but, due to Eikaiwa, I could only do two. However, even these were shortened. They had more testing to do, so, I we...
October 21st through 24th Apologies for Dullness
I ended up going home on Friday. My voice was so bad that I was sent home. That and it was midterms. I think. At the very least, it was some big test. I went to the doctor, so that I could sa...
October 18th through 21st In Which He Whines About Illness
The remainder of the 18th went about as well as could be expected. Nothing of value to report that I can remember. The nineteenth saw me at Riusui. I love the kids there. I had a great time wi...
October 17th through 18th Plodding
Yesterday I got through my two classes. I didn’t eat lunch (eating is still hard) and I mostly sat at my desk hating the world for being too busy to entertain me when I’m supposed to be working....
October 7th-17th: Sick. Again.
The seventh and eighth of October passed without anything that stands out at this point. Likely they were dull. I seem to remember not feeling very well and being maybe busy for some reason? S...
October 4-6 Painfully dull
The night of Tuesday the 4th passed without anything of interest. I went to the barber to try and get a shave, but I hadn’t made a reservation, and he was full. I waited for a while, reading al...
Sick
I have an entry somewhere or other that I meant to post. I’ll add it sometime soon. However, I’ve been floored with severe bronchitis for several days. 104 degrees is too many degrees.
30 Sept-4 Oct: Life Upgrades
The term references Chris-chan, whose life I’ve followed in WAY too much detail these days. After teaching one class with Inori Sensei, I felt so sick I immediately went to the doctor. The musc...
28th through 30th Sick and Tired
The 28th passed without anything of interest. Yamasaki was relatively fun. We had rain for recess, which made things more dull than normal. Which doesn’t mean much because usually Yamasaki rece...
Through the 28th
Today, the 28th, I am sitting at the BOE, waiting to go to Yamasaki Elementary. I have lunch, then two classes. I’ve got the 5th and 6th graders today. I wish they’d let me teach the little on...
Catching up Part 3: Since returning to Japan
I returned to Japan August 27th (I believe). I then went to bed. And slept the entirety of the 28th. Then went to work on the 29th. Work was, in reality, the BOE. No work was actually involv...
Catching up Part 2: The Last Few Days
Beyond the funeral, things have been a bit mad as well. Nothing especially memorable seems to have happened on Friday the 16th, but I seem to remember that there was something. I taught at Eshin ...
Catching up Part 1: The Funeral
Enough has happened since the last entry that I think I’ll go in reverse chronological order for this one as far back as I can remember. Yesterday, the 19th, was the funeral for Hirata-Sensei, M...
Observations but no status
I hope to have the energy to catch up on all of my back time. Sadly, it will be shy on details. The minutiae I seek to preserve will be absent for late summer and early fall. That having been s...
So very sorry
Sorry for lack of entries. Life has been insanity. Sadly, I’ve forgotten a lot that has happened, but I’ll write about what I can soon. Hopefully I’ll have time to kill on the plane.
July 12th through 14th, Whether the Weather . . .
The night of the 12th was fine. I had tea ceremony and it went pretty well. I didn’t do as well as I expected in some areas, I did better in others. Little by little, I’m getting better, and t...
