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Days til Tri is in Japan: 10
Days til Brandon & Thuy are in Japan: 31
Days til Don & Jookie are in Japan: 229
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Woke up at: 8:00
Mood: Full
Listening to: Forever Young (extended mix) by Alphaville
Weather Report: Hot and humid in the morning but now the typhoon has it...sugoi ame (Hella rain!)
Japanese Food: Sunagi = chicken gizzard (it's actually not bad with some shichimi
Japanese Word/Phrase of the Day: Tomaru = 1. to stop; 2. stay over
Japan News: A 14-year-old boy is dead and a 15-year-old girl is in serious condition after an apparent attempted double suicide leap from the roof of an apartment complex in Kobe. Two pairs of shoes and two wallets were found on the roof of the 11-story apartment complex on the east side of the parking lot, where the teens were found, leading the police to conclude the two classmates had planned a double suicide. I know about how the Japanese leave their shoes when they commit suicide but their wallets...it's the first time I heard about that.
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Fantasy Baseball Update (as of 08.07.03):
I had a great day...made up for my poor showing yesterday. Jookie made a big jump from last to 3rd. Go Jookie!
| Rank | Manager | Season | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanshin Tigers | 1557 | 142 |
| 2 | Dodger Dogs | 1369 | 86 |
| 3 | Jookies | 1302 | 74 |
| 4 | Fleas & Ninjas | 1267 | 10 |
| 5 | Border Jumpers | 1236 | -8 |
Speech practice, Books & Typhoon
Sawada's speech was a little bit better today. She still seems a little shy and her voice is still a little weak. So I decided to change the setting and take it outside. I made her recite her speech in front of the school, near the field (much to her disliking because she is so hazukashii), tennis courts in front of Takeuchi sensei and finally in the hallway where the orchestra practices. I hope this helped her with her voice and being in front of a lot of people. I'm officially on vacation for 2 1/2 weeks. Next week I'm off to Toyama, then Hakone, then Tri comes into town.
After speech practice, I found my shipment from Amazon on my desk! I started Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard and am waiting to start Neuromancer by William Gibson when I go to Toyama. S&S is a very interesting read thus far. Has anybody read that before?
After going to the grocery store on the way home I noticed the sudden change in weather. It was really cloudy and humid. I got home just in time to bring my laundry in before the typhoon started. Man...it was crazy mad rain!! So I didn't go out at all since coming home. Decided to cut my hair but this time used a 4 instead of a 7. Can't really tell the difference.
I was planning on going on a sunset cruise tomorrow on my father's friend's boat...but because of this darn typhoon, it's cancelled.
Got another dentist appointment tomorrow @ 9:30. I plan on staying at home tomorrow because it's supposedly might rain as much as 5cm! (2 inches)
Well I'm sorta tired. It has been a long day.
Kaz out...
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金曜日, 8月 08, 2003.
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