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November 14th, 2008
01:58 pm
I am still alive.
I haven't done this in along time. So, I am in America. I am working at Best Buy, which is not the best job in the world, but I wasn't getting anything and needed money. It is an OK job, but that is that. I realized that I have not been good at keeping in touch with people and really should work on that. So Hi everyone. I hope to be better at this. Besides
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March 6th, 2008
09:16 pm - I am bad at this whole journal thing...
Hey everyone.
I am moving back to the US at the end of March. I know that I haven't been a good little journal writer or emailer, but I have been trying to break that habit of bad emailing for the last 3 months. I have been responding to all the emails people have sent me. I sent an email to Frank, but I think that he doesn't like me no more, so he never responded.
So back in my parents house next month.
Lived a dream...
Brendon
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October 24th, 2007
08:23 pm - WOW...
I haven't realized that I hadn't posted in 18 weeks. I have been on plenty of times to read others journals so...yea...I am so smrt. S-M-R-T.
Well, Umm, I have had my summer vacation which was about 2 months long (take that 9 days Frank) and yes i got a little pay. Nothing new really in all this time besides that I love my job but my social life in my area is pretty cute besides these 2 crazy japs i know. They took me to my first Hostess bar. Totally, not worth the price but I didn't really pay, so it was a good time for me. And it was an hour, all you can drink. So...yea. Ummm. yea.
Watching Heroes. Good show. Watching Battlestar Galactica. DAMN good show. Re-read all the HP books this summer and they were good. I think that it is silly for Rowling to say that Dumbledore is gay now with only the kind of hint at it in the book that a crazy fan-boy/girl would get and this being the kind of people who think that Harry and Snape are really, secret lovers. If you wanted him to be gay, then put it in the book. I don't normally listen to what author's say anyways when it comes to background info, as if it isn't in the book, it isn't there. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't care if he is gay, just that if you wanted him to be so and wanted people to know, when you are working on a fictinal work you need to have in there so that people can see that.
I will update more later but my dinner is done and eating more important then typing.
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June 15th, 2007
08:34 pm
| You Are 47% Feminine, 53% Masculine | 
You are in touch with both your feminine and masculine sides.
You're sensitive at the right times, but you don't let your emotions overwhelm you.
You're not a eunuch, just the best of both genders. |
HA!
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May 25th, 2007
08:33 pm - The spice must flow...
It's been awhile. Let's see what has happened to little old me since I last updates people in one big go that made no sense to anyone? Like two months...
So, I have moved to a different part of Japan that is like moving from Boston to Amherst so, I can go back to meet up with friends easy enough, but it gets expensive. My new place is all by my lonesome. It is pretty good so far, but I don't come home to anyone to talk to and I miss that a bit. I guess I could get a girlfriend or something, but I don't want to stay in this country forever and that turns my mind away from trying to form and serious relationships. I have had a couple of chance that I sad no to. One of those was more like I said no while running away as fast as I could, but she hasn't found me yet...I love my new job. It is so much fun, and I am learning so much about how things work here in Japan at the ground level as it is. I am also getting some good experience in the planning and doing of classes. Given that they are for kids, but it is so much fun. I also totally wreck those little shits in basketball. I can dunk it.
I had a going away/birthday party. It was great. I really enjoyed myself. Some good friends came and I ended up being out until 7 in the moring, the next day, drunk of my ass and only have paid 15 bucks for 6 hours of hard drinking. The master of the bar likes me and was giving me all sort of free b-day drinks. It was good fun and the next moring was...interesting...I had to move that morning and started work bright and early the following day. It turned out alright. One of my bosses gave me a "glowing" review and that made my higher-ups very happy. So, work is tons of fun, tiring as all hell, but so much fun. I also have used more Japanese in the last month then I did in the year before that.
I had a night where I was drinking and had my bike, and having fallen a couple of times, and even took a spill while walking it home while drunk, I decided to park it at a bike park and walk home. The next day, I went to get it and it was gone. I looked for about an hour, thinking "shit, was I too drunk and thought I left it here and really left it somewhere else?" So, I didn't find it and went and bought a new bike. This was about 2 weeks ago. I have started traing, because I want to try and back pack around Shikoku and visit all 88 of the sacred temples and want to be able to physically do it. I was just going around and what do I pass? My old bike. I was like "thank you st. anthony." Now, I have two bikes.
A good friend of mine here in Japan and I were out one night talking and shooting the breeze and he turns to me and says "You are a trustworthy guy, I have thought that since I met you." Thanks, I trust you absolutely. "I have an unoperable brain tumor and the doctors told me that I will die in about 5 years, That was 2 years ago." I was pretty much ghosted there. I asked him some questions about it, then we went on talking about this and that and having a good time. It just totally floored me. It has got me thinking a bit and now I understand many of his beliefs and opinions on things alot better.
I saw Spider-man 3 before most of you, because it came out in Japan first. I liked it, especially the dark Peter stuff. That was hilarious. But there is one part that I absolutely hated. You can guess what that was. But I think they should have cut a villian in it. (cough) Venom (cough). They should have set that up to be in another film or left it open. The movie just felt like it lacked focus. I would have like it to be a little tighter. Or at least that one thing that I hated to be fixed up. The graphics were amazing. The scene with the new goblin appears was just such an amazing scene, I was gasped that whole scene. Brilliant.
Thank you for the B-day wishes from those who remembered and if you didn't its ok, I most likely don't know your b-day either.
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March 25th, 2007
02:42 pm
I got a new job as an elementary teacher in Japan. I will be moving to south of Nagoya by 20 minutes. It starts on my b-day.
Seeing Kevin and the 'foo was great. Totally made me feel better. Osaka had good food. Really nice food. Happy Birthday Korric. I sent you an email, I hope you got it.
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March 15th, 2007
11:56 am
still waiting and doing the job dance. Going to Osaka which should be cool with the foo and Kevin. more later but in another note, I did a quiz that i saw on my friends lj
http://www.thesuperheroquiz.com/ and
http://www.thesuperheroquiz.com/villain/
I guess that it was quizes. So, totally stealing an idea from someone else, I would like some people to take those quizes for me (meaning thinking of my personality not your own) and post what they got. I am interested to see what people think of me. I got the green lantern and the joker.
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February 16th, 2007
06:16 pm - from the dead....
Sorry about the long silence. Happy Valentines day, for what its worth. I have been doing the getting a job dance for the last month and it is starting to fray me at the edges abit. Well, atleast as far as job hunting is going. Do you want to spend 200 bucks coming out for a maybe job interview? Yea, had to think a whole two seconds about that one. This one job that I really want has sent me 9 emails and had 2 interviews but keeps telling me to just wait a little more. On top of this, most of the good friends I have made in the last year will be gone tomorrow leaving me with just my two best friends over here. OH, they are leaving in a month. I kind of been wondering, if i should just pick up and move to some other part of the country. See what that is like. My love life has been flying solo for awhile. by choice...maybe...
Ive had a really bad week, everything that could go wrong did or tried really hared to, and for the first time since freshman year in college I actually felt alone. Now, this has been one of my fears since I was a little kid. I have always been afraid of being alone. That doesnt mean hopping from arms to arms to legs to arms again, but more just feeling that there is no one there who can help me. I know that there are people there, but intellectually knowing something doesnt stop your heart from running itself in a corner. It was a strange time. Im better now. yea, rambling...
All of you should see City of God. It was an amazing movie. Seriously.
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November 12th, 2006
03:38 pm
Which X-Men character are you most like?
You are Professor X!You are a very effective teacher, and you are very committed to those who learn from you. You put your all into everything you do, to some extent because you fear failure more than anything else. You are always seeking self-improvement, even in areas where there is nothing you can do to improve.
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I hope this works. I guess it fits...
I am coming home for a week on the Dec. 28th. If you want to see me, please get in contact with me because this will most likely be the last time I am in America until April 08.
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October 30th, 2006
02:34 pm
Hi everybody,
So first, Happy Birthday Steffie. Youre chinese!!!
I went to Nagasaki which has two differnt parks named Peace Park for somereason. I met up with Kevin and that is super cool. We met some crazy Japanese people one of which Kevin will make sweet love to in the butt or anywhere else he wants. She said to me in english "Im a potato. Lets fight." I dont understand it either. It was a great weekend that not a lot happened but was tons of fun.
So, Korric. I saw you went to the NE champs, so did Frank finally beat you? Congrats to Frank for placing higher. He must have been happy. Were you happy, Frank?
Is Brian alive or in the US? He never answers my emails so Im giving up. Someone tell him I love him...
Q. HUG FROM JAPAN!!!
My email has been alittle screwy so if you emailed me it may take a bit to get back to you.
Mark. I miss you. How is Mass? How long will you be around? I dont think that I can post to your other blog because I dont have an account.
Foo and wolf man: AAAAWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~
Ok, me sleep now.
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October 14th, 2006
10:41 am
My posts of late have not been to informative so this one may be a bit better. I went to Gero with my gf. It was very interesting but let me tell you onsens are not nearly as great as japanese people think they are. It was fun and all, but taking 23 baths a day is a bit to much for me. The town itself was really pretty with an old style village where you can make your own pots and paper in the ancient japanese way. that was kind of cool I also got to see a japanese play that was really cool as I love theatre. After the play the actors did this big dance routine and that is apparently a traditional part of Jpn theatre some one told me and explains the ending of Zaitoichi. I say one of the newer Takeshi Miike (the ichi the killer guy). It was pretty good. Especially, considering it was a children's movie. Imagine that guy doing a children's movie. A bit strange, No?
I have had the pleasure of knowing a few wise old sea captains in my life and they have taught me much. But the best advice and examples lead to a point of personal decision. I am content with my place now, but I know that if I let it go to long I could cause grief. I just don't know when the proper time to go is. But maybe there is never really a proper time. Oh wow. That makes no sense to anyone does it? well, there it is. It actually kind of goes with a couple different paths of thinking in my head at the moment. everything in a sort of flux. Need to make a decisoin but I am so content.
Ok, I love my new job as a school teacher. I really, really do. I am just sad that this is going to be a temporaray thing as my future does not lie in Japan. I have to go.
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October 1st, 2006
10:57 am
Nothing much to write about. I finally have regular days off. That is really cool. Now saturday sundays. Woot Woot. My job is fun. Got a new roommate that seems alright at the moment but we shall see as time goes on. I went to an onsen and saw a traditional japanese play. It was pretty cool followed by dancing. Pretty entertaining. I am still poor and will be so for a while as I have to keep going to all of these different parties for assorted people. But Im doing good.
Happy Belated Birthday Kevin.
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September 14th, 2006
08:39 pm
Ok, So I am alive as previously stated.
I went to Hong Kong and that was awesome. I had stayed at my roommates mother`s place. She was in Japan and offered and I took her up on the option. That will teach her. She put me up and feed me a bit. It was very nice and I will return the favor when she comes back to Japan next month. I don`t have the money that she and her husband do but I will show them a nice meal atleast. Hong was lots of fun and the Big BUddha was cool with a vegetarian meal that was seriously delicious. It was amazingly good and also was really cheap and heaps of food. I got to wander through the monastery next to the Buddha and found these really cool shrines behind it in the woods. It looked like no one had been there in sometime as the path was covered in leaves but it was cool. I came back to Japan for 8 days of working then to the good ol` US of A.
America was awesome. I loved seeing everyone. I didnt get everything I wanted done but got plenty. Hung out with the family and friends. Thanks for the party. Thanks amber for not showing up that last night you were around like you said you would. Thanks alot Frank and Korric for letting me crash at your place those two nights and funk up your stuff. I miss you guys and wish you the best. What do you guys think of the dungeons(WL)? It was great to see Bri-Bri considering he is hard to contact then Q and she is a specter amoungst specters. Thanks Juan and everyone for hanging out with me against your better judgment. Korric: did you get your dvds? I thought they were good but way to crammed. I felt there was so much story the was glossed over because they didnt have the money. if you didnt get them contact me. Ummm the family is doing good. The baby is soooo cute and social. I love her so much. I ate losts of BBQ. 2and half racks of ribs. Beer pong was awesome. Miss you guys. rambling.
so i had a dream that I was Sora from Kingdom Hearts and was traveling around to all the different worlds trying to find Kitty(Q`s friend whom I havent seen or even thought about in god know how long,I wonder how she is). It was a weird awesome dream. I have beaten Kingdom Hearts 2 and am very curious for the 3 one. Also, Sephiroth was so much easier in this one then the last one. I didnt even have to max out to beat him.
I had read Dune Messiah and recommend it. It was super cool. It was very interesting and I could see why big fans of the first one wouldnt like it but it is the next logical step in the story and is very interestingly written considering that it is a character who can see through time. It was totally groovy. I also think that I may have discover melange. Either that or I need to sleep more and eat less cinnamon that I find behind the stove.
My new job. Yes I am with Nova but know I teach at elementary, junior high, special needs schools. The last one was interesting as I had an hour and half class with students who can`t speak Japanese trying to do english...Interesting. But some of the students in the High school section were fully functional but had been stuck going to this school and will probably be labeled and shat on by general japanese society because of it. But it was cool how they were teaching them all sorts of trades to survive.
Had my wisdom teeth out which was good because now I dont have a constant pain in my jaw. But it was wierd. Like no frills. They brougth me in, drugged me, pulled them out, handed me a bill and said bye. It was really quick and relatively painless. But scary because Japanese medicine is akin to witchery. So as long as I keep the rosemary and hanging rope around my neck, I should be fine.
So anyways, I`m doing good. My new job makes me sort of like Kane from Kung-Fu. It`s good. I am poor at the moment but should start to work myself back to the social scene in the area as I have been out for like 2 months now. Pay day is soon though. Lilo and stitch was pretty cute. Much better then I thought it would be. Sorry to anyone that I said I would do something with while in America and forgot.
Live the dream...
Current Location: JAPAN!!!!!
Current Music: taste of honey - Beatles
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12:31 am - I am almost alive
I am alive. I will update more later. about the last oohhh month or more. But saying I am alive and missed some peoples birthdays. So happy birthday Rufus. I didnt forget but wasnt near internet and when i was near internet i then forgot. Sorry. Happy Birthday. Jim. Go to hell.
Watch venture Brothers now.
Love some of you
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August 6th, 2006
09:10 pm - Proving the system is flawed...
HAHAHA!!! TAKE THAT KORRIC!!!
I am leaving in the near future to come home. Nothing is set in stone as of yet because of numerous things. By that I mean my schedule once I get home. I will be back some time about 3:30pm local boston time.
Can`t wait.
Hugs to all.
Laura: I am living the true vagabound life now in Japan.
Live the mother fucking dream.
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August 3rd, 2006
11:30 pm
My dog died today.
Lisa was a great dog and will be missed.
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July 13th, 2006
03:53 pm
OK, a little update on things. First,
I am arrive in Boston at 3:32pm on August 7th.
I leave Boston at 12:02 pm on August 23rd.
I am coming home to see friends and family so they will stop bothering me about it and I don't know the next chance I will get to take my vacation. I am tenatively planned to go out to the vallehy that first weekend I am home for all of you out there. I may need any new contact info email it to me of leave a private message. Korric I may need to crash in your bed with you.
I have recently gotten an ALT job through Nova and started that and it has totally messed up my schedule and now I am working crazy hours with 11 days in a row of work with earlies and lates, but when it is all over I will be in HK. I still need to plan on what I am doing there... I am enjoying the ALT work. Its great to feel appreciated. But I keep being shooed around by teachers who dont want to inconvience me when i would liek to spend a little more time with the students, but once I get a little more use to it. It wil be nice. I am really enjoying working with the kids out here. It is making me rethink what I want to do with myself.
MARCO!! POLO!!! I need your number sweets, I can't find it. It must have been lost somewhere in the shuffle.
Live the dream...LIVE IT!!!!
Current Music: some jap crap
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June 30th, 2006
02:23 pm - UPDATEIES
I am going to Mass. I will be in Lynnfield most of the time but I do plan a trip out to the valley maybe for a weekend or so. There are some people there I would love to see and will need crash space.
Sorry steffy. *HUG*
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June 27th, 2006
04:51 pm
My life is pretty boring at the moment. I have just been waiting for my trip to Hong Kong at the end of the month and trying to save some money for said trip. I have been thinking of staying in Japan another year so I am checking out the jobs available and I am considering applying for a Kindergarden teacher job. When the hell is the 'foo coming over here? I have a severe lack of crazy in my life and I am having to make up for it with going a little bit more insane myself everyday.
Oh, I remember awhile back that the foo asked me to write 5 things that most people don't know about me but are strange. I don't know if I can think of 5 things but here are some.
1) I hate kitchen cabinets being left open. The whole kitchen can be a mess and not bother me but I dont like the cabinets being open.
2) I have dreams all the time where I am a character in a movie, tv show, video game or book and I have these grand adventures. It's soo cool. Like a few nights ago I had a Mission Impossible dream (the first one) and last night I had a Interview with the Vampire dream. It's one of the reasons I love sleeping.
3) I have never bought lotto tickets, or porno. I had got some cigerettes for my dad once.
4) I am going to Massachusetts for 2 weeks starting around the 8th.
That is all I can think of.
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June 21st, 2006
12:32 pm - Try not to be skippy...
I'm ok. Trying to save money but have gone out to eat alot because of peoples parents coming and B-day parties. To Bill Brasky. Sorry this one is less then nonsense.
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