Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Carmel, Stromness, Sapporo

It’s now the final weeks before my departure, so I made a brief trip to the East Asian Studies department building. Among the concise kernels of advice offered by my professor, “make sure you go out drinking in Tokyo.” In the bathroom, on the floor and stamped with grime in the jagged pattern of a shoe sole, the following business card: “Dolphin Inn, Carmel CA.” I wonder sometimes if everything is somehow connected, and whether something is calling to me, and whether I need to respond.

Sunday, October 03, 2004

Inadvertent Irony

Spraypainted onto the track at a nearby highschool: "School SUCK!!!" (sic)
So ironic, and yet so demonstrably TRUE.
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It's yet another early morning, and I can't seem to sleep past 5:30AM anymore. But as long as there's lost sleep, there's brit-pop to keep me company. A friend recently lent me some Travis, and I have to admit, Travis > Muse > Starsailor. Hmm.
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I was browsing the web for references to my future home in Japan: Jiyugaoka (自由が丘). At the Jiyugaoka 'official guide web' site, I found just what I was looking for: REVOLUTION! Apparently, on 10/10 - 10/11, they're holding their megami matsuri or Goddess Festival. "New everytime, always fun: JIYUGAOKGA REVOLUTION." Cool. I'll be there. With red flags.