New webcam
November 19, 2002
yay
Edit - 2002/09/22
I was referring to this picture.
Ahhhhh
Right now is probably the most relaxing time in the week for me.
I just finished vacuuming, taking out the trash, cleaning up some stuff that was scattered, washed a few nights worth of dishes, and had a light snack. Now for some high quality relaxing. Eri’s off to school and I’m to meet her in an hour or so near the subway so we can go grocery shopping. This gives me just enough time to update, play some Baldur’s Gate, listen to some music, and maybe think about stuff I want to do later.
Dennis, my quake is now patched up and ready to go. Give me the IP and we’re set.
You know, I remember Dennis saying one time that the 9/11 attacks reminded him of Deus Ex - where terrorists bombed the Statue of Liberty and set the world into panic mode. The UN (in the game) declared war on the NSF (the ‘bad guys’) and an antiterrorist coalition was formed. In the news lately have been warnings by many countries - Al Qaeda will attack some place, some time, somewhere. It wasn’t until I saw many of these warnings when I also realized how Deus Exy this all seemed. Kinda scary. It’s weird, there’s really no mention of much terrorist information on Japanese tv. I only read about this stuff on Yahoo and Google news. Either these sites are part of some big government propaganda to scare the shit out of people or maybe here in Japan they live in such an isolated society that they don’t really care. Cool.
It’s Update Day
Yes! It’s the happiest day! Update Day!
I am very jealous of Dennis, Justin, and Michelle because although I am where they invented sushi, I would have loved hanging out with them. Sucks to you jerks for not inviting me. I’m not inviting any of you to my next sushi day. Anyone who is not Dennis, Justin, or Michelle is invited. Anyone who actually shows up will get free sushi and demon sake or something. Those in Japan need not try. Bleh.
I feel very settled in this place now. My job is routine and it’s not as boring as I used to think. I am meeting a new coworker everyday - whether or not I’ll get to know them remains a mystery. My Thurs, Fri, and Mondays are easy. Usually I’ll get a free or two on these days. Today, I had two frees and a no-show. So I actually taught 5. Sat and Sun are the worst days because it is almost certain that I get a full 8. It’s going to be this way until the new year because I’m currently still on “probation” - means they pay me less because I’m “inexperienced” (I’ve been teaching since second year university… jerks). I did see two streams of new people so far which means I’m placed lower on the priority list - the higher you are, the more you teach. Some teachers I’ve talked to who’ve been there for awhile get something like 5 or 6 a day on average (I get about 7 or 8 average).
Since working here, I’ve read more books, studied more Japanese, and used my Palm in more useful applications. I was writing a new About page on the old Palm on the subway for the last two or three days. I’ve created some crappy monthly income statement to guage where my money goes (I still don’t know). I am trying to play Bejeweled more because Eri miraculously beat my mega score of 230,000 by 20,000. She’s been quite gloaty lately… I MUST beat her score… for the sake of men all over the world. I’m looking at more webpages on it - I have used up the whole 2m limit given at AvantGo. I’m still looking for ways to use this pda more constructively… ideas? Veo.com is coming out with a camera for the palm and I’m contemplating getting it or a cell phone with a camera. Either one will suit the purpose of; “crude picture taker that’s easily transported and not too valuable”. Bleh.
That’s really about it. Eri is sleeping at her own house tonight. Which sucks. That made a lot of grammatical sense. Anyways, it’s my Friday night! I will spend my Saturday (Tuesday) cleaning up and watching tv that doesn’t make any sense.
