Normal life is resuming and let me tell you, it sucks to be at Nishi Chu. Sort of. Mainly it's so boring I could eat a live squirrel. Today was especially boring, I think because I had such a good time in Kyoto with Claire and she told me about London, which sounds mainly fun. Ironically she hates her job too. Nevertheless, it was a reminder of good times outside Japan and it was just so good to see her that I guess I realized how much I miss home.
Dan has a blog too, and it's a million times cooler than this one. He writes about books he's reading. Funny that it's attached to his family's auction house website.
I got a haircut today and played the game of "I'll nod my head and say 'okay' in frustration while you (the hairdresser) tell me what you're about to do to me. And I don't understand a word you're saying." It's amazing how a little thing like a haircut can drive home the point that I am next to retarded in this country. It's no wonder that practically every Japanese person studiously avoids and shuns foreigners. We can't speak! I think this feeling I'm experiencing is called "culture shock", and yes it can occur six months into a stay in Japan. I know because they showed us a nice graph of our future mental stability during orientation in Tokyo, and it took a dive after six months. Welcome to crazyville. Population: root two.
I'm tempted to put up a picture of myself with my new head of hair, but I realize that would be too many pictures of me on the blog. I guess I just love showing everyone my picture. Look, it's me. The hairdresser really wanted to give me spiky hair. He asked three times if I wanted it and I told him no each time. He kept showing me pictures of Japanese guys with weird feathery hair and saying {I have no idea what he said} as if I wanted to have a weird Japanese haircut. I saw a picture of Colin Farrell and indicated that. Yes! A good-looking white person. That's who I want to look like. People inevitably choose a good-looking model, even if the model's hair and the person's hair are completely different. I actually considered indicating a bald photo J Timberlake before I came to my senses.
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Thanks for visiting. Note that by blog is not yet cooler than yours because... hello... you post stuff.
I think there should be a paperback to help JETs get over their experience. Maybe you could write it.
Do you get my emails? I never seem to know. The last one had my phone number. Use the word "scurrilous" in your next post if yes. It can be like a secret code.
I'm bored of this post.
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