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| One of my favorite books btw ちなみにこの本が大好き |
So it was suggested that I make a
separate blog about riding stuff. (Thanks Leslie!)
It seems a bit too zuihitsu having
all of these topics thrown together, so I thought I might do it, but I'm having trouble keeping up with this one as it is. makura no soshi has always been more of my style anyway. I also have a blog on the Minamiboso city website
where I'll be posting about work events, so if I were actually posting on that like I'm supposed to be I would have two going already (*.*)
Right
now, there's almost nothing on that one though, since I've been busy
lately at work.
And
why am I so busy, you might ask? Starting with the October edition of
the Japanese version of the town newsletter I have my own column!
Yay? I'm not quite sure. Thus far it has been quite troublesome
between disagreements with the editor (who tries to fix my English,
and tells me that I should be able to somehow get my point across in
only 300 characters (not to be mistaken with 300 words, mind you))
and trying to do my usual work of running off to random events for
interpretation and working on random translation projects. Yes. I did
just use double parenthesis outside of math class.
This past weekend
(of the 14th) was crazy eventful. Seriously. I left on Friday around
noon and didn't get to go back home until Sunday (technically Monday)
around 2 a.m. First I went to visit a friend in Asahi and we watched
the second Mardock Scramble movie. It was not nearly as good as the
first one. :/ But! I get the feeling that it's leading up to some
really dramatic and awesome conclusion in the third and final movie.
If you haven't seen the first of this series I highly recommend it.
Whether I recommend the rest of the series or not will have to wait
until the third movie comes out :/
The next morning I
went to the barn in Chiba city for my riding lesson, and then got my
hair cut in Harajuku. Since living in Japan, I always go to Watanabe
Hair. There is a hairdresser there by the name of Chie, who is not
only super nice, but is an amazing hair stylist, and also lived in
London for four years working as a hair stylist there. Her English
level is next to native, so if any English speakers living in Japan
need their hair cut, I recommend going to her. It is a bit pricey to
go there (shampoo, cut , and style is around ￥7000)
but it's totally worth it because not only are they highly skilled,
but they also give you a head and shoulder massage before your hair
is cut.
After that I was
off to visit a friend in Tsudanuma. The following afternoon we went
to a meeting for a translation society that I joined almost a year
ago. But we accidentally showed up like an hour late because I became
randomly exhausted and passed out on the couch. We made it there for
the last half hour or so of the talk, and listened to Alexander Smith
(Final Fantasy VIII, IX, X, Phoenix Wright, Devotion of Suspect X,
Brave Story) talk about his experiences with translation. Then we all
went out to dinner at this Italian place afterward, which was kind of
expensive. Granted we were in Minami Aoyama, so it wasn't unexpected.
Smith is supposed to be back giving another talk in the next several
months, so hopefully next time I won't plan so many things in the
same weekend, and I'll actually show up on time!
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| There are fish inside there! 魚がその中にいるんだ! |
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| Fish in there too! |
So back in Chiba I
had another riding lesson. I accidentally showed up late because I
forgot to plan for 30min to get ready and ended up showing up about
5min before the lesson actually started. Then there was a new guy
working at the front desk so we took some time for
self-introductions. My trainer kept mumbling about how late I was in
Osaka dialect while helping me get ready (scary!), but I don't think
he was actually that mad. And I did manage to get ready and make it
to the lesson exactly on time (I actually made it to the arena before
like six other people hehe). I had a good ride this week, but then in
my second lesson, I sort of forgot that the line was a 5 stride, and
I was shooting for a four and couldn't figure out why my other
trainer kept yelling “It's going to be short!!” (近いぞ!）
Until I suddenly realized and pulled up late to get a 4
with a chip **cringe**. Then I just started cracking up and when I explained
what happened everyone started freaking out like I was so crazy to
think that I could leave out in a line. Totally would've made it too
had I not realized it was supposed to be a five at the last second...
My trainer also thought it was hilarious though, and I ended up
getting made fun of for about the next 25 minutes, and then again the
following weekend, in addition to being told that I'm “such a waste
of talent.” Ha. How depressing. It's like being told your an idiot
while masking it behind a compliment. At least he thinks I'm capable
when I'm actually using my head(?) In all seriousness though, I'm
glad I have a trainer who cares enough to reprimand me when I do dumb
stuff. I've had too many trainers in the past who were super lax.
I've learned by now that I excel under trainers who are slightly
terrifying.
And now I'll conclude with several random photos taken in Minamiboso
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| Parachuters in Shirahama |
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| Biwa Club in Tomiura |
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| This photo is not impressive in any way |
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