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Conflict Resolution 2008-04-14 22:00:00 Some days I just can't find words to express how much I love my kids. They make me laugh 'til my sides hurt.I was having a little trouble last week with my plans for traveling to the UK. First off, as you know, our housing arrangement in London fell through. S & I decided we're going to stay in a hostel. I told my kids. They think I'm insane. They insist I'm going to be robbed, raped, and strangled with my own intestines. They are genuinely concerned for my health and well-being. Of course, this all stems from the movie "Hostel" which they have seen and take to be Gospel truth.A few days later, S emailed me and said her roommate, Tara, wanted to come on the trip with us. The more, the merrier, I always say, so Tara bought a ticket. The following day, we had a three-way confe Read more:Conflict
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Ask My Kids III: The Apocolypse 2008-04-17 19:49:00 *Disclaimer: This first drawing was done by my cousin. I feature it here because I favor her shamelessly. And because the guy with his head on fire is funny.In conjunction with studying e.e. cummings' "what if a much of a which of a wind", I asked my juniors to sketch and/or describe how they imagine the world might end. I expected to get some religious reflections on the Second Coming, perhaps some geopolitical analyses... I pretty much got action films, but a few seemed worthy of sharing with you.For your enjoyment, Expatriate Games presents:"The End of the World"*cue foreboding brass theme*My favorite on this list is "massive floods", although the guy with the slingshot is pretty sweet too."The end of the world will be like a light getting switched off. All of a sudden, everything
Ask My Kids II: Relationship Counseling 2008-04-15 22:12:00 A conversation between two of my 17 year old students about the nature of love:"You ever cheat on your girl, man?""Naw, man. I love my girl. I am a man in love.""Yeah, I hear you, man. I love my girl too. But you know what I'm sayin', sometimes even if you in love, you still be tempted, you know?""Naw, not if you really in love. I mean, everybody tempted, but if you in love, you don't do nothin'. You don't act on that temptation.""How you stop yourself? You know, like, some ho gettin' up on you, and your girl ain't there, whatchou do?""I tell you whatchou do: you get on your phone and you call the woman you love. Soon as you hear her voice, you ain't gonna be tempted.""Well, what if she don't answer her phone? My girl be busy, ya know what I'm sayin'?""If she don't answer her phon Read more:Relationship
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Gathering 'Round the Hearth 2008-04-28 16:13:00 I like to travel pretty much anywhere. I'm into going new places, meeting new people, and seeing things I would never, ever see at home. Normally, I make it my goal to visit one new place every year. This summer, I'm adding four new places to my "Been There" list: London, Dublin, Seattle, and Hawaii. And yet, somehow, I always end up back here. I even got surprisingly pissed off at my boss the other day when she implied that I was kind of a leaf in the wind who may not be around long. I raised my voice to her. (Good thing I'm in a union. Shit.)At first I wasn't sure why I got so upset. After all, I consider myself a Citizen of the World, and I detest the idea of being tied down anywhere by anything. But lately, that seems to be changing, and I can only think of one little reason Read more:Gathering
Wild Nights on the Town 2008-05-21 17:56:00 My youngest cousin, who just turned 20, got married this weekend. Then yesterday, my brother turned 30. Things like this make me start to feel like I'm getting a little old. In order to wage war on this unpleasant sensation, I've been actively spending wasting less time working and more time going out with my friends. (I've also been playing a lot of MarioKart on the Wii, but that's a story fo
Being a Busy Beaver 2008-05-23 16:09:00 Just a quick look at all the adventures my Mac is "counting down" to at the moment. Should be a pretty wild summer this year, and next year is shaping up well, too -- I've already got a trip planned to return to Japan at the end of June '09. Read more:Beaver
Oishii no Tabemono 2008-06-11 13:10:00 Mmm, nabe party!"Oishii" is one of my favorite Japanese words. No matter where in the world I'm living or loitering, I spend a lot of time eating, so being able to say "delicious!" is useful for approximately 75% of my waking life. Combine that with the fact that simply adding "jenai" makes it "not delicious", and I'm good to go. That being said, the ichiban oishii of all Japanese food really i
Astor Victoria 2008-06-17 20:37:00 In a move I can only describe as "rash", I Googled the hostel where S and I will be staying in London. I got this:Let's hope these folks have moved on by the time we get there...:-)
London, Day 2 -- The Touristy Bits 2008-06-23 21:11:00 I woke up on Monday morning at 4:15, about four hours after I'd gone to sleep. I could blame the jet lag for this, except that when it's 4:15 in London, it's 11:15 in the evening at home. So that would be backwards jet lag.No, there are two far more probable causes.First, as it was just after the solstice, the days were extremely long. You welcome these long summer days when it's still light ou
London, Day 1 -- The Astor Victoria 2008-06-22 02:44:00 Some people collect snow globes, some stamps, and some shot glasses. My grandmother collects those little engraved spoons. I don’t know why.I collect places.I collect significant places – places I call “home,” even if only for a short while. My newest place is the Astor Victoria Hostel in London. 71 Belgrave. Room 12. Home.I’d never stayed in a hostel before this one, and kind of l
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