Archive for October, 2004

Sunday, October 31st, 2004

Halloween on the Loop line.

Chaos!
Slideshow HERE.

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Saturday, October 30th, 2004

Halloween?

So even though Mike’s boycotting it, I’ll be going to the flash mob-esque Halloween party on the Osaka Loop line. Details to follow!
On a side-note, I’ve already passed 5,000 hits since I started this website 2 Marches ago. Hurray!
For a blast from the past, you can see my prototype webpage, which [...]

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Friday, October 29th, 2004

Stranger than Fiction!

So my kids freaked out at the smell of pumpkins today when I brought my tiny pumpkin to class and lit a candle inside. OF course it was just girls over-reacting, but it was confusing to me. I mean, this is a country where the smell of fermented soy beans, fish paste, and [...]

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Thursday, October 28th, 2004

The Great Pumpkin

Thanks to Mike, I now have my own slice of Halloween! Hurray! It’s a tiny pumpkin (about the size of my fist), but it’s not the size that counts, it’s the fact that I can wave it around at my kids.
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Thursday, October 28th, 2004

Pirate’s Booty! Yarr!

I’d like to give a mad shotout to AMC, who gave me a giant care package for our 4-year mark. Included were Halloween peeps, oreos, Tim’s cascade potato chips, 2 boxes of mac and cheese, and much much, more. oh, and Pirate’s Booty, the whole reason of the title of the post.
to properly [...]

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Thursday, October 28th, 2004

Autumn, we hardly knew ye

So Autumn is officially gone, after being here in Osaka for approximately 2 weeks. While biking around last night to get some gloves, I had to wear a sweater, scarf, and hat to keep warm from the chilly night air. Combined with the fact that I could see my breath this morning, marks [...]

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Wednesday, October 27th, 2004

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Yesterday my exhaustion finally caught up with me, and I went to bed laughably early. I also was too lazy to cook, instead dipping into my precious stash of Campbell’s Hearty soup, and tostitos.
The weather has gotten really cold really fast, due in part to the fact that my school has no heating to [...]

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Tuesday, October 26th, 2004

Halloween Days

This week I launched my, “It’s Halloween whether you like it or not” campaign at Mihara Junior High school. I made kids draw jack-o-lanterns this week, and I awarded the best pictures in each class a balloon animal. Needless to say, most of the teachers were highly amused when I spent my free [...]

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