AHHHHHHHH I may not get any money back from my taaaaxxxxessss!!!!!! (there goes my spending money in Japan!)
So part of me is really disappointed that we're leaving when we're leaving. So many good things are coming up... Indiana Jones IV... the Marvel Comics Secret Invasion (soooo awesooommme)... the extra guitar for Rock Band... something else coming up that's most definitely a movie that I can't think of...
Speaking of Rock Band, I'm going to come back to FOUR MONTHS worth of DLC (downloadable content) to buy, and you're runnin' buck wild if you think that I won't be getting a heap of it RIGHT when I get home. Unless, of course, I'm truly bankrupt, which would really suck and is quite possible.
I subbed for a Japanese teacher today and will again tomorrow! It's really funny because I freaked out the classes by introducing myself in Japanese... one even applauded me =) But that doesn't mean my Japanese was good! I mean, it was OKAY, but lord I need to keep studying. I've been looking at embarrassingly old kanji recently... Anyway, I think I really helped the kids out (for the first time in my whole subbing career, even!) because the first class (sannensei) told me that my explanation of -ru and -u verbs (though definitely lacking compared to our professors') was a lot better than whatever their teacher was telling them (they pretty much didn't have any clue that such a difference existed... they kind of just learn the vocab). Yay! And then I taught two classes of ninensei about -tai form. It was fun, and actually the only real rewarding experience that I've gotten from this job besides all of the literature that I finished... and of course all of that wani wani shiteiru... (haaaaaaaaaa, jjjjkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk)
On a side note, I played with Free Bridge Quintet drummer Robert Jospe at a local elementary school for some K-2nd graders yesterday! It was really cute working with the kids... Jospe basically taught them about some different grooves and I played some songs that fit in with those grooves. At one point we did one where Jospe made the kids do a call and response saying, "IIIII want caaaandy!" Haha, it was awesome... Some of the songs that I played were actually legit (like "Caravan" and "St. Thomas"), but I had to improvise some melodies over a couple of grooves because nothing that fit right in that I knew well came instantly to mind... At one point I started to inadvertently play the A section of Diana Ross's "My Guy", through which, though I probably was the only one out of the four adults in the room to know what I was doing, I was laughing to myself... I mean... out of all the songs... haha. Oh well.
Ooo! American Idol is on! Byyyyyyyyyye!
P.S.: Go to www.campusgirlsusa.com and give A+s to my friend!!! Click "Click to Begin", go to "ACC" and vote for Danna (she's near the bottom). You may recognize her from the jazz ensemble concerts/marching band for all you enthusiasts (Natalie).
ALSO, (Natalie), you're going to hunt for bedding when you get there, right?
3 comments:
What a splendid post! I especially enjoyed the part about subbing for the Japanese class =D It sounds like you had a good time!
I hope your taxes work out! I still need to get on mine.... though I'm not sure I worked enough to get much back, hehe.
Man, I totally wanna be there when all of that DLC is acquired..
As for bedding.. maan.. I'm so in love with that green tea colored set I found online, haha.. but then I'd have to figure out how to get it paid for and sent and all.. there'd better be an equally as awesome one in the stores.. it can be our first japan field trip!
JenJenJen, I wanna buy my plane ticket to D.C. from St. Louis for the 24th.. is there any time that would be good or bad to come pick me up? The ones I'm looking at right now get in at either noon or late evening, and then I'd go back on august 1st like suuper early.. i'm trying to find ones that don't leave so early that day.. any thoughts?
Okay! I'm gonna tell Mr. DK House that I'm not going to need their bedding, then. We'll get it... even if it takes us all night to figure our way to and from wherever would sell green tea bedding XD
Yes, very sweet post.
I'm working on my tax return as well. Always fun times.
Yeah, ditto what Natalie said. You should have a welcome back rock band party or something hint hint...
Haha aww, you do love that bedding. Reminder to myself to email DK about not needing their bedding then. Go us and saving money that can be put to better use like karaoke and purikura!
Doesn't matter what time you get here really. I'm free whenever :) Gregory, when are you planning to come? Cuz I'd say you could come greet Natalie with me at Dulles! Get the party started early! And then suuuuper early august 1st is fine, I usually always take super early morning flights... but I mean, it sucks cuz you'll probably be super tired and whatnot (but you'll also probably be dying to just get home and go into a coma), but if I'm also too super tired to drive I can make someone drive us haha. So really, my thoughts are naught...I'm flexible slash we'll make whatever you end up with work.
Sidenote: My mom was trying to read this page and of all the things she tries to read, she goes for the word verification, I think because it's the biggest sized font, but it was still too small for her so she gave up. Hah, take that, mother! You'll never be able to read this exciting blog or comments!
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