Yesterday in Shibuya i wanted to buy (beside a hat) a coffee, a good one, which meant i checked the Starbucks there. Before that, really good review of the Arabian Mocha Sanani, but that costed roughly twice as much as the others, and as explained by the shopkeeper girl, it has all kinds of stuff like cocoa in it–which is probably pleasant when needed, but it sound more like some kind of dessert for me.) The Italian blend surprised me with a really smoky smell when i opened the package, which kind of reminded me of the bad experience with the japanese “black coffee” (not the (really and confirmed by many) potato-tasting one from the vending machine, but a ground one sold in bigger stores), but my worries were wiped (www) as soon as i tasted the brew after breakfast. It’s soft and has a somewhat sweetish after-taste, while keeping that promised smoky flavour as well. It was a really good experience after my ham-and-eggs brunch (breakfast-lunch). I think this coffee will serve well until it runs out in about a month–when i’ll give a try to something completely different.
Although
Although it’s already almost half past eleven, and i’m very sure i won’t be sleeping long at one, i feel somewhat… complete? I did what i planned for today, at least most of it, and that’s a rarity. Not like the braindead feeling i’ll endure tomorrow as well, and i’d have to endure even if i went to bed this very moment. Apparently it doesn’t really matter how much i sleep or how much i don’t. Not the amount, the time to wake up is important, and until that time is before ten, i’m not really awake. If someone’d suggest that maybe then i need ten hours of sleep not just eight, in the best case (usually six-seven), i have to say that i simply can’t afford to spend two more hours in bed. Way too much stuff to do.
Now a bit of diary. Today… school was boring, as usual. Or just i was too (o|e)therworldy for it. Lunch was same as always—i think tomorrow i’ll buy a huge pile of spices and veggies whatever the cost, because i’m getting enough of something fried on garlic and/or ginger with cabbage. I plan to go to Shibuya anyway to buy coffee and something to keep my head warm (my old hats are not really fit for this hair). After lunch a somewhat over-usual level movie (half of it to be exact) and a really brain draining japanese history class. After school i bought a Snickers (getting usual, i’ll feel like switching to something else soon, i know) and the book for the history class, since next week it’s already exam. Can’t wait. We’ve to learn two chapters for that, but i read one of them today, and it’s pretty simple. At least, i could read and understand most of it… On the other hand, the son of a bitch pol-eco teacher decided that we need some more work, so we have to write a report and a presentation about the declaration of human rights and our countries’ constitutions. At least i have two weeks for it. Bless him. Change of subject, today beside the history book i did two or three leftover kanji homework (there’s none to learn for tomorrow, i think, lucky). And played guitar, practised for class as well and also started learning Yellow submarine, and did Katyusha. I feel successful. Just it’s already almost midnight…
On weather
It’s really nice nowadays. I’m an autumn kid, so no surprise this season is my favourite, but i’m simply in love with all the falling leaves, the nice faint smell of a fire somewhere, the cold, the wind, the cloudy, rainy weather… Although it became pretty cold really quickly, i wanted a bit more—or maybe just autumn passed too quickly and this is the normal weather for november? I never know, because the good days pass quickly, even if they’re only good in weather.
High heels
It sucks “on high heels” (i don’t know if it’s me who could be said to have coined that phrase, but i’m over- and abusing it—it was me, then i have to give credit to the obvious inspiration, Mötley Crüe‘s Hell on high heels) when i realise my own limitations. The real problem is that they are plenty. First of all is that i’m bound by the seven sins. Wrath, which just flashes for a moment leaving minutes of regret. The be(a)st within? Lust, which i try to censor out of myself using the method of good old Big Brother: consider it a thoughtcrime (sorry, crimethink). Not easy. Greed. Oh yes, my prescious. Close friend to gluttony, i just wonder my hunt for experiences in life categorizes to which one of them. The problem with that hunt is that it lacks a goal. Thus the trophies collected are more or less totally devoid of any value. (Yes, i’m using english i never used before.) Envy. Same as lust, but about a chintillion times more difficult to overcome. Envy those talented. Envy the better. Struggle to be just as good, then everyone please greet sloth, who just stops me, then handing over the baton to wrath, the anger of helplessness. And the rotten pride which makes me think i’m someone, accomplished something ending in placing myself over others.
Change of subject, 42 is not a good meaning of life, the universe and everything, because it doesn’t set a goal. And without goals, it’s very difficult to float in the “right direction”—precisely because there’s no “right direction”.
I’m lovin’ it
First, Snickers. The best ever. Just eating one makes me happy, although it’s addictive. Heavily. It’s filling, great taste, great feel, seriously as if i was in some funny ’90-s telly advert…
Second, Halls. Probably what saves me from catching a cold every two seconds. Sore throat, coughing and runny nose come very easily for me, but this autumn i could still manage to avoid them. Now it’s getting interesting, because as i arrived home in the evening, huge “SWINE FLU IN THE DORM” (or something along these lines) flyers greeted me in the elevator. Hurray. Now the japs will panic at least as much as if it was cholera.
As for now, my life. Probably only because the aforementioned Snickers, but i can’t worry about the exams (the first of which is in two fucking weeks, and i don’t even have the book for that one yet). It’s Rado’s birthday party today, but around half past nine i’m leaving so that i could get to Shinjuku on time—with around twenty minutes of safety surplus. We’re leaving for Osaka sometime after eleven, and i’ll be coming back on sunday, with shinkansen,
Last, but not least, i love Japan Post. I wanted to send a package today, but i had classes till 4:20, and i had to pack it. The only thing i didn’t know is that post offices close at five. I arrived there 5:08. That’s three days’ delay, sorry about it…
A question
Usually i don’t write questions here, because it’s totally and utterly pointless according to my experiences. (Meaning no one takes the trouble to answer.) I have three items on my wishlist (though rather correct to call it a “to-buy list”), and those three items are: a camera, an external hard drive and an electronic guitar. Not now, for sure, since i’m kind of low on funds for the coming week, but sometime in the (possibly near) future.
As for a camera, i’m looking for something that’s suitable for me (of course), meaning it shouldn’t break to tiny pieces if i happen to drop my backpack, it should make nice clean pictures (i’m not saying it should be a professional level monster, but not a compact, at least not a compact of the level of the one i have now…), and if possible the lenses should be changeable (or however you say that in english photoslang). I was thinking of an entry level Canon EOS or some Nikon. No specific idea yet—it’s pretty troubling that the models on international sites and on japanese ones seem to be different.
External HDD is simple. Be cheap, big and of acceptable quality. This latest is the hardest to check, because it’s not easy to find reviews. I was thinking of a HP Mini-PMD (160GB), and a LaCie model, but the LaCie disqualified itself by getting two thousand yen more expensive.
A guitar is of the least priority as of now, because until april i have the classical i borrow from the club, but for after then i want to have something to practice on. I want reasonably good quality for a reasonably good price, so i’m thinking of buying one at home. As for now my two choices were an Epiphone G-310 and a Les Paul Special II.
I’d appreciate suggestions, i’d really do.
I feel the force
No need to say “feel the Force” with that creepy tone and funky movements (i’m in love with the word “funky”, heh), i can feel the power without any aid of the Jedi or Shit Sith or whatever. I just had a rush of power, probably because i was standing under the hot shower with my hands raised washing my hair for about half an hour (i don’t even want to consider my next water and electricity bill). Sleepiness doesn’t take the willpower away. So i’ll sleep with all my might.
I’m down
I’m feeling down. I know, i know… I’m not the one to cut myself or anything like that—i’m not stupid enough for that. Just it makes me feel down when i’m not as good at something as i want to be and i don’t have the time and space to improve. I simply can’t stuff any more activities in my life, i can’t study till morning four every day, because then i’d end up a coffee junkie in two days. Still i want to do so many things, so as many times before, i’m planning some kind of schedule with which i could manage as many as possible. The only problem is that i have a good habit not to keep myself to my own schedules. (Nor others’, as apparent from the number of days when i was not late for class, let’s say the limit of series an where n tends to infinity, signifying the number of days, and an, showing the days when i was not late, tends to zero.) I want to finally learn Moondance on piano, and want to learn the acoustic version of Bon Jovi’s It’s my life. Both i can do if i have time for it, thus i only need to find the time to practice. And meanwhile i’ll have to study for those so much awaited exams which decide which university i can go to (first choices being Osaka and Hokkaido, former for the sake of Kansai-ben, the people and the life, latter for the sake of nature, ainu people and weather), because i realised that for these i really have to study continuously, i can’t afford to do it in the last week on the verge of breakdown. And not only music and studies, i want to get back to coding and reading as well, i finally want to see nicely built php and javascript codes on my screen, running a nice layout… Not to mention the books i have and haven’t finished in almost a year… shame on me.
The trip
It was a great trip, and not induced by any hallucinogens. We left soon after nine yesterday in the morning, and got to Yamato, Yamanashi (大和, 山梨県) before noon. Our room was guys-only (too bad), and huge, divided into three parts. After lunch we went hiking into the mountains. It’s beautiful, felt so much like home with the mountains, forest and river… It was funny that the river had some kind of metal in it, so it’s not drinkable, just i didn’t know that before drinking two handfuls of it… Please attend my funeral (joking). After that we had a program where i made a wooden photo stand.
In the evening we had a campfire event, with guitars, singing and dancing, then a kanji game-something, and that was it. Of course i had to jump over the fire, even if it was already dying then. From then on, we were playing games, first in the cafeteria then in our room, mostly cards, then from some time very late, in the common room. I went to sleep around five, but i had to wake up before 6:30 for a meditation. I set my phone to six, but i didn’t wake up when the alarm went off (meaning i was sleeping pretty deep), so i was close to being late when i woke up around 6:25 by myself. The meditation was not exactly how i expected, first it was very short. I think that the time we actually spent in silence was no more than ten minutes. Couldn’t really figure out any better solution than 42 in such a short time… Then we went to an elementary school, which was fun (unexpected), and after lunch once again we worked, the result of which is a wooden toy for me. Came back home, and here i am…
Back
Start with wednesday. Morning wake up just in time to get to the grammar exam, then run to the other side of the campus for health check. There i naturally fainted after they took my blood, but this time i told them in advance about the problem so made me lie down beforehand. Lay down, took blood, next memory waking up there with a ringing in the ear and a “where the holy hell am i?” (yeah, even hell occurred before the blood sampling) thought in head. They were not sure how and what to, because i was out of line with going there earlier because of some reason detailed later in this post. At least i now know that then i was roughly 65 kilos (expected more), 179 cm (expected more) and that ten minutes and four-five examinations after the blood sampling (when i already felt alright), my blood pressure was still around 80/40 (at least i recall these numbers). Of course after i got free my first way was to the kombini and bought a Snickers and a Coke. Then ran off to Ikebukuro to begin my adventure…
I got dreadlocks. It took a lot of organizing, hell a lot of money and i sat eleven hours in one place. Was a relief to stand up, with my head covered in dreads. The shop people were really nice, we talked a lot, nice language practice. Hiro, a japanese friend helped a lot, without his help this couldn’t have been accomplished. He fixed a lot of stuff for me, lead me there and everything. He even got me the new album, 45°↗ of Sex Machineguns as birthday present (not to mention, limited edition). I was and am lost for words to express my gratitude. It was almost midnight when (roughly two hours the shop closed for everyone else) my hair was finished. I got the last train, bought dinner (lunch) in Sukiya (before that i only had breakfast, that Snickers and a few candies) then joined the remains of a cocktail party in the second dorm. Went to sleep around four, woke up at eight, then came the trip to Yamato, Yamanashi…
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