JLPT application…
Look at all the pretty colors! Don’t you want one too!?!

Noticing just how much more English is used around the place these days.
〓Tracey〓

Today’s Word is: 撤去 , to take away.
As in: “Your bike was taken away. go to the other side of Tokyo and pay 3,000 yens to get it back.”

Today’s Second Word is: “FUCK ME”

A few leftover from yesterday

ありがとうMr.ローボート

My friend Damien is the drummer.
@ Kichijoji
〓Tracey〓

@ Showa Kinen Park!
〓Tracey〓

昭和記念公園

〓Tracey〓

Guesthouse turned gallery in Harajuku.

and yes, that river by my house is usually a 5 meter-wide dry expanse of concrete

A bit short on the news front lately, I know… And not likely to get any better soon. In fact, consider this the official seasonal warning about the usual 3-week writing slump to be followed by lengthy catch-up, once I’m done strangling the manes of Mssrs. Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen with my bare hands, once and for all.

But before we dim the light, turn off the gaz and put this page in energy-saving mode for the rest of the month, it’s time for a bit of ego rambling and life status update, for the benefit of the three people (cat and genetically-invested relatives included) who give a damn.

Yes, you may have noticed: next Friday is that day again, and thus, this year’s edition of Existential Week is under way.

Please come back: no longwinded self-serving cheese and whine party, this time around. To tell the truth, we were tittering on the edge for a few days, but doubled the meds, resumed intraveinous vodka doses in the morning… and now the sun is shining and the future bright again! [insert Absolut Zoloft sponsor message here]

What you will get though, is a world-premiere announcement of Dr Dave’s Life Projects for the Fall 2005 Season: hang on to your mouse, it’s earth-shattering stuff we got here. Particularly if you are my mom and wondering if I am still attending seminary or been ordained yet.

OK, first, gotta break the bad news to my affectionate otaku readership (I know you exist, I can smell you all the way here):

Dr Dave is leaving Japan!

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