>
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
island life
first off, i would just like to say i have totally maximized my time at the net cafe... i got a lot of stuff done, including researching into how to silkscreen t-shirts....muahahaha. so i went to ehime (insert laughter/uttered disbelief) this weekend to visit shaun, in his town... well, let`s be realistic, his hamlet of nishiumi. it was like, super gorgeous. it`s funny how tangible God`s architecture can feel in places like that... i must have sounded like an idiot, exclaiming `i can`t beeleeeeeeeeeeeve you live here!!!` over and over again, but i mean, how many people get to live at the base of the mountain, steps from the ocean, wake up to misty mornings, massive islands looming in the hazy distance. i mean to realize the enormity of Creation was a bit overwhelming... but then i got over it when i heard the monkeys will body slam you. it was just a really freeing weekend, being out in the fresh air, realizing whose world this really was, being able to raid convenience stores without any guilt (ihateallprocessedpotatoproducts), and managing to navigate my way to uwajima despite 5 train transfers... thank you God, you really take care of me. oh yeah, and shaun`s not too bad of a host... he offers a stupendous selection of instant noodles, like the 4-star, 80 yen spaghetti =)
things i realized this weekend:
1. i am, like, so not deep
2. kimchi is no longer scary!!! stink on sister, stink on
3. i am a t-shirt slogan making machine
4. some people get waaay too excited about x-men, to the point they can`t even follow sunny road properly! nerd-fest!!!!! =)
5. i look retarded when i sleep on the train (or maybe when i sleep period??)
6. rohinton mistry`s Family Matters is pretty good... a lot easier than A Fine Balance
7. liz never picks up the phone when i call
8. when i pulled into osaka station, i was v.aware of feeling of home... weird???
9. i am full of joy when i am at Joyfull
10. this is just so i have an even ten items... inspiring no?
but i can`t believe chishima-ers went to a festival this weekend! =(
and i got my books yesterday! woooohooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
first off, i would just like to say i have totally maximized my time at the net cafe... i got a lot of stuff done, including researching into how to silkscreen t-shirts....muahahaha. so i went to ehime (insert laughter/uttered disbelief) this weekend to visit shaun, in his town... well, let`s be realistic, his hamlet of nishiumi. it was like, super gorgeous. it`s funny how tangible God`s architecture can feel in places like that... i must have sounded like an idiot, exclaiming `i can`t beeleeeeeeeeeeeve you live here!!!` over and over again, but i mean, how many people get to live at the base of the mountain, steps from the ocean, wake up to misty mornings, massive islands looming in the hazy distance. i mean to realize the enormity of Creation was a bit overwhelming... but then i got over it when i heard the monkeys will body slam you. it was just a really freeing weekend, being out in the fresh air, realizing whose world this really was, being able to raid convenience stores without any guilt (ihateallprocessedpotatoproducts), and managing to navigate my way to uwajima despite 5 train transfers... thank you God, you really take care of me. oh yeah, and shaun`s not too bad of a host... he offers a stupendous selection of instant noodles, like the 4-star, 80 yen spaghetti =)
things i realized this weekend:
1. i am, like, so not deep
2. kimchi is no longer scary!!! stink on sister, stink on
3. i am a t-shirt slogan making machine
4. some people get waaay too excited about x-men, to the point they can`t even follow sunny road properly! nerd-fest!!!!! =)
5. i look retarded when i sleep on the train (or maybe when i sleep period??)
6. rohinton mistry`s Family Matters is pretty good... a lot easier than A Fine Balance
7. liz never picks up the phone when i call
8. when i pulled into osaka station, i was v.aware of feeling of home... weird???
9. i am full of joy when i am at Joyfull
10. this is just so i have an even ten items... inspiring no?
but i can`t believe chishima-ers went to a festival this weekend! =(
and i got my books yesterday! woooohooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
// posted by naomi @ 8:01 a.m. 
