30 minutes

how do i convey 2 months of events into a 30 session at the overpriced internet cafe? a pithy stream of conscience list of words of course!

earthquakes in hokkaido on the news
pixellated porn at a party
frisbee throwing with a canadian
joining a gym
jogging in tsuramai park
teaching with a hangover
learning japanese grammar
learning english grammar
present
present perfect
present progressive
present simple
present perfect progressive
bullet train to tokyo
asakusa temple
neon soaked streets shibuya
jampacked commuter trains
bento boxes for lunch
yakiniku korean bbqs no dogs in sight
wishing i had more time to email
wishing i had more time to blog
wishing i had more time to read
wishing i brought my complete works of shakespeare to japan
finishing eddies bastard by william kowalski
finishing hokkaido highway blues by william ferguson
buying a collection of 19th century literary essays because it only cost a fiver
buying a collection of short stories by guy de someone, as recommended by harold bloom
waiting for autumn
watching footie highlights with japanese commentry
only understanding "Beckham san" and "sugoi"
having people look at me funny when i tell them in my broadest english accent that i do not know what the hell they are talking about
eating seafood almost everyday
wondering in the supermarket which carton contains the milk and which contains the fermenting yogurt drink
many wonderful evenings with keiko
riding around on a stolen bike
pointing at the things i want in mcdonalds and saying "kore wa kudasai"
seeing many burberry miniskirts
lots of hooker boots too
a student telling me how she once tried to commit suicide
and how everyone learning english wants to leave japan
using japanese style hole in the ground toliets
and finding them suprisingly well designed for shitting
whizzing past the mountains of gifu
and it is still warm enough to wear t shirts
finding adverts on tv the only thing worth watching
being on my own
being with strangers
taking photos but not developing the film
wondering what torpor means?
meeting people from tooting
writing lesson plans
vomiting between lessons
too much beer
not enough sleep
not enough beer
too much time
not enough time

i hope you enjoyed it.

i also found out i have to work on christmas day as the japanese do not celebrate it. yo ho ho...