Hi we're here in Fukuoka and I had this nostalgic whiff of how important memories and stories are and remembered that when I write about things here at the time it actually happens then I remember it way way better in the long term, and it actually becomes a part of my extended life experience and slots into my rack of memories and not just a throw-away occasion.
This is because we met with Kyle tonight and he's a beautiful hilarious man. We reminisced and went over so many good times, and things that have happened. I wish my time in Ibaraki had overlapped with his more but it didn't.
Matt's keyboard is driving me nuts.
We were only here for a day and a half - but I get it. Fukuoka is awesome - the food is the shit and the place is chill to it. It has a beach, what more could you want really?. Matome, since we found a place selling Blue Seal, it pretty much includes everything I like in Japan. Well done sir.
I really hope I don't spend my whole time back in the UK complaining about how much better things are here in Japan.
You get one life... and that overwhelms me with indecisiveness, and then I can't make a decision with anything and ultimately choose nothing and get left with blankness and a lack of direction.
I want to keep studying Japanese. I want to keep reading it and I want to do a Phd. In what subject - what the hell does it matter? The more irrelevant to a real job, the better I say!
We had an awesome day and I don't want this part of my life to be over - but at the same time, its the short-term-ness that makes it special - knowing things are about to drastically change and that we're about to start a completely different life in a new place which gives it an elevated sense of special.
I caught a small baby turtle at a matsuri about 4 summers ago. I learnt tonight that it has been passed along through various ALT's in Ibaraki. I couldn't believe Kyle knew about it, but had no idea I was the person who had originally won the thing at a martsuri market. I wonder what its called and who is looking after it.
I forgot. I had almost completely forgotten. It's great when you remember these things.
Here's something new:
