i'm batman

i finally saw a movie within three days of its american release, and for a cheap price too. for 13 bones i saw batman begins. worth every penny. seeit. i "recommend to you". did i ever mention that i also saw jack johnson and g love and special sauce in concert a few weeks ago. quite simply i could consider it the quintessential concert. here's a guy (johnson) that has released three albums, yet he is small enough to ask his friend g love to open for him a nd play several songs with him. he was able to play 75 percent of his releaqsed songs and some special unreleased. great. great. sugoii! it was amazing. i leave for malaysia in three days and i'm home in two weeks. ha ha hah!

Hello hello. welcome to scott's 12 days to glory. I am currently on day two of a twelve day work stint that will end with the glorious beaches of penang malaysia. I am fairly sure that the adrenaline alone will carry me through, but i do have a lot to do.... let's see...

I need to pack. i need to 'move out'. actually this is just a ploy. i will be around for a bit longer but i have told nova that i am leaving so i won't have to pay rent. my goods will be stored in various locations around tokyo until july 24th when they will reach my new pad in shimo kitazawa. man that's going to be great. i think i'll save about eighty bucks a month on travel alone. due to the great area.

I know that i had previously mentioned a private student and i am happy to say that our lessons are still going well. As much as i hated english class in school, i kindof enjoy doing this. It's also funny that i have learned more about past perfect progressives, gerunds, and phrasal verbs then i ever did in mrs. chapmans diagramming hell. (and now i'm getting paid for it, heh) What a concept!!! pay me, and i'll study english.

ATTENTION: Pay me and I will study anything. for a little extra i might even pretend to enjoy it.

I also had a job interview today. it was with a kindergarten in tsunashima (where i currently live) that would pay me a prettyy penny to teach kids for three hours every two weeks. This country is full of jobs like this, i just need the connections to get them. (thanks matt) I'll let everyone know the outcome of the interview.

rainy season has started... which means my clothes won't dry... ever. gross.

I will be home three weeks from tomorrow.

japanese tv is really really odd. and it all has to do with food. if you can find the worst apartment in japan, you win food; if you take a photo of a charging warthog, you win food; if you can play pachinko better than another celebrity, you win food; if you wear a bo peep outfit and allow asexual japanese men to photograph you, you win food; if you can find a show on tv that doesn't suck... then it was probably made in another country.
sidenote: the asexual japanese man comment is in no way meant to be demeaning. it really is a big problem. Even though most of this country views mild nudity on tv, looks at animated porno on the train (all blotched out mind you), and has countless hostess bars and love hotels, the birthrate is decreasing at an alarming rate. literally exponetially. It seems as though the 'keep to yourself' culture has effected the males ability to woo women.

btw, i officially have lost weight while being here, but when i get back i can assume that i will put it all back on. i can't wait for all you can eat pizza and BEEF!!!


i'm going to bed now. go pistons.

short but sweet

check this out... Five days in Penang Malaysia, airfare, hotel, and transportation. 45,000 yen. converted that's less than 420 dollars. I'm there. I booked my trip this morning. I leave june 26th. I will be traveling with the flatmates and friends that reside in the building. party on.