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8:35am JST Thursday 25 December 2003

Have spent time sending emails this morning. Including to Marta who would like to make peace with me. I replied yes I'd like to, but I can't right now.

I'm glad she and Fred are doing cool stuff together (hosting advisor weekend type stuff)

I made the first step toward getting a counselor. I asked Morag to bring to work the Volunteer Directory that N H-Y gave to me when I was interested in forming a warrior network in Japan. Now I need the network for myself. Not for Japan.

going to meditate for a bit then get ready for work.

Day

6:29am JST Friday 26 December 2003

Just now getting home from my day.

Work is a faded memory. Had some students. Taught some lessons. Went with Neil, Andrew and Phong to get some food for Carla's Christmas pot luck party. I led the way kinda to her house. Good stuff. I bought lettuce at Carla's request. Nice to be part of the group.

Party was fun; lots of talking and chowing after the staff arrived (Rumi, Tomoko, Junko, Masayo, and Rumi's friend Kyouko). Nothing really big except someone said something really funny but I don't remember what it was. Woulda written it down had I had my computer. Um... I can't remember.

Yuuko called me during the party and invited me to New Year's with her and I hesitated then accepted. She's the first to directly invite me to something, so okay.

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People left around 11:30pm to catch the last trains and I stayed, along with Lyle, Clayton, Rumi, Tomoko, Junko, Kyouko, Carla. We went to the nearby bar where I learned some Japanese vocab including のどちんこ and others.

I talked to Kyouko and learned that she works for a travel agency and part of her job includes leading youth group tours overseas.

bang.

Didn't ask for her number, but that part of her job description was duly noted in my mind.

Went back to Carla's just before 5am and the trains started at that time so instead of trying to sleep there (as fun as my imagination could make it be with a bunch of cute Japanese women), I opted to come home to sleep. Kyouko came with me as far as Yokohama station where she took a JR line to Shinjuku.

Ohhhhhhh big lucky news is that my Friday teacher called me and cancelled our lesson which is really good news cause I basically had forgotten about the lesson. Oh lucky day.

Bed time. But I want to call my parentals briefly first.