Entries this day: Dream Earthquake Pink_Cow_slideshow Satoko computer

Dream

9:30am JST Wednesday 16 February 2005

Large area for onsen cavernous multi story house wealthy Hannah church

I can't seem to remember that one.

Walking my friend to her class and she told me some historical info that I hadn't heard before. Hitler had come to Rice University to speak and was driving across this field a before he was assassinated later that night. I was like, "Wow! I had never heard that. It's nice to get some more context around historical stories."

Actually walking her to a study session; we had to travel through a semi-labyrinth of houses and gardens. Up and down stairs weaving through a high wall on one side and trees and houses closely packed on the other. I didn't meet who she was meeting for the study thing; we were not super close friends, and this was her first time to meet them, so we didn't want to give the (first) impression that we were dating.

On the way back, I saw a large great dane nursing (actually wholly biting, but it was in a loving mothering way) her puppy. I scratched her on the head and she seemed to enjoy that and stood up for more. I talked to her and she responded as if she could understand me, and then it became apparent she could understand me, and for some phrases, actually answer back in an understandable manner. I was like "Oh my god! A talking dog!" and I wished I had my tape recorder with me. Then I realized why she could talk.

(it was because I was dreaming)

Earthquake

9:49am JST Wednesday 16 February 2005

I felt a small earthquake this morning. Olivia and Ikumi said there was a monster earthquake this morning around 6am. I didn't feel it. Sigh..

There is a smal hint in my brain that I felt it, but I might just be making that up.

Make that 5am.

Pink Cow slideshow

10:44am JST Thursday 17 February 2005

Went to The Pink Cow with Satoko last night. Ate super yummy guacamole chips and beef stroganof (with rice instead of noodles. Satoko was like, "noodles???" when I told her how I've always had it before).

We happened to come just as the restaurant was opening (5pm), when they were setting up for a slide show. We got to see the pre-screening. The slide show was pretty cool, including two types of slides: underwater, with all its organic beauty of shimmering light and painted fish; and fighter jets in the air, with all their sharp corners and the ability kill things (not shown).

There was one particular slide taken from one jet, looking at another jet, during takeoff. He said, "this picture is supposed to be impossible."

I was like, "why is it impossible? Cause you can't take off and hold a camera at the same time?"

"No; cause there's not enough light."

Ah. I asked if the image was another of the 8-second-shutter-open pics he had been showing us (though obviously it was not; it wasn't smeared), and he said something like, "my methods of taking that picture are secret."

And I laughed it off, but his words kinda hurt. Garsh, I'm not going to steal your idea; it's not like I can fly. Much less fly a jet.

11:36am JST Thursday 17 February 2005

This morning I realized I am losing my men's group skills; I didn't immediately figure out how to explain my feeling in a non-threatening way. Not that I would have; I don't know / care about that guy.

Satoko

11:38am JST Thursday 17 February 2005

We went to Starbucks near the Inokashira line in Shibuya station. It was crowded; we had to wait for seats. Talked about places to take Sally when she comes in March!!!

computer

11:32pm JST Wednesday 16 February 2005

Got my computer back.