Boredom

Its been a while. I find that I'm a much better poster on blogs I am a part of, but not a manager, and definitely not the only poster. As to why this is, I can't begin to explain.

Its Thanksgiving over there, right? That has always been a holiday that slips my mind (much like anyone's birthday but my own), and though its an 'important' holiday, I know why I have such a hard time remembering when it occurs: its boring. Overeating, obligatory conversation, and sleep don't really strike me as much of anything to celebrate, even if it is family. And the whole ''I'm thankful for...'' thing strikes me as kind of ridiculous - I know what I'm thankful for, I re-live that realization everyday, and I see no practical reason why I should inform anyone else of this... god knows I don't care what someone else is thankful for. Really, could this just be another hallmark holiday? In all likelyhood.

Didn't really intend to go off on that, nor did I intend to present myself as such a humbug, but, well, there you have it. My initial intentions were to call to attention the similarity between Thanksgiving and my job... that similarity being, pure, unadulterated boredom. Its friday, I'm at Miyakita (home of students with an amazing capacity for killing time by any means necessary (though most frequently this is sleep)), I forgot my lunch, I barely ate breakfast, I had a bunch of coffee, and I'm waiting... WAITING... for class to begin.Of course, being Thanksgiving, new sites aren't gracing my computer screen with their hilariously objective opinions (that's a weird phrase, isn't it?), well aside from the ones I've already read anyway. So I've been reading the Count of Monte Cristo (if I was gonna be sentimental, I'd say I'M thankful for Alexander Dumas cause this book is really bad-ass), and mulling over how incredibly bored I am, and how to cope with this.

And it hit me, ''People can read about this, and after an incredibly long hiatus, on my own blog!'' So here I am, attempting to wade through the thick sludge of time's progress by informing you of my efforts, frustrations, and miser-ings.

Developments: picked up 2 new english tutoring gigs, one twice a week at 1500/hr, and one once a week at 2000 yen/hr; might begin bartending sometime soon; band practice tonight at 8, new song totally done on my part, waiting to hear how my drummer's developed, and waiting to see if my bassist has finally nailed it (doubts, and I bet he'll complain); aggravated over the amount of time its taking grad schools and peace boat to get back to me; flies buzzing; people eating; chomp chomp chomp; STOP SUCKING ON YOUR TEETH, OLD MAN!