The Eternal Gaijin

Friday, 2 Mar 07 The last morning was truly mad. I shipped Ken off early in the morning on Thursday but knew that I had to get a lot done between his departure and my own. There was still a lot of cleaning to do. There was the final packing.  And somewhere in there would be supper. It seems so much shorter a list when you type it. Nonetheless that short list kept me going until 1 am. Early in the morning I finished up the last of the packing and rushed to my cab. Although the trip out to Heathrow Airport was fairly quiet it marked the beginning of my trip and a large amount of time that would be devoted to the boring and confining process known as travel. I've frequently said to people that I like being in new places I just hate what it takes to get there. Heathrow - surely the basis for a Spinal Tap type rock anthem. It seems that it's getting better though. The first couple of times I travelled through Heathrow were not fun, not efficient, not in any way the sort of exp...

Winding down from work I've been off for a couple of days then on for a couple, then off for a couple more The last of our decorating is now finished and I'm doing the touch ups. Next on the list is to sort out the unaccompanied air freight. Last night however wasn't a complete something on my list night. I hooked a train out ot Ashford, Kent and caught up with friend JDF, who I hadn't seen since our trip to the UK in February two years ago. It was good to sit down, joke, and generally catch up on things from jobs to mutual friends still in Japan. And of course fatherhood. About 11 months back friend JDF joined the ranks of the breeders (hooray, a legally recognized marriage in Washington. No wait. He's been married for 8 years or so. Never mind, he'd have been annulled years ago) Anyway, he and his wife made a Mini-me. Life seems pretty good for him. Friday I caught up with friend KP, one of the few Canadians I know in London. I've known friend KP since ...

I stumbled upon the Fucking Short Version of The Big Lebowski a week ago but haven't been able to do anything about posting it as I've been stuck in the in-between. -- From: The Eternal Gaijin Lost Somewhere in Wandsworth, London "Words Cannot Describe What I Am About To Tell You."

Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator. What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have? -- From: The Eternal Gaijin Lost Somewhere in Wandsworth, London "Words Cannot Describe What I Am About To Tell You."