Saturday, October 18, 2008


CAN'T say I really have that much to say as it is 12:25PM on this lovely Saturday and I have no plans for the day. Last month our paycheck was greatly reduced due to the five weeks we had off for summer vacation finally coming back to hit where it hurts...our bank account. This means that all of my friends and myself are rather financially limited this month and so no one is really doing anything beyond the usual alcoholic festivities on the weekend. Unfortunately as that doesn't really interest me anymore I find myself rather at a loss as to what to do with myself this month as most of my friends spend the money they do have during said orgies and are therefor reticent to do other activities.

NOT that I blame them for spending their money at clubs and bars, but as I mentioned before when one is sober clubs tend to become very repetitive and all of the hilarious drunken antics tend to repeat themselves every weekend, so even the amusement gained from that is limited. At times I find myself yearning for the bleary eyed memories of my past where I would stumble around the dance floor in full confidence of my dancing abilities with nary a thought for anything else. However I now find myself having to deal with the nagging annoyance of reality when I attempt to bust out my mad dance skills and for some reason this tends to limit my time on the dance floor. However I have put some thought into actually taking dance lessons to rectify said disablity, yet we will have to see if anything actually comes of this.

ALSO in a completely unrelated note I have recently signed up with a private student company in the hope that I can gain a fair number of private students. Let the wealth flow in!

4 comments:

Sarah13 said...

you know, i'm completely and utterly sick of going out with a bunch of drunk people who continuously do and say the same things over and over and over again.
But as I don't want to be a recluse and miss my opportunities in Japan I suggest we make a pact:
you and I can go do cultural Japanese things, or ride bikes, on the weekends, while sober, and talk trash about all the other ALTs in Kyoto;-) So now we just need to find some cool things to do. I found a vegan restaurant today by Demachiyanagi. What did you do?
Also, I want private students too. What is the company you joined?

Mom said...

Yeah for staying sober!!! Sorry about the financial staits - hate it when our vacation dip occurs also. Sounds like you may have found a friend to do things with from the first comment on this blog. Did you ever search out the church? We waited for you to skype, but you never showed up. Let us know when you can talk.
love,
M

Anonymous said...

Hey Buddy,

I'm glad you're staying sober and I know what you mean by not having any dance moves. My friend, Lauren Carr, taught me how to waltz and is currently teaching me more modern dance moves so I can't wait till I can really bust a move. The first picture is absolutely freaky dude. If that's what the clubs are like in japan I don't think even drunk they'd be fun..more scary and weird. Let me know when you can skype this week. I love you!

Glo

P.S. Are you working out still? I think Matt might be just as big as you.

Anonymous said...

I've had a fair bit of experience being sober in night clubs and I think there's a secret to it. You need to remember that most people there can't really tell if your dance skills are terrible or just average. I've never let being sober stop me dancing. In fact I think it leaves you with more energy and better motor skills.

It's good to stay away from clubs though, there's too much smoke there anyway.

Nathan
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