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Excerpts from Osaka English House
Hi, friends! I forgot to post my 2 contributions to the website of Osaka English House, a remarkable institution that houses both students, teachers, and foreign visitors. I belonged to the latter category, meaning I contributed 4 hours’ worth of chores 6 days a week in exchange for accommodation. Chores consisted mostly of cleaning, in…
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OEH Pt. II
Originally published 2020.05.28, before a quick kiss–a swift kick–goodbye to the oncoming swell of summer! As a foreign visitor, I took on a mere cameo role in the house but have still managed to incorporate some quality time with the people that make OEH. Read on for a glimpse of those very beings. Irrashaimase! Enter…
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It’s been more than a month in Japan…
I’m more than one-third of the way through my 3 months’ allowed stay in the country, and I’m quite tired of sightseeing! It could be that my current city, Hiroshima, is just not that stimulating, as I find myself wanting to return to the hostel and read or watch TV after barely an hour after…
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An attempt to commemorate the best performance I’ve ever experienced.
Forgive the terrible photo, but I just wanted to express how fka twigs’s singing, dancing, and overall vision are killing the game. Combine these with a commanding team of dancers and musicians, and her show is a gift to the universal pursuit of art—a full-body, yet out-of-body experience constantly pulsating with an electric energy—something deeply…
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Thoughts on Black Panther
Rather than the cookie-cutter superhero film with a political edge that I’d expected, the film gifted us an immersive universe that was pure mythology at work. Black Panther has arrived in the midst of a resurgence of white nationalism in this county, and I have been interested to see this film for what messages it…
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Stuff I Loved this Week:
1. Just in time for Hump Day of the Year: a progression of photos submitted for the recipe titled simply Shortbread on Allrecipes.com. And in the last frame, the photographer carefully revealed a peek of his Valentine that was subtle yet visible enough to tantalize the outside world with the enigma of her cherubic beauty. I…
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Darkness and Light
If I haven’t seen you in a few months, here are some reflections circulating in my head like autumn leaves that I must capture before they crumble completely. On top of being able to walk to work every day, I was fortunate to clock out to a display of festivities each afternoon this summer. Watching…
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Solitude
via Photo Challenge: Solitude It’s a quiet Friday night in my condo, nearly the next day. While washing up before bed just now, I was brainstorming ideas for an entry. Think, Crysteaux, think…what can we discuss today? Well, quite little has changed in my life since my last post. I wonder why. Oh, right, because I don’t engage…
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Resting my writing hand,
I reach you via QWERTY. Have you ever had delusions of grandeur? Overdosed on self-esteem? I, to some degree, have. Based off of scant evidence, I think I’m one of the best writers of my age just waiting to happen. But, “delusions,” “self-esteem”– it all sounds pretty severe, no? In most areas of life, I…
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A 24-Hour Play
I volunteered as playwright for a play production challenge at Middlebury College. The result was a midnight-conceived family tale inspired by SNL’s seminal skit, “Dear Sister.” See the PDF:
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reflections on my world, and ideas for a better one.
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