Did some container gardening today. Fall is around the corner, so I planted a long container of baby leaf lettuce. I'm very excited about that, because I haven't had (eatable) lettuce on my balcony since about May. Thanks to aphids and the brutal Osaka summer, it was impossible to keep the lettuce growing all year. That was sad, because I came to like going out on the balcony, picking some leaves, and making real fresh salad. Those days are almost here again.
So now my balcony container garden consists of a container of baby leaf lettuce (not yet sprouted), two containers of timothy grass for Hoppy, a container of oats for Hoppy, a container of lemongrass, some ivy, and a small tree (and I have no idea what kind of tree it is).
Showing posts with label life at home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life at home. Show all posts
12 September 2010
15 August 2010
Quittin's for Punks... So Is Tellin' Someone To
Last week, while I was on the train to work, my wife, who was also on her way to work, sent me a bunch of text messages saying stuff like "I don't want to go to work," "I want to go back home already," etc. She's been dealing with a lot of stuff lately. A bunch of her co-workers have been giving her a hard time. So her job hasn't been her favorite place.
On that day last week, as the text messages came one by one, I became furious - not at my wife, but by the situation, that she was feeling so bad that she was dreading just going to work everyday. So I went off. I texted her a lot, saying, "Forget those fools. You need to quit. There must be a better job for you somewhere." I didn't get any replies.
Eventually I realized I was wrong. I was telling my wife to quit. First of all, in this economy you can't just quit and get another job right away, especially one that is less stressful. But this is the most important thing here: if there's anything I learned growing up, it's this: never let anybody get to you, or they win and you lose. If my wife quit, those punks at her job would be the winner. I was telling her to lose. I later told my wife I was sorry about what I said, and that she can always talk to me about what's going on at work. Lord knows I've dealt with my share of bad co-workers.
Still, I feel ashamed to have told her to quit. I should have told her to fight on, to win.
On that day last week, as the text messages came one by one, I became furious - not at my wife, but by the situation, that she was feeling so bad that she was dreading just going to work everyday. So I went off. I texted her a lot, saying, "Forget those fools. You need to quit. There must be a better job for you somewhere." I didn't get any replies.
Eventually I realized I was wrong. I was telling my wife to quit. First of all, in this economy you can't just quit and get another job right away, especially one that is less stressful. But this is the most important thing here: if there's anything I learned growing up, it's this: never let anybody get to you, or they win and you lose. If my wife quit, those punks at her job would be the winner. I was telling her to lose. I later told my wife I was sorry about what I said, and that she can always talk to me about what's going on at work. Lord knows I've dealt with my share of bad co-workers.
Still, I feel ashamed to have told her to quit. I should have told her to fight on, to win.
13 August 2010
Update, August 13, 2010
Ah yeah, it's Obon time. Obon is a Japanese "holiday" (not sure of the best word to use here... yep, I'm an English teacher) in August. Almost all Japanese have a couple of days off during Obon. This year it's today and Monday sandwiched around the weekend. Traditionally, Japanese people go back to their hometowns during Obon and pay respect to their deceased family members and ancestors. But my wife and I don't do anything like that. We just chill at home, rent some movies from TSUTAYA or something like that. So that's what I'm doing now... just chillin'.
Earlier I was looking at some other blogs on the 'Net, and I gotta admit, people have got a lot of time on their hands! It took me 15 minutes to write everything up to this point in this post - I'm not kidding. I take too much time thinking about what I want to write, then I write it. And my blog stuff is pretty crappy, if I say so myself. But some people put together these nice blogs, with long posts and a bunch of pictures and stuff. Must have taken them hours just to write one post!
Maybe that's my problem. Maybe I don't need to think about what I write. I just need to write it. I might end up saying something I really don't want to share with y'all, but hey...at least I would be able to update my blog every day.
Earlier I was looking at some other blogs on the 'Net, and I gotta admit, people have got a lot of time on their hands! It took me 15 minutes to write everything up to this point in this post - I'm not kidding. I take too much time thinking about what I want to write, then I write it. And my blog stuff is pretty crappy, if I say so myself. But some people put together these nice blogs, with long posts and a bunch of pictures and stuff. Must have taken them hours just to write one post!
Maybe that's my problem. Maybe I don't need to think about what I write. I just need to write it. I might end up saying something I really don't want to share with y'all, but hey...at least I would be able to update my blog every day.
19 October 2008
Weekend Recap
Recaping the weekend, on Saturday I did a little training in preparation to occasionally do young kids' English classes on weekends. My company has a division that has a few young childrens' schools and several in-home schools. I'll keep you posted on how those go.
Today, we did basically nothing except watch a few Grey's Anatomy episodes and some soccer. A nice weekend overall.
Today, we did basically nothing except watch a few Grey's Anatomy episodes and some soccer. A nice weekend overall.
11 October 2008
A Ho-Hum Saturday
Today my wife and I haven't done much. We did laundry, made yakisoba for lunch, and watched a bunch of recorded Grey's Anatomy episodes. Speaking of which, getting a digital television with a hard drive recorder has changed our lives! We look on the on-screen TV listings for shows or movies we like, press a few buttons, and presto! It's set to record. No videotapes to mess with, no worrying about if the tape is rewound or fast-forwarded to the correct position. The shows record on the hard drive for our perusal at any time, and in glorious high-definition! How did we live with VHS tapes before?
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