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  05.27.2001
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Karen's back and we've been cleaning
up the
stye that I let the apartment become
in her
absence.
I'm quite excited because tomorrow
I'm starting
a two week training course on website
development
with JSP and Java -- whooe, cool eh?
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Above are a couple of urbanesque shots for
ya, enjoy!
 05.25.2001
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Karen coming home tomorrow -- Yeah!!
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Other news, Kobori-san, my friend at work
called the gas company for me and got the
gas turned back on. They wanted me to go
down to the office and pay the outstanding
bill before they turned the gas back on,
but she convinced them that I was just some
poor, ignorant foreigner who needed his gas,
who was sorry, and who wouldn't let it happen
again. So, they said okay, turned the gas
back on that night, and sent her a new bill
for me to pay.
Great stuff. Anybody who says the Japanese
are no good to foreigners doesn't know what
they're talking about. People are very understanding
here. Can you imagine what your gas company
in Canada or the US would say if your friend
called them up and said that you didn't pay
your bill because you couldn't read or speak
English -- "Tough luck", I'd imagine.
 05.24.2001
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So, I came home the other night, put my bag
down, took off my shirt and went into
the kitchen to make myself a cup of coffee.
I put the kettle on the range, turned on
the burner...and...nothing. NOTHING. No gas.
The gas company had disconnected us.
I'm not positive, but I think this
must have
happened because someone in my family,
I'm
not saying who, but it wasn't me, and
my
wife and I don't have any kids yet,
forgot
to pay the gas bill.
Suffice it to say that I've been microwaving
everything and doing without hot showers.
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Excellent couple of links: men who look like Kenny Rogers and the Blender Phone, both courtesy of Jenn Rock.
 05.23.2001
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I've been going to Blue Martini JSP
page-making
seminars all week. I thought that I
was the
wild one in the family.
Meanwhile, my (pregnant) wife is back home
in Vancouver whooping it up Comedic-Karaoke style!
My two faves are here and here.
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