Where I Intended to Be

10 Observations From the Sick Couch October 4, 2010

So, I’ve spent most of the last five days fighting (and to some degree succumbing) to a fantastically annoying autumn cold. It’s not serious, but it keeps fading away only to jump back at me as soon as I skimp on sleep or eat copious amounts of cheese nan.

And on the 42nd day, God said: "Let there be cheese, and nan, and let it be known as cheese nan." And He saw that this, too, was awfully good.

By the way, I’m not saying that I’m a cheese nan addict. I’m also *not* saying that I’m *not* a cheese nan addict. I am, however, blaming any potential addict-status on the influences of The Japanese Best Friend, so if a suspicious cheese nan-related incident ever occurs, you know with whom to speak.

So, because I’ve been feeling a little under the weather, I haven’t been out and about as much as usual and when I have been out and about, I’ve been slightly oblivious and addle-minded. Thus, I bring to you today 10 Observations From the Sick Couch. These are a variety of things that I’ve been thinking about over the last four days. Some are Japan-oriented, some are student-oriented, and some are focused on iTunes. Please enjoy, and I hope to be back to our regularly scheduled “memory collecting blogging” by tomorrow evening.

10) I am very glad that I am foreign and not subject to the strict trends of Japanese fashion. The two most popular forms of footwear right now are Ugg Boots and high heels, both of which cause horrible foot problems. I will keep my Purple Crocs of Love and my Pumas, thank you very much.

9) I am a little confused as to why there is a shortage of canned pumpkin this year. I had to order this year’s Thanksgiving supply over a month in advance.

8) Apparently, Jay and Silent Bob are Getting Old.

7) All of my teams failed me this weekend: The Gators, The Steelers, Hopewell High School, and Bayern Munich all got soundly thrashed in every game that they played. It was not a good weekend to be Me and a Sports Fan.

6) Rainy days at Thursday’s elementary school make for extremely hyperactive and enthusiastic children. I was mobbed by first and second years The. Entire. Day.

5) Sunny days at Friday’s elementary school make for extremely hyperactive and enthusiastic children. I was mobbed by first and second and third and fourth and fifth and sixth years The. Entire. Day.

4) I have forgiven The Super Young Guy for last week’s Event of Extreme Embarrassment. It is, as they say, water under the bridge.

3) I started a new class at the gym, this time on Saturday nights. It’s a kickboxing/aerobics kind of class and so far it’ s a lot of fun. It’s not exactly dancing, but it’ll do for now.

2) Sunday’s festival with The Band and The Dance Troupe was cancelled on account of rain. I was sad that we didn’t have a chance to put all of our hard work on display, especially since it doesn’t look like we have many festivals left in our schedule. I used the rest of the day to run errands.

1) Trying to plan lessons while simultaneously resting one’s head on a pillow and hugging a stuffed bear is not a good idea.

And now I leave you with a video of the Dreaded Centipede Race that I avoided this year. After you watch this, and truly understand the concept, perhaps you will see why even now, over a week later, the knowledge of my escape gives me strength and peace.

Code Monkey not say it out loud
Code Monkey not crazy just proud