Monthly Archives: July 2008

Summer vacation…

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Kalle

It’s summer vacation! Which means I’m going to spend the next few weeks catching up on everything in school. Lots and lots of studying. Yay! My friend up in Hokkaido suggested I flee up there for a few days over … Continue reading →

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Sophisticated spam.

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Kalle

I must say the spam out there is getting more and more sophisticated. The whole “this forum” talk of course tipped me off immediately, but still. This was a comment on my “Cellphone posting in WordPress” post on this blog. … Continue reading →

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Japan: A new friend.

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Kalle

So…! Yesterday around 1 am, as I am about to slither into bed, my doorbell rings. About 5,000 times consecutively. I figure it’s important so I walk outside and tada, my neighbors are enjoying the company of a new friend … Continue reading →

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Japan: Gion (part 2).

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Kalle

On the 17th of July, I skipped school to go see the parade-thing for the Gion festival. There was a fuckload of people, but not as bad as it usually is, or so they tell me. By the way, I … Continue reading →

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Japan: Gion (part 1).

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Kalle

I occasionally read about how other people do stuff, such as experience traditional Japanese tea ceremonies or wander the Russian steppes or eat Big Momma’s sweet potato pie or, you know, stuff that you think people might be interested in … Continue reading →

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Bleh!

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Kalle

A cockroach just sauntered by me and smugly slithered into my PJ’s. Luckily I wasn’t wearing them at the time. I slapped the PJ’s with my school book a couple of times, with enough force to kill a largish rat. … Continue reading →

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Poetry.

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Kalle

“How can we who feed on the dead We, murderers Find it in us to despair and mourn our relatives.”

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Japan: Tenryuuji (天龍寺)

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Kalle

On June 1st, me, my girlfriend and her parents went to Tenryuuji, which is considered a world heritage ([wikipedia article]). It’s basically a pond, surrounded by a series of little gardens of various kind. There’s also a building you can … Continue reading →

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Japan: Fushimi inari (伏見稲荷).

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Kalle

The 6th of May (I know, I’m sort of behind), I went to “Fushimi inari-taisha (伏見稲荷大社)” [wikipedia], together with my girlfriend and her parents. It was more or less a gorgeous day and it was a very beautiful sight. It … Continue reading →

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