Here is the fourth installment of five of my view from inside a beer bottle - a bar... the 4C in Ohtawara-shi, Tochigi-ken, Japan. I wrote this back in March of 1992. In February my grandfather died. My cat died, And a friend of mine died in a car crash back in Toronto. Of course, no one in Japan knew what I was going through, though some people did realize I was a little out of sorts - sad, that is.
While I was pretty much depressed and drunk for that month (since I never get hangovers from drinking (still don't), I was a fully functional alcoholic for a month), the month of March was pretty damn prolific for me writing-wise as I would write three or four short stories a day - even while working as an Assistant English Teacher on the JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching Programme) for an eight-hour day.
You can do what you want, as long as you make time for yourself to do it. You don't even need to be drunk or stoned to do it. And, while I am having a Rum & Coke as I write this, I'm sober. It was just a bad month in my life, and we all have those every once in a while. (Oh, don't even get me started about 2010 or 2011!!) What you need to remember is that it doesn't need to remain a bad time in your life if you don't let it.And I'm positive about that!
Hey barkeep... a round of drinks for all my friends! Let's speak English and have a good time!
Somewhere finding women appealing,
Andrew Joseph
Today's blog title is smooth and done by The Cream: ONTAP.
While I was pretty much depressed and drunk for that month (since I never get hangovers from drinking (still don't), I was a fully functional alcoholic for a month), the month of March was pretty damn prolific for me writing-wise as I would write three or four short stories a day - even while working as an Assistant English Teacher on the JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching Programme) for an eight-hour day.
You can do what you want, as long as you make time for yourself to do it. You don't even need to be drunk or stoned to do it. And, while I am having a Rum & Coke as I write this, I'm sober. It was just a bad month in my life, and we all have those every once in a while. (Oh, don't even get me started about 2010 or 2011!!) What you need to remember is that it doesn't need to remain a bad time in your life if you don't let it.And I'm positive about that!
Hey barkeep... a round of drinks for all my friends! Let's speak English and have a good time!
BEERBOTTLE BLUES - 4
Beer, please.
Yeah, today I went to a coffee shop with some Japanese friends.
Why is it that when I order in Japanese, the waitress always turns to my friend and says "Eh,nani?" (Huh, what?). My friend says it the exact same way I do and it'sunderstood. Eh, nani??!!
Biryu, onegaishimasu (Beer, please) - and I don't want a building! What? Geez. A beer please. Isn'tthat what I said?!
Don't get me wrong... there are a ton of great people out there. Too many of themwant to do things that renders menial labour obsolete for me. They'd doanything for me if I asked them. Of course, I'm not stupid to assume itshouldn't be reciprocated. One lady even made me a housecoat. Maybe I'll buyher a beer.
Cheers to all my friends here.
Why do some farmers speak better English than some English teachers?
Still thinking about women. But, another piece of ass won't change my mind set.
I'vegrown old here in Japan. Optimists say I've matured. Pessimists say I've becomeboring. Oh well, I've gotta be me.
Hey, why won't the labels peel off? What do ya mean they're painted on?
I'll have another beer and call it a night. I'm not looking forward to tomorrowmorning. Starting at 8 AM, trucks promoting yet another political racewill commence.That's election. Not erection!
God, I need a beer.
Somewhere finding women appealing,
Andrew Joseph
Today's blog title is smooth and done by The Cream: ONTAP.
