Archive: 2003-07

  • Busy Week

    I’ve been busy.

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  • What Are Visas For?

    After my previous entry, and following up on some thoughts that came to me last night, I have the following question:

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  • Preparing to Leave

    It’s been so long since I wrote anything here. I’ve been busy finishing off my previous job and trying to address the important things before I go, such as meeting friends whom I shan’t be able to see for a long time.

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  • Police

    I visited a police station yesterday for the first time—and it was of my own accord, I might add!

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  • Bishops and Pawns

    I’ve been following the British news, and it’s with a detached interest that I’ve watched the furore regarding the appointment of a bishop who apparently prefers men to women. The Church is—let’s be honest—pretty camp, and the clergy itself has not always been known as a bastion of heterosexual behaviour. We can have gay men in government, but threaten to put one into a post that actually requires the wearing of a dress, and suddenly there’s a crisis. It’s all a bit absurd to me. I can’t see that someone’s sexual inclinations are any more important than the colour of their car, or whether they are left- or right-handed.

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  • Tanabata

    Today is the Tanabata festival. There’s a pretty good explanation of it on this page but I’ll summarise it briefly.

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  • I’m Still Here

    I know it’s been a while, but I’m still alive, all evidence to the contrary. I’m really busy at the moment, with work and trying to sort everything out before I leave Japan in a little over a month. So much to do, and so little energy left to do it...

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