Karaoke Countdown

Call me stretched for a title, but it's very humid here right now and I have sweated away my title creativity.

Well, in respect to not being long last night I failed miserably. About four thirty I reached bed, and it is all the fault of Wikipedia. And I think I set the air conditioning too high, as I have woken up the past two days with a cold. A cold! In a Japanese summer! Who would have thought of it.

I mentioned in my last entry that there is no reference of 'tricolon' in the electronic dictionaries I use, so I searched for it in Wikipedia. No article! How strange, perhaps I should write one. I then took a look through their list of literary devices, for perhaps it or one of its derivatives would be mentioned. No such luck, but I did spy a little note on devices used to illustrate fiction, such as a reference to a fictional book, and then the ides of writng a fictional book itself as if it were fact. References were made to fake autobiographies of fictional characters, and then to the Necronomicon. Having been thinking about the Necronomicon recently (when choosing how to describe a book where digital photography had removed vibrant colour from the faces of the people pictured), I chose to read more. It turns out, it is a creation of an author who used it as reference in a number of books, and since it has been referenced by numerous media, most notable the Evil Dead Trilogy. However, it linked to Daikatana, which I knew relatively little about, and I researched it, and from there I read the 25 dumbest mistakes ever made in videogame history. That led me to 4:30AM.

My bad.

Anywho, I just returned from teaching the group I taught two weeks ago (where I teach alone rather than with Stuart), and I really enjoy that group, as they are so friendly. However, every time I slightly display any knowledge of Japanese they errupt in applause. I would hate to actually say anything meaningful, as I'm certain a ten minute ovation would follow. But they are very accommodating, and provided me with a delicious variety of rice crackers and chocolate covered crisps(?!?).

I'm rather disappointed with Jenny recently. It seems that over a relatively minor misunderstanding on this blog, she has, in essence, dropped me like I'm hot. Since that, it appears that she is now also negatively referencing me in comments on other peoples' blogs. I do not hold anything against her for the misunderstanding, as I have made the like myself, but I do find her actions of the 27th to be unbecomming of her, as she is a smart person, and I would usually put such childish practises above her.

Emma arrives in Kansai International in a little under twleve hours, so I am anticipating an eager dance in a short time. Curse this old monitor. Everything is bright orange, I cannot adjust. Well, Emma soon, Karaoke sooner, so I must shower and be ready. I'll make a detailed entry of the songs and the enjoyment after I return, unless I'm asleep.