Climbed Kuju yesterday. It's the tallest peak on Kyushu at around 1900 meters, believe it or not. There was still a lot of snow and tons of mud on the trail. But the spring wind was a-blowing as I finished the hike.
I met some other hikers. One of them, wearing mostly blue, talked a blue streak for about three hours in some strong dialect. It didn't matter that I could not really understand a full sentence he spoke, he just went on. It was like George Steinbrenner from Seinfeld (Kastanza's boss). Talk talk talk so now I'll walk out of the office backwards, close the door behind myself. Except I got treated to dinner first and "conversed" about world business and other random things. It's really interesting what a foreigner like myself gets exposed to here. Only really attractive girls get treated this way in the US. All I have to be here is white. Ha! That's pretty good.
To clear things up about Saturday: the ice crystals had formed under the glass and they were really cool. There is even a name for them here. Also, one of my predecessors actually worked with the fire brigade here so I may not be the first to light the hills here, but I was told I was. It doesn't really matter, it was awesome anyway.
What else? I am tired today and it's raining outside. I guess spring is here. I finished Seinfeld Season 6 and the first season of Ali G. What else, what else? Hmm maybe I'll think of something later.
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