When we first set off to live in Japan, five to ten years sounded like a good amount of time to spend battling robots and learning to be ninja. However, angry robots are a bit thin on the ground, and stealthy is hard to come by when you stick out like a sore thumb. And so, after three and a half years of ramen and karaoke, it is time to say farewell.
My mom always told me that you wake up one day and you *just know*. You know that the cycles of love-hate are no longer dialectic but circular, the horse has been beaten, the pigs are flying… whatever metaphor floats your boat. Okay, so we didn’t exactly rub the sleep from our eyes and reach for the suitcase, but close enough. Not to mention I really can’t stand Japanese beer.
And since beer (and whiskey) is the elixir of life, we’ve decided to head to Canada, land of beer, beer, and something called hockey, which must be a sport fishermen play. And while I’m excited about the beer, I’m worried about retrofitting my computer to the telegraph system used by the citizens, not to mention learning the language.
{ fin }
Not Carrboro, Canada?
(;_;)
Hope your new move is a pleasant one ‘eh!
@Forrest O. - Not the United States, at least not yet. Oooooooh, Carrborooooooooo.
@Christopher - Thank you! You got that Canadian dialect already down pat.
pnts! if only i lived closer to the part of canada you are moving too… still, it gives me one more reason to visit vancouver, it’s been ages.
Bunny! Definitely come visit! We can also meet-up at some of those Canadian web conferences too… ;)
Sorry for this out of topic response. How’s your Decry project doing?
Eftu, no worries about being off topic… it’s unlikely I’ll be posting anytime soon about Decry so this is as good a place as any to ask…
So, let’s see… Decry is now in perpetual hiatus mode, I think, since most the members are either off on safari, writing dissertations, or doing something equally as serious and not very fun ;). The archives are still available at decry.org, though most of it is pretty irrelevant these days, seeing as the last post was in 2005…
Thanks for asking though. It’s fun to think about a revival…
Where are you thinking of in Canada specifically? I live in Vancouver, BC and it’s a nice city.
Hey Noel :)
I was going to write a follow-up post about where, but I’ve been a bit distracted. We are heading to Vancouver… any information or pointers you have would be much appreciated!
best of luck
Thank you :)