Winged Words

Recent Habits
I've been reading through the Oddessy lately (surprisingly enough I can't spell it so I just left it like that). I read it on the train, during lulls at school. I'm having trouble with the meaning of "winged words." Does it mean lofty? It doesn't seem to mean any type of treachery or--hinting or anything like that. I need to think more about this.

Anyway, after quite a few LONG days at work, coaching speeches after school. Reading the Odyssey on the way home often makes me feel that I've been traveling for ages. It makes me feel exhausted when I get home, but I really love being home when I get there. Fun fun.

Computer Circumstances
The schools I've been working at either have no available internet, or are security blocked so I can't post or do anything so sorry for updates lacking.

Status of Creativity Goals etc.

Haven't played guitar or violin in a week and my fingertip callouses are already starting to fall off. I have started writing my somewhat sci-fi fiction book though. Right now I'm establishing characters. It's all written on paper, not typed, and I wonder if that's going to make it better or worse.

Happy Things
Ryan came back from his 3 day camp thingy and today we go to Ichinomiya's Bunkasai (culture festival) where we will buy ridiculous and fun trinkets that students are selling as well as eat in the restaurants they make out of their classrooms (there's a post below about this).

The leaves have started changing here, it's really gorgeous.

Kyoto (two weeks ago) was wonderful despite the fact that I am a truly terrible traveler. I really don't like crowds and other tourists and I now realize that most tourists don't enjoy many parts of touring at the time. I did get a sweet pair of jeans for the slim figure I gained (lost?) in the hospital last May.

How's that for an update? I promise something interesting once we have more internet access.