Friday, August 26, 2011

bundles o' joy

upon arrival in this wonderful, heathen land, i didn't have much of what one might consider "work". sure i had my hands full exploring new places and learning how to communicate in the local fashion and all, but nobody was paying me to do so. the gainful employment started tricklin' in after much ado, and the momentum gathered gradually.

not being the type to say no, one day earlier this year i realized "holy shit, i've got way too many jobs, i'm working seven days a week, and host one of the most inefficient daily schedules imaginable." well, it was about that time that i got a random tip about someone needing a sweet, sweaty dude what kicks much ass to come regulate at their tiny-ass escuela. i initially wrote it off, what with the last thing i needed being another goddamn part-time job and all. after a moment's deliberation, i decided to follow through with the formalities. the interview process proved successful for both parties. the owner of the school is probably one of the sweetest folk ever, and she digs my vibe as well. the only trouble was that the schedule directly conflicted with most of my other scattered action.

being the type that loves solving problems, i set about a grueling two-week effort to reschedule, revise, and compress seven days of work down into six*. it's a goddamned miracle that it worked, and i must say i'm quite proud. new schedule (from here on referred to as the new hot shit) went into effect last week, and i fucking love it.

mostly teaching kidzu at the new spot, i spend most of my time jumping up and down, making jokes that no one understands**, and making arts and crafts and shit. behold:

this is the pineapple express. 'tis a seaworthy vessel.

i like pineapple a lot.

the little'n's are great i must say.

here go some of 'em drawing a photo of me and the sista'.


otherwise things are good. i'm enjoying the dregs of summer and the weekly day off and all. now i'm sleepy though. all i can do is muster some photos fer y'ins.


excellently tasty pizza, all for lil' mikey.



interesting view of the "natural house". organic fruits and vegetables, every one individually wrapped in fucking plastic. heart's in the right place i suppose, but the freshness culture overrides.


interesting view from the not-so-natural house. this was something like "french fries wrapped up in savory pork and then seasoned all to hell."



i recently discovered that kobe is the "friendship and cooperation city" of philly. who knew?


relics from a once great capital city.


ummm.... these are just some flowers that i saw.


shit exploding!! whoo!!!


one of the greatest parts about the new hot shit is the exploration opportunity. i think this is the First Holy Diocese of Post. complete with stained glass windah.


this was pretty wierd.



over-sized gee-tar.


sweet promenade to the east of the general downtown area. view of the general downtown area.


clockwise from bottom left: fish, fish, mammal.



sunset-ish view of harborland. this is the site of my main gym action until next month. the new hot shit forced/allowed me to broaden me ol' 'orizons.


apparently one of the three most impressive giant buddha statues in the J. mighty close to home, mighty sweet.



*i've reserved the executive power to further reduce this number to five should i see fit, but mostly just because i'm not too keen on making decisions.

**this is nothing new. it's extra fun to do in front of children though.