How do you like...?

Recently, I watched the newest version of 'How do yo like Wednesday'. The instant impression after watching was somewhat sad and disappointment. They just got old with babble and laughter..Their talk lost the power to entertain and encourage us by gushing their 'young' energy as before. This implies the truth that people getting old cannot avoid acting their age accordingly. Otherwise, it just becomes a program that foolish late middle-aged people try to do ridiculous things. Therefore, I thought they no longer should not do 'How do you like Wednesday' forever. It's pity to see they are struggling against their age..

Standstill

When I am bothered by paperwork like writing for getting grants, I always feel uneasy without my regular works. So, to write or not to write, that's my eternal conflict! This year is my last year to be able to apply some types of grants that limit age until 34. Actually, I have gotten several honorable grants so far, but that will not continue from now on due to my age. This means people regard me as senior person in this field next year to get administrative funds as one of the senior persons. Considering my age and achievements, I am wondering why I am here and where I am going, and at last question this way in my life is right? I hate those green questions which kind of an undergraduate student in distress lets out. However, when you are pushing your way through the crowd of multinational people, you cannot help being impressed with the miracle you are here. So, today's one word, prepare yourself for coming ordeals and grow out of yourself.

Unleash your perv. energy

I recently got a special helper only working for me. Yesterday, since she failed my work, I got to recover that. It was so though because I sat up all night to complete my work before taking holidays. Now, I am preparing stuffs for holidays. Considering my hard work, I deserve to take this rest, but still have paperwork, deadline of which are close. Anyway, enjoy my holidays!

Talk about various sort of things

Chris said that the world in the lord of the ring is a most ideal peaceful world for him if it could exist. Another fantasy story, Worm Ouroboros is often compared with the lord of the ring, which he recommended me because I love the ambience of the Gormenghast. I always think I should have read those fantasy masterpieces in my childhood. Of course, you cannot chose parents, a place, and an era. Eventually, you have to chose your decision by yourself after or before grown-up. But one of the most important thing is to meet constantly insightful and exciting people/things who (which) give chances for you to open your new world. So, I mean stimulus is a key factor to change your world.
The motive I started this crap murmuring came from a book called Le Grand Cahier (Akudou Nikki), in which all sentences are written in present tense even in the context of past tense. That's why my previous Japanese sentences here were all written in present tense. It was fun to write them without using past tense (e.g.した。だった。etc). Now I recently realized that I can write sentences in English as fast as Japanese, so it would be rather good for me to expand my expression in English.

The morning without end

My day starts by having a chocolate croissant and a cup of coffee. In my university day's in Japan, the pattern was almost the same, a chocolate bun, calorie mate, and canned coffee. The habit of mine is basically that once I love something I tend to patiently continue. These days, as I enter the bakery, every salespersons, an old lady and other middle-aged women, can give me a chocolate croissant before saying my order. Just they say, a choco? as usual.
My colleague Alessi, an Italian guy, sometimes lectures me on Italian coffee, espresso. For him, espresso or coffee here is not true coffee, it's just diluted water. So, he strongly recommends me to drink espresso, hopefully, Italian style espresso..

Celebration on ridiculous efforts

Early morning, I had to talk with my boss about today's celebration. I just bought some snacks and japanese apricot sake last Saturday. Besides this, I asked about an e-mail that I sent last week to gently make clear my contribution in another collaboration. The collaborator was apparently bit shaken by my (rather aggressive?) e-mail, sending back his stance as well as his compromised plans. That strategy worked quite well because he suggests the plan he would come to our place all the way from his Univ. with his materials. But still I worried it was a bit aggressive. That's why I asked my boss whether this strategy was OK or not. But it was needless anxiety. My boss even more assured me my future contribution. That's a relief and all for today, I said in my heart.
This afternoon, I prepared the celebration by myself and served the sake my colleagues. The ume-shu received a favorable review. During conversation, I got requests for okonomiyaki,hot sake, sushi, tea ceremony next future celebration. I'm really sorry I'm not a proper person to meet those high-level demands. But in my mind, I don't care about that. I'm always showing Bushido;). Whatever, by being slightly drunk, I carelessly promised I'll grant anything if I get a big work next time.