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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
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11-25-02
I got a haircut today. Pictures will follow when I finish
my roll.
I found the swans! I found them yesterday. It seems
they prefer the other end of the lake, so I walked down there today and took some pictures
of the ducks and swans.
I'm feeling somewhat tired. I don't think I'm getting
enough sleep, but I'm waking up before my alarm, so sleeping in isn't likely to help... I
can't stay in bed long after I wake, and I always have more things to do than time to do
them.
I'll give a test tomorrow (level VII). The English Club starts
Thursday. I have no idea what topic(s) to discuss.
The weather is still clear but cool. It's actually been
pretty warm. I mailed some letters today, and a postcard to my grandmother. I'm still
waiting for my ship to come in. The temperature outside is 8°C/46.4°F (at 18:37).
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11-22-02
Today's outside temperature is 4.5°C/40.1°F (at 9:25).
I had my first English Club meeting last night. Only
four people showed up, but the schools were having PTO meetings, so that's probably why.
We'll see how it goes next week. The meeting was nervous. I had a hard time thinking of
topics to talk about, and I ended up doing most of the talking, which wasn't the idea.
I'll have to come up with some good conversation starters... but I've been trying to find
those for years. I haven't found much.
I haven't written anything significant in several days
(probably over a week), but I did revise one very long scene last night, so that's a plus.
I went to the school this morning. I started talking
about travel/holidays, which became tourist attractions in the US, which became Poland,
which became Why are you here, with the conversation threatening to turn toward movies and
stars, hehe... But it was all good. The students got an opportunity to hear English and
to speak it, which is the point.
The heat is down right now. One room of the building
won't warm up, and the men from the heating place hav been trying different things. Today
is the last resort. They'll lay some new piping (which will involve drilling a hole in my
ceiling (mentioned for the purpose of location)), and if that doesn't work, I don't know
what the pastor will do. I guess he'll keep an electric heater running up there. Pray
for us, that this will solve the problem. This is probably costing him an arm and a leg.
*frown*
I spent Turkey Day working. I didn't have turkey, and I
didn't eat a big meal of any kind... I actually went to bed hungry... should have eaten
something at 21:00. Want to guess what I was doing at 21:00 instead of eating? Yes, I
was revising that scene. My own fault. Pastor Kris asked me about "no turkey", and I
said I didn't have money for it and no family with whom to eat it. He said that I should
have eaten with his family. I told him I thought it would be rude to invite myself to
dinner. I'm not sure whether he was kidding or hurt. He doesn't seem to put much weight
on my mistakes, but it's hard to tell, sometimes.
One minor note: I don't read emails that are not
specifically written to me.
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11-30-02
Greetings, everyone!
I'm doing well. The temperature outside (at 11:37) is
1°C/33.8°F.
It's snowing, now, but the only place it sticks is on my
window ledge, which is metal. The wind howls and blows the snow around such that it flies
horizontally at times. I can't tell whether I'm hearing the wind or a train passing.
(12:04): The snow is beginning to collect on the leaves
and grass, but still none on the ground and flat paths. It is gathering on the steps
right outside my window, though.
(18:08): Well, there's snow everywhere. After I
finished my tutoring lessons this afternoon, I saw Pastor Kris heading outside with a snow
shovel. He saw me and said, "You relax." meaning I should go to my room and do whatever
might amuse me, but I put on my hat, coat and gloves and went outside. I told him I
needed some exercise, and he gave me the shovel. I cleared the walks from the house to
the chapel and from that path to the gate. When I finished the steps near the gate, there
was a thin layer of snow where I'd cleared.
When I went back inside, I looked out my window, and I
could barely tell I'd cleared anything. I worked too hard, though. If you start
sweating, you're working too hard; eskimos don't dare sweat. I'll try not to work quite
as hard next time. After this workout, I fixed myself a cup-o-soup and a cup of tea...
and wished I had hot cocoa. I'll ask Kris about that on Monday, if I can remember. Guess
what I saw in the store when I was getting soup today...ramen noodles. They weren't
called that (and I didn't get any), but that's what they were. The temperature is
currently -1.5°C/29.3°F.
I love the snow. It has really lifted my spirits today.
Thank you, Lord, for the snow.
Snow is romantic.
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12-3-02
I assigned the second essay yesterday. There is a movie
coming to I awa that I really want to see: Lilo & Stitch. It starts Friday, so I'll let
my class out a few minutes early and head to the kino. Yesterday, after my class, I went
with Pastor Kris to the store, where I got my first pair of winter boots. They're very
warm, and they only cost about $23, which is the least I've paid for a pair of shoes in
over five years.
The snow on the side roads has melted and refrozen, so
that it is now ice. I'm pretty good at walking on ice, though, so this shouldn't be a
problem. I have seen many children riding on sleds pulled by brothers, mothers, and
others, I guess.
I wrote some Christmas cards today. I should have them
in the mail tomorrow. I am very far behind in writing to people, so I need to get busy
with that. (I'll think about it tomorrow).
The time is 14:39, and the temperature outside my window
is currently -1°C/30.2°F. *beep*
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12-4-02
I'm having these weird desires... I would like to receive a
fruitcake!
Not so weird is that I would love a pecan log for
Christmas. Well, as soon as I finish this, I'll go into town and mail these postcards.
Then, I'll do some shopping.
The time is 12:03, and the temperature outside my window
is 3°C/37.4°F (but the snow appears unaffected). May God richly bless you, my
brothers and sisters.
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