it's not life that matters but the journey...

today I was looking at photos so that I could do my post for thedailyactor and I found something wonderful - two of my favorite guys together in the same place, at the same time. *swoons* Oh what i wouldn't do to be in that room:)

( Cillian and Jonathan - my two Irish lads )

My calendar says that its supposed to be spring. and it sure looked (and felt) like spring until yesterday. The cherry blossoms nearby were blooming, the sun was shining, and most of all, it was getting warmer! But for some reason, it just turned unbearably cold again last night. I couldn't get warm all night, and today my hands were like icicles all day. The first part of the day was cloudy, and then the sun came out along with a strong wind. and now, we are actually having a 'spring typhoon'. Really! Its so windy that the house is actually rocking on its foundation. I'm having visions of "The Wizard of Oz" - Toto I don't think we're in Fuji anymore since the house blew away...

My student who usually comes at 1 p.m. canceled today, and then the girl, Natsuko, who comes at 5 was late - so I didn't teach her until 6:45. So now, I'm ready to get under the covers, and watch "The Constant Gardener" which I have been dying to see (with Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz). Yay!

My application for the apartment arrived, and the credit check was done, so things are moving along. I realized today that I will miss some of my students a lot - and Masahiko told me that his friend Toshi will miss him. And of course, now that I'm ready to move, people want to meet me. I got an email from a former student in Shizuoka, as well as the owner of that school - they want to meet me. And I want to meet other friends too! Less than one month now before I go...

The other day I watched the movie "The Virgin Suicides" with Kirsten Dunst and Kathleen Turner. It was directed by Sofia Coppola (who did "Lost in Translation" one of my favorite movies ever), and though it wasn't quite up to the quality of LiT, it had the same dreamy, reflective and artistic qualities about it, and it was quite good. I'd really like to read the book, because I think its one of those stories that would be better in print. What I liked most was the awesome soundtrack, though: music from the 70s, including one of my all time favorites Todd Rundgren. I grew up listening to Toddy Rundgren's "Hello Its Me" and "I Saw the Light" (my sister had the double album "Something/Anything" and its always been very nostalgic for me to hear those songs). So, when we went to the library the other day, I looked to see if I could find any Todd Rundgren and they had a "Greatest Hits." Yay! I can copy it for my plane ride home.

But that got me to thinking... why do they call them "Greatest Hits"? I mean everyone has their favorites by an artist or group, right? and if someone compiles a group of songs, then why is that the "Greatest"? It might be the greatest songs for some, but others are saying "hey, where's my favorite song?" And how can they say "greatest" anyways? that's not fair. who are we, as listeners, to say what is the greatest or not? Its all a matter of taste, is it not?

wow, this has been the biggest collection of non-sequiters I've ever written.

good night:)