We think the same things at the same time
We just cant do anything about it

Even Part of the Time

It was worth it

One return flight home from Osaka to Toronto: ¥103640 (roughly $990 CDN)

It's worth it.

In November, Lynne and Larry are coming up for two weeks. And I'm getting paid for it.
In December, right near the end of my second contract, we're given two weeks of off time. And I'm going home for it.

So get all the gear you need for a celebration, because I want to give you all a reason to celebrate. I'm coming back. And Toronto will never be the same again.

From there, the remaining money I've accumulated here will be spent in every little corner of southeast Asia that I can find. If all goes according to plan, they'll be enough money to get me started up again in Vancouver. Because the west coast has never seen the likes of me before, and that's where I need to live. At least for a little while. Maybe some more school. Or some nude modeling. Maybe open a vegan restaurant or two. Get back to acting.

Acting. Can I do it? Sure. Will I? Probably. But, unlike the aforementioned two-week vacation I'm taking across Japan with my parents, I may not bet getting paid for it.

And that's A-O.K. Because it might be the one thing in the world that I could do for free and still feel the need to do it, no matter how deep I find myself in the red. Passion.

Art.

Red Alert

Good news, everyone!

I'm coming home for Christmas... again!

That's right, I'll be in Toronto for a whole two weeks starting on December 18th, returning to Japan on January 3rd, 2007 in the wake of my 27th birthday.

God. 27. That's starting to sound old.

No concern. I'm healthier, wealthier and wiser than I've been in past years, so I'm ecstatic about the chance to walk again through the historical chronicles of the life I had before I turned 25 and escaped from Ontario. I realize that it's only going to be about two weeks but it's the best I could do with my job schedule. After a short winter break in the hostile Canadian cold, I'll be back to Japan to finish the last 3 weeks of my contract before I depart to the exciting world of Southeast Asia with my reliable wingman Jacob Goldfarb.

27, though? At least it's not a prime number. Like, you know. 29.

Well, I'm off to work. Today I have quite a bit of free time to study, and my friend Ai told me that if I can memorize 20 new kanji characters, I win a free beer. Not a bad deal!

Start thinking of the things you want to say to me when you see me...

This just happened outside of my apartment as I was writing this: