Massive Post of the Unmotivated at Work
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kaitouOn second thought, instead of a massive post, I'll do a bunch of smaller ones, so you can skip the ones that you're not at all interested in. It's been a very busy month, and I haven't had a chance to post about much of any of it.
First thing's first...it turns out that Jun's brother's kidnapping was a lie. He took off for Tennesse with the intent to commit suicide, and couldn't go through with it. He had no idea that so many people were looking for him. When he found out, I think he decided to go with the kidnapping that we all assumed had happened, but they figured out it was a lie pretty quickly. Jun tells me that he's doing much better now that he's talked about his problems with his family. Which, honestly, I understand. It's very hard to admit to the people you're closest to that you're having problems. And the hiding of the problems just makes it more stressful. One thing I always have to remind myself is that nothing is ever as bad as my imagination. So I hope things continue to get better for him too.
I know at the and of my first year in Japan, I was pretty depressed. I've found things that I wrote in my notebook around that time and now I'm pretty shocked that I ever wrote them. But I know that I was NEVER so down that I never thought things were hopeless. And then one day I went and saw 'Pirates of the Caribbean.' and was magically happy again. I have never been as down since. Really weird. 'Pirates' is not supposed to be something that saves you that way. That being said, I can't wait for the next movie! All hail Jack Sparrow!
First thing's first...it turns out that Jun's brother's kidnapping was a lie. He took off for Tennesse with the intent to commit suicide, and couldn't go through with it. He had no idea that so many people were looking for him. When he found out, I think he decided to go with the kidnapping that we all assumed had happened, but they figured out it was a lie pretty quickly. Jun tells me that he's doing much better now that he's talked about his problems with his family. Which, honestly, I understand. It's very hard to admit to the people you're closest to that you're having problems. And the hiding of the problems just makes it more stressful. One thing I always have to remind myself is that nothing is ever as bad as my imagination. So I hope things continue to get better for him too.
I know at the and of my first year in Japan, I was pretty depressed. I've found things that I wrote in my notebook around that time and now I'm pretty shocked that I ever wrote them. But I know that I was NEVER so down that I never thought things were hopeless. And then one day I went and saw 'Pirates of the Caribbean.' and was magically happy again. I have never been as down since. Really weird. 'Pirates' is not supposed to be something that saves you that way. That being said, I can't wait for the next movie! All hail Jack Sparrow!
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Date: 2006-05-26 02:16 pm (UTC)Also, those songs you sent were totally awesome. ^^
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Date: 2006-05-26 04:12 pm (UTC)That was the summer I was living in Hayes while waiting to move in to my new flat and was pretty much cut off from everyone. I ended up seeing that movie . . . three times, I think? It really is the best thing when you're feeling down.
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Date: 2006-05-26 11:58 pm (UTC)