geography

My town is so sparsely populated that I've met nobody but the hopper today. Alas, now I have nobody to annoy, disturb, and mooch off...

kinesiology

I fell down last night.

astronomy

In Western culture, the moon has been believed to have some supernatural powers. The English word ''lunatic'' implies that the celestial body could affect human mental states. Indeed, I've read that criminologists found some association between the phases of the moon and the number of crimes. They speculated, in the article, that the lunar gravitational effects may affect propensity for deviant behaviors. I'm not sure how this bullshit has developed after then. Tell me if you know what happened to the crap.

Japanese mythology tells us that rabbits are living there and making rice-cakes. The pattern of dark and light parts on the surface looks like a rabbit pounding cakes for Japanese eyes. See the pictures below. I stole them from http://www.geocities.jp/planetnekonta2/hanasi/moon/moon.html

linguistic

The Japanese are notoriously poor at using English. Needless to say their terrible pronunciation, their use of English words is often not appropriate, either.

However, they seem to use the F-word pretty well, although no English school teacher teaches how to use it. The graffito on the wall is a good example of the correct use possibly by Japanese. I found this at a terrace of an operahouse. Many foreigners are sticking around there because the operahouse invites lots of performers from abroad. International place must be a right place for the F-word to be effective. In this insular country, many international people would remember their fondest memories of their countries through this magic word.

mantis

I'm bored today...

excrement

I'm writing this article with fury. This morning, I stepped on dog shit. The shit is the one in the picture. I intentionally made the photo blurry to prevent you from getting squeamish. I can email to you a clear, high-resolution copy on request. Inquire, in case you're interested.

There are many people having dogs as pets. And me too. It is very uncool to leave shit on the street without cleaning it up. Sadly, small streets or aisles in some Japanese towns are literally shitty. Watch your step.