tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576769111370725859.post1351921945407106410..comments2023-05-20T06:33:09.959-07:00Comments on Long Story Longer . . .: With Apologies to the Time Warner Cable GuyLSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01958803948139792799noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576769111370725859.post-76567529917679059692007-04-05T09:47:00.000-07:002007-04-05T09:47:00.000-07:00i think it is so wonderful that you got to live so...i think it is so wonderful that you got to live somewhere else. i love this country, but having the experience of elsewhere would be a great modifier, i think.<BR/><BR/><I>And then I started to get upset . . . yes, I teared up. I didn't CRY, I just got a little weepy. It's just so isolating when I come up against something I don't understand because of being out of the country. </I> . . . i understand the sentiment, though not for the fact of having lived in japan. life just gets frustrating and overwhelming at times. hugz.BigAssBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196713522104157126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576769111370725859.post-29904186309757045122007-03-31T19:20:00.000-07:002007-03-31T19:20:00.000-07:00If you feel lost now, just imagine how much worse ...If you feel lost now, just imagine how much worse it will be when we're in our eighties. <BR/><BR/>That's why I'm thinking Kacyznski-style cabin, myself...C.R. IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869061921586199985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576769111370725859.post-80411679767976087572007-03-31T14:24:00.000-07:002007-03-31T14:24:00.000-07:00for whatever it's worth, i've never lived in a dif...for whatever it's worth, i've never lived in a different country long term, but there's still a lot I don't get about certain technology. heck, i've never had cable in my life :)the kicker is...https://www.blogger.com/profile/12304743927661869109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576769111370725859.post-40113042743931017192007-03-31T11:55:00.000-07:002007-03-31T11:55:00.000-07:00Just watched Bill Maher last night - LOVE him!Just watched Bill Maher last night - LOVE him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576769111370725859.post-91403749300002006242007-03-31T11:39:00.000-07:002007-03-31T11:39:00.000-07:00I want to hear the ring too! I can identify a litt...I want to hear the ring too! I can identify a little with what you're experiencing: I lived in Ireland for only a few months, but when I came back I felt thrown off, I saw my homeland kind of differently, and although I was glad to be back to familiarity (not to mention it being slightly easier to earn money here) I have never stopped missing Ireland. <BR/>I haven't read this book yet, but I bet there's a lot in it you'll identify with: I'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson, which is about him returning to live in the States after 20-some years living in England. I know: England, Ireland, not nearly as different from America as Japan, but still. <BR/>Long story longer, this entry also reminded me of an old Panasonic answering machine I had that I rediscovered years after I'd last used it, and all the old messages on the tape and my own outgoing mesages were so eerie. [ghost voice:] Voices from the paaaaassstt....Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014245695974803652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576769111370725859.post-17972808118654705372007-03-30T11:54:00.000-07:002007-03-30T11:54:00.000-07:00I wanna hear the Japanese phone ring too!!! Pleas...I wanna hear the Japanese phone ring too!!! Please.please.please?'stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223446497174756944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576769111370725859.post-51257234429202171232007-03-29T22:07:00.000-07:002007-03-29T22:07:00.000-07:00I definitely think you should get them to explain ...I definitely think you should get them to explain nicely exactly what you got. Or you'll get some whopping bill.<BR/><BR/>And! I really *do * want to hear the Japanese phone sound! I DO would want to play it. So don't think that's weird, it's a great story you have to tell. I want to hear it!Kriscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099598535511829553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576769111370725859.post-5790642888164859202007-03-29T21:11:00.000-07:002007-03-29T21:11:00.000-07:00That is just crazy. I hate dealing with any kind o...That is just crazy. I hate dealing with any kind of that crap I let Patrick deal with most of that stuff. But it sounds to me that you got HBO on demand and not HBO ??? Maybe...WE have TWC here on Maui too. But I have no premium channels. Anyway just stick with it kiddo you'll get back in the groove in no time especialy with the new job and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576769111370725859.post-83367138087951314182007-03-29T19:24:00.000-07:002007-03-29T19:24:00.000-07:00I didn't realize being in a different culture that...I didn't realize being in a different culture that long can have that much of an impact on someone. But then again, 4 years IS a long time.<BR/><BR/>You'll get the hang of it ;-)one3y3https://www.blogger.com/profile/08461661826924874480noreply@blogger.com