Author Archives: NathanJones

Well, I’m finally done.  Here’s my parents and I at my graduation last Thursday.

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I haven’t been to a club in four or five years.  Actually I think the last time I went to a club it was in Ropponji Japan.  But tonight, being that I completed a year and a half long college course I decided to go out.  I guess it wasn’t bad but it reminded me I’m definately not a "club guy".  It was alright and I danced a bit but after about 45 minutes to an hour I found myself ready to go.  The music was too loud so you can’t really talk to anyone, 70% of the club patrons were wasted and looking to fight someone, and because you have to pay for the "atomosphere" the drinks well exceed the point of being overpriced.  After I left I got a "drunk call" message on my cell from someone I know who I happened to run into while at the club.  I’m not sure exactly what he was saying but it was something about:  "Jang mar.  Jang mar really.  So youggrr know I’m serious.  I’m sssayying yeah….that’s what I said.  So YOU, know.  I’m serious."  Guess I’ll find out more on that tomorrow. 

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Well here I am the last weekend before my finals begin and I find myself pretty bored.  I figure at this point if I don’t know it I won’t know it.  So besides a little review here and there I really don’t have anything to study.   As a result I suddenly have a lot of extra time on my hands, but with no idea on how I should spend it, I’ve basically just sat around since Friday night trying to think of something to do.  Guess hard liquor is once again looking like a viable option.

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^{SO…I’ve been pretty busy lately and haven’t had a chance to drop by the Nagaya.  Here’s a rundown of the last few weeks:}

^{School. Run. Sleep.}

^{Good news is I’m done next month and then I’ll be moving back to Hawaii sometime in November.} 

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Running!  I like it.  A lot of people ask me "what’s wrong with you?"  But I really like it.  Even if it turned out that the real cause for high cholesterol or global warming was running, I’d probably keep doing it.

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When I was in high school I’d stay up until 4 or 5 a.m.  almost every weekend.  It was also not uncommon for me to sleep until one or two in the afternoon.  However, now that I’ve gotten a little older my concept of time has drastically changed.  The other night I looked at the clock and realized it was almost midnight and my first thought was "What am I doing up so late?"  haha.  What’s more is if I’m not up by eight in the morning I feel like I’ve wasted the whole day.  Kind of strange how much your perception of things can change in ten years.

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Since joining the military I’ve been fortunate enough to do a lot of travel.  I’ve been to Gaum, Japan, Okinawa (yes I know that’s Japan, but it’s not really "Japan"), Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, and the Republic of Korea.  I’ve also done a lot of domestic travel as well.  As a matter of fact there was one year I spent over 230 days traveling (that’s not including vacations).  Spending that much time on the road isn’t for everyone and my family and friends often ask me how I do it.  But honestly, traveling has become such a part of my life that I don’t understand how people are content staying in one place.  

Currently I’m attending school, so I’ve only been able to spend about a week traveling this year.  And to tell you the truth I’m beginning to get more than a little restless.  I think it will take a 12 hour plane ride, a ride on a bullet train, a 20 minute wait in a line for a rental car, an oppurtunity to try and explain to customs agent  who doesn’t speak a word of English what an oscilloscope is, a chance to realize I’m completely lost, or to spend the first 30 seconds after I wake up trying to remember where I am before I’ll feel at ease again.  Unfortunately, however it’ll be five more months until I get to do any of the above.  So I guess the only option I’m left with is hard liquor. 

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