So, I am no longer in London. I am now in the city of Okayama which is in the south-west of Japan. In exciting news, I am wearing tights today for the first time. Yes-until now I always thought long underwear was something other people did. Older people. However, perhaps it’s the effect of the impending Significant Birthday, but it just seems like the sensible thing to do. I am both toasty warm and ready to prevent all manner of crimes in Gotham City.
I haven’t updated for a long time. That’s because I am lazy. Deeply lazy. You also may have noticed that this is not really an arts scene blog any more. Okayama is not known for its art scene, despite having the odd gallery/museum of interest dotted around. I’ll try and shine some light on those things that I do visit, but this is likely to be a bit more personal and about my day to day life than it was before. I’m also going to try and write in the first person rather than as “Artslondon” as I think that taking that personal element away misses the whole point of blogging. And because the Londonist does that type of thing much better.
So yesterday I handed in my re-contracting papers. It’s a “no”. I will be returning to London in August as originally planned. I did have a brief wobble over the Christmas period as I was having such a good time, going out constantly and feeling very comfortable with my daily lifestyle. In a basic calculation, my day to day existence here is more exciting than my equivalent existence in the UK. However, I have stuff I want to do back in the UK. Not to mention that I’m half of a couple and the Lady has her own reasons for wanting to return this year.
So in the end, I know that I am making the right decision and I am happy with it. But there will always be a part of me which wonders what it would be like to totally change my life, move to Japan, Tokyo maybe, and live a more decadent existence. Maybe the solution is to live that way back in the UK. By decadent, I don’t just mean painting the living room red, although that would be a start.
My life is pretty busy at the moment. Three of my week-nights are taken up with regular activities-football, taiko and Japanese lessons. That means I am keeping myself active through the cold winter period, though I suspect I will cut down on some of these activities when it warms up. I am also really excited about our forthcoming trip to Hokkaido for the snow festival. It’s -14 degrees there at night right now. I may have to double up on the tights.
I haven’t updated for a long time. That’s because I am lazy. Deeply lazy. You also may have noticed that this is not really an arts scene blog any more. Okayama is not known for its art scene, despite having the odd gallery/museum of interest dotted around. I’ll try and shine some light on those things that I do visit, but this is likely to be a bit more personal and about my day to day life than it was before. I’m also going to try and write in the first person rather than as “Artslondon” as I think that taking that personal element away misses the whole point of blogging. And because the Londonist does that type of thing much better.
So yesterday I handed in my re-contracting papers. It’s a “no”. I will be returning to London in August as originally planned. I did have a brief wobble over the Christmas period as I was having such a good time, going out constantly and feeling very comfortable with my daily lifestyle. In a basic calculation, my day to day existence here is more exciting than my equivalent existence in the UK. However, I have stuff I want to do back in the UK. Not to mention that I’m half of a couple and the Lady has her own reasons for wanting to return this year.
So in the end, I know that I am making the right decision and I am happy with it. But there will always be a part of me which wonders what it would be like to totally change my life, move to Japan, Tokyo maybe, and live a more decadent existence. Maybe the solution is to live that way back in the UK. By decadent, I don’t just mean painting the living room red, although that would be a start.
My life is pretty busy at the moment. Three of my week-nights are taken up with regular activities-football, taiko and Japanese lessons. That means I am keeping myself active through the cold winter period, though I suspect I will cut down on some of these activities when it warms up. I am also really excited about our forthcoming trip to Hokkaido for the snow festival. It’s -14 degrees there at night right now. I may have to double up on the tights.
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