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Congrats on your 555th post, jav-sol.

Typical about the boiler, huh! :beaten:

Eve wrote:

Sounds good. :D
Are you doing much traveling once youre here?

I'll be in the Bay Area, Chi-town and H-town. :sweat:

Takoyama wrote:

I'll be in the Bay Area, Chi-town and H-town. :sweat:

WHat is H-town? :headscratch:
I must be out of the loop..... :beaten:

Eve wrote:

WHat is H-town? :headscratch:
I must be out of the loop..... :beaten:

I'm guessing Houston. Although I think he'd prefer Honolulu. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: I'm guessing Houston. Although I think he'd prefer Honolulu. [/list:u]

I thought he might mean Haight Ashbury. :beaten:
Id prefer Honolulu too. :victory:

Or it could be Hoxie, Arkansas. That's a real place, I've been there. :beaten:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoxie,_Arkansas

gaijinmark wrote:Or it could be Hoxie, Arkansas. That's a real place, I've been there. :beaten:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoxie,_Arkansas

RAther cool they had the third school to integrate! :victory:
I thought that was really interesting:
The third Arkansas school to integrate

On June 25, 1955, largely the result of the recent Brown v. Board of Education ruling, Hoxie's superintendent, Kunkel Edward Vance, spearheaded plans to integrate the schools, and he received the unanimous support of Hoxie's school board. On July 11, 1955, Hoxie schools recommenced and allowed African-American students to attend. Vance insisted that all facilities would be integrated, such as restrooms and cafeterias.
White supremacist activists from outside the area converged on Hoxie, attempting to reverse the school board's decision, but failed. Approximately half of the white students boycotted the schools beginning on August 4, 1955. The Hoxie School Board filed suit against the segregationist leaders from Hoxie and elsewhere in the state charging them with trespassing on school property, threatening picket lines, organizing boycotts, and intimidating school officials. In November, 1955, Federal District Judge Thomas C. Trimble ruled that pro-segregationists had "planned and conspired" to prevent integration in Hoxie, and he announced his ruling in December, 1955, issuing a permanent injunction and restraining order against the segregationists. Their appeal in the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals was opposed by Attorney General Herbert Brownell and the U.S. Department of Justice, the first intervention by the attorney general in support of any school district attempting to comply with the Brown v. Board of Education decision. On October 25, 1956, the court ruled in favor of Hoxie Schools

But now Im thinking H-town might stand for Hollister. Isnt that near the Bay area? I wear their clothes. ;)

Eve wrote:
But now Im thinking H-town might stand for Hollister. Isnt that near the Bay area? I wear their clothes. ;)

Sure is. The movie The Wild One was based on a "riot" that was supposed to have happened there:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollister,_California

I think Geezer was one of the ringleaders.

I hope all the other J-Dorama members are appreciating this geography lesson we're giving them. :woot: [/list:u]

Eve wrote:

YOu look tired. :patpat:

The bags under my eyes are so huge I can practically carry luggage.

How have you been? Hubby home this weekend?

Wynter wrote:

The bags under my eyes are so huge I can practically carry luggage.

How have you been? Hubby home this weekend?

Im really good, thanx. He had to work this weekend but then he'll be finished up and coming home again for good. :victory:
The money was worth it though.

Hope you have some time this weekend to catch up on some much needed rest! :fingerscrossed: Your schedule this week was packed. :shakehead:

The dog next door is barking, sort of: it sounds more like an asthmatic hyena :crazy:

Anime Dad wrote:The dog next door is barking, sort of: it sounds more like an asthmatic hyena :crazy:

Are you totally certain it is not? :hehe:

gaijinmark wrote:I think Geezer was one of the ringleaders.

No surprise there. :metaldevil:

gaijinmark wrote:I hope all the other J-Dorama members are appreciating this geography lesson we're giving them. :woot:

Well at least no one has complained! :hehe:

I wonder how long Takoyama is going to keep us in suspense.... :sweat:

Perhaps its Healdsburg. I used to live there. Perhaps he's doing a little wine tasting. :mrgreen:

After a long ass flight across the pond I'm now here in Chicago visiting friends. My flight sucked and the girl sitting next to me spilt orange juice all over my leg :shakehead: Not only that, I missed my connecting flight in DFW by two minutes. Damn customs had only 20 lanes open servicing over 300 people. Of course they wouldn't open more lanes to speed up the process. I had to catch another flight and that flight had electrical issues thus making my day even longer. We were waiting on some maintenance tech with a bandana that looked like Cheech troubleshoot the problem. Oh yeah, what is up with all the fat people here? Seriously, seems like a lot of people are morbidly obese or overweight. I've only been here less than 24 hrs and I'm ready to go back to Japan. Sorry for the rant but I'm tired and irritated.

On a positive note, I forgot how cheap everything is here so good on that. NO, I will not go to Walmart. Also, it was nice to see open flat lands for miles and miles.

To answer your query, H-town is indeed Houston. I wish it was Honolulu. Believe it or not, I drove through Hoxie, Arkansas over 15 years ago. I was visiting a friend who went to Arkansas State at the time.

Anyone watch the Samurai High School premiere? :beaten:

Eve wrote:
I thought he might mean Haight Ashbury. :beaten:

:rofl: A bunch of weirdos hang out at Haight Ashbury.

Takoyama wrote: :rofl: A bunch of weirdos hang out at Haight Ashbury.

That was back in the Sixties. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
That was back in the Sixties. :beaten:

They were still pretty weird in the 90's when I was there. ;)

@Takoyama- Sorry youre trip was so long. What a total drag. :patpat:

Hilarous that youve been to Hoxie too. Guess its more mainstream than I figured. :hehe: Or not.

Good guess on Houston, GM! :victory:

Takoyama wrote:After a long ass flight across the pond I'm now here in Chicago visiting friends. My flight sucked and the girl sitting next to me spilt orange juice all over my leg :shakehead: Not only that, I missed my connecting flight in DFW by two minutes. Damn customs had only 20 lanes open servicing over 300 people. Of course they wouldn't open more lanes to speed up the process. I had to catch another flight and that flight had electrical issues thus making my day even longer. We were waiting on some maintenance tech with a bandana that looked like Cheech troubleshoot the problem. Oh yeah, what is up with all the fat people here? Seriously, seems like a lot of people are morbidly obese or overweight. I've only been here less than 24 hrs and I'm ready to go back to Japan. Sorry for the rant but I'm tired and irritated.

On a positive note, I forgot how cheap everything is here so good on that. NO, I will not go to Walmart. Also, it was nice to see open flat lands for miles and miles.

To answer your query, H-town is indeed Houston. I wish it was Honolulu. Believe it or not, I drove through Hoxie, Arkansas over 15 years ago. I was visiting a friend who went to Arkansas State at the time.

Anyone watch the Samurai High School premiere? :beaten:

Awww man, that sucks. I'm always nervous about traveling. Not the actual flight, but all the things that can make it crappy... like the person sitting next to you. At least you made it to your destination safe and sound. :victory:

Wynter wrote:

I'm going out to a pumpkin patch today, so I'll be able to make use of my mittens.

So how was your pumpkin expedition? Find anything good? :woot: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: So how was your pumpkin expedition? Find anything good? :woot: [/list:u]

I got exactly what I wanted! 9 little pumpkins all relatively the same size. My voc kids asked if they could carve a pumpkin, since they can't at home. So now they can take it home when they're done!

Eve wrote:

Ive got three huge pumpkins for Halloweening!

havent decided on what to carve this year.

I think you should find an appropriate wig and carve one to look like Yosuke Eguchi.

Sensei, I know your voc kids are your favorites, I'm happy for you! :woot: