Every Thought's a Chain Reaction

When I think about rain, I think about singing,
When I think about singing, it's a heavenly tune.
When I think about heaven, I think about angels.
When I think about angels, I think about YOU!

What are your thought triggers?

What chain reactions do you get when ordinary things in your life cause your mind to activate, and bring back memories? They may be good, they may be bad, but more than likely they simply are.

In my note that I retitled, Paula asked me a nifty question that triggered a bunch of thought reactions, or triggers in my mind: "What are your thought triggers, Cam?"

I am sure that everyone has their own triggers that bring back memories of people and events. I would love to hear what some of YOUR thought triggers are. What chain reactions go on in your mind when you think about something?

Here are a few of my thought triggers:

* Wine bottle corks make me think of Jen.
* Converse sneakers make me think of Stefnee
* BWs make me think of Scott (ooh!)
* Dog cookies & Japanese postmen on scooters make me think of Paula
* Sandy beaches make me think of Kayak

I could list a whole slew more, but I have to put on some clothes now and get ready for work. (Writing a blog in the buff is kinda fun!)

Here is a song by Jaime O'Neal called "When I think about Angels". I love this song.

And I love you!

Cam

Picture This

I love this combination of photo and comic. It shows so well how the old Japanese houses were built.

One of the women in my class at Kobuchizawa lives in a house like this. Do you see the guest is entering and the floor is made of mud? That is actually INSIDE the home. Look how much higher up the rest of the house is from that "Do-ma" or earthen-room. Also you can see how everything was so open; there was no glass for the windows back in those days so they had wooden slats to block the elements. The inside doors were sliding and they had paper on them to let in some light and block some of the wind. But it must have been really cold in there in winter...

The imagery is stunning. I have seen examples of these kinds of homes with straw thatched roofs when I went to Shirakawa-go (remember, Stefnee?) Amazing.

The train has arrived, so toodleoo!

I love you!
Cam

Thought Triggers [Topic Change]

A Nice Way To Travel

Since I don't seem to have much opportunity to get into the sun with my new lifestyle, I've decided to catch some rays wherever and however can.

So today, instead of dressing in my work clothes and carrying my usual heavy black bag to the trains in Shinjuku I decided to go in shorts and a t-shirt.

I would rather get all sweaty in my t-shirt and change at Kobuchizawa station than arrive all sweaty and have to work like that into the evening. I sweat enough at work as it is so not having a dripping wet shirt from carrying my pack will make a big difference.

Plus, as I rolled in this blog with the title on sunshine, it allows me to come here a little bit early, grab my lunch and sit in the sun for 30 minutes.

I think next month we start with cool biz which means we don't have to wear neckties until October. I am looking forward to that for sure!
On the way out of the station and down the stairs I helped a really good looking Peruvian/Japanese guy who was cartoing tons of jewellery on a trolly to set up and sell. We exchanged small talk and went about our day.

As I was typing this a young third year university fellow in a suit came up and started chatting me in English. He's out looking for work so that next year when he graduates he will have a chance. That's how they do it here... start interviewing a year ahead of time. We chatted a bit as I sipped my ice coffee and I wished him all the success in his drive to start the next phase of his life.

And now I guess it is time to head down into the depths of the earth to catch my train to work.

Have a great rest of youlr day!

I love you!!
Cam

Stereotypes

Do you like learning the meaning of words?

Well, HotForWords is probably one of the better places to go when you want to really understand what a word means.

For example, on Jen's recent comment about how much she loves all the wildLIFE in her yard these days, David posted a very interesting video about racoons.

I don't use YouTube very often so I forget that some of these sites are out there. Well, anyway, when I saw who was presenting the racoon story, she reminded me of her other videos. So I clicked on one that was floating by at the bottom of the screen, and got this one on Stereotypes...

Feel... like... meditating...

I feel like ... meditating... no idea why.....