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On Friday night Kevin (the witch) and Greg (the monkey) and I (sans costume) went to a halloween party at a small english school for children taught by the mother of one of our jr. high students.

The reactions to seeing a grown man in a cute monkey suit differed on account of where we were at the time. At school for example, Greg’s adorable curly tail was the fixation of many 7th graders’ hands- it was amazing that he made it home with it still attached. Inside the train they (ahem, WE) stood out among all the suits and school uniforms. I would like to think that they did their part to encourage communication between family members at the dinner table that night. It was kind of like a public service or something.

The best part was their total lack of embarassment. They acted completely casual, to the point where it was almost creepy but still quite funny. The picture on the left shows Greg reading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in a seat reserved for handicapped and pregnant people.

Just in case any of the three people who might read this worry about the combonation of an earthquake and my safety, I offer this clumsy little panorama to ease your fear. My apartment is in the second-from-the-left photo. I live on the first floor of a fairly new building, and there is nothing around which could fall and cause a problem, unless you count my cameras being shaken off of my table. Hah- but thats why I keep them on a low shelf a few inches off of the floor. Pretty clever.

Greg Hutt, fellow Senshu Matsudo Jr. high “employee” here in Chiba has got some of his IN JAPAN photos up. Be amazed with his camera-prowess. There is even a picture of the both of us trying to look really cool. And a picture of this cute little dog, Hana-chan. And this dog, Sakura. Would you like to see a shot from our sports day? He also has pictures of romance, violence, ninjas, musical children, something sexy and tattooed boobies.