Sometimes as a Writer I feel like a complete and utter amateur. And no doubt this is true. I also believe that some people are created with built in guidebooks (Life For Dummies). While others are born into situations where at 18 they are given a massive contacts book and told to pick a page of their choice. While others are complete and utter dimwits like me. We have no idea where we are going, what we are doing and how to get whatever we want done, done. So, we scrape and fight our way through lives or give up and sink into soul destroying boredom. Then today I realised that perhaps it is just because I have never thought about the mechanics of making my dreams come true. Maybe my first book should be an A-Z of Dimwittery.
Actually that is quite a good idea.
Speaking of which, one of them could be a H for Huckleberry. This sweetly named Mike is running for President of America; apparently the world's greatest democracy (read oligarchy or monocracy). Back in March or some such month of Spring we laughed at three hopeless Republicans who stuck their wrinkly-rich middle-aged white-turned-orange hands up when asked a simple question.
"Who does not believe in evolution?"
At the time we were all told not to worry that such numbnuts will never become frontrunners in the election let alone win the White House. Well, Mr. Mike "Creation" Huckleberry is not the front-runner in Iowa, South Caroline and Mitt Romney's own state (Michigan?). It is a beautiful world we live in. Personally I hope all my American friends go out and vote for Barak Obama.
Meanwhile in Osaka its getting colder and the students, well, they seem to be the same as normal. So far this week we've had no weird stuff going on. Just a single broken window and numerous requests for me to shave off my beard. Though, during a Christmas quiz today I was able to point at my beard. Instantly everyone knew the answer... Santa Claus or Father Christmas in English. Another argument was over whether a star or an angel sits on top of the tree. For two reasons I plumped for the latter. Reason 1) was that I am a sadist to mythical creatures and 2) my crossword puzzle needed a five letter answer and star only has four (do not even think about adding an S).
Natsumi and I have also decided upon our Christmas Cakes. We will be traditional this year with... Yule log? Sadly no, though I do love this cake. Christmas Cake with marzipan, icing, ornaments and that dried brandy soaked fruity sponge? No. Ah, maybe Stollen? Nah, not even a Chocolate Catepillar. We have Tirimasu and a New York Cheesecake (A dried fruitless version of the Devonshire masterpiece). Yay.