Japan is beginning to grate on my nerves. or maybe im just having a bad week. First with the whole speech on the history of MD. LEt me describe the phone call*
"hello, I will pick you up at your apartment on saturday January second and we will go to lunch" Then you will go and talk about the history of Maryland.
"you will talk for 1 hour and then there will be a break and then there will be 45 minutes for questions"
"I was told I was speaking for 50 mins"
"no, one hour then 45 mins for questions. it should be easy for you" "very easy"
"I was also told I would have access to power point"
"power?"
"yes, a computer, a projecter, power point"
"no no, give speech, very easy"
" but I prepared a power point presentation with pictures"
"its no problem, very easy for you"
arg, what the hell.
Then later, I get another call. The elementary school visit--which I thought was just going to be a self-introduction. Now they dont want me to do an introduction, they want me to sing songs and talk about life in America for elementary school children. After I printed out all my pictures and prepared for my self intro, this comes along. Iw ouldnt: be so annoyed except that i had just received the history of Maryland phone call about an hour earlier. And I wont have any time to plan this weekend because Im going to Tokyo for sumo and fun. I don't expect to have any time at all! I am just annoyed, but I guess I shouldn:t be. Im tired of not hearing the whole story, not knowing whats going on. its time to go so i can catch the dinosaur train.