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and the kids class was fine

##10:19 Wednesday 19 November 2014 JST##

Thanks to Soness helping me prepare, I was well enough prepared for the kids lesson even though I felt crazy afraid before the lesson. I believed I wasn't prepared; I had forgotten to bring Johnny (the stuffed bear) who I planned to use as a teaching assistant; I didn't have a way to play music in the class, and I was just a frazzled nut before the lesson.

I texted Soness, and she called me back immediately for support. She got me sorted: "well, does the school have any stuffed animals you can use?" (they did) "do they have any flashcards?" (oh yeah I had forgotten), and just general confidence that I'd be fine.

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The lessons were a bit chaotic, but everyone survived (including me) and only a few people cried (not including me). The second class had 23 students, so we counted to 25 in the circle (includind me and their full time teacher), and since they did so well, I had us count up to 50.

first client for rapid rabbit

##17:28 Wednesday 19 November 2014 JST##

I'm sure Rapid Rabbit is probably taken as a company name and website, but I just thought of something to call my new(!) consulting service. Basically, Soness was like, "can you help me organize my stuff?" and I was like, "maybe!" and she was like, "I'll pay you!" and I go "hmmmmmmmm!" So I went over to her place today and scanned a bunch of business cards which I import into some kind of CSR software (probably monkey mail for now); I'm going to go through a bunch of receipts for her and I'll mail some papers to her accountant. So I guess this means I'm just acting as a personal assistant. Also, I washed dishes and she made lunch (in that order, so the dishes are dirty again).

meeting mikai in kawasaki

##17:39 Wednesday 19 November 2014 JST##

Meeting Mikai at 6pm tonight in Kawasaki. Headed there now from Chigasaki.

later

Hanging out with them was fun! We talked about John Cage's _As Slow as Possible_ and some of their upcoming events.