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apple tech talk in shinjuku

11:21 Thursday 21 January 2016 JST

A bit boring, but talking to Mark in the QA room, I was able to get some insight on how to handle some aspects of the app we're making.

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He also gave a good idea for how to put all the junk for each mode of our game in separate views! It should make the modal idea completely unnecessary. Woohoo! Thanks, Mark!

11:35

Buuuuut it's not working.

next session

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12:03

interesting(?) command line tool

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17:29

The app is much better for having spoken with Mark and Stefan. Instead of abusing the top bar with Word List, Play Game and `Play Game, it's now Word List and Play Games`. The Games tab brings up a screen to select one or the other game.

Sweet.

I also met Guierrmo and saw Tom from iOS meetup. Or he saw and recognized me.

Tom and I walked back to Shinjuku station together. He said he got a lot out of the event, and he kinda helped me see a good side of Apple and not just the poopy poop I keep complaining about.

Guierrmo gave me his card and said he can help or help me get in touch with the right person!

first lesson in a month

07:04 Thursday 21 January 2016 JST

I've even forgotten what short-code I previously used for this class.

pretty great gg lesson

20:44 Thursday 21 January 2016 JST

I'm enjoying my recent lessons a lot more by being more focused on having the students speak instead of correcting their errors. I pick out a few points perhaps, but basically allow them to chatter away as long as I can essentially understand what they mean.

Today with GG, I did the same exercise as I did down in Fukuura: gave instructions for drawing some lines, circles and dots.. The instructions aren't perfect in that they won't result in identical drawings in all correct interpretations, but they give some nice listening practice as well as a chance to use "horizontal" and "vertical" in a somewhat tangible way,.. and they allow me to string together some prepositional phrases which may take some practice to understand!

Specifically,

... in the center of the right side

which M thought she might interpret in a couple of different ways.

On our way back, we talked about Lin and my trip to the US. M asked if I had finished packing. I invited her to ask me if I had started packing!

She asked how long the flight would last: "negative 5 hours" and we talked about jet lag a bit, which led me to talk about consciousness training at The Monroe Institute, which led to discussion of life between lives and finding our purpose in life.

Anyway, good day!

to pack

21:02 Thursday 21 January 2016 JST

before go

~~shave~~
~~pack~~
~~check cat water~~
~~buy blank 色紙~~

pack:

Francois:

~~Francois~~

passport

~~Lin~~
~~Rob~~
~~Lin's visa info~~

cash:

~~one meeeelion dollars~~

puzzles:

~~3 that Mayumi gave me~~
~~bent nail puzzle~~
~~others in the wooden box~~

clothes for wedding:

~~shirt~~
~~slacks~~
~~suit jacket (hopefully the one Sarupapa gave me)~~
~~socks for wedding~~
~~shoes for wedding~~

prezzies

~~hyper-cool gum~~
~~miso soup~~

other clothes (dependent on checking predicted weather):

~~2 shorts~~
~~3 shirts~~
~~3 undies~~
~~0 socks~~
~~0 shoes~~

art

~~highligher markers~~
~~thin markers~~

~~fat markers~~

computer:

~~computer

~~power supply~~
~~power supply cable~~
~~phone~~
~~phone power supply cable~~
~~USB brick~~

~~keyboard ~~mouse ~~headphones~~

loo:

~~toothbrush~~
~~toothpaste~~
~~dental floss~~
~~cotton swabs~~

To buy in the US:

skates
beef jerky for family

something for Fukuura
something for GG
something for Sarus papa and mama
something for C & M thursday mornings
something for Friday crew

something for AB soemthing for CB something for JB

Do in US:

See marriage ceremony
Go see J and P
Get marriage license
Get drivin license
Go sky diving
~~Email janette~~
Invite peeps for party
Email cyber knights

Take photos of me barefoot! (They'll be on Tokyo TV!!)