But I'm ahead on my work. I had to translate a paragraph that went on for a whole page to get there, but I did it. A whole page! Seriously, a two-column magazine-sized page. Most Japanese authors insert a paragraph break every couple of sentences as a matter of course, but not these guys.
("Hometown Treasures" on TV Japan just went to a little town in Kagoshima that I've actually been to. Among other things, they looked at a little bridge, where a little boy happened to be taking his turtle for a walk. Turtle. On a leash.)
And when I finished my work for the day, I went for a walk and it smelled like autumn outside.
118 words | September 26, 2005 08:05 PM | Lost in translationI hope that was a short walk. The turtle, I mean; you can walk as far as you like.
Posted by: Jonathan Dresner at September 27, 2005 01:47 AMThe camera crew actually asked the kid where he'd come from and he pointed just off screen. That was a zippy turtle too. The kid dropped the leash while he was talking to the TV people and the turtle made a break for freedom.
Posted by: Nee-chama at September 27, 2005 11:09 AM