Time flies

Ever since I got to Japan, I have been disoriented with time. I found myself countless times asking myself which day of the week it is, especially during Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. They all get jumbled up and I usually mistaken each day with the other. I guess when I was living in the states, each day had its own identity. Monday was the first day of the week and everyone at work complained how they wish it was still Sunday. Also this was when Football discussions would be at its heaviest talking about the games the day before and the game coming up later in the evening. Tuesday was when traffic during rush hour would start getting heavier for the week and it was also known as American Idol night. Wednesday was hump day when everyone at work would start making plans for the weekend. Thursday would usually be the first night of the week that I would go out, like eat at a restaurant or meet a buddy for coffee. Friday, rush hour in the morning was light but it started earlier in the evening because everyone had the same idea in "starting the weekend early and avoiding the evening rush", this is also when I get to look forward for extracurricular activities with my family or friends. In Japan, everyday besides the weekend seems to be exact versions of each other. No day really stands out, except for Monday and Friday for the start and end of the weekend. At work, no one really talks about what they do outside of work, so conversations tend to be the same each and every day. Besides a really good drama season, there are no television programs that establishes the day of the week like in America. I'm not complaining about this, because it just makes the weekend come by a lot quicker but at the same time, I feel that time is flying by too quickly that I can't stop and slow down to enjoy where I'm at and reflect on various things.

In other news, I saw 1408 the other day. I am usually a wimp when it comes to horror movies, but U.S. horror flicks do not affect me as much as Japanese ones. Actually, besides the Exorcist, I can't really remember a movie that screwed me up. I was into the movie for about two-thirds of the way, but it got kind of predictable and lame towards the end. I thought the idea of the movie was good, almost like the 7th Guest (A horror game I used to play when the CD-ROM just came out for computers and I was the first of my friends to own a double-speed cd-rom drive on my 486.. ok.. I'm talking geek.. I'll stop) but the movie strayed away from the scary characteristics of the room and its past victims, to try develop John Cusack's character, which took away from the scariness. In Japanese horror flicks, they tend to focus more on the ghosts and why they exist rather than their living counterparts. That is why I boycott those movies in order to have nightmare-less nights =)