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So here I am, trying to write, but frustrated by the fact that what I really want to do is listen to my new drama cds. I can't because I live on the first floor of my new apartment, well within earshot of the road. My new town is in the back of bumblefuck and I am one of under ten foreigners in it. It's a panopticon - everyone knows that I speak Japanese, so the 'Oh, I didn't realise it was two guys doing that' excuse is not going to cut the mustard. Perhaps things will be different during the winter, when I can listen with my windows shut without having to fear flash dessication in the heat.
I am also having an interesting time figuring out what to do with all the bl tankoubon and doujinshi I don't want anymore. I used to just throw them out, however, trash disposal guidelines are followed with religious fervor in this city. So while it's still easy to pitch the non-bl stuff I read when I'm through with it, I'm not about to take a large bundle of bl reading material down to the trash collection point since everything really does have to be clearly labled with my name, and especially not since the old ladies here go through my trash. Not because I'm disposing of it incorrectly; I've been complimented on how well I obey garbage laws. They're just, you know, interested in what I'm throwing out. I may end up running my trash out of the city under cover of night once I get my driver's licence. Good lord.
これで以上です。
I am also having an interesting time figuring out what to do with all the bl tankoubon and doujinshi I don't want anymore. I used to just throw them out, however, trash disposal guidelines are followed with religious fervor in this city. So while it's still easy to pitch the non-bl stuff I read when I'm through with it, I'm not about to take a large bundle of bl reading material down to the trash collection point since everything really does have to be clearly labled with my name, and especially not since the old ladies here go through my trash. Not because I'm disposing of it incorrectly; I've been complimented on how well I obey garbage laws. They're just, you know, interested in what I'm throwing out. I may end up running my trash out of the city under cover of night once I get my driver's licence. Good lord.
これで以上です。
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1) Headphones. Headphones are our friend. Also, if you play a lot of obnoxious western music first, they'll probably learn to ignore sounds coming from your place, whatever they may be.
2) Never throw away! Ebay, ebay! ^__~ There is a desperate otaku waiting somewhere in the world for your bl "trash". And you can tear them a new one on shipping, too. Or sell it to a second hand shop. Always best to make some money back.
(I have made frequent trash runs to the town over - and it sucks. ^.~ But sometimes, it's the only way to make the gomi go away.)
Ganbare!
--Ara
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2) I would love to ebay, but I don't own (and never plan to own) a credit card. This makes it rather difficult to receive payment;) I'd also heard that ebay doesn't allow the sale of yaoi/bl stuff.
Sell back is a problem too, if only because I stick out so much that word of my purchases would make it right back to my employer's ears.
The thing is, none of this was a problem when I lived in the big city, and it was much less of a problem when I lived in the bigger city. Now? I have to go out of town to buy the stuff I read too. >.<;;;
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Credit cards are evil. >.> Though I've seen plenty of yaoi on ebay. PayPal came out with a new sticky law re: porn. But I've not seen anything about ebay doing it too. DOESN'T mean it's not true. -And FUDGE I'm out of soda... which has nothing to do with your problem, but is causing me one now. Rats.-
Well, if you can sell it to another person in Japan, you can have an easy and confidential bank transfer via ATM. That's how I buy all my yaoi goods. ^__^ (When I'm not sneaking to Mandarake and stuff.)
Aren't Japanese employers the nosiest things ever?? O__O;
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Hmm. May be worth looking into then. I just wonder how many people would be willing to pay by international money order or concealed cash. (Perhaps not many, but then what do I know?)
For soda, I recommend the spicy ginger ale. I recently found carbonated Aquarius at an Internet cafe. That was weird, but worth the experience if you can find it.
I'm toying with the idea of putting stuff up on Yahoo!Japan auctions, but don't know how people would react to buying from a foreigner. (Especially on the off chance that I'd sell something to someone in my town omg ::shudders::
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Good luck, though! (Also: what's "bl"?)
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BL = boy's love. The Japanese publishing term for what Westerners usually call yaoi. There's a lot of nitpicking over correct usage, I use them pretty much interchangeably myself.
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Yahoo auctions Japan is probably the best way to go. You'd get a lot of viewers from both Japan and America. I know tons of people who still hunt there despite most sellers not shipping internationally. But since some do, they try any way.
And just remember - should anyone from your town buy something from you, they're equally guilty. ^o^ Since they bought it. Heck, since they looked at it, thinking about buying it!
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Mt. Dew was available from no less than seven vending machines in the Oaks. Here, nada. I don't even live within biking distance of a combini anymore.
Hmm. Will definitely check out YA then. Hurrah, I get to be one of those people with comprehensible, but obviously stilted auction descriptions up.
Agreed on your last point - in principle. But although I do the same things Japanese people do (ie read shousetsu, eat sushi, breathe), it's somehow only remarkable when I'm doing it;)
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*Seven*?? Guh. In all cities near and surrounding mine, there is one magic Dew Machine. You have to hunt high and low to find it. Cause stores don't stock it. Bastages.
^___^ It *is* a miracle that we can breathe, isn't it? Mmm, I want sushi now. Damn.
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I do dearly miss my Mt. Dew fix. I was so thrilled that it seemed to be making inroads into my city. Then I moved out of my city. Now, no Mt. Dew. Alas and woe.
Sushi is always good. Especially here. I love living near the sea.
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No CD player? Or laptop where you can play and plug in a headphone?
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Thing with the dcd's is, I like to listen to them while I cook or clean. I am not a passive listener, so I don't only just listen to anything.
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There's a huge market on ebay, though I think it's been severely restricted.
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Your icon has amused the heck outta me. I'm tempted to print it out for my students. ^_____^
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Manips are so fun. =)
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