typhoon
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-seven years and one million words
Tokyo, 2009.08.31
A typhoon is descending upon us once again. It's due to make landfall at Tokyo at 18:00 tonight, but it's been raining with increasing heaviness since about 17:00 last night (when I was out with Kenny returning a movie* and buying groceries).
I grew up in the inland regions of a northern continent far from the influence of tropical storms. After four years in this country I still find typhoons a little bit magical.
*The movie was called "The Devil Knows You're Dead" and it was pretty heavy going. Especially since it dealt with the violent end of a family of jewelry merchants, which technically our family is intent on becoming.