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the journal of Michael Werneburg

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Tokyo, 2019.12.19

Today was another with two good things.

First, I met with an old boss at another life insurance firm. He told me at some length about the difficulties facing Tokyo and the problems with the employment situation there. And in particular about the problems faced by the firm he's with. But, he also suggested that there were a few people at that firm that remembered me fondly from way back, and that he'd keep an eye open on my behalf.

Then I went down to the lobby and met with someone I know who works at that same firm (he and my former boss don't know each other). He took me to a rather good Thai restaurant in the area and we caught up. Happily, we'd last seen each other about 18 months prior as he's the husband of one of Mari's closest friends. Like everyone else, he's got ideas on potential employers I can speak with.

rand()m quote

The way you write science fiction is: you sit down at your writing machine and you open your mind to the first thought that comes through. My first thought was always a cigarette.

—-Frederik Pohl