Let Me Be Clear.

I'm back after a several week self-imposed hiatus. First I was in Canada for three weeks without adequate access to a computer, then upon return, I got caught up in work and caught up on sleep. I've been meaning to chat about my Toronto vigil but haven't had the energy to do so. That can wait. 

Over the last few days, I've been seeking some Avengers: Infinity Wars news and have come across a bit. First up, these are the little trading cards I received when I bought advanced tickets. I couldn't decide which one I liked better, so I got two tix.

The other day, I landed some Clear Files the other day; they debuted earlier than expected.
(Warning if you look too closely at these pictures, you might encounter a few spoilers!)

This is a set of B-5 size mini Clear Files.
Try and guess which Infinity Stone is on the reverse of each character.*

This is one of those little plastic sheets that kids put under a page in a notebook, making it easier to write upon.

A few goods for sale, such as these coin banks. Pricey though I would like a Dr. Strange or Thanos.

Some trinkets, stickers, pencil cases, erasers, notepads, etc.

A Logo-Mug.

*Here are the answers to the above Stoner-quiz.

That's it for loot at the Cinema (Aeon Natori, the others don't seem to have anything yet.)

I popped into a Lawson's the other day and ordered a Ponta Card which comes with a "free" Clear File. ("Free" after spending 1080 yen.)

Here are other goods available either online or at HMV. I don't know if they're on the shelves yet.

One of my roving reports has noted some of the items up for grabs at Yodobashi at present. Such as these Bobble-Heads.

A classic look for Falcon!

Ooh, Venom goods are early seeing as it won't be released until December.

And a handful of figures.

Here, thanks to the fine folks at Tamashii Nation, we can see these figures in action.



Finally, here is a sheet of stickers I scored a while back from the Cinema. I grabbed a few extra if anyone is interested.

I have heard nothing but positive vibes for the new movie (Except for James Cameron...jealous much?) I can't wait until Friday!!

Grad To Meet You!

Yesterday was my last official day of work since I've taken a few days off next week. Here is a roundup of some Sayonara prezzies I've received over the past week.

This was presented to me by one of my Grade 3 Special Ed kids (both artistic and autistic). This lad has his own original language that the other teachers can't decipher but occasionally I can, especially when he's talking about snakes or fish. Not a bad little rendition of myself.

The Grades 5 class all signed the blackboard though I have removed the names for anonymity. 

The 6s moved me into the Music room, had a little presentation, and sang me a tune.

One of the craftier teachers made this for me.

A few weeks prior, she made me this for the Doll's Festival.

Another young teacher gave me some Senbei biscuits as a White Day present. I know she's single and may have a bit of a crush on me. If she weren't less than half my age, I'd reciprocate.

ALL of my Grade Sixers spent the last two weeks preparing and presenting a profile of themselves. At the bottom of the page, I gave them space to write a message and to sign their name. (I gave each kid my version of a cursive signature earlier.) Most of the comments said the same thing though I did get at least one "I love you!" written in English...and it was from a girl for a change. One student later handed me this picture.

My tiniest school (about 6-8 kids per grade) all wrote me a little card. Sadly the brightest of the bunch misspelled Thank You.

I insist that they all refer to me as Mr. Michael instead of Michael-Sensei. (Mr. Jones is too formal for my taste.) I rather like the iteration of Michael-Teacher though.

Another school did manage to bid farewell with this heartfelt message. Kind of cool.

I also like the Galaxy Express 999 kite hanging in the corridor.

Yesterday I finished up at my largest of my schools and apart from signing a few Yearbooks, I didn't get to interact much with the Grade 6 students. Three of the gals gave me this last week. It's a coaster.

This was the dessert for the kiddies yesterday, a graduation jelly.

Not exactly PIE for Pi Day but it was close enough for me.

Since yesterday was also White Day, I gave each of the female teachers a teddy bear sticker.

I have four Grade 5 classes at this school, all with 36 students in each one. So the final Easter lesson was a bit of a handful. Still they enjoyed it and my all time Genkiest class presented me with a well-crafted bouquet of flowers!

Next April is introducing a new curriculum in which grades 3 and 4 are getting weekly lessons. Since there aren't enough hours in the day for me to do it alone, either a new teacher will be added or I'll lose a few of my six schools. I hope not, I luv 'em all!