KAFKA＜46＞ 台風１８号（＞＜）

When I wake up , Sakura's left for work . It's 9 a.m. My shoulder hardly aches at all any more .
　Just as she said . On the kitchen table I find a morning parer , a note and a key .

I take a carton of milk form the fridge , check the expiry date and pour it over some cornflakes ,
　boil some water and make a cap of Darjeeling tea . Toast two slices of bread , and eat them with
　low-fat margarine . Then I open the newspaper and scan the local news . As she said , no violent
　crimes in the headlines . I let out a sigh of relief , fold up the paper and put it back where it was.
　At least I won't have to run all over the city trying to evade the police . But I decide it's better not to
　go back to the hotel , just to play it safe . I still don't know what happened during those lost for hours .

I call the hotel . A man answers , and I don't recognise his voice . I tell him something's come
　up and I have to check out . I try my vest to sound grown up . I've paid in advance so it shouldn't
　be a problem . There are some personal effects in the room , I tell him , but they can be discarded .
　He checks the computer and sees that the bill's up to date .

　（　Kafka on the Shore より）


午前中は、ＮＨＫをつけっぱなしで台風情報を見ていて
ひっきりなしに鳴る速報音に少々ストレス
竜巻注意情報などに 心みだれ不安な時間を過ごした。。。

雨が弱まって、ＴＶを消してからは、台風の目に入ったのか風も止まり、
気がついたらお日様まで顔をのぞかせて・・・
その後、ずっと晴れたままなので、洗濯しちゃいました。
吹き返しの風とかは？？？　これから吹くの？？？

それにしても・・・朝の雨のピークの時間に出かけた息子とパパ。
なんだか、気の毒だったわ～。

KAFKA＜45＞ 土曜の朝の「て！」♪

Nakata let his body relax , swiched off his mind , letling things flow through him . This was
　natural for him , something he'd done ever since he was a child , without a second thought .
　Befor long the borders of his consciousness fluttered around , just like the butterflies . Beyond
　these borders lay a dark abyss . Occasionally his conscioussness would fly over the border and
　hover over that dizzying , black crevasse . But Nakata wasn't afraid of the deakness or how deep
　it was . And why should he be ? That bottomless world of darkness , that weighty silence and
　chaos , was an old friend , a part of him already . Nakata understood this well . In that world
　there was no writing , no days of the week , no scary Governor , no opera , no BMWs . No scissors ,
　no tall hats . On the other hand , neither were there delicious eel , no tasty bean-jambuns .
　Everything is there , but there are no parts . Since there are no parts , there's no need to replace
　one thing with another . No need to remove anything , or add anything. You don't have to think
　about difficult things , just let yourself soak it all in . For Nakata , nothing could be better .


　（　Kafka on the Shore より）

朝ドラの『花子とアン』も、いよいよ最終週となりましたが、
先週土曜日の予告を見て・・・「て！」と、大うけしてしまいました
＜赤毛のアン＞フリークの、＜もぎもぎ＞こと茂木健一郎氏が予告に登場してたんですもの
出版社の編集長か社長の役！？（確か・・・きちっとしたスーツ姿だったような）
そろそろ出番じゃないかと思うので、明日以降も目が離せません！！！楽しみ～

土曜の朝にＢＳで↑↑↑ それ見たあと、途中から『サワコの朝』を見たんですが、
ゲストが世界的指揮者の佐渡 裕氏で、指揮だけでなくトークも素敵で感動！
最後にオーケストラのことで語った内容にもしびれた～～～　
その通りの言葉で再現できないのでここには書けないのですが、
どこかに誰かがＵＰしてるんじゃないかな～と思います。気になるかたは探してみて！(^_-)-☆

以上、土曜の朝の「て！」２つでした～

KAFKA＜44＞ 秋ランチ・・などなど♪

Nakata stood on higher ground and took a good look around . No one else was there , only the
　butterflies , searching for something , fluttering above the weeds . He found a good spot to sit down ,
　lowered his canvas bag from his shoulder , took out two bean-jam buns and had his usual lunch .
　He drank hot tea form a thermos , eyes narrowed as his sipped . Just a quiet , early afternoon .
　Everything was at rest , placid , harmonious . Nakata found it hard to believe that somebody might be
　lying in wait to torment and torture cats .

He rubbed his hair as he chewed . If somebody else were with him he could explainーNakata's not
　very brightーbut unfortunately he was alone . All he could do was nod a few times to himself and
　continue chewing . Once he finished the buns he foleded up the cellophane they'd been wrapped in
　into a compact square and put it in his bag . He screwed the lid back tight on the thermos and put
　it in his bag as well. The sky was covered with a layer of clouds , but form their colour he could
　tell that the sun was just aboout directly overhead .

The man is very tall , wears a strange tall hat and long leater boots .


（　Kafka on the Shore より）


先週は、陸部ランチ＆広報ランチ・・・＆文化祭・・・などなど色々あって、
３年ぶり４年ぶりの再会 あるいは いつものメンバーとのお喋りに花を咲かせた
秋って・・・なんだかランチの季節って感じがするよね～

一昨日、クリとイチジクを買った　毎日食べている
西布施ぶどうも もうじき届くらしい
いろんな秋があるけれど・・・今年もまずは食欲の秋らしい

KAFKA＜43＞ 夏から秋へ

“That cat ー Kawamura , that is ー said he's seen Goma several times in a grassy spot just down
　the road . It's an empty plot of land they were planning to build on . A property developer bought
　up a car company's parts warehouse and tore it down , planning to put up a high-class complex .
　A citizens' movement's opposed the development , there was some legal battle and the construction's
　been put on hold . The sort of thing that happens all the time these days . The plot's overgrown
　with grass and people hardly ever go there , so it's the prefect hangout for all the strays in the
　neighbourhood . I don't keep company with many cats , and I don't want to get fleas , so I hardly
　ever go over there . As you're no doubt aware , fleas are like a bad habit ー awfully hard tp get
　rid of once you get them .”

“No need ー it was my pleasure . Most of the time I have only this worthless bunch of cats around
　here to talk to , and we never seem to agree on anything . I find it incredibly irritating . So it's a breath
　of fresh air to be able to talk to a sensible human such as yourself .”

“The number of words he's familiar with is limited , is what I'm saying . So for him everything that's
　good to eat is tuna . For him tuna's the creme de la creme , as far as food goes . He doesn't know
　there are such things as sea bream , halibut or yellowtail . ”

　（　Kafka on the Shore より）


世間を賑わす明るく刺激的なニュース等々、あれこれ話題に事欠かない毎日ではありますが・・・
あえて、地味～に私事を いくつか つぶやいてみようかと・・・

先日、ナイアガラを買った！
ナイアガラとは・・・大滝詠一のナイアガラトライアングルでも、ナイアガラの滝の関連商品でもなく、
とある葡萄の一品種で～す（笑）
緑色の葡萄で独特な甘～い香りがあって、その香りがすごく好き
子供の頃によく食べた思い出もあって、見つけると必ず買う葡萄です

昨日、スイカを買った！（カットスイカじゃなく丸いの）
「今シーズン最後のスイカでーす！」との八百屋の店内アナウンスにつられスイカコーナーへ
特に小さくもない普通サイズのスイカが、なんと５９９円（税抜き）
当然、即買いしました　今年もスイカいっぱい食べた いい夏だったな～。

昨夜、月を見た！
一昨日の中秋の名月を見逃した（と言うか・・曇ってた？）という人にはスーパームーンを
おすすめしま～すとＴＶで紹介していたので、言われるがままに。
雲ひとつない夜空にまぶしいぐらいに燦然と輝いていた。
（大きく見えるとか言ってたけど・・・それはあんまり分かんなかった）

今日、金木犀を感じた！
お買い物に行く いつもの通りで、かすかな香りを感じた。
少し早いような気もするけど・・・・気のせいだったのかな？？？
でも、確実に秋に近づいているって気がする

KAFKA＜42＞ 晴れマークは？？？

The Siamese nodded lightly , and like a balled dancer nimbly leaped down from the concerte wall .
　Black tail held up high like a flagstaff she walked leisurely over and sat down beside Kawamura .
　He immediately began to sniff Mimi's rump , but the Siamese gave him a swift blow to the cheek and
　the younger cat shrunk back . With barly a pause Mimi dealt him another blow to the nose .

The two cats began conversing , but they spoke so quickly and sortly that Nakata wasn't able
　to catch any of it . Mimi grilled Kawamura in a sharp tone , the younger cat replying timidly . Any
　hesitation got him another merciless slap to the face . This Siamese cat was clever , and edicated
　too . Nakata had met many cats up till this point , but never befor one who listened to opera and knew
　models of cars . Impressed , he watched as Mimi went about her business with a brisk efficiency .

Once Mimi had heard everything she wanted to , she chased the younger cat off .
　“Be on your way ! ” she said sharply , and he slunk dejectedly away .

　（　Kafka on the Shore より）


あれ～～～今日の天気予報・・・午後はずっと晴れマーク並んでなかったっけ！？
昨日に引き続きお洗濯日和～って はりきって厚手の玄関マット洗濯したのに～～～
ずっと曇ってるんですけど。。。
まあでも、洗濯物を揺らすそよ風は、さらっとしていてここちいいけどね。

　
夏休み終わっちゃったな～。
もう９月。このまま、涼しいまま秋になればいいのに～☆彡

KAFKA＜41＞ スポーツ番組目白押し♪

Nakata never went into these conversations with cats expecting to be able to easily communicate
　everything . You have to anticipate a few problems when cats and humans to try to speak to each
　other . And there was anothe factor to consider : Nakata's own basic problems with talkingーnot
　just with cats , but also with people . His easy conversation with Otsuka the previous week was
　more esception than the rule , for invariably getting acorss even a simple message took a great
　deal of effort . On bad days it was more like two people on opposite shores of a canal yelling to
　each other in a high wind . Today was one of those days .

He wasn't sure why , bot brown striped cats were the hardest to get on the same wavelength with .
　With black cats things mostly went well . Cmmunicating with Siamese cats was the easiest of all ,
　but unfortnately there weren't too many stray Siamese wandering the streets , so the chance didn't
　present itself often . Siamese were mainly kept at home , well taken care of . And for some reason
　brown striped cats made up the bulk of the strays .

　（　Kafka on the Shore より）　


昨日のお昼は、高校野球をチェックし、チャンネルを変えたら全中（陸上）やってたので、
アイロンがけしながら見ました～
高校野球、午前の富山の試合は見逃し (*_*)・・・結果は残念ながらベスト８は叶わなかったみたいだけど、
なんだかドラマがあったみたいなので応援してあげればよかった～
でも、最近は、ちょっと意気地がない私。観てると負けるようなジンクスみたいなの感じてしまって、
なかなか全部はじっくり観られない。。。第一試合も富山や埼玉の試合は、途中ちらっと見るにとどめ、
試合終了後のインタビューとハイライトを楽しんだ（それでいいのか・・）

夜は、パンパシ水泳＆女子バレーＷＧＰをチャンネル切り替えながら観戦
やっぱ、勝つのを観るのは楽しいね～～～
入江くんの初金　良かった良かった　
瀬戸大也の金もナイス

４夜連続のパンパシ水泳と女子バレー、今夜も楽しみま～す

KAFKA＜40＞ あの夏の思い出

Did anything out of the ordinary take place that day ?

Nothing worth mentioning . It was a day like any other . At 10 a.m. the nurse came to draw
　a blood sample . Right after that he choked a bit , and some of tha blood spilled on the sheets .
　Not much , and they changed the sheets right away . That was about the only thing different
　that day . The boy woke up about a half-hour after that . Out of the blue he sat up in bed ,
　stretched and looked around the room . He'd regained consciousness , and medically he was
　perfectly fine . Soon , though , we realized he'd lost all his memory . He couldn't even remember
　his own name . The place he lived in , his school , his parents' faces ー it was all gone .
　He couldn't read , and wasn't even aware that this was Japan or the Earth . He couldn't even
　fathom the concept of Japan if the Earth . He'd returned to this world with his mind wiped clean .
　The proverbial blank slate.

　（　Kafka on the Shore より）


あの夏とは？どの夏かというと・・・ニーチェ＋αに、少しだけはまった３年前の夏のこと。
夏じゅうニーチェに悪戦苦闘した末にたどり着いたのが『反哲学入門』という画期的な１冊だった。
そのあたりのことをもう少し詳しく思い出そうと２０１１年の夏のブログを振り返る
２０１１．８．２５日の＜『ニーチェな夏休み』のまとめ＞
２０１１．９．２７日の＜最近読んだ本より１５＞
そうそう！これこれ『反哲学入門』木田元著を読んで、これで安心して哲学卒業できます！
って書いたんだったよね～。

昨日新聞で、＜哲学者・木田元さん死去＞という見出しを目にした時には・・・ん！？ぐらいしか気に留めて
いなかったんだけど、今日再び新聞の天声人語でその名を目にして・・・ああ！反哲学の？と思い出し、
その文庫本を棚から抜き出した。しばし、あの夏の記憶の中を彷徨った

KAFKA＜39＞ 夏太り注意報！！！（＞＜）

We were ordered by the military immediately to undertake an examination of the children in
　question . It was the middle of November , 1944. It was quite unusual for us to receive requests or
　orders from the military . The military , of course , had its own extensive medical branch , and being
　a self-contained entity that put a high priority on secrecy , they usually preferred to handle matters
　internally . Apart from the rare times when they needed the special knowledge and techniques that
　only outside researchers or physicians had , they seldom appealed to civilian doctors or researchers .

Thus , when they broached this we immediately surmised that something out of the ordinary had
　occurred . Frankly , I didn't like working under military direction . In most cases their goals were
　strictly utilitarian , with no interest in pursuing truth in an academic sense , only arriving at
　conclusions that accorded with their preconceptions . They weren't the type of people swayed by logic.
　But it was wartime and we couldn't very well say no . We had to keep quiet and do as were told .

　（　Kafka on the Shore より）　


この夏は、＜フルーツ宅急便＞が立て続けに届いて嬉しい悲鳴！？ (*_*)
義母からメロンとマンゴー、沖縄の知人からは沖縄特産マンゴー、実家の母は特大スイカ
どれもとっても美味しかったです皆様ありがとうm(__)m

が、しかし・・・夏に入ってからなんと１キロ太ってしまった。。。ガーン
スイカ太り？フルーツ太り！？いつもの夏太り！？
近所の八百屋へ行くたびにももをせっせと買ってきて、＜ももダイエット＞を試みるも
イマイチ思ったような効果が得られなく・・・ひとり焦る私
しかも！来週は、お盆休み。外食が増えるので要注意だ
夏太り注意報！？警報！？
気を引き締めて臨みたいと思います

KAFKA＜38＞ 夏は来ぬ（きぬ）

Apart from a few minor details , I spend the next seven days in the same way .
　( Apart from Monday , of course , when the library's closed and I spend the day at a big public library . )
　The alarm clock gets me up at 6.30 every morning , and I gulp down the hotel's pseudo-breakfast .
　If the chestnut-haired girl's behind the front desk , I give her a little wave . She always nods and
　repays me with a smile . I think she likes me , and I kind of like her , too . Could she be my sister ?
　The thought does cross my mind .

Every morning I do some easy stretching exercises in my room , and when the time rolls around
　I go to the gym and run through the usual circuit training . Always the same amount of weight ,
　the same number of reps . No more , no less . I take a shower and wash every inch of me .
　I weigh myself , to make sure my weight's staying steady .

I eat dinner at the cafe in front of the station . I try to eat as many vagetables as I can ,
　and occasionally buy fruit form a stand and peel it using the knife I took from my father's desk .
　I buy cucumbers and celery , wash them in the sink at the hotel and eat them with mayonnaise .
　Sometimes I pick up carton of milk form the local shop and have a bowl of cereal .


　（Kafka on the Shore より）

今日のタイトルは『声に出して読みたい日本語』のＰ117　の佐佐木信綱作詞の歌のタイトルより
「夏が来た」っていう意味なので、「来ぬ」は「こぬ」ではなく「きぬ」と読んでね(^_-)
（未然形接続の打ち消しの「こぬ」ではなく、連用形接続の完了の「きぬ」）

ああ、それにしても、すっかり夏ですね～～～

基本、主婦に夏休みはないけれど・・・
夏休みが大好きな私はこれまで、息子の学校の夏休みの訪れとともに、
気分を夏休みモードに切り替えて＜夏休み気分＞を満喫してきたのですが・・・
そんな息子も今年は社会人。
さて、今年の夏は～？？？どうしよう？？？　
のんびりのびのび＜夏休み気分＞ひとりじめ？（うふふゴメン！）

夏休みといえば・・・目標？？？　　（（笑）実は目標や計画を立てるのが大好き）
今年の夏は、２つの目標があるんだけど・・・とりあえずはナイショってことで
とにかくガンバル夏にするのだ～p(^^)q

KAFKA＜37＞ ジュゲム ジュゲム・・・・

“I imagine Franz Kafka would agree with you .”
　He takes the cordless phone and disappears back into the building . I say on the veranda for a while ,
　finishing my lunch , drinking my mineral water , watching the birds in the garden . For all I know
　they're the same birds from yesterday . The sky's covered with clouds , not a speck of blue in sight .

Oshima most likley found my explanation of the Kafka story convincing . To some extent at least .
　But what I really wanted to say didn't get across . I wasn't just giving some general theory of
　Kafka's fiction , I was talking about something very real . Kafka's complex , mysterious esecution
　device wasn't some metaphor or allegoryーit's actually here , all around me . But I don't think anybody
　woud get that . Not Oshima . Not anybody .

I go back to the reading room , where I sink down in the sofa and into the world of the Arabian Nights .
　Slowly , like a film fade-out , the real world evaporates . I'm alone , inside the world of the story .
　My favourit feeling in the world.

　（Kafka on the Shore より）　


ジュゲムジュゲム、ゴコウノスリキレ、カイジャリスイギョノスイギョウマツ、
　　ウンライマツ、フウライマツ、クウネルトコロニスムトコロ、ヤブラコウジノブラコウジ、
　　パイポパイポ、パイポノシューリンガン、シューリンガンノグーリンダイ、
　　グーリンダイノポンポコピーノポンポコナノチョウキュウメイノチョウスケ

　↑↑↑ 落語の『寿限無』に登場する長～い名前。
　このばかばかしくも長い名前は実際には、漢字ひらがなカタカナの入り混じった名前で、
　縁起のいい名前を次々と、これでもか！とつなぎ合わせた果てに出来上がった名前とのこと。
　齋藤 孝著の『声に出して読みたい日本語１』の第三章＜リズム・テンポに乗る＞に採録
　されているこの『寿限無』には、気に入ったので付箋を付けた
　この『寿限無』・・著者が小学生のときにクラスで大流行したそうで、私も遅ればせながらトライ
　朗誦・暗誦することをねらいとして編んだとおっしゃるだけあって、他にも口が覚えていく感覚が
　楽しめるものが多く載せられている。声を出すのって気持ちいいし楽し～い　　
　英語も、もっと声に出して口や身体で覚えるべきかもね～