Circle Party
For almost a year and a half, Tawawa has been posted to, in both English and Japanese, mostly by students at the English Department, Faculty of Education, here at Mie University. We have now decided to transform the site into a student circle, a university-accredited extracurricular organisation, which is open to anyone who would like to contribute.
Using the weblogs on Tawawa as well as the mailing list, the #Tawawa IRC channel and any other online toys we might think of playing with in the future, we will continue to provide students with an open, authentic environment in which they can interact with each other and the rest of the world.
Yukiko Kojima has been appointed President of the Circle, Masami Fujimoto will act as Treasurer — myself, I will continue to honour my duties as Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.
To celebrate the Tawawa Circle, we will hold a party at Kamayan’s, near Edobashi Eki, Tsu-shi, on 2 August, 2004, starting at 6:00 p.m.
Anyone interested in joining the Circle or contributing to Tawawa.org is welcome to attend the party.
See you there!
Comments
I find the idiom “chief cook and bottle washer” very interesting. I could imagine the meaning without the explanation you posted! It reflects your position better than the simple word “manager,” I think;-)
Actually the phrase — also current as “head cook and bottle washer” — is a bit more ambiguous than the link would have you believe. In addition to “manager” or “person in authority,” it can also mean factotum: somebody who does a servant’s work, like mopping up the floor, taking out the trash, and — um — washing bottles, I guess.
Maybe I should go for “Benign Dictator”?
Thanks for the link, Yukiko — very useful!
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I’m looking forward to the party!
Here is the map.
The red point shows where Kamayan is, and the grey object on the upper left is the Edobashi Station. The right blue part is the Shitomo River. Is this information enough? If you’re not sure about the place, please say so.