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I write this post as proof that the Gods sometimes still smile on me in excellent, excellent ways. I'm so giddy right now that my heart is pounding... but that may just be due to the four mugs of Black Tea I've drank in the last few hours. Uhhh.

Uh.

So yeah. English client number two? The Disney Guy? Really. Freaking. Awesome. Not only does he end start and end our lessons when he says he will but he's also shown no sign of wanting to be my boyfriend. He seems to only want to practice English. But besides that, he is quite possibly the best contact I've ever made. I don't think I've ever met someone with as many cool opportunities afforded them by a job. I can't believe my luck.

Now, this guy himself is in no way "famous." But he's a honcho at Disney... and in Tokyo Disney only has 200-some odd employees so he's pretty high up there on the ladder. Like "three weeks ago he was chatting with Mamoro Oshii" high up there. (Not to mention Miyazake, Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp and the director of Finding Nemo/Toy Story.) And he's not bullshitting me either. I've seen keitai pictures of his office (with all the free samples of toys he's marketing!) and I have his meishii to prove it.

Plus, I now hold in my hot little hands a free copy of the collectors edition Naussica of the Valley of the Wind DVD. Region 5 (or whatever Japan is) nonetheless. But it has English subs. And a bonus-feature disc with previews for the next Miyazake film and the new Oshii film Innocence that's coming out next summer.

He releases products for Ghibli, Disney, Pixar and Square. You want to know who's going to be in Kingdom Hearts Two? What Toy Story Three is about? Yeah, those are some of the random things we talked about today. And I got paid to do it. I'm honestly contemplating ways to make myself a better English teacher just to make sure I can keep this client.

Now, before you assume I'm being a star f***er here or that I might crush out on Disney Guy, reconsider: This guy has contact with pretty much everything I consider awesome in Japan-- Ghibli, Square, Pixar... anime, computer graphics, game design. That I ended up with him as MY ENGLISH STUDENT makes me feel cool beyond belief.

Neither am I implying that I "use" Disney Guy in any way. Just talking to him is really fun because he LIKES talking about his job and what sort of things his position requires him to do. He is, in fact, learning English for that very reason. And his English does need work. I help him, he helps me. It's a win-win situation.