Recording summary · October 2018
I stood outside my ex girlfriend s apartment
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Overview
Daniel travels from Osaka to Oita by bullet train despite experiencing severe nausea, checking into an aged local hotel room that includes a complimentary phone.
Daniel undertakes a walk revisiting familiar sites from four years earlier—including a coastal pier in the rain, a castle, a park, his ex-girlfriend's old apartment building, a local supermarket, and a river used for exercise—while reflecting on past relationship dynamics, photography disagreements, an impulsive decision to nearly marry a woman he barely knew, and their eventual breakup.
After nightfall, Daniel returns to his hotel room regretting a multi-night booking until Friday and contrasting the quiet, lifeless atmosphere of Oita with Osaka's vibrant nightlife.
Themes
Travel from Osaka to Oita and evaluation of the hotel accommodations.
Retracing past routines and locations throughout Oita.
Reflections on a past relationship, impulsive marriage plans, and subsequent breakup.
Atmospheric contrast between the quiet streets of Oita and vibrant Osaka nightlife.
Auditory observation of a noise perceived as resembling an air raid siren.
Developments
Daniel rides bullet trains from Osaka to Oita while suffering severe nausea.
Daniel arrives in Oita, checks into a hotel, and inspects the room amenities.
Daniel visits a coastal pier in the rain without an umbrella and observes pigeons.
Daniel walks past a castle and park to locate his ex-girlfriend's old apartment building.
Daniel visits a neighborhood supermarket previously used for shopping.
Daniel walks along the river where he formerly exercised.
Daniel returns to the hotel room as darkness falls.
Uncertainties & gaps
Daniel is uncertain whether active construction work around the station area is completed or ongoing.
Daniel is uncertain of the precise date during the pier visit, guessing around October 23.
Daniel is uncertain whether pigeons at the pier could be the same ones present four years prior due to lack of knowledge about pigeon lifespans.
Daniel is uncertain whether his ex-girlfriend would acknowledge him if they met on the street.
Daniel is confused about what he was thinking when flying out impulsively four years earlier to meet and nearly marry a woman he barely knew.
Daniel questions whether he should stay booked at the hotel until Friday.