Days Go By

So yesterday morning I got pancakes for breakfast. I think it might have been because I didn't eat very much for dinner the other night and they were trying to make up for it. Of course I'm in Japan still though, they don't put syrup on the pancakes here, they put honey. It was still okay, but different.

The spider was sitting on the wall where you put your hand on the railing (Sneaky bugger), I snuck around it.

School was just school, I had a Hiragana quiz and a vocab quiz, I got both back today, I aced both. I'm thinking of looking into another class on Anime and switching. This anime class is interesting, but seems to be a lot more of a film critique, than looking at the culture surrounding it and implications. It's interesting, but I'd rather the later over the former.

When I came back the Spider was still there. I think the Japanese Spider's secret is they linger in one spot till you think they're dead. Then they eat your face. There's this spider at school, a big bugger, who's been there for three days now. Their stillness makes them easy to catagorize.

I grabbed a big boot, I think it's Kai's, and tried to kill it, but I got too scared. A few hours later I tried again, this time with the swiffer. I could stand inside the door when I wacked it, so should it be a rare 2 foot jumping spider I was safe. I had to get it in one hit... WHAM! I smushed it! It fell off the wall and landed a few steps down. I left it's body there as a reminder to all Spiders... but this morning... the body was gone... See, this is why you MUST flush them, proof they otherwise come back to life.

Joan of Arc had her visions, Don Quixote had his windmills, I have the secret spider legions of doom. None of us are understood... but you'll thank us later... you'll thank us!!!


Okay so last night was actually good. My family talked a good deal with me, and then Ken and Mitachan came over again for a few hours. Ken was talking and I responded, and he Asked for some water and without missing a beat I got it for him. I'm not trying to be like a servant or anything, just helpful, you know? He was really impressed, said my ears were getting better at hearing Japanese. It was actually, dare I say, enjoyable? So I'm trying to use it to be optimistic.

My Okasan must be psychic because this morning I had an egg sandwich for breakfast, carbohydrates!!!

When I got to school I found out that the girls are making Gyoza (dumplings) this week. So I'm going to go over there for dinner instead and hang out awhile. I texted my Okasan and she was like "okay! Have fun" but in Japanese. I'm really looking forward to it, it should be fun. I'm thinking of cooking some kind of basic veggie to go with it. Everyone pitches in some money and helps pay for the cost, so I'd be reimbursed.

I decided to take the Shinkansen (bullet train) back from Tokyo and cancelled my bus ticket. Jenay is taking it, and I figure I need to learn how to use it. On top of that she's going with someone who knows how to do it, so I'll have like a "guide" teaching me how. Finally I'll get home on Wednesday night, so I'll actually get some sleep before classes on Thursday, which sounds great. If I took the bus I'd go right from the bus to class and likely be dead tired. I got a discount slip for students from the school, so the Shinkansen shouldn't be that much more... I just need to get some extra money to make sure I can cover it. I hate feeling like I can't use my cards anywhere if I get in a pickle so I have to make sure I have enough cash on me, it's really uncomftorable.

Anyways, I'll likely post more later, love you all!