Today: Tea Muffins, Tomorrow: Tokyo!

Hello Everyone!

So it's another day, another set of classes. I'm working still in pottery, I'm getting really good now, so I'm taking all orders! Plates, cups, bowls, vases, all large and small, let me know what you need in your kitchen! If you have a specific pattern you want find a picture and e-mail it to me ^_^.

Dinner last night was awesome. Gita taught us all how to make home-made gyoza (dumplings). I did a bit of vegtables in a pan, and Dasha made rice in the rice cooker... That's about the extent of her cooking skills, but we appreciated the motion none the less.

When I got home I went upstairs to take a shower. While I was waiting for Okasan to get out of the tub I spoke with Toko and Otosan. They asked about my day, and if I was excited to go to Tokyo. Of course I was. But Toko said something very nice that kinda touched me a bit. She was like you'll be gone for so long (and made a pouty face) I'll miss you. I kind of thought she was indifferent to me, so that was nice.

I'm beginning to sleep better. Before I'd wake up a lot in the night, now I sleep pretty solid all the way through.

Breakfast this morning was edamame, a bagel, a small salad (of course, salad), a fried egg, bacon and yogurt with fruit. It was all really good, but the yogurt was a bit, chunky. I figured it was likely a more natural yogurt, and combined with the fruit juices it appeared chunky because it tasted and smelled fine. Otosan left, and Okasan asked if I minded if she went downstairs to do laundry, for the first time I was like "Yes oh please go" in my head. I finished picking the fruit out of the yogurt and washed the half-full cup down the drain. I know it's a bit wasteful but I didn't want, in the off chance, food poisioning when I go to Tokyo from spoiled yogurt.

Then I went to class, I have the worst luck. Right as I walk up to the intersection by my house the walk sign turns red. (And Japanese Drivers are Crazy, Jaywalking is definately At your own risk, for your life, here) Then I watch the bus pull up on the opposite side of my street, and just as it begins to drive away the light turns green.

I made it to school on time, but it's an annoying fate!

Japanese Speaking was good, had a test, definately aced it. I realized after on one answer I spelt a word wrong, but it's not a word we've learned yet, I was trying to push myself a bit (okay I realize the test may not be the best format for that) but I'm hoping she doesn't actually mark off because we haven't learned it yet. Even if she does, I'm still going to get an A, so I'm not too worried.

Cermaics, as I previously mentioned was awesome. Now I'm just chilling waiting for my class at four. I went to the Seattle's Best coffie on campus and got my favorite, a green-tea chocolate chip muffin:

Yes this is an utter delicious bright green muffin. It's amazing!!!

Thats the inside.

So I packed all my stuff for Tokyo this morning, I just need to throw it in my backpack. 5 tee-shirts, two jackets, two pairs of jeans (one pair of jeans and one jacket I'm wearing on the train) and p-jays. The things that are gonna be the most bulky will be my towel, and my pillow. But I only want to take my backpack, it'll be more manageable that way.

The place I'm staying at has free wi-fi, it may not be very good, but I'll still be able to update. I leave at 12:20am my time, and get there at 8:30am. Hopefully I'll sleep most of the trip, then I'll be taking the Shinkansen back on Wednesday.

In other news...

I found out one of my favorite groups is touring and coming to Osaka. They're kind of still going through getting their big break, so even in Japan they're kind of indie and not well known. The tickets are about 40.00US I think. I really want to go, but I can't find anyone to go with. 40.00 isn't bad for a concert, but it is hen you've never heard of the band. The girl that was gonna go with me had to cancel because one of her friends is coming into town, which I understand.

The show is on November 15th, so I still have time to find someone and decide. But I really want to go to a concert, and this is the kind of band that I have no chance to see outside of Japan. Sometimes bigger Japanese artists are brought to America on limited tours, or play at big anime conventions, but these guys definatly won't be that, at least for many years.

Here's one of my favorite songs by them, it's called 'Feedback': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66YjAKw4Jfs

So that's kind of everything in my world. I'll try to e-mail everyone when I check into my place in Tokyo safely and let everyone know I'm okay.

Likely another blog today, but that's it for now.