Yesterday was very decent, for a change; I didn't get aggravated in Japanese class once. For lunch, I had what will probably go on my Top 10 Strange Food Combinations list-curry udon. It is exactly like it sounds, noodles in broth with curry sauce poured in. For a country of spice wimps, it was amazing. It was hot, hotter even than cajun sausage sandwiches, and easily the messiest thing I have ever tried to eat with chopsticks (even the Japanese acknowledge how messy it is). In Anime class we watched Millennium Actress, which has amazing visuals. Every scene is set up to be able to transition into a completely different scene without disrupting flow. And in Sign Language, I got to play telephone. It's not easy when the person before you doesn't understand half of what's being signed, and then you have to make something out of whatever.
Today I slept late. Since there was no class for me in the morning, I didn't have to get up on time. But others did, because half my classmates had the first part of their mid-term exam today. I have two tomorrow, so today was study-like-crazy time. I have to be able to read a randomly selected passage (not hard), and hold a full-keigo conversation with my Kansai-ben, mile-a-minute-speaking teacher (very hard). And then on Monday and Tuesday I've got the written exams. I need more sleep -_-

Observations:
Japan might not be the land for me if my teacher isn't acting stereotypical in his skits. In every boss/worker skit, a worker is supposed to roll over to anything the boss says, even if it is totally unreasonable and too troublesome for the worker (like helping his boss move, driving him to the station because he's tired to drive himself, obey his every whim, etc.). Even though it's just pretend, I have to hold myself back from lashing out-physically. I've got pride, and I just can and will not bend over backwards like that. Respect for superiors has its limits.
Real dogs come out at night. Neighborhood cats hide all the time. And turtles live in public ponds. If I see the herons wearing top hats, I'll just skip the next few steps and commit myself.
I heard this a while ago: "I've got to study for a test." "A test in one of your classes?" No, stupid, to get his pilot's licence. Heeeere's your sign.