Now that Halloween is over, the temperature went from pleasant mid-60's to lower 40's and 30's; and that's during the daytime :) Even though the weather reports claim that it's in the mid-50's, I've got a sweater and jacket that say otherwise. The real reason families claim to be so close is because they have to all stay under the kotatsu, because there's no central heating. Right now, it's kinda hard to type 'cause my fingers are a little numb. It's wonderful (now if only I had some more blankets...Robbin?).
Today was a National Holiday, so the school was closed. And I mean that literally. A wall runs around the whole campus, and all the gates were shut tight. Since I couldn't get lunch there, I decided to get some while taking more photos for my project. At Kyobashi, there's a two-story plaza next to the subway that has a bunch of restaurants I've been wanting to try out. I went into one that seemed to be a grill-type place and had grilled steak (YAY!!), chilled tofu (after the first three bites, bleagh), miso soup, and rice. And it was steak cooked western style. Oh, man, how I've missed that. And to top it all off, the new FMA Brotherhood ending song started playing!
Right now my host family is in a kind of depression, which I completely understand, and just haven't been in any mood to cook. They go out to eat (I'm staying behind so as not to intrude on their grief), which has left me to fend for myself the past few days. Convenience store food isn't that bad, but I wouldn't want to live off it for a long period of time. I've been trying out the onigiri (rice balls), which GOD ONLY KNOWS WHY have to always have carrot hidden somewhere. I haven't managed to find any more breast/condom ice cream, though. I want to take a picture of that. The Western World needs proof.
Observations:
The Japanese can be just as sick as Americans when it comes to infomercial ideas. I saw an ad for a smoothie mix that is made out of cabbage, some random fruit, bell pepper, and peas. Even V8 looks good after that.
In Yodoyabashi, there is a shop dedicated to England. I was pressed for time and couldn't stop, but I plan to go back. I've heard England has a higher status than America over here, it'd be cool to actually see what they think.
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Poor kitten. Those carrots can be tricky. And anything with cabbage= automatic fail.
ReplyDeleteAnd did you not bring gloves? You need to buy some if your fingers are going numb, even if you have to keep taking them off and putting them on.
Are you going to bring some of the pictures back? I would love to see them, because it will show Japan from your perspective, which considering your quirkiness,would be amazing.
Anyway, I hope you are keeping high spirits and can't wait for your return.
Though you can definitely leave the breast/condom ice cream in Japan. XD
I AM SHOCK. Also, happiness. With a small amount of glee. As in "Now, if I ever find myself in the unlikely location of Yodoyabashi, Japan, I at least have something to do.
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