Monday, 01 July

5:30 PM

I went to school. I had Pocari Sweat [popular sports drink manufacutred by a pharmaceutical company; uncolored, slightly translucent, flavored only by sugar and megadoses of citric acid; highly addictive] for breakfast. I had a test. Woo. For lunch, I had a creme filled chunk of bread which was surprisingly tasty and another sausage-bun on a stick. Those are nasty. I don't think I'll buy any more.

After school, I stole the tv listings from the English newspaper and wrote some postcards. It just so happens that Smap x Smap comes on tonight. I've been missing all the good tv because I fall asleep so fucking early. I left school and bought a VHS tape and a map.

I went to the internet cafe and sent emails, went to Boni Moriya and bought a hat, rode the train, and mailed my postcards.

Oh, there was a large package in our mail basket today and it was for me! My mother had spent $40 to send me 8 lunch bucket micro meals, 2 cans of pringles (which you can get here), and 2-8 packs of crushed sandwich crackers. The kind with the peanut butter in the middle. The only problem was that it was extremely heavy and I had to carry it a long way.

I came home. The end.

I feel less bad today. I don't know why. It probably wont last.

I think I'm spending too much money, even though I haven't used that much of it. I'd better be careful for a while. Hopefully, I won't have many more major expenses. Everything here is a major expense. I don't think anything exists anywhere that you can get for under 100 yen. Ok, maybe 98.

Homework time. I've got articles to write. I'm doing one on park golf and one on our trip to the elementary school.

Last night I fell asleep with the tv on. When I woke in the middle of the night, I found an American infomercial for buffing compound dubbed into Japanese. So instead of WOW! THAT'S AMAZING!!! They said HEE! SUBARASHII!!!

There was a horrible fire on 6/29 that wiped out nearly 3 blocks of a Hokkaido city.

10:00 PM

I'm waiting for Smap x Smap to come on so I can start the VCR and go to sleep. Dinner was good. I had my leftover ramen from last night and some vegetables. Then I came upstairs and taped a music program. I'm really tired as usual and am ready to go to sleep. That's about all for today.