A week.
And maybe a rant.
And really, I'm getting irritated at the fact that I'm not studying. And that's my fault.
Feburary 3rd was a hoilday. Not a national hoilday, so not everyone celebrated it. It was Setsubun Day, this day winter turned to spring. However it's still amazingly cold here. In the past on this day people would do things to get rid of bad luck/demons/etc. You would chop off a fish head and stick this tree branch in it and hang it off your front door. You throw mame beans at demons or at the wall to rid of the bad luck and to welcome the good in. You then eat the same number of mame beans as your age. I would have never experenced this if it wasn't for Kyuudou. I have a video on YouTube of it^^ It was tons of fun haha. When we were throwing the beans at our 3 friends who wore oni (demon) masks I was literally attacking them haha. But still all funs. And that was Setsubun no Hi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LstM5p3lvps
The other day I was getting dressed for school and I noticed a MIRACLE. For years I wanted my thighs to lose weight. Even when I was on that non-stop DDR diet thing for all those months, nothing happened. I thought I'd never lose weight in them. Guess what? I am! I wanted to scream I was so happy. And now when I poke the back of them, muscle, there is deffinitly muscle there people. All that bike riding to and from Kyuudou has done it for me. Another miracle^^
Saturday I went to this famous place where one of the governors of Mito lived. Mitsukuni Tokugawa. He's a really famous person. Otoo-san and Misa took me. And I don;t know why I noticed this until now but the Japanese are really beautiful people. And I don't mean their looks. Like, there are just sooo manyy castles with these amazingly beautiful gardens. Do you see anything like that in America? Pfft, no. And they just sat there and took in the scenery, relaxation. They're just beautiful in the inside. Maybe we should say that for the past people though since things have certainly changed a bit. And speaking of change, that was also when I realized how new this whole industrial and technologic thing is here. That area was a little over 200 years old. But to me it seemed much older. Think, what were we doing in America 200 years ago? Look at the difference, even with pictures between America or any other European country with Japan. I understand it was just the culture of Japan and such, but they seriously have evolved. And then I went to Tokyo with them yesterday.
I've been on a Krispy Kreme donut want.
I really wanted to eat one lately. But of course that's an American thing. I was telling Kanako the other day about these "amazing" donuts and she told me she ate them. I thought in America but she said in Tokyo. Woah. There's Krispy Kreme in Tokyo? WHERE?? Actually 2 exist in Tokyo. One in Shinjuku and another somewhere else in a mall. We went to the mall one because I've been telling everyone how we have to go to Tokyo to get these donuts. Well, the mall wasn't even open when we got there but when it did open we got in there as soon as those doors were unlocked. There was already a line for Krispy Kreme! I was stunned. And when we got in line, we got a free donut! I was all excited haha. But I ended up buying 24 donuts. I know. I'm an idiot. But it was for my classmates and Kyuudou friends. Since I spent that money on those (I'm going to have like no money left after this weekend) I decided that was everyone's Valentine's Day chocolate. After that we went to Akihabara and this time I actually got to see it. Wow. Otaku are everywhere. This girl in a maid costume handed us a flyer for the maid cafe and my host dad's girlfriend (the dad when off to work so it was his girlfriend, me, and Misa hanging around) asked me if I wanted to go. HAH. That would have been ackward haha. I said no thanks of course. The wind was terrible that day too. Stupid wind. But we ended up taking the train and subway to just random places. We ended up in Ueno as our last stop. We were on the hunt for some cake the grandmother wanted. But anyway, I'm still waiting for my chances to go to Harajuku and Shinjuku. One day. I'll make sure I'll get to before I leave. I'll drag a friend if I have to haha.
Then Friday, Pat is like trying to help me out with meeting guys all of a sudden. She suggested, "let's go to the all boys school after school". I happily agreed but that wasn't the only day. Today she was told that there's 2 ni-nensei guys that live near her who "play catch" and that on the 22nd I can go meet them. I'm doing so. But Friday didn't work out well. No guys really left the school and then we just ended up going to Yokado. It's amazing how many unbelievably not good looking guys there are. It's really hard. Kinda.
But this week is exam week. Lots of tests. Woo-hoo. Suzuki-sensei asked me which I was going to take. I only knew that I had to take two tests, according to last time's. I always take English but there was no way I was taking Math this time. Screw that. But he kept adding to the list! I said I'd try Modern Japanese then he asked me about Information, Heath, etc. Oh my god. I have NO IDEA what is going on in these classes. I just do my best to study Japanese. Well, wish me luck with those. It's going to be hell TRYING to see if I can figure them out.
But speaking of these tests, I would really appreciate it if they would make up a Japanese test for me and Pat to take. Like, the volunteer who teachers us every Tuesday, if she would make one. Then that would make me WANT to study, you know? I'm that kind of person who needs to be pushed. In an attempt to get that "push" the other day I made a "Reasons not to Fall Asleep and to Study" sign. 8 reasons I listed. I suppose it's making me try a little harder. But since we get out of school at like 12 this week, I'm going to study a lot more. I have my ipod, I'll be blasting my music. That's really what helps me stay awake and study. Besides, if I want to be more like a Japanese high school student I have to study more. Since everyone studies their asses off for test days. Just pretend I know what the hell is going on for the tests but I'll just learn Japanese instead. Right. Study. No problem. This sucks.
I have a new show to watch now, too^^
Well, the show isn't new but thanks to switching families I have a more variety of shows to watch. It's called "Ki Ni Naruko chan". Why do I watch this show every Saturday at 5:30? Because Perfume hosts it!! The show is just Perfume and 4 other people (2 of those 4 change every week) just asking random questions. Like last week, Nocchi asked the question, "when the wind blows really hard do insects like a grasshopper get blown away with it?". Think about it, too. When a strong wind blows even humans get pushed (like yesterday in Akihabara, I was pushed a bit). What about insects? I've never seen any flying around... Then, if everyone wants to know the answer to that question they sing this tune, "ki ni naruko chan~♥" and then some expert talks about what happens and such. But that's if everyone agrees for an answer. I wanted to know the answer for that question, too, but unfortually Nocchi was the only one who cared.
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