Adventures in Japanland

Woke up past the time that the cafeteria is open until (which would be after 2pm) as is the custom of my people (possibly bears.) As a result I had no food, so I decided that I should go down to Beppu and get some. But first, to the Co-op to pick up some bus tickets!

It turned out I already HAD bus tickets, but I needed to break a hundred anyways (well, a 10,000, but it's the same thing). And then some kid at the bus stop needed bus tickets, so I sold him mine and got my money back. So hey, win win.

I went to KFC for lunch and on a whim got this thing called a "Teriyaki Twister" or something along those lines. And dear god, best decision I've ever made. It was in all likelihood the most delicious thing I've eaten since coming here, and considering it was at a KFC I'm not sure that's something to be excited about. But considering how much I complain about the food in this blog I guess it really isn't a surprise. Also, when I was waiting in line there were three little girls ahead of me, with no parents or anything. The smallest one was turned around staring up at me the whole time her sisters(?) were ordering the food, so I smiled and bowed to her and then she smiled and turned around. Solved that problem (you little brat).

I picked up something for a friend and then failed to catch the bus so I had to walk across town again. Nothing really exciting on the walk aside from some cats and an old woman that seemed terrified that I was about twice her size, so she kept scooting sideways from me every couple of seconds while we were waiting for the signal to change.

Ah, also, there was an old guy on a bicycle stopped watching the herons fly in the bay. It was actually sort of calming and nice, in the scene itself and seeing somebody actually taking time from their day for once to just appreciate the things around them, so that put me into some pretty good spirits.

I am also very disappointed that I'm not built like a small girl, and by that I mean Japanese. When I got to the mall I checked out the bargain bin for some cheap Engrish t-shirts and found some good ones, but I don't fit into a Japanese medium that I'm aware of (which is slightly smaller than an American small...possibly). Ah well, maybe I'll get one anyways and use science! to stretch it out or something.

Or my fat ass.

Also, for some reason I thought that buying 20 cans of pop and two small milk jugs in addition to actual groceries was a good idea and wouldn't weigh me down and cause horrible back pains and hinder my walking a few blocks to the bus station.

It totally did that, by the way.

Oh before I forget: Found a crane game that has M&Ms in it. Which is weird, because I haven't actually seen those in any stores. The machine had snickers in it too. I'm under the impression that this is a tourist trap, and that if I catch them then I'll get gassed and murdered.

Or maybe I'm just trying to justify spending 400 yen on it and not being able to win anything, dagnabbit.