Old People are fun.

So, I had class today, as I often do. And I skipped the first one again, as I often do. 0/3 so far. I should really go to the Friday one, cause I don't even know what is going on in that class. I'll probably show up for a test on things I've no knowledge of, should be fun.

Frankly I only bothered going to Japanese because there was a test. Then suddenly, after the test, we were told to go to the other classroom. So I realized there was a cultural exchange activity today that I forgot about, and was on the verge of walking out of there and just going back to my dorm when I decided against it. And for the better, really. The woman I got paired with was pretty cool, and friendly. We were the only triple group, so another American from my class was with me, which was helpful cause he had the questions sheet. I'm always shocked that my Japanese is better than I think it is when I actually bother speaking to people in the language. My accent is crap, but unless the person is an old lady from Kansai, they can understand me just fine. I told her about the stalactite cave tour in the mountains and she said she'd never heard of that before. Score one for the foreigner knowing more about the town than a resident!

Afterward, got me some delicious yakiniku from the yakiniku man, and discovered that I've been saying chicken wing wrong. It's tebasaki, not temasaki. I... I don't even know what I was saying, and I'm not sure I want to. People kept giving me weird looks when I asked for it. You may think I'm being silly, but the word for fish paste snacks and the word for nipples are only one syllable apart (the first chikuwa, the second chikubi) and my highschool Japanese teacher made that particular mistake. I'd hate to know what I've been doing.

Went down with the intention of grabbing a whole bunch of books to send home. And grab I did! I spent ￥3700 on a combination of books and comics (mostly comics) to send home that should keep me occupied and practice for years to come. I'll probably buy a couple more before I leave (looking for some cheaper copies of Toshokan Sensou) but I figure I can afford to put a few books along with my luggage. Hopefully I don't have too much. It'd be mostly clothes, a couple textbooks, my laptop, and souvenirs that I buy right before I leave, so I should be fine.

Got some food, hung out in Kitahama park, poked a butterfly, and then went to buy some peanut butter. I've been out for a while, and you should never be out of peanut butter. Why, it's uncivilized! Anyhoot, the arcade that closed down reopened. Or at least there's one in pretty much the same place. Except this one has no ventilation so walking in there is like standing in a smoke shack. Not too pleasant, and there is only one game in there worth playing, which is Tetris, and I already have that. So sorry arcade, but you get none of my money.

And then I hung out in the tatami room and played Team Fortress for a few hours. Which is why the update is late.

Again.

Like always.