Super Duper Late Update

I fall'd asleep again, sorry. I think my sleep schedule is set up well now because I woke up at an appropriate hour for once, although I thought it was Monday and was freaking out about how I wouldn't get my homework done in time for class until I woke up a bit more, that was fun.

Yesterday was pretty actively good. Woke up early and read a fantastic comic over at Rice Boy so that was fun. Then I headed downtown and got some delicious Sukiya gyuudon which is always nice. Called up a friend and chatted a bit, then started my routine walking through town. Picked up some shorts that will double nicely as swim trunks for the teaching class I need to do, and played with some puppies in the store while I was at it (PUPPIES!). Stopped in an arcade and did my thing there, then went to You Me town to look for shoes.

AGAIN.

I was told there was a Uni Qlo there which is a good store that I like to visit when I'm out and about. You think I'd be more aware that a store I like was in my city but for some reason I never noticed it. This is made worse and worse when I explain that it is pretty much in between the hobby shop that I go to all the time and the food court. I... I really don't know how to excuse this. I don't know if I can. But I do know that I feel like a moron for never having noticed.

Anyways, picked up some sandals because they had no real shoes there, and I suppose these should tide me over well enough. The left shoe's sole is pretty much nonexistent at this point, so really, I just needed SOMETHING. Also picked up a dig dig shirt and an old Tekken shirt for 500 yen a piece both brand new, so that was welcome, as well as 4 generically plain shirts for 280 a piece. I noticed recently that I am sick of having worn the same shirts for roughly a year now, so I really wanted new crap. All the other shirts I bought in Japan so far have been long sleeved, as I got here in the fall, and it's a bit too hot for that now.

I also managed to pck up a new luggage case! This one is fantastic. It can fit my old luggage inside of it with room to spare. It's got a steel pull out handle, and two side grips, one on top and one on the side. It's got a large back pocket and two smaller front pockets, and then the main case. It also has RUBBER WHEELS which is a must have for me. After having two cases with plastic wheels that make a lot of noise that irritates me probably more than it does the people around me (it grates that pet peeve section of the brain) the rubber ones by comparison make almost no noise and roll easier on top of that. I tested it out on the way back home yesterday and it was pretty much everything I wanted. It has the added benefit of only having been 4000 yen, which is 2000 yen cheaper than every other model in the same size by the same brand. The only difference I could find is that it had the two smaller front pockets instead of the one larger one, and I'm fine with that for essentially a twenty dollar bargain.

And to top it all off I finally found a box that can fit the stuff I need to send home in it! That was exciting too.

But of course something bad, or at least awkward, needs to happen to counteract that. This homeless guy tugged on my empty box as I was heading to buy a milkshake. He sort of stared at me for a bit so I asked him what was up. He kind of made a noise and started rubbing his stomach. I'm all "I don't understand". So he just... he does it again. And looks at me HARDER. That's the only way I could describe it. His expression didn't change, he just kind of stared and it felt worse. So I took some change out of my pocket and asked "This?" and after a few seconds he held out his hands and walked over to the convenience store with it. It was horribly awkward and I felt kind of weird after it.

But then I bought a milkshake and all was good.

Also I got sick both ways on the bus. No idea why. I just felt awful. I think I haven't been riding it enough or something.