Day One

First full day in japan. Funny how it's not as miserable as i thought it would be. But then again, it is only day one. and I haven't started school yet. and the bad things tend to stick in your memory a bit longer than you'd like anyway. Give me another week then I'll start the bitching. cuz by then I would have probably exhausted all my food options and I'll be craving a vegan cobb salad or soyrizo burrito. But I'm gonna try not to think about that at the moment.

Spent most of the day running errands and trying to get the closet that is called my apartment in order. I think pics are more fun than reading text. So here ya go.


That's 6,086 yen (about 60 bucks) worth of groceries right there. All (hopefully) vegan, except for the green tea flavored soymilk which I think has shellfish-derived calcium (why?!?!) and the mini choco-croissants (y'know I cheat on desserts!) We'll see how long I can avoid the dreaded dashi (fish powder). And here's the meal I made for dinner:


Tofu and orange bell peppers sauteed in a garlic miso sauce, with brown rice.
How did I manage to find the space to cook a meal in my closet? Well, I spent the day trying to disassemble the bed that was taking up 75% of the room. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, especially when it comes to building/unbuilding stuff, so it took me a while to figure it out. But I was determined! And finally I got it done. Don't have a before pic, but here's the after....


And not surprisingly I injured myself in the process. The pliers slipped while trying to twist off a nut and twisted my right thumb instead. Yay internal bleeding!



I also renewed my membership at the video/cd rental store and borrowed a really bad single just because I think the actor on the cover is yummy. It's some theme song for a TV drama, a mediocre track not worth talking about. So let's just stare at MatsuKen's picture instead. See the huge scar that runs down one side of his face??? HOT!!!!!

Tomorrow I head into Tokyo to see a buddy of mine and show each other our new ink. Then gonna hang out with an old friend to catch up (i.e., talk about boys, or the lack thereof....)

Ok, off to bed.