October 25, 2024

Friday - Warm and sunny

I woke up when my alarm went off this morning, I went downstairs and then I went back to sleep for a bit. I got up an hour later and got dressed.

A little after 11 I went downstairs and got ready to leave. I did say goodbye to K, but I couldn’t really explain to her when I’d be back. Oh well, at least I told her I was going out. 

I walked off to the bus stop and waited for my bus. I had decided earlier in the morning that I might as well just go to S-Mall and eat there and then take a bus later back to the cinema. That’s basically what I did. I do think the bus driver forgot I was still on the bus when we got to S-Mall as he almost drove past the get off point!

I had planned to go to the Hotel for their cheaper lunch, but when I went in, there was a big group in front of me and they got turned away!  I think the restaurant was full. I did peek in the door and it looked busy. Instead, I ended up at the Pizza Hut Express. I had one of their Pizza Melts, the only one they have without tomato sauce. There was a container of tomato sauce, but I didn’t even open it. 

After I ate, I made a quick detour through the hundred yen shop upstairs. I made a few purchases and then I went back downstairs and waited for my bus. It was on time and I got off at my stop on Sanno Machi. I walked over to Machikinema, went in and bought my ticket to see May/December. It was showing in the big theatre and I was the only viewer. Oh no! I felt bad for the cinema. It was a decent film and I’m actually still thinking about it and what the characters really were. The performances were good, the story was sad and scary and a lot ickky!

After the movie, I wrote up a request for another movie, then went to the main post office. I was too late to make a deposit, but I did see they were selling the “Don’t Send Me Nengajo” cards. I didn’t buy any, I decided to ask F to help me buy them. Google Translate is good, but I’d hate to buy the wrong message on the card.

I decided to catch the bus, but there wouldn’t be a bus for 40 minutes or so, so instead of waiting at the nearby stop, decided to walk to the next one. It was a nice walk and I’m glad I did it. I used to visit this area a lot on my bike when I lived at the apartment and when I first came to Japan. At the next stop there were benches so I was able to have a seat for a while. 

I got on the bus when it arrived. There was a female bus driver which is rare enough that I was happy to see her. I got off at my stop and walked back to the house. I said hello to K. She asked me something, I think it was about where F was, but I wasn’t sure.

I went upstairs and relaxed. F and I texted a bit, but I didn’t know when he arrived at the house because he didn’t come upstairs to change. He prepared dinner in his uniform! That was typical, but I think weird.

He called me down when he said dinner was ready, and of course it wasn’t. He hadn’t put out the drinks yet, or the bowls. I put out the glasses for him and stayed out of his way. 

How was his nabe. Well…same as usual…a bit bland. Make that a lot bland. I don’t know what it is about F but he cannot make a nice broth for his hotpot. A few years ago he let me make one from chicken consommé and that very nice…but he didn’t like it. I went to the kitchen and got out the gochuchang and the sriracha for the nabe. It helped a bit.  It was a nice not to have to cook tonight. When dinner was over, I put away the condiments and the drink bottle and then I went upstairs. If F ever helped me I might have stayed, but he doesn’t, so I wasn’t going to stay. 

I had a quiet evening. F came upstairs after a bit. I decided I’d watch something on the Fire Stick, so I went downstairs and made some nachos. I had a tiny amount of cheese in an open bag, so I tossed that on top and then I heated up the tortilla chips.  I had offered some to F before I went downstairs, but he said no. When I brought them upstairs,  F asked if he could have some so I gave him a few, plus a container of guacamole. He came back for seconds! It was fine, but if he’d said he wanted some in the beginning, I would have given him some.

I ended up watching a show called The Devil’s Hour with Peter Capaldi. It’s a six part series and the first part was quite creepy, in a good way. 

And that’s about where I am now. I should get to bed soon. I’m a little tired as I did a lot of walking today, but I enjoyed it. 

I have no idea what F and I will get up to tomorrow. I hope we have a good day. Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….