Friday - Rainy
I had all sorts of plans for today, but I didn’t do any of them. I went to bed after 5 am this morning…F got up around then too, and so I got up again and prepped the garbage for him to take out. I had meant to do it earlier, but it had slipped my mind.
I slept in today and didn’t get my act together for a while. A long while. F came home to pick up his cellphone and to make himself lunch. I was surprised as he didn’t even ask me if I was hungry…I was. He had ramen of course.
I planned to go out in the afternoon, but the weather was awful. The rain was so bad it sounded like hail so I stayed in. I wrote a couple of postcards and then finally had my lunch. I had some cream of potato soup that we’d picked up in the grocery store’s bargain bin. It was good. I haven’t had any soup in a while.
F came home around 6. I wasn’t terribly happy to see him for a while, so I just relaxed. He took a nap which gave me a nice cool down period. After a bit of a snuggle, F got started on dinner.
Tonight he made a nabe, our first of the season. It wasn’t too bad. Usually I don’t like the sauce. I didn’t love it, but overall the nabe was quite good.
I did the dishes and then we both settled in for a while on the couch or my chair. I wrote a letter and packaged up my doily, F wrote a postcard and then translated my letter for me.
It was a really quiet day. I just watched Supernatural and I think I’ll go to bed quite soon. There have been quite a few earthquakes on the other side of the country today which is a worrying thing. I think it is the power of suggestion, but I often feel like the room is shaking here, even when there’s no notice on the TV. I really don’t want to get earthquake sick again.
Anyway, I’m out of here. Night!
Showing posts with label September 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 2011. Show all posts
September 29, 2011
Thursday - Warm and sunny. Lovely day.
I overslept a bit today but it was okay. Even though I had a class today, it wasn’t until later, so I wasn’t too upset with myself. I got up, made the bed, showered and then settled in to watch The West Wing. It was the season finale of year 2 on the show, the one that ended with the assassination attempt. It was a good episode, but I don’t think the channel is going to run any more of it. I am so disappointed. I love that show, and I missed the aftermath the first time it was on too. I guess I’ll have to watch my DVDs and then get season 3. Sigh.
I watched the NHK movie de jour, which was a documentary about Woodstock, but it wasn’t like any documentary that I’ve seen before. It was very free-flowing, just like Woodstock, if I’ve understood correctly! I didn’t really like the music, I’m just not a 60’s kind of music gal. I like it either older or younger than that!
For my lunch today I had last night’s pasta reheated with some bacon and an egg thrown in for good measure. It was good.
I left for work a few minutes after five and made a stop in the drugstore along the way. Long time no drugstore! I got a few things for myself, browsed the clothes section. There’s a cute hat that someone might like for Christmas, and then headed off to my school. It was getting quite dark by the time I got there, and it wasn’t quite 6 pm yet. Sigh. Winter is coming.
I got to work and made my school ready. It didn’t take too long today. I set up the water pot and changed the postcards, that kind of thing. When my student came, we had a good class. We talked about some of the postcards and also about my trip and her store’s event.
After class, I finished up and then called F. He came to get me and we decided to try a different place for dinner. F wanted to go to the cafe we found a couple of weeks ago. I was fine with it, but when we got there we found it closed in less than 30 minutes. Oh dear.
I suggested the Korean restaurant nearby, so we went there. We had an adventure parking, but we managed. We had 3 dishes, chapchae, my favourite, chichimee and a spicy chicken dish. They were all good. Afterwards we paid and then went to the grocery store. We bought things to make a nabe tomorrow night. It’s a way to let F have some food that he likes for a change!
We came home and had a quiet evening. It was nice and cheerful for a change. We didn’t watch TV until later. F turned it on as always. Sigh. Unless there’s something I want to watch, I rarely do that as things like infomercials bug me, but he seems to enjoy having them on in the background.
One thing that did bug me was he tried to invite himself along on my trip to Sendai at the end of next month. I’m planning to go to the ETJ expo, and I don’t want him along. We tried it once and it was a disaster. He was rude, unhelpful and we had one of those big fights we have, the ones where we both swear we’re going to get divorced the next day. If he pushes it, I’ll probably cancel my trip.
Anyway, tomorrow I have a few things to do, mostly outside the apartment, so I’ll probably go out for a while. At least, that’s what I hope at the moment! Talk to you tomorrow night.
I overslept a bit today but it was okay. Even though I had a class today, it wasn’t until later, so I wasn’t too upset with myself. I got up, made the bed, showered and then settled in to watch The West Wing. It was the season finale of year 2 on the show, the one that ended with the assassination attempt. It was a good episode, but I don’t think the channel is going to run any more of it. I am so disappointed. I love that show, and I missed the aftermath the first time it was on too. I guess I’ll have to watch my DVDs and then get season 3. Sigh.
I watched the NHK movie de jour, which was a documentary about Woodstock, but it wasn’t like any documentary that I’ve seen before. It was very free-flowing, just like Woodstock, if I’ve understood correctly! I didn’t really like the music, I’m just not a 60’s kind of music gal. I like it either older or younger than that!
For my lunch today I had last night’s pasta reheated with some bacon and an egg thrown in for good measure. It was good.
I left for work a few minutes after five and made a stop in the drugstore along the way. Long time no drugstore! I got a few things for myself, browsed the clothes section. There’s a cute hat that someone might like for Christmas, and then headed off to my school. It was getting quite dark by the time I got there, and it wasn’t quite 6 pm yet. Sigh. Winter is coming.
I got to work and made my school ready. It didn’t take too long today. I set up the water pot and changed the postcards, that kind of thing. When my student came, we had a good class. We talked about some of the postcards and also about my trip and her store’s event.
After class, I finished up and then called F. He came to get me and we decided to try a different place for dinner. F wanted to go to the cafe we found a couple of weeks ago. I was fine with it, but when we got there we found it closed in less than 30 minutes. Oh dear.
I suggested the Korean restaurant nearby, so we went there. We had an adventure parking, but we managed. We had 3 dishes, chapchae, my favourite, chichimee and a spicy chicken dish. They were all good. Afterwards we paid and then went to the grocery store. We bought things to make a nabe tomorrow night. It’s a way to let F have some food that he likes for a change!
We came home and had a quiet evening. It was nice and cheerful for a change. We didn’t watch TV until later. F turned it on as always. Sigh. Unless there’s something I want to watch, I rarely do that as things like infomercials bug me, but he seems to enjoy having them on in the background.
One thing that did bug me was he tried to invite himself along on my trip to Sendai at the end of next month. I’m planning to go to the ETJ expo, and I don’t want him along. We tried it once and it was a disaster. He was rude, unhelpful and we had one of those big fights we have, the ones where we both swear we’re going to get divorced the next day. If he pushes it, I’ll probably cancel my trip.
Anyway, tomorrow I have a few things to do, mostly outside the apartment, so I’ll probably go out for a while. At least, that’s what I hope at the moment! Talk to you tomorrow night.
Postcrossing Cards - Incoming
September 28, 2011
I received two postcards this week, one on Monday, one on Wednesday and I thought I'd post them for your viewing pleasure. They're quite nice.
The first one is from Finland, from a smaller city named Kokkola. This is a nice bright card.
The second card is from a new Postcrosser from Los Angeles. He tells me that he was happy to hear that one of my favourite movies is Tremors, as it is his second favourite. That made my day actually!
I received two postcards this week, one on Monday, one on Wednesday and I thought I'd post them for your viewing pleasure. They're quite nice.
The first one is from Finland, from a smaller city named Kokkola. This is a nice bright card.
The second card is from a new Postcrosser from Los Angeles. He tells me that he was happy to hear that one of my favourite movies is Tremors, as it is his second favourite. That made my day actually!
September 28, 2011
Wednesday - Sunny and warm
A good day today.
I slept in, but today I did it on purpose and I didn’t have any classes, so it didn’t matter, right? When I got up, I watched nothing for a while and then The West Wing. After a while, I watched a bit of a Diane Lane movie where she got very naked with Viggo Mortenson. It was an interesting film, not because of the nudity, but the time and place, and the actors. Quite good really.
F came home for a few minutes which annoyed me a bit. He decided to take the rest of the day off and out of that time go and see a doctor. He went and was gone for quite a while.
When he came back, I was getting ready to go and mail a package at the post office. He offered to take me, so I let him. We went to the local post office and he bought more stamps there too. After the post office we went to Mr Donut for a drink and a doughnut, then went to the grocery store nearby for a few things for dinner.
We came home again and after a while I cooked dinner. It wasn’t anything too difficult tonight, just fresh pasta and a bottled sauce, with a bought salad on the side, but it was nice. F did the dishes afterwards and then settled in to do a bit of work for me.
At 11 I watched Grey’s Anatomy and did a bit on my shawl. I was right, by the time I finish it, the weather will be too cold to wear it! Grey’s was pretty good tonight too, they finally got Christina back to the operating room again. Yeah! That was one storyline that was just too drawn out.
Other things from today. This morning, I woke up with a horrid and huge pimple right under my nose in that little indent between one’s nose and mouth. It was painful too. It was white and it seemed to me that it was pulsing ominously. “Disgusting”, as my niece would say! Thankfully over the course of the day it has stopped hurting and the swelling has gone down, as has the colour.
On the nice side, I got another postcard today. Today’s is from the US, so I think I’m at 2 this week already. F has got at least one this week as well. I did send a postcard too, which was fun. I sent a little bit different one for a change.
Anyway, that’s it for me. I’ll catch you tomorrow night, shall I? Night.
A good day today.
I slept in, but today I did it on purpose and I didn’t have any classes, so it didn’t matter, right? When I got up, I watched nothing for a while and then The West Wing. After a while, I watched a bit of a Diane Lane movie where she got very naked with Viggo Mortenson. It was an interesting film, not because of the nudity, but the time and place, and the actors. Quite good really.
F came home for a few minutes which annoyed me a bit. He decided to take the rest of the day off and out of that time go and see a doctor. He went and was gone for quite a while.
When he came back, I was getting ready to go and mail a package at the post office. He offered to take me, so I let him. We went to the local post office and he bought more stamps there too. After the post office we went to Mr Donut for a drink and a doughnut, then went to the grocery store nearby for a few things for dinner.
We came home again and after a while I cooked dinner. It wasn’t anything too difficult tonight, just fresh pasta and a bottled sauce, with a bought salad on the side, but it was nice. F did the dishes afterwards and then settled in to do a bit of work for me.
At 11 I watched Grey’s Anatomy and did a bit on my shawl. I was right, by the time I finish it, the weather will be too cold to wear it! Grey’s was pretty good tonight too, they finally got Christina back to the operating room again. Yeah! That was one storyline that was just too drawn out.
Other things from today. This morning, I woke up with a horrid and huge pimple right under my nose in that little indent between one’s nose and mouth. It was painful too. It was white and it seemed to me that it was pulsing ominously. “Disgusting”, as my niece would say! Thankfully over the course of the day it has stopped hurting and the swelling has gone down, as has the colour.
On the nice side, I got another postcard today. Today’s is from the US, so I think I’m at 2 this week already. F has got at least one this week as well. I did send a postcard too, which was fun. I sent a little bit different one for a change.
Anyway, that’s it for me. I’ll catch you tomorrow night, shall I? Night.
September 27, 2011
Tuesday - Warm and sunny
An interesting day.
I overslept this morning. I was quite shocked. I’ve been good about getting up a bit earlier, but today when I fully dragged myself awake I was surprised how late it was. And I had an early-ish class today too, so I really didn’t plan to sleep in. Sigh.
I got up, showered, made the bed, that kind of thing. I got on with my day and then made my lunch before work. I was watching Good Morning Vietnam on NHK too. I haven’t really seen that movie since it came out. I’m not a fan of Robin Williams, but parts of the movie were quite funny.
I took off for work and got the school set up for the day’s classes.
My first student was a couple of minutes late, but we got down to business after she had a look at my holiday pictures. After her class we discussed a few things, including the ETJ Expo next month.
My next student couldn’t come, but her excuse was a new one! She didn’t have a vehicle. Usually she has her own car, but a family member was probably using it today, so she had no way of getting to my school. We scheduled another lesson for later in the week and then I was free for the afternoon.
I read the newspapers and then I did a bit of work on a craft project. I called F and he came to pick me up. We were going to go to one restaurant, but I noticed that our local Gusto has reopened, so we went there. It was quite busy and all of the staff was either new, or just different from usual, so it was interesting to be there. I had one of their specials, chicken in a porcini mushroom sauce. It was very good. Really! I quite enjoyed it. F had some Japanese food including natto. (Shudder)
We skipped going to the grocery store because F barely had enough money on him to cover dinner (I would have ponied up if he hadn’t!) I think the plan at the moment is for us to do a quick race to the store when F finishes work tomorrow night. I have some fresh pasta in the fridge, so we’ll have that with some yummy sauce from Yamaya and probably a salad and maybe something else too.
We had a quiet night in tonight. We discovered that F had received a postcard tonight from Canada. It was a bit funny because the sender asked him in all innocence if he’d been to Canada. He’s been there a few times now since we got married, so he was able to tell her that he had because his wife was from Canada. He didn’t tell her that I’m from Edmonton because I thought the postal code was from Calgary!
At 11:30 I turned on the TV and watched Undercover Boss. Tonight it was all about the boss of a floral company and was rather interesting. I made some popcorn too for the first time in ages. F cut up a nashi and we had a nice late night feast. After the show there was a Bjork concert on. It was on in the background and was a tad odd. I didn’t hate it the way I thought I would, but I’m not sure I’d pay to see her in concert.
Anyway, that’s about it for me. Tomorrow I’m off work, so I could either go and get my hair cut (which actually sounds like a good plan) or just go out for tea in the afternoon. Heck, if I’m organised, I might do both.
Got to go. Night!
An interesting day.
I overslept this morning. I was quite shocked. I’ve been good about getting up a bit earlier, but today when I fully dragged myself awake I was surprised how late it was. And I had an early-ish class today too, so I really didn’t plan to sleep in. Sigh.
I got up, showered, made the bed, that kind of thing. I got on with my day and then made my lunch before work. I was watching Good Morning Vietnam on NHK too. I haven’t really seen that movie since it came out. I’m not a fan of Robin Williams, but parts of the movie were quite funny.
I took off for work and got the school set up for the day’s classes.
My first student was a couple of minutes late, but we got down to business after she had a look at my holiday pictures. After her class we discussed a few things, including the ETJ Expo next month.
My next student couldn’t come, but her excuse was a new one! She didn’t have a vehicle. Usually she has her own car, but a family member was probably using it today, so she had no way of getting to my school. We scheduled another lesson for later in the week and then I was free for the afternoon.
I read the newspapers and then I did a bit of work on a craft project. I called F and he came to pick me up. We were going to go to one restaurant, but I noticed that our local Gusto has reopened, so we went there. It was quite busy and all of the staff was either new, or just different from usual, so it was interesting to be there. I had one of their specials, chicken in a porcini mushroom sauce. It was very good. Really! I quite enjoyed it. F had some Japanese food including natto. (Shudder)
We skipped going to the grocery store because F barely had enough money on him to cover dinner (I would have ponied up if he hadn’t!) I think the plan at the moment is for us to do a quick race to the store when F finishes work tomorrow night. I have some fresh pasta in the fridge, so we’ll have that with some yummy sauce from Yamaya and probably a salad and maybe something else too.
We had a quiet night in tonight. We discovered that F had received a postcard tonight from Canada. It was a bit funny because the sender asked him in all innocence if he’d been to Canada. He’s been there a few times now since we got married, so he was able to tell her that he had because his wife was from Canada. He didn’t tell her that I’m from Edmonton because I thought the postal code was from Calgary!
At 11:30 I turned on the TV and watched Undercover Boss. Tonight it was all about the boss of a floral company and was rather interesting. I made some popcorn too for the first time in ages. F cut up a nashi and we had a nice late night feast. After the show there was a Bjork concert on. It was on in the background and was a tad odd. I didn’t hate it the way I thought I would, but I’m not sure I’d pay to see her in concert.
Anyway, that’s about it for me. Tomorrow I’m off work, so I could either go and get my hair cut (which actually sounds like a good plan) or just go out for tea in the afternoon. Heck, if I’m organised, I might do both.
Got to go. Night!
September 26, 2011
Monday - Sunny and warm
An okay day. I got up at a reasonable time today and vegged for a while. I was late making the bed and getting dressed but I didn’t have any plans so it didn’t matter much.
I wrote a couple of cards for Postcrossing too. One is going to Russia, the other to Brazil. I’m excited as it is my first one to the southern hemisphere.
I was a bit surprised when F showed up at lunchtime. He came with sushi, which he ate before leaving again. We did talk, but only a little.
In the afternoon I watched some of Anna and the King. I quite liked this version with Chow Yun Fat and Jodie Foster. Through my quick trip to IMDb I discovered that the boy who plays Anna’s son is Tom Felton, who is perhaps better known as Draco Malfoy! I thought he looked familiar.
Around 3 pm I went out. I mailed the postcards, not at my usual post office, but at the other branch, then I went on my way. Today I didn’t go to the mall, I went somewhere my hubs doesn’t really want me to go. I went to the shopping centre, looked at the wool department, but they are nearly out of stuff, then I went to the hundred yen shop and got a few things, and then I had a late lunch at the McDonald there. I read my book for a while and then came home.
F came home a few minutes after I did. He was in a better mood, took a bath early on as he’d been working outside today and needed it. I had a wee chat with him and things are much better now. Yay.
We went out for dinner to Coco Ichibanya Curry. I had the chicken curry with spinach tonight and F had pork cutlet curry. We both had dessert tonight. It was salt vanilla ice cream. Basically, just vanilla ice cream and they gave us two salt shakers with different types of salt in them to put on the ice cream. I honestly didn’t know if I’d like it, but I really did. The salt and the sweet balanced each other and added something.
After dinner we went to the nearby grocery store for a few things I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t have spaghetti squash, but maybe it was too early in the year or perhaps the farmer didn’t grow any this year?
We came home and F watched boxing for a while before putting on The Great Escape. Well, it’s one of those movies that just sucks you in with how ingenious it is and I ended up watching it too. In fact, I went over to the couch and finished up my crochet while I was watching it, so I’m glad it was on.
F went to bed when it was over and I think I’ll go soon too. It’s late now and I have a busy afternoon tomorrow.
That’s it for me. I’ll be back tomorrow night if all is well. Night.
An okay day. I got up at a reasonable time today and vegged for a while. I was late making the bed and getting dressed but I didn’t have any plans so it didn’t matter much.
I wrote a couple of cards for Postcrossing too. One is going to Russia, the other to Brazil. I’m excited as it is my first one to the southern hemisphere.
I was a bit surprised when F showed up at lunchtime. He came with sushi, which he ate before leaving again. We did talk, but only a little.
In the afternoon I watched some of Anna and the King. I quite liked this version with Chow Yun Fat and Jodie Foster. Through my quick trip to IMDb I discovered that the boy who plays Anna’s son is Tom Felton, who is perhaps better known as Draco Malfoy! I thought he looked familiar.
Around 3 pm I went out. I mailed the postcards, not at my usual post office, but at the other branch, then I went on my way. Today I didn’t go to the mall, I went somewhere my hubs doesn’t really want me to go. I went to the shopping centre, looked at the wool department, but they are nearly out of stuff, then I went to the hundred yen shop and got a few things, and then I had a late lunch at the McDonald there. I read my book for a while and then came home.
F came home a few minutes after I did. He was in a better mood, took a bath early on as he’d been working outside today and needed it. I had a wee chat with him and things are much better now. Yay.
We went out for dinner to Coco Ichibanya Curry. I had the chicken curry with spinach tonight and F had pork cutlet curry. We both had dessert tonight. It was salt vanilla ice cream. Basically, just vanilla ice cream and they gave us two salt shakers with different types of salt in them to put on the ice cream. I honestly didn’t know if I’d like it, but I really did. The salt and the sweet balanced each other and added something.
After dinner we went to the nearby grocery store for a few things I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t have spaghetti squash, but maybe it was too early in the year or perhaps the farmer didn’t grow any this year?
We came home and F watched boxing for a while before putting on The Great Escape. Well, it’s one of those movies that just sucks you in with how ingenious it is and I ended up watching it too. In fact, I went over to the couch and finished up my crochet while I was watching it, so I’m glad it was on.
F went to bed when it was over and I think I’ll go soon too. It’s late now and I have a busy afternoon tomorrow.
That’s it for me. I’ll be back tomorrow night if all is well. Night.
September 25, 2011
Sunday - Sunny
Not a great day.
Yesterday I had the really stupid idea to get up and make breakfast at home for a change on Sunday. I already had pancake mix, so I needed an egg and some other things to cook with it.
This morning I got up and F had just come back from his mother’s when I started to put things together. First thing is always to get the table halfway cleared off, as someone junks it up with his stuff. That done, I put out plates and cutlery, set the table with stuff we’d need.
I asked F to translate the ingredients needed on the pancake bag, of course he translated everything. I didn’t want the method done as a) it’s pancake mix and b) it’s Japanese so there’d be some stupid thing that I’d ignore anyway in it. He translated it all. Grr. Not helping. So, I cooked bacon, then made the pancakes, made tea and got no help whatsoever. Not even the offer of help, even when I burned myself. So impressive.
Anyway, I’m not exactly sure what I said to make F angry, but he climbed up on the island with the sink in it and then jumped off because I was blocking his exit and he left.
Sadly he came back a few hours later and then went to bed. I tried to make up with him, but he was still being a jerk so I left off. He left the apartment around 6, didn’t tell me where he was going and then came back a bit later with a broken cellphone. I was hoping it was permanently broken, but he got it working again.
I decided around 8 that I was going to go out for dinner and he tried to invite himself along. I wasn’t exactly happy or gracious at the thought so he stayed home. I went over to Grado and had a lovely pasta dish. I was the only customer in the place and I can’t say how much I enjoyed having dinner by myself. No need to worry if anyone else was enjoying themselves or sacrificing their food happiness for mine. Just me and my dinner. Lovely.
I went home and then he went out and got himself some food. I’m not sure what he brought home, but he had one of the stinkiest fish ever. I had to open the balcony window just to be able to breathe.
He’s gone to bed now, and good bloody riddance to him as my mum would have said.
Tomorrow he’s back and work and I have the day off. I may go and see a movie, or I may stay home. I’m not really sure. I hope that I enjoy myself because after today’s nastiness I certainly deserve it. Night.
Not a great day.
Yesterday I had the really stupid idea to get up and make breakfast at home for a change on Sunday. I already had pancake mix, so I needed an egg and some other things to cook with it.
This morning I got up and F had just come back from his mother’s when I started to put things together. First thing is always to get the table halfway cleared off, as someone junks it up with his stuff. That done, I put out plates and cutlery, set the table with stuff we’d need.
I asked F to translate the ingredients needed on the pancake bag, of course he translated everything. I didn’t want the method done as a) it’s pancake mix and b) it’s Japanese so there’d be some stupid thing that I’d ignore anyway in it. He translated it all. Grr. Not helping. So, I cooked bacon, then made the pancakes, made tea and got no help whatsoever. Not even the offer of help, even when I burned myself. So impressive.
Anyway, I’m not exactly sure what I said to make F angry, but he climbed up on the island with the sink in it and then jumped off because I was blocking his exit and he left.
Sadly he came back a few hours later and then went to bed. I tried to make up with him, but he was still being a jerk so I left off. He left the apartment around 6, didn’t tell me where he was going and then came back a bit later with a broken cellphone. I was hoping it was permanently broken, but he got it working again.
I decided around 8 that I was going to go out for dinner and he tried to invite himself along. I wasn’t exactly happy or gracious at the thought so he stayed home. I went over to Grado and had a lovely pasta dish. I was the only customer in the place and I can’t say how much I enjoyed having dinner by myself. No need to worry if anyone else was enjoying themselves or sacrificing their food happiness for mine. Just me and my dinner. Lovely.
I went home and then he went out and got himself some food. I’m not sure what he brought home, but he had one of the stinkiest fish ever. I had to open the balcony window just to be able to breathe.
He’s gone to bed now, and good bloody riddance to him as my mum would have said.
Tomorrow he’s back and work and I have the day off. I may go and see a movie, or I may stay home. I’m not really sure. I hope that I enjoy myself because after today’s nastiness I certainly deserve it. Night.
Postcrossing Cards - Incoming
September 24, 2011
From the island nation of Mauritius comes this card. There are only about 20 Postcrossers there, so I feel somewhat special getting this card so early in my membership. I like the shape of the card...quite different from the usual ones I get.
From the island nation of Mauritius comes this card. There are only about 20 Postcrossers there, so I feel somewhat special getting this card so early in my membership. I like the shape of the card...quite different from the usual ones I get.
September 24, 2011
Saturday - Sunny and windy, a little cooler
A good day mostly.
I got up quite early this morning, I had actually gone to bed before F last night. I don’t even remember him coming to bed, so he must have been quite a bit later than me.
I sent him off in the morning to get his car and I got up, made the bed and then took a shower. After that I got dressed and did a bit of stuff on the computer. I watched Medium too for good measure. Hubs was home before it started and he watched with me.
We had an okay breakfast at Cocos this morning. It was just hamburg and fried chicken, no big deal. F dropped me off at my school afterwards and I got to work.
My first class went well, as did my second. My students both came on time and we did a lot of work. Sadly, I got an email cancelling my last class as the student had become ill during the day.
I called F and he picked me up. He wasn’t feeling very well, and my stomach had been acting up all day, so we went to a Japanese restaurant and both had udon with an order of tempura on the side. It was nice, and quite a good choice I think.
We came home and did a bit of Postcrossing stuff. F and I had both received cards today. I did some of the photography, F tried to do his online stuff, and did. He really wasn’t feeling well so he went to bed early to recover. He was in bed by 10:30 I think.
I watched a lot of TV tonight, but enjoyed it! I used headphones so I wouldn’t wake him up or keep him awake. I hope it helped him get a better sleep.
Really, that’s about that. We don’t really have any plans for tomorrow, except I was thinking about making hotcakes for breakfast. We got some bacon and there’s a few other things in the fridge, so I hope it goes well. Thing is, if I’m not feeling that good in the am, there could be trouble with the cooking.
Anyway…that’s it. I’m off. Have a good night.
A good day mostly.
I got up quite early this morning, I had actually gone to bed before F last night. I don’t even remember him coming to bed, so he must have been quite a bit later than me.
I sent him off in the morning to get his car and I got up, made the bed and then took a shower. After that I got dressed and did a bit of stuff on the computer. I watched Medium too for good measure. Hubs was home before it started and he watched with me.
We had an okay breakfast at Cocos this morning. It was just hamburg and fried chicken, no big deal. F dropped me off at my school afterwards and I got to work.
My first class went well, as did my second. My students both came on time and we did a lot of work. Sadly, I got an email cancelling my last class as the student had become ill during the day.
I called F and he picked me up. He wasn’t feeling very well, and my stomach had been acting up all day, so we went to a Japanese restaurant and both had udon with an order of tempura on the side. It was nice, and quite a good choice I think.
We came home and did a bit of Postcrossing stuff. F and I had both received cards today. I did some of the photography, F tried to do his online stuff, and did. He really wasn’t feeling well so he went to bed early to recover. He was in bed by 10:30 I think.
I watched a lot of TV tonight, but enjoyed it! I used headphones so I wouldn’t wake him up or keep him awake. I hope it helped him get a better sleep.
Really, that’s about that. We don’t really have any plans for tomorrow, except I was thinking about making hotcakes for breakfast. We got some bacon and there’s a few other things in the fridge, so I hope it goes well. Thing is, if I’m not feeling that good in the am, there could be trouble with the cooking.
Anyway…that’s it. I’m off. Have a good night.
September 23, 2011
Friday - Sunny, with rain showers
A good day. I was tired yesterday so I slept in today. I hadn’t planned to, but I didn’t wake up between 8 am and noon. Surprising.
Anyway, I got up and after a bit we went to Aki for okonomikyaki. It was great.
After lunch, F dropped me off at the mall and he went to get his hair cut. While I was in the mall I hacked around some of the stores and then went for tea. The coffee shop was a little busy so I found a seat in a corner and realised that a student was sitting a table away from me! She saw me at the same time and invited me to join her. That was nice of her. We chatted for a few minutes and then I got a call from F who was now in the mall too. He joined us for a few minutes. After a bit, we broke up our little coffee meeting and went our separate ways.
We ran a few errands in the afternoon and then came home so F could get ready for the party. He made himself all gorgeous in a suit I bought him a few years ago, and then he drove off to pick up his mother and take her.
I had a bit of a veggie for a while, and then started to work on my computer. I watched some of the big Superman extravaganza on WOWOW, starting with the end of Superman 2. I enjoyed Superman 3, not because it was good (it wasn’t) but because it was filmed in Alberta and it felt like home!
The fourth film was ending when F called to say he was on his way home, on foot. He’d had a couple so couldn’t drive home. He came home soon, and we watched the first hour of KickAss together. After the first hour, we changed the channel to watch Desperate Housewives. Oh Wisteria Lane…so many weird things going on there. I did quite a bit of my crochet. I have one row left, so I’ll leave it for another night when I’m a little less tired or distracted. The second last row I did was very fiddly.
After DH finished, we watched the end of KickAss. I liked the movie, appreciated its humour, but still feel a bit odd about the age of one of the lead characters. Not really the age, but how violent and foul mouthed she is.
I just watched Supernatural which was kind of neat. That show always freaks me out. Why do I watch it?
Tomorrow I’m at work, hopefully for the whole day. I have 3 classes and a lot of things to do in-between them. I’ll say goodnight for now…and hopefully will do a bit of a right up tomorrow night. Night!
A good day. I was tired yesterday so I slept in today. I hadn’t planned to, but I didn’t wake up between 8 am and noon. Surprising.
Anyway, I got up and after a bit we went to Aki for okonomikyaki. It was great.
After lunch, F dropped me off at the mall and he went to get his hair cut. While I was in the mall I hacked around some of the stores and then went for tea. The coffee shop was a little busy so I found a seat in a corner and realised that a student was sitting a table away from me! She saw me at the same time and invited me to join her. That was nice of her. We chatted for a few minutes and then I got a call from F who was now in the mall too. He joined us for a few minutes. After a bit, we broke up our little coffee meeting and went our separate ways.
We ran a few errands in the afternoon and then came home so F could get ready for the party. He made himself all gorgeous in a suit I bought him a few years ago, and then he drove off to pick up his mother and take her.
I had a bit of a veggie for a while, and then started to work on my computer. I watched some of the big Superman extravaganza on WOWOW, starting with the end of Superman 2. I enjoyed Superman 3, not because it was good (it wasn’t) but because it was filmed in Alberta and it felt like home!
The fourth film was ending when F called to say he was on his way home, on foot. He’d had a couple so couldn’t drive home. He came home soon, and we watched the first hour of KickAss together. After the first hour, we changed the channel to watch Desperate Housewives. Oh Wisteria Lane…so many weird things going on there. I did quite a bit of my crochet. I have one row left, so I’ll leave it for another night when I’m a little less tired or distracted. The second last row I did was very fiddly.
After DH finished, we watched the end of KickAss. I liked the movie, appreciated its humour, but still feel a bit odd about the age of one of the lead characters. Not really the age, but how violent and foul mouthed she is.
I just watched Supernatural which was kind of neat. That show always freaks me out. Why do I watch it?
Tomorrow I’m at work, hopefully for the whole day. I have 3 classes and a lot of things to do in-between them. I’ll say goodnight for now…and hopefully will do a bit of a right up tomorrow night. Night!
September 22, 2011
Thursday - Sunny, cloudy, rainy…the whole gamut!
I had quite a different day from usual. I got up around 8 am and stayed up. I did a quick computer check and then went out just before 9 am. I biked off, went first to the post office near the station and did a payment at the machine, then bought F some stamps. He’s an airplane nut, and Japan released a set of stamps for Haneda Airport, so I bought him one set. Then, I went to Mr Donut and had a quick breakfast. Basically, I had a Frank-Pie (not a yummy sausage roll like I had in Australia, but a wiener in pastry with ketchup) and tea.
When I finished, I biked off up the street and went to the local theatre. I went to see a really dumb movie, but it was okay. I saw Battle Los Angeles (it has a slightly different name in Japan) with Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Rodriguez. It was a popcorn/non stop Alien Invasion movie. I liked it more than War of the Worlds, but I didn’t like WotW much so not saying a lot!
After the movie I went out of the theatre and it was raining slightly. I decided to go home, but to go home via a bank. I rode off and went to my bank and made a deposit. Then, I visited a convenience store and came home.
I was a little surprised because I didn’t feel like anyone had been in our apartment. Today was the day when the Fire Alarm inspections were to be done and I had decided I didn’t want to be here when they happened. Hmm. F had said they could be morning or afternoon, so I left my stuff ready to grab and go. Sure enough, around 3 I started hearing things outside, so I grabbed my stuff and left the apartment. The three men were outside my apartment and I think were surprised to see me leaving. They all stood around like idiots, so I told them to go ahead and I left!
I only went to McDonald and had a late lunch. I started reading a book too, so I really didn’t mind getting out of the apartment.
After I finished eating I came home again, and this time I knew that someone had been in my apartment. They’d left a door open that I always close. Anyway…just didn’t want to be there during it. I cleaned the lobby of the apartment building as we’d missed a week with being away. It looked much better.
F came home before 6 tonight. As usual he didn’t ask about my day, so I haven’t told him any of this. Just about buying the stamps, because I gave them to him. It feels a bit strange to me that he never asks me what I do during the day. I also think it’s a bit rude of him, and yes, I have told him that before.
I cooked dinner tonight and it was good. I sauteed miso pork from the store and served that with salad, supplemented with yellow tomatoes and cucumber. For a starch, tonight we had couscous. It was our first time having it and we both liked it. It was so easy to make. I just boiled water with a cube of Maggi in it and then added it to the couscous. Let it sit for a few minutes then fluff with a fork.
After dinner, F did the dishes and then I suggested a movie. We haven’t watched one in ages and there wasn’t anything on TV. We ended up watching Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, which I’d never seen before, despite liking old movies and Steve Martin. It was quite funny. I did a lot of crochet, but I didn’t finish yet. I was getting to the point where I was falling asleep on it and starting to make mistakes in my work, so obviously time to stop.
F worked on registering a postcard he got today…a really lovely one with a car on it…and I helped him and interfered when I felt like it! He doesn’t have a good feel for his computer yet. Not sure if he will in time or not. Maybe he relies on me too much? Or I’m too bossy?
F is now up late watching a soccer game. I’m blogging and yawning away. I have no idea what we’re going to do in the daytime tomorrow. It sounds like F has a few errands to run, and isn’t really too keen to do much. He’s got the party in the evening to go to, the one I’m not going to go to.
Anyway, that’s it for me. I’m going to bed soon. I’ll probably dream about the chanting from the soccer game. It’s kind of driving me crazy. Never mind! Got to go. Night.
I had quite a different day from usual. I got up around 8 am and stayed up. I did a quick computer check and then went out just before 9 am. I biked off, went first to the post office near the station and did a payment at the machine, then bought F some stamps. He’s an airplane nut, and Japan released a set of stamps for Haneda Airport, so I bought him one set. Then, I went to Mr Donut and had a quick breakfast. Basically, I had a Frank-Pie (not a yummy sausage roll like I had in Australia, but a wiener in pastry with ketchup) and tea.
When I finished, I biked off up the street and went to the local theatre. I went to see a really dumb movie, but it was okay. I saw Battle Los Angeles (it has a slightly different name in Japan) with Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Rodriguez. It was a popcorn/non stop Alien Invasion movie. I liked it more than War of the Worlds, but I didn’t like WotW much so not saying a lot!
After the movie I went out of the theatre and it was raining slightly. I decided to go home, but to go home via a bank. I rode off and went to my bank and made a deposit. Then, I visited a convenience store and came home.
I was a little surprised because I didn’t feel like anyone had been in our apartment. Today was the day when the Fire Alarm inspections were to be done and I had decided I didn’t want to be here when they happened. Hmm. F had said they could be morning or afternoon, so I left my stuff ready to grab and go. Sure enough, around 3 I started hearing things outside, so I grabbed my stuff and left the apartment. The three men were outside my apartment and I think were surprised to see me leaving. They all stood around like idiots, so I told them to go ahead and I left!
I only went to McDonald and had a late lunch. I started reading a book too, so I really didn’t mind getting out of the apartment.
After I finished eating I came home again, and this time I knew that someone had been in my apartment. They’d left a door open that I always close. Anyway…just didn’t want to be there during it. I cleaned the lobby of the apartment building as we’d missed a week with being away. It looked much better.
F came home before 6 tonight. As usual he didn’t ask about my day, so I haven’t told him any of this. Just about buying the stamps, because I gave them to him. It feels a bit strange to me that he never asks me what I do during the day. I also think it’s a bit rude of him, and yes, I have told him that before.
I cooked dinner tonight and it was good. I sauteed miso pork from the store and served that with salad, supplemented with yellow tomatoes and cucumber. For a starch, tonight we had couscous. It was our first time having it and we both liked it. It was so easy to make. I just boiled water with a cube of Maggi in it and then added it to the couscous. Let it sit for a few minutes then fluff with a fork.
After dinner, F did the dishes and then I suggested a movie. We haven’t watched one in ages and there wasn’t anything on TV. We ended up watching Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, which I’d never seen before, despite liking old movies and Steve Martin. It was quite funny. I did a lot of crochet, but I didn’t finish yet. I was getting to the point where I was falling asleep on it and starting to make mistakes in my work, so obviously time to stop.
F worked on registering a postcard he got today…a really lovely one with a car on it…and I helped him and interfered when I felt like it! He doesn’t have a good feel for his computer yet. Not sure if he will in time or not. Maybe he relies on me too much? Or I’m too bossy?
F is now up late watching a soccer game. I’m blogging and yawning away. I have no idea what we’re going to do in the daytime tomorrow. It sounds like F has a few errands to run, and isn’t really too keen to do much. He’s got the party in the evening to go to, the one I’m not going to go to.
Anyway, that’s it for me. I’m going to bed soon. I’ll probably dream about the chanting from the soccer game. It’s kind of driving me crazy. Never mind! Got to go. Night.
September 21, 2011
Wednesday - Rainy, with a side order of more rain
An okay day. I slept in this morning. It was the one day this week that I could actually sleep in and not feel guilty, so I did. I had thought about going to a movie in the morning, but decided not to go as it was raining quite hard and I wanted to sleep!
When I got up I watched a bit of TV and checked the computer..usual stuff. No big deal really.
I spent a quiet day at home for the most part. I wrote a couple of postcards and then sent them from the post office in the afternoon. Rather than ride my bike in the rain, I walked. It was nice to get out of the house.
F called me around 6 to say he’d be late, so I didn’t worry at least when he didn’t come home for a while. He came in around 7.
We went out for dinner. Once again when I asked him if he had any preferences or any choices he said he didn’t have any. I came up with Cafe Frambois, so we went there. I had steak and F had the Japanese set. He was happy, I was happy. Honestly, couldn’t he have thought of a place like that?
We dropped off some new texts for a new student at my school. I didn’t want to risk them getting wet if I took them on my bike. We picked up a few groceries tomorrow at the store. I think I’m going to try making couscous. Any ideas how to jazz it up or make it yummy?
We came home and I discovered that my new student can’t start class tomorrow after all. She did ask to reschedule and suggested a date, so I do think she will come eventually.
F watched some news about the big typhoon. He does this crazy thing where he repeats what the man or woman on the TV says, only he does it in English for my “benefit”. I know he thinks he’s being helpful, but he isn’t really. I’m either not listening or I understand most of it and don’t want to know more. It’s not important things (to me) either, just things like “5 silly people fell in the river when they hung over the bridge by their toes and lost their grip.” I call that kind of thing the Darwin Effect.
I watched Grey’s Anatomy at 11 with Hub trying to do stuff on his computer. I was also crocheting so my poor brain was in pain. I have to keep bossing F around on his computer because even though he reads Japanese, he has no idea how to use his computer, and I had reached a fiddly part of my crochet and couldn’t figure it out for a while. Happily, both managed to sort themselves out, but I didn’t see as much of Grey’s as I’d like. Oh well.
And that’s about it. There was more typhoon watching, and hand wringing by my husband. I don’t want to minimise how dangerous it is, but we aren’t terribly affected here. I don’t know why he watches the way he does.
I have to get to bed now. I’m really tired. Catch you tomorrow I hope. Night!
An okay day. I slept in this morning. It was the one day this week that I could actually sleep in and not feel guilty, so I did. I had thought about going to a movie in the morning, but decided not to go as it was raining quite hard and I wanted to sleep!
When I got up I watched a bit of TV and checked the computer..usual stuff. No big deal really.
I spent a quiet day at home for the most part. I wrote a couple of postcards and then sent them from the post office in the afternoon. Rather than ride my bike in the rain, I walked. It was nice to get out of the house.
F called me around 6 to say he’d be late, so I didn’t worry at least when he didn’t come home for a while. He came in around 7.
We went out for dinner. Once again when I asked him if he had any preferences or any choices he said he didn’t have any. I came up with Cafe Frambois, so we went there. I had steak and F had the Japanese set. He was happy, I was happy. Honestly, couldn’t he have thought of a place like that?
We dropped off some new texts for a new student at my school. I didn’t want to risk them getting wet if I took them on my bike. We picked up a few groceries tomorrow at the store. I think I’m going to try making couscous. Any ideas how to jazz it up or make it yummy?
We came home and I discovered that my new student can’t start class tomorrow after all. She did ask to reschedule and suggested a date, so I do think she will come eventually.
F watched some news about the big typhoon. He does this crazy thing where he repeats what the man or woman on the TV says, only he does it in English for my “benefit”. I know he thinks he’s being helpful, but he isn’t really. I’m either not listening or I understand most of it and don’t want to know more. It’s not important things (to me) either, just things like “5 silly people fell in the river when they hung over the bridge by their toes and lost their grip.” I call that kind of thing the Darwin Effect.
I watched Grey’s Anatomy at 11 with Hub trying to do stuff on his computer. I was also crocheting so my poor brain was in pain. I have to keep bossing F around on his computer because even though he reads Japanese, he has no idea how to use his computer, and I had reached a fiddly part of my crochet and couldn’t figure it out for a while. Happily, both managed to sort themselves out, but I didn’t see as much of Grey’s as I’d like. Oh well.
And that’s about it. There was more typhoon watching, and hand wringing by my husband. I don’t want to minimise how dangerous it is, but we aren’t terribly affected here. I don’t know why he watches the way he does.
I have to get to bed now. I’m really tired. Catch you tomorrow I hope. Night!
September 20, 2011
Tuesday - Rainy
An okay day today. I was woken by my cell phone this morning. F called me to tell me that his niece’s party date was actually the 23rd. I told him I had been thinking and had decided not to go. He wasn’t too happy with me as he’d already told his sister I’d go.
I got up, got dressed and a little while later, F came home for a minute. He’d forgotten his thermos.
I spent a quiet day at home. I did some vacuuming which was sorely needed, then watched my TV shows from when I was away. They were good. I was just about to make my lunch when the doorbell went. I checked the monitor and had no idea who it was. I grudgingly opened the door and found it was Mormon missionaries. I wasn’t sure which of us was more surprised, but we chatted for a few minutes then I said adieu. I had to make lunch.
Lunch today was interesting. I didn’t buy eggs this week, so I had an instant pasta thing, jazzed up with some bacon, tomatoes and cucumber, plus a bit of olive oil, half the packet of seasonings from the original dish and some black pepper. So yummy! I also had a cucumber sandwich. Yum.
I biked off to work in the pouring rain and only got mildly wet. I wore my rain cape, but my jeans from my knees down got soaked and so did my hair. I did make it safely to the school though.
I set up the school for my class, quickly made up a goodie bag for my student, then waited for her. And waited. At 10 past the appointed time, I called but there was no answer. She did call me back just before the end of her class to say she had been in a meeting and couldn’t come.
I finished reading the newspapers and then did a row of my crochet. I called F and then texted him, but there was no answer. He must have still been working. Finally, just as I was finishing up the row I was on, he called me and then came to get me.
We came home and after registering all my postcards (I got three!) I made dinner. It was quite nice. I did chicken with salad, mini- tomatoes and cucumber, plus something I found in the freezer that was only a week past it’s expiry date! I thought dinner was good, although F made himself some ramen afterwards.
I had a quiet evening. F watched some news or something before trying to register his card. We can’t read the number as the post office stamped over it.
We watched Undercover Boss and then started watching a silly movie about used car salespeople. I turned it off.
Basically that was my day. It was okay. Not great, not bad. The weather is still awful. Typhoon number 15 is hitting Japan and I think we might be getting a bit of it. Lots of areas are flooding and there are landslide warnings too, so not much fun. Hope it doesn’t do too much damage. Talk to you later I hope! Night.
An okay day today. I was woken by my cell phone this morning. F called me to tell me that his niece’s party date was actually the 23rd. I told him I had been thinking and had decided not to go. He wasn’t too happy with me as he’d already told his sister I’d go.
I got up, got dressed and a little while later, F came home for a minute. He’d forgotten his thermos.
I spent a quiet day at home. I did some vacuuming which was sorely needed, then watched my TV shows from when I was away. They were good. I was just about to make my lunch when the doorbell went. I checked the monitor and had no idea who it was. I grudgingly opened the door and found it was Mormon missionaries. I wasn’t sure which of us was more surprised, but we chatted for a few minutes then I said adieu. I had to make lunch.
Lunch today was interesting. I didn’t buy eggs this week, so I had an instant pasta thing, jazzed up with some bacon, tomatoes and cucumber, plus a bit of olive oil, half the packet of seasonings from the original dish and some black pepper. So yummy! I also had a cucumber sandwich. Yum.
I biked off to work in the pouring rain and only got mildly wet. I wore my rain cape, but my jeans from my knees down got soaked and so did my hair. I did make it safely to the school though.
I set up the school for my class, quickly made up a goodie bag for my student, then waited for her. And waited. At 10 past the appointed time, I called but there was no answer. She did call me back just before the end of her class to say she had been in a meeting and couldn’t come.
I finished reading the newspapers and then did a row of my crochet. I called F and then texted him, but there was no answer. He must have still been working. Finally, just as I was finishing up the row I was on, he called me and then came to get me.
We came home and after registering all my postcards (I got three!) I made dinner. It was quite nice. I did chicken with salad, mini- tomatoes and cucumber, plus something I found in the freezer that was only a week past it’s expiry date! I thought dinner was good, although F made himself some ramen afterwards.
I had a quiet evening. F watched some news or something before trying to register his card. We can’t read the number as the post office stamped over it.
We watched Undercover Boss and then started watching a silly movie about used car salespeople. I turned it off.
Basically that was my day. It was okay. Not great, not bad. The weather is still awful. Typhoon number 15 is hitting Japan and I think we might be getting a bit of it. Lots of areas are flooding and there are landslide warnings too, so not much fun. Hope it doesn’t do too much damage. Talk to you later I hope! Night.
Postcrossing Cards - Incoming
September 20, 2011
Today was a bumper day for post cards. I got 3! F got one as well, so we were both happy, plus I got a private trade from my College city. Yay.
Here are the cards that I received.
From the US comes this beautiful look at a street of San Francisco.
This interesting card comes from The Netherlands. This is a "Gaper" or a Yawning Man. It was used outside pharmacies in days of yore.
This Multiview card from Germany shows all kinds of things, mostly with a natural bent. They are all beautiful and "happy".
Today was a bumper day for post cards. I got 3! F got one as well, so we were both happy, plus I got a private trade from my College city. Yay.
Here are the cards that I received.
From the US comes this beautiful look at a street of San Francisco.
This interesting card comes from The Netherlands. This is a "Gaper" or a Yawning Man. It was used outside pharmacies in days of yore.
This Multiview card from Germany shows all kinds of things, mostly with a natural bent. They are all beautiful and "happy".
September 19, 2011
Monday - Rainy and cool
Not a great day.
We slept in a bit today, but I did get up much earlier than yesterday! Yay for that. I showered while F went to the post office to pick up a package that had come during our holiday.
When he came back, he felt the need to eat some cup ramen, and then when we went out for lunch he felt the need to eat more ramen. Sigh. We went to the restaurant in the local theatre, so I had Japanese food, special tonkatsu with mushrooms in it. I surprised myself by having refills on rice, soup and cabbage. I usually don’t, but I was hungry.
We went to see Letters to Juliet, which was a sweet little film. It didn’t hold any big surprises, but I really enjoyed it.
After the movie, F took me home and then went to see if he could get a massage. He couldn’t.
In the evening we went to the camera shop and had pictures printed of our trip. I wanted to be able to show them to my students. After that, we sent off a package to a person in Tokyo. I was a bit apprehensive because the person in the store didn’t really seem to know what she was doing. Also, she didn’t put the sticker on the package while we were there. I was afraid it will get mixed up with someone else’s parcel.
Coming back from the convenience store, F started to turn off the main road as if to go home. I asked him if he wanted to have dinner. When he asked me where I wanted to go and I of course replied that I didn’t know, he got quite angry with me and drove off the road into a store’s parking lot and proceeded to shout at me. I honestly wasn’t sure why. We go through this rigamarole almost every day. I suggest going somewhere for dinner, he never suggests anywhere, but never likes my suggestions. All he ever wants to eat is ramen and when I pointed out that he never suggests anywhere did say ramen. I told him to forget it and suggested Jiro, one of the local places we go sometimes.
The meal was fine and all, but I got the silent treatment throughout the meal. I also got the cellphone treatment. I would like to take his cell phone and put it somewhere nasty on him. I get ignored during too many meals these days.
After dinner we went to a grocery store where I got food for tomorrow’s lunch and dinner. I hadn’t originally planned to cook for dinner, but I couldn’t stand the thought of another fight over where we should eat. This is really getting to me.
Came home and after a bit I decided to talk to him instead of giving him the silent treatment. It wasn’t a great success, but not terrible either. I started a new doily tonight. Supposedly a late present for F’s niece that got married this year, but I’m not in any rush to get it done, even though the deadline should be Friday. There’s some party I said I’d go to, but I’ve completely changed my mind and don’t want to go anymore. If I can’t stand being around my husband at the moment, being around his family makes me want to throw up. This group of people have not exactly been supportive or friendly towards me over the last few years. (Unlike my family, who have embraced F and really made him part of the family.)
Anyway, that’s about it for the night. I watched Jackal for the umpteenth time. I love the movie, but hate the ending. I did a bit of crochet during the last hour of the movie. I have to go. I do have to work tomorrow afternoon. Night.
Not a great day.
We slept in a bit today, but I did get up much earlier than yesterday! Yay for that. I showered while F went to the post office to pick up a package that had come during our holiday.
When he came back, he felt the need to eat some cup ramen, and then when we went out for lunch he felt the need to eat more ramen. Sigh. We went to the restaurant in the local theatre, so I had Japanese food, special tonkatsu with mushrooms in it. I surprised myself by having refills on rice, soup and cabbage. I usually don’t, but I was hungry.
We went to see Letters to Juliet, which was a sweet little film. It didn’t hold any big surprises, but I really enjoyed it.
After the movie, F took me home and then went to see if he could get a massage. He couldn’t.
In the evening we went to the camera shop and had pictures printed of our trip. I wanted to be able to show them to my students. After that, we sent off a package to a person in Tokyo. I was a bit apprehensive because the person in the store didn’t really seem to know what she was doing. Also, she didn’t put the sticker on the package while we were there. I was afraid it will get mixed up with someone else’s parcel.
Coming back from the convenience store, F started to turn off the main road as if to go home. I asked him if he wanted to have dinner. When he asked me where I wanted to go and I of course replied that I didn’t know, he got quite angry with me and drove off the road into a store’s parking lot and proceeded to shout at me. I honestly wasn’t sure why. We go through this rigamarole almost every day. I suggest going somewhere for dinner, he never suggests anywhere, but never likes my suggestions. All he ever wants to eat is ramen and when I pointed out that he never suggests anywhere did say ramen. I told him to forget it and suggested Jiro, one of the local places we go sometimes.
The meal was fine and all, but I got the silent treatment throughout the meal. I also got the cellphone treatment. I would like to take his cell phone and put it somewhere nasty on him. I get ignored during too many meals these days.
After dinner we went to a grocery store where I got food for tomorrow’s lunch and dinner. I hadn’t originally planned to cook for dinner, but I couldn’t stand the thought of another fight over where we should eat. This is really getting to me.
Came home and after a bit I decided to talk to him instead of giving him the silent treatment. It wasn’t a great success, but not terrible either. I started a new doily tonight. Supposedly a late present for F’s niece that got married this year, but I’m not in any rush to get it done, even though the deadline should be Friday. There’s some party I said I’d go to, but I’ve completely changed my mind and don’t want to go anymore. If I can’t stand being around my husband at the moment, being around his family makes me want to throw up. This group of people have not exactly been supportive or friendly towards me over the last few years. (Unlike my family, who have embraced F and really made him part of the family.)
Anyway, that’s about it for the night. I watched Jackal for the umpteenth time. I love the movie, but hate the ending. I did a bit of crochet during the last hour of the movie. I have to go. I do have to work tomorrow afternoon. Night.
September 18, 2011
Sunday - Hot and sunny, humid and rainy, a mixed weather day.
A good day. Hubs and I managed not to fight at all and had a decent sushi lunch and then ran a few errands. After we finished, F wanted to go for a drive to the ocean, so we did. There were a few people fishing there so I asked if he wanted to come tomorrow and do more. He had forgotten about tomorrow being a holiday, so was glad! We might go if the weather is okay. I’m not exactly thrilled, but I know that he loves fishing and we haven’t done much of it this year.
We had dinner in a new place tonight. It wasn’t that new, it was just new to us. We went to Cafe Restaurant Pacific Airy. It seemed to be a one person operation, but it was very nice. We had a good meal and watched one of those awful TV programmes where they show car crashes and train crashes, and so on. Still, the food was good.
Came home afterwards and had a quiet evening with the Mister. He downloaded his pictures to his computer, and I did mine to my computer. Got some good shots, and some not so good ones. He got some great ones. He bought a new camera for himself in Narita before we left, a little cheap one, but it takes decent pictures.
Anyway….Since I posted some highlights of my trip to Facebook tonight, thought I’d better post a few here too. If anyone wants the URL to my Facebook album it is here. You don’t even have to be a member of Facebook to see the pictures.
This is the view from our hotel room. It was a lovely room with a couple of problems. The biggest one was we were told we couldn't check in until 3:00pm by the tour operator. However, when we went there around 1:30pm, absolutely exhausted, the hotel staff were only too happy to allow us to check in then! The other problem? F likes taking baths, but the bath water came up the drain under the sink and flooded the bathroom floor. Yikes!
A couple of pictures of the Sydney Opera House. Is it possible to take a bad photo of it?
Some of the wildlife seen at Taronga Zoo, across the bay from Sydney. A really nice zoo.
On our anniversary, after dinner with some friends in The Rocks. Finally, we have some pictures of us together for our friends that demand some!
One of the rock formations in the Jenolan Caves. The caves were amazing, but I discovered how badly out of shape I am. Not a good thing.
Down from The Three Sisters. We went to Scenic World, and after a fingernail breaking (literally) ride down the mountain, we arrived in a rainforest. It was beautiful walking through it, it was off season, so not terribly crowded either. This tree was struck by lightning once upon a time and the centre is burnt.
Talk to you all later! Night.
A good day. Hubs and I managed not to fight at all and had a decent sushi lunch and then ran a few errands. After we finished, F wanted to go for a drive to the ocean, so we did. There were a few people fishing there so I asked if he wanted to come tomorrow and do more. He had forgotten about tomorrow being a holiday, so was glad! We might go if the weather is okay. I’m not exactly thrilled, but I know that he loves fishing and we haven’t done much of it this year.
We had dinner in a new place tonight. It wasn’t that new, it was just new to us. We went to Cafe Restaurant Pacific Airy. It seemed to be a one person operation, but it was very nice. We had a good meal and watched one of those awful TV programmes where they show car crashes and train crashes, and so on. Still, the food was good.
Came home afterwards and had a quiet evening with the Mister. He downloaded his pictures to his computer, and I did mine to my computer. Got some good shots, and some not so good ones. He got some great ones. He bought a new camera for himself in Narita before we left, a little cheap one, but it takes decent pictures.
Anyway….Since I posted some highlights of my trip to Facebook tonight, thought I’d better post a few here too. If anyone wants the URL to my Facebook album it is here. You don’t even have to be a member of Facebook to see the pictures.
This is the view from our hotel room. It was a lovely room with a couple of problems. The biggest one was we were told we couldn't check in until 3:00pm by the tour operator. However, when we went there around 1:30pm, absolutely exhausted, the hotel staff were only too happy to allow us to check in then! The other problem? F likes taking baths, but the bath water came up the drain under the sink and flooded the bathroom floor. Yikes!
A couple of pictures of the Sydney Opera House. Is it possible to take a bad photo of it?
Some of the wildlife seen at Taronga Zoo, across the bay from Sydney. A really nice zoo.
On our anniversary, after dinner with some friends in The Rocks. Finally, we have some pictures of us together for our friends that demand some!
One of the rock formations in the Jenolan Caves. The caves were amazing, but I discovered how badly out of shape I am. Not a good thing.
Down from The Three Sisters. We went to Scenic World, and after a fingernail breaking (literally) ride down the mountain, we arrived in a rainforest. It was beautiful walking through it, it was off season, so not terribly crowded either. This tree was struck by lightning once upon a time and the centre is burnt.
Talk to you all later! Night.
Postcrossing Cards - Incoming
September 17, 2011
I came home from Australia and found this beauty waiting for me in my mailbox. It came all the way from Russia, from a place called Gelendzhik. The writers of the card tell me that it is a sea-resort on the east coast of the Black Sea.
I apologise for the poor quality of the picture. The card itself is just lovely and it looks like a place I'd love to visit and just be still for a while.
I came home from Australia and found this beauty waiting for me in my mailbox. It came all the way from Russia, from a place called Gelendzhik. The writers of the card tell me that it is a sea-resort on the east coast of the Black Sea.
I apologise for the poor quality of the picture. The card itself is just lovely and it looks like a place I'd love to visit and just be still for a while.
September 17, 2011
Saturday - Sunny in Tokyo, rainy and humid in Tsuruoka
We’re back! For the most part we had a great time, ate a lot of amazing food and met up with some friends. We were in Sydney, and while it was technically winter there, the weather was great. We took jackets with us, but we found that it very rarely was cold enough to wear them.
We stayed at a nice hotel, took in quite a few sights in Sydney and really did enjoy our time together. After last years debacle it was very necessary.
However, it didn’t start that well. F threw a snit fit on Saturday night and wouldn’t sleep in the bedroom. All fine and good, but I wasn’t able to sleep either and we had a horrible long day ahead of us. We flew from our local airport to Haneda airport and he was still nasty on the way to the airport. Why? Because (apparently) I was rude 3 years ago when we went to Hawaii and since I was obviously going to be rude again on this trip it was okay to moan and complain about me.
(For the record, 3 years or however long ago it is now that we went to Hawaii, I wasn’t very rude. We went on a package tour thing and they picked us up at the airport with a bunch of other people, took us to a DFS Galleria, and proceeded to harangue us all for 2 hours into buying some of their Japanese language tours. That was something that Hubs and I didn’t need, not only because I wouldn’t have gone on them, but because my brother lives there and had offered to give us a guided tour of the island. I made a few under my breath comments to HIM saying how stupid the whole thing was, and how much I just wanted to go to our hotel and sleep.
I tried to make him see that it was pointless to yell at me for something that hadn’t happened yet, and that he should be more concerned about my feelings in situations like I described. His response? The group was more important. Not particularly well received by moi, I can tell you!)
We hacked around Haneda airport and I showed him the new terminal. We bought a few things at the bookstore and even had lunch there before going back to the domestic terminal, picking up our bags again and then going on to Narita.
Anyway….I’ll try and write a bit more about our trip later. Basically it did go well and we both had a good time. It wasn’t perfect and we did have a couple of mini spats along the way, but all in all, it was a good holiday. Yay.
Came back this evening after an average dinner at a yakiniku restaurant. Found a mailbox full of stuff, including one postcard for each of us from Postcrossing (will post later….gorgeous) and a postcard from a friend.
F went to bed when I asked him if he could turn off the beeping on his camera (he was looking at the pictures and it beeped every time he hit the button to go back. He disappeared for the rest of the night.
I watched a bit (lot) of TV and think that I’m now going to go bed as I am quite tired. F woke me up at 6 am this morning in our hotel in Narita. He thought we were still in Sydney and had to catch our plane. It was quite funny, except I’m not a good person to wake up early. Don’t like it you see! Night.
We’re back! For the most part we had a great time, ate a lot of amazing food and met up with some friends. We were in Sydney, and while it was technically winter there, the weather was great. We took jackets with us, but we found that it very rarely was cold enough to wear them.
We stayed at a nice hotel, took in quite a few sights in Sydney and really did enjoy our time together. After last years debacle it was very necessary.
However, it didn’t start that well. F threw a snit fit on Saturday night and wouldn’t sleep in the bedroom. All fine and good, but I wasn’t able to sleep either and we had a horrible long day ahead of us. We flew from our local airport to Haneda airport and he was still nasty on the way to the airport. Why? Because (apparently) I was rude 3 years ago when we went to Hawaii and since I was obviously going to be rude again on this trip it was okay to moan and complain about me.
(For the record, 3 years or however long ago it is now that we went to Hawaii, I wasn’t very rude. We went on a package tour thing and they picked us up at the airport with a bunch of other people, took us to a DFS Galleria, and proceeded to harangue us all for 2 hours into buying some of their Japanese language tours. That was something that Hubs and I didn’t need, not only because I wouldn’t have gone on them, but because my brother lives there and had offered to give us a guided tour of the island. I made a few under my breath comments to HIM saying how stupid the whole thing was, and how much I just wanted to go to our hotel and sleep.
I tried to make him see that it was pointless to yell at me for something that hadn’t happened yet, and that he should be more concerned about my feelings in situations like I described. His response? The group was more important. Not particularly well received by moi, I can tell you!)
We hacked around Haneda airport and I showed him the new terminal. We bought a few things at the bookstore and even had lunch there before going back to the domestic terminal, picking up our bags again and then going on to Narita.
Anyway….I’ll try and write a bit more about our trip later. Basically it did go well and we both had a good time. It wasn’t perfect and we did have a couple of mini spats along the way, but all in all, it was a good holiday. Yay.
Came back this evening after an average dinner at a yakiniku restaurant. Found a mailbox full of stuff, including one postcard for each of us from Postcrossing (will post later….gorgeous) and a postcard from a friend.
F went to bed when I asked him if he could turn off the beeping on his camera (he was looking at the pictures and it beeped every time he hit the button to go back. He disappeared for the rest of the night.
I watched a bit (lot) of TV and think that I’m now going to go bed as I am quite tired. F woke me up at 6 am this morning in our hotel in Narita. He thought we were still in Sydney and had to catch our plane. It was quite funny, except I’m not a good person to wake up early. Don’t like it you see! Night.
September 9, 2011
Friday - Warm and sunny, bit humid too
A pretty good day. I surprisingly woke up before my alarm today and didn’t go back to sleep. I wanted to, believe me, but I didn’t. I stayed up, read the newspaper and a few blogs, then a bit of channel surfing led me to The Man Who Knew Too Much, so I watched that. I had no idea that Doris Day was in that movie, nor that she sang so much in it. I quite enjoyed the film. I didn’t see the beginning, but it was fun. I think a lot of films have ripped off the ending at the concert. I’ve seen in it a few other films.
In the afternoon, I made a quick trip to the post office to buy a 20 yen stamp and send off a couple of postcards. I’m sending one to Germany this time and trying to get one to a person in Taiwan. The first time I only had her address in English, this time I put the kanji address on too. It’s a different card, but hopefully it’ll get through.
I came home via a convenience store. I got a couple of things to eat. After I ate, I started doing something important. Packing! I packed a lot of stuff, but I’m not sure if it’s the right stuff or not. Hopefully.
F came home and then popped out again to go to a post box. After he came back, we had a bit of a lie down on the bed and had a nice chat. We haven’t done enough of that lately.
Hub wanted sanma for dinner, so we went to Hana. I didn’t want fish, so I had tonkatsu which was quite nice.
We came home via the grocery store, but I refused to get out of the car. I was sure that F was going to go walkabout, but he was out quite quickly. I just didn’t want to walk all over the store when I didn’t need anything.
We came home and I worked on a little project for myself. I love my handbag, but the handle is wearing out. Structurally it is okay, but the leatherette is going. Anyway I covered the handle with a little crochet. It’s not perfect, but makes it look a little better I think!
I watched Glee and Desperate Housewives with F tonight, and did a bit more of my shawl. That was relaxing. I’m not taking it with me, as it’ll be a little hard to do it on the plane.
A-hem. Which brings me to my next bit. Early on Sunday F and I are going on a trip. We’ll be back next week, probably next Saturday! Since we are going to leave early on Sunday, I probably won’t blog tomorrow night. I’ll likely be trying to get some sleep!
Take care all of you…and don’t miss me too much. Night.
A pretty good day. I surprisingly woke up before my alarm today and didn’t go back to sleep. I wanted to, believe me, but I didn’t. I stayed up, read the newspaper and a few blogs, then a bit of channel surfing led me to The Man Who Knew Too Much, so I watched that. I had no idea that Doris Day was in that movie, nor that she sang so much in it. I quite enjoyed the film. I didn’t see the beginning, but it was fun. I think a lot of films have ripped off the ending at the concert. I’ve seen in it a few other films.
In the afternoon, I made a quick trip to the post office to buy a 20 yen stamp and send off a couple of postcards. I’m sending one to Germany this time and trying to get one to a person in Taiwan. The first time I only had her address in English, this time I put the kanji address on too. It’s a different card, but hopefully it’ll get through.
I came home via a convenience store. I got a couple of things to eat. After I ate, I started doing something important. Packing! I packed a lot of stuff, but I’m not sure if it’s the right stuff or not. Hopefully.
F came home and then popped out again to go to a post box. After he came back, we had a bit of a lie down on the bed and had a nice chat. We haven’t done enough of that lately.
Hub wanted sanma for dinner, so we went to Hana. I didn’t want fish, so I had tonkatsu which was quite nice.
We came home via the grocery store, but I refused to get out of the car. I was sure that F was going to go walkabout, but he was out quite quickly. I just didn’t want to walk all over the store when I didn’t need anything.
We came home and I worked on a little project for myself. I love my handbag, but the handle is wearing out. Structurally it is okay, but the leatherette is going. Anyway I covered the handle with a little crochet. It’s not perfect, but makes it look a little better I think!
I watched Glee and Desperate Housewives with F tonight, and did a bit more of my shawl. That was relaxing. I’m not taking it with me, as it’ll be a little hard to do it on the plane.
A-hem. Which brings me to my next bit. Early on Sunday F and I are going on a trip. We’ll be back next week, probably next Saturday! Since we are going to leave early on Sunday, I probably won’t blog tomorrow night. I’ll likely be trying to get some sleep!
Take care all of you…and don’t miss me too much. Night.
September 8, 2011
Thursday - Warm and sunny, beautiful day
A good day today.
I got up this morning a little late, but really at an okay time. I wanted to sleep late, but didn’t have time for it. I showered and then got on with my day.
I did my computer stuff quickly and then it was time to make lunch and watch The West Wing. Today was one of my favourite episodes, the one from season two where a homeless man died wearing Toby’s old coat. It’s the Christmas one and I just really like the way the we get to know about the characters and their relationships with each other.
I rode off to work and got the school cooled down when I got there. It wasn’t terribly hot for a nice change, under 30 degrees. I set up the water pot and generally made sure things were ship-shape. My visitor was a few minutes early, and we had a nice chat. Things look good.
After she left, I had a lot of time before my next lesson. Four hours to be exact, so I read the newspaper and then went out. I rode to the nearest convenience store, bought a couple of sandwiches, and then came back to my school via a drugstore, not the usual one, a different one! That took up an hour. Two down, two to go.
I decided that I might as well look at my financial stuff and do my bookkeeping. I wasn’t sure if I had enough time before my next class, but decided that if I worked on it for an hour, I’d have an hour less work to do next time. I got everything done up till the middle of last month, when I last updated my passbooks, so basically, Yay me! Done.
I checked my next student’s lesson, and got ready for the next class. I read a little of my Empire too.
My class went well and we had a good time I think. After class I sent my student on her way and then I did a quick clean up. I called F and he picked me up.
We had a quick, cheerful and cheap dinner at New York, New York and then came home. F watched a bit of TV tonight, but I wasn’t paying any attention. My Thursday night show is off now, hope they’ll put something good on soon.
And that’s really about it. F stayed up for a while, but finally went to bed. Tomorrow I have to start my packing and I hope to maybe get out of the apartment for a bit. I can’t decide if I want to go to the craft store or the mall for tea. Sadly, they are in opposite directions, so I probably can’t do both.
Anyway, I’m done. Night!
A good day today.
I got up this morning a little late, but really at an okay time. I wanted to sleep late, but didn’t have time for it. I showered and then got on with my day.
I did my computer stuff quickly and then it was time to make lunch and watch The West Wing. Today was one of my favourite episodes, the one from season two where a homeless man died wearing Toby’s old coat. It’s the Christmas one and I just really like the way the we get to know about the characters and their relationships with each other.
I rode off to work and got the school cooled down when I got there. It wasn’t terribly hot for a nice change, under 30 degrees. I set up the water pot and generally made sure things were ship-shape. My visitor was a few minutes early, and we had a nice chat. Things look good.
After she left, I had a lot of time before my next lesson. Four hours to be exact, so I read the newspaper and then went out. I rode to the nearest convenience store, bought a couple of sandwiches, and then came back to my school via a drugstore, not the usual one, a different one! That took up an hour. Two down, two to go.
I decided that I might as well look at my financial stuff and do my bookkeeping. I wasn’t sure if I had enough time before my next class, but decided that if I worked on it for an hour, I’d have an hour less work to do next time. I got everything done up till the middle of last month, when I last updated my passbooks, so basically, Yay me! Done.
I checked my next student’s lesson, and got ready for the next class. I read a little of my Empire too.
My class went well and we had a good time I think. After class I sent my student on her way and then I did a quick clean up. I called F and he picked me up.
We had a quick, cheerful and cheap dinner at New York, New York and then came home. F watched a bit of TV tonight, but I wasn’t paying any attention. My Thursday night show is off now, hope they’ll put something good on soon.
And that’s really about it. F stayed up for a while, but finally went to bed. Tomorrow I have to start my packing and I hope to maybe get out of the apartment for a bit. I can’t decide if I want to go to the craft store or the mall for tea. Sadly, they are in opposite directions, so I probably can’t do both.
Anyway, I’m done. Night!
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