It's finally autumn
By which I mean the weather is finally in the upper 60s and lower 70s. ^_^; But it's been cloudly though, which does fit me image of autumn.
Not much to report other than I seriously need to clean my apartment. It's to the point where looking at it all makes me not want to do it because it's so much work. >.<
As for work, it goes, though holy crap I am doing so much overtime. Hopefully we'll get a new teacher soon so I can ask for some of it to be taken away. Hopefully my kids' classes on Friday. The second one is okay, but the first one. Really, I don't understand why parents send kids who aren't even in elementary school to go learn English. I mean, they're not really learning it, one class a week isn't going to give you much. I mean, they are in elementary now, but they've supposedly been studying it for over three years, and the two boys can't even do the ABCs in order. So yeah....... Also, today I was soooo out of it for reason, I get having brain farts everywhere. Times seems to be going by fast though, so hopefully I'll blink and Halloween'll be over and it'll be Christmas.
Need to get a account set up so I can send money back home to start paying for my student loans. I'm kind of foolishly hoping to get them paid off within a years time, which I could do, if I don't do anything really exciting, like a trip. Though if I plan to move to Tokyo in less than a year when my contract is up, that'll take money. But in the next two years seems realistic. And yes, I do have a ridiculous low amount of loans, but in return I will be my parents' bitch until I or they die.
In other news, I'm so hyped for Halloween, I'm going to ask what I can do for the Halloween party at work, because I so want to do something. Tomorrow during my break I'm going to inhale dinner and go to the huge store nearby and see if they got any Halloweeny costumes, since they carry the normal nurse/maid/school girl ones all year round. If not, I'm so getting a maid costume. Maybe barely passable for work. ^_____^ I'll make sure to post pictures.
In other news, down to around 123lbs/56kg. @_@ this shocks me, but than I think about what I eat usually and I'm not surprised. It's amazing what happens when you don't eat, too much, junk food. Though this wrecks havoc on my wardrobe. I bought a new pair of pants this weekend, so I know I at least own one pair of pants that fit well. I need to go and try on all the pants Mom sent me from home, plus I'm waiting on my winter suit pants. I haven't really noticed though except for pants getting baggy, but then I had to remove a link from my watch cause it was getting too loose. I mean, if I was at least 130lbs. before coming to Japan, I've lost about seven pounds. But this has been gradual over the course of the past couple of months,at least I think so, I have no idea what "gradual" would actually be, so I wonder how long until I even out. I don't really have a goal in mind, so I wonder how much I can lose just with my new eating habits and my morning excercises, and the occasional mountian climbing trip. I saw a picture in one of my textbooks the other day of a woman having dinner, which was a burger and fries, the same day that one of the teachers teased me for my bento not being American, and entirely Japanese. Though with my grocery store it'd be kind of hard to have the "typical" American lunch. That and I like Japanese food. XP~
Lastly, I've been getting weird stories about winter here, apparently it's normal for it to get to about -4F here, but last winter was much warmer? I am sooooo paranoid about this, as I don't want to drive in weather like that. ;_; Or bicycle, though if it gets that bad I'll be walking every where. ;_; I need to start looking for insoles for my shoes, and make sure Mom sends my winter socks too, and buy some more. And I might splurge and get a decent winter coat from Parco, at least I hope I can get one at Parco for under $200.
Noodle festival this weekend at the castle, there damn well better be noodles to eat there damn it! Also, peoples might be visiting me, so I damn well better get my apartment in shape.
And I so want to go to Tokyo Disney for Halloween, even if it's just to see the decorations. I should see if I can get someone *coughzarnicough* to go with me one weekend. I can want to go more than Chirstmas Disney, though I want to go to that too. I'm so spoiled for having lived an hour away for a year.
Also, Theresa's wedding excitment has worn off on me, because I want to go and pick out a dress for her wedding now. XP
Not much to report other than I seriously need to clean my apartment. It's to the point where looking at it all makes me not want to do it because it's so much work. >.<
As for work, it goes, though holy crap I am doing so much overtime. Hopefully we'll get a new teacher soon so I can ask for some of it to be taken away. Hopefully my kids' classes on Friday. The second one is okay, but the first one. Really, I don't understand why parents send kids who aren't even in elementary school to go learn English. I mean, they're not really learning it, one class a week isn't going to give you much. I mean, they are in elementary now, but they've supposedly been studying it for over three years, and the two boys can't even do the ABCs in order. So yeah....... Also, today I was soooo out of it for reason, I get having brain farts everywhere. Times seems to be going by fast though, so hopefully I'll blink and Halloween'll be over and it'll be Christmas.
Need to get a account set up so I can send money back home to start paying for my student loans. I'm kind of foolishly hoping to get them paid off within a years time, which I could do, if I don't do anything really exciting, like a trip. Though if I plan to move to Tokyo in less than a year when my contract is up, that'll take money. But in the next two years seems realistic. And yes, I do have a ridiculous low amount of loans, but in return I will be my parents' bitch until I or they die.
In other news, I'm so hyped for Halloween, I'm going to ask what I can do for the Halloween party at work, because I so want to do something. Tomorrow during my break I'm going to inhale dinner and go to the huge store nearby and see if they got any Halloweeny costumes, since they carry the normal nurse/maid/school girl ones all year round. If not, I'm so getting a maid costume. Maybe barely passable for work. ^_____^ I'll make sure to post pictures.
In other news, down to around 123lbs/56kg. @_@ this shocks me, but than I think about what I eat usually and I'm not surprised. It's amazing what happens when you don't eat, too much, junk food. Though this wrecks havoc on my wardrobe. I bought a new pair of pants this weekend, so I know I at least own one pair of pants that fit well. I need to go and try on all the pants Mom sent me from home, plus I'm waiting on my winter suit pants. I haven't really noticed though except for pants getting baggy, but then I had to remove a link from my watch cause it was getting too loose. I mean, if I was at least 130lbs. before coming to Japan, I've lost about seven pounds. But this has been gradual over the course of the past couple of months,at least I think so, I have no idea what "gradual" would actually be, so I wonder how long until I even out. I don't really have a goal in mind, so I wonder how much I can lose just with my new eating habits and my morning excercises, and the occasional mountian climbing trip. I saw a picture in one of my textbooks the other day of a woman having dinner, which was a burger and fries, the same day that one of the teachers teased me for my bento not being American, and entirely Japanese. Though with my grocery store it'd be kind of hard to have the "typical" American lunch. That and I like Japanese food. XP~
Lastly, I've been getting weird stories about winter here, apparently it's normal for it to get to about -4F here, but last winter was much warmer? I am sooooo paranoid about this, as I don't want to drive in weather like that. ;_; Or bicycle, though if it gets that bad I'll be walking every where. ;_; I need to start looking for insoles for my shoes, and make sure Mom sends my winter socks too, and buy some more. And I might splurge and get a decent winter coat from Parco, at least I hope I can get one at Parco for under $200.
Noodle festival this weekend at the castle, there damn well better be noodles to eat there damn it! Also, peoples might be visiting me, so I damn well better get my apartment in shape.
And I so want to go to Tokyo Disney for Halloween, even if it's just to see the decorations. I should see if I can get someone *coughzarnicough* to go with me one weekend. I can want to go more than Chirstmas Disney, though I want to go to that too. I'm so spoiled for having lived an hour away for a year.
Also, Theresa's wedding excitment has worn off on me, because I want to go and pick out a dress for her wedding now. XP