Today is a very special day! We're going back to work! Yay ( Read more... )

We got our power bills today. Mine is a little (ahem) shocking - it's ¥6,219 (about $60), but not too bad considering that I'd stupidly left my heat on for four days straight during that billing period. Heat comes from a combined heat / air conditioning unit, so it's not something you'd run all the time under most circumstances ( Read more... )