Written from notes taken July 19-21

A. climbed into the front passenger seat later in the night. I was sleeping in the back; A. told me later that he had been scheming a way to get the keys off my person so that he could turn the air conditioning on, especially as the sun was rising and the van began to get hotIt turned out the others had a busy ( Read more... )

The van's here ( Read more... )

Okay, the van’s booked! It’s an eight-seater Nissan, probably a Serena. It’s a little bit pricey, at nearly $500 for the three days, but split seven ways that’s only about $70, so that’s not too bad, and it’s still much cheaper and more convenient than it would be for all of us to take the train, for instance. Of course there’re also gas and ( Read more... )

I think I have a sprained left ankle. The inner side of that ankle is swollen a little, and it’s tender and slightly red. I was able to walk on it for most of yesterday after the injury from the morning, but over time it got worse - when I left work I was limping. When I got home from registering for Japanese classes at TOPIA, I was beginning to ( Read more... )