Day 21

What?  I got up late again?  I should just set my alarm for 8:00 so I can get around that.  In fact, I'm doing that as I write this post.  I enjoy my morning shower, checking on who has commented on my photos, and not being in a rush getting to class.  Biking is a good way to get there, but still requires a level of caution, especially at this one parking lot on the way there with a blind corner and very steep grade.

Again, class wasn't the most exciting thing, but we did manage to make progress, welcome new students in, have them meet (for the first time, or in Japanese, hajimemashite) one of our senseis, and get rolling.  I frequented the vending machines during the breaks to get either cola or juice, just something to keep me going until lunch, which consisted of yet another bento from Kitsutsuki.  I only continue to go back because they are cheap (400 yen), tasty, and right there.

Second half of the day was a review of more things I had already studied, though had not fully retained.  So, I guess it was a good thing.  Everybody was as enthusiastic as always, which pleased the sensei, and continued to draw comments of praise from senseis and students all around.  They truly enjoy our SILAC SA class, and I can see why.

More of the same followed in the afternoon: anger at facebook because it just doesn't work, and then the impending homework.  But, I had a plan: I'll have large amounts of pasta, like two bowls, so I can have enough energy for tomorrow.  Let's see how that works.

Luckily, I did get a few albums up, finished homework, and then was left looking for something to do.  I decided to go out and get groceries at Seiyu.  It's good that I didn't make a list, because I would have walked out with much less essentials than I ended up with, which unfortunately did not include bread, of which I am currently out of.  It was rather cheap for snacks at Daiso and food at Seiyu, about $45 for the following: 1 kg of pasta, 1 jar of spaghetti sauce, 1 pack of salami/pepperoni, 2 small packets of string cheese, 215 grams of beef, a package of ground beef, a package of breakfast sausage, 1 packet of Hokkaido butter, a pint of milk (the right stuff this time!), 3 bulbs of garlic, 2 boxes of potato chips, 1 box of "Magic Flakes"/crackers, 2 smaller boxes of Ritz-like crackers, 4 bananas, 2 packages of ramen (4 blocks in each), 1 package of breadsticks, 4 packages of cookies (10 per package), and a large box of Pocky.  Effective shopping.

Dinner was the usual, tonight pasta, but I added some garlic to the sauce, and it was tastier than ever, as the original was lacking in said seasoning.  Blogging was notably absent today, except for finishing up documenting my Tokyo trip.  I can only hope that all of that pasta I ate will give me some ATP/energy.  Let's see tomorrow.  Until then, cheers.