Autumn

What a great country. I woke up at 10 this morning (not having to be at work til 5 tonight), and the temperature was in the low 70s. The sun was shining. I walked to the store in a t-shirt, jeans, and sandals. Today was the 19th of October.

It's currently 34 degrees in Minneapolis.

What a great country.


Went out for Mexican last night with Jo, Fi, Jo's housemate Junko, and Junko's coworker Sayaka. Probably the best Mexican I've had in Japan; amazing corn tortillas, good mole sauce,
guacamole, and tortilla chips. Even won a Dos Equis bottle opener! Fi ordered something "con queso" and ended up with the biggest bowl of melted cheese anyone had ever seen - and she did a damn good job eating it too! It came with an oven-mitt full of tortillas, which almost did the job containing the cheese. Good times. Fi also won a bright red beer coaster which provided us with an evening full of "million uses for beer coasters" entertainment. More good times.


In other travel news, Iain's back from Hokkaido tonight; so there should be some good stories from him soon. Francis is scheduled to return, him and a cold, from England via China tomorrow, so I suppose I should clean up the mess from the party in his room. Getting the jello shots off the ceiling should be a doozy. I love you, Francis.

Well, off to bed; work starts in about 9 hours, and I really should sleep some before then.

Say goodnight Gracie.