sunday ☆s

☆ i got my nails done on thursday. gel nails. it's basially like really really hard nail polish that sets under a UV light. so, it's less like fake nails in that it just goes on over your real nails. i got pinkish/purplish glitter added in french manicure style. it's very un-me, in the girly sense, but they do look nice. ;)

☆ i sewed a couple more stars on my charm quilt (i'm quilting different size stars all over instead of free motion quilting or straight lines...) the other day too. i haven't completely forgotten it; it's just coming along very slowly.

☆ friday i got a bikini wax and my underarms waxed. i've gotten a bikini wax before, but it was a first for my underarms. i might even be willing to say that getting your underarms waxed hurts more than a bikini wax. (p.s. i know i don't have the income to be getting my nails done and all this, but at the same time, i feel like i just need to treat myself to something nice and be well groomed. haha.)

☆ yesterday i made curry rice over an open fire. it was fun, but i had to write something in japanese afterward, and i got all flustered and couldn't write anything and got upset about it. serious motivation for studying. i'm tired of not being able to write what i'm thinking.

☆ i went to my first hanami party of the season today. it was a beautiful sunny afternoon in yoyogi koen, and i enjoyed the beginning of the spring with probably close to 300 suited 20-something year olds. i had a couple drinks, ate some food, took a couple photos (no macro yet) and spontaneously joined in on a group jump rope that was happening at a neighboring party.

☆ i've been getting headaches lately. and my stomach is acting up too. it was bad when i walked Karaoke Boy to the station the other day, it hurt yesterday after eating curry rice, and it hurts now after a hamburg/rice dinner at Gusto. i think i have a sensitive stomach, but hardly ever get bad headaches. maybe it's my version of hayfever?

☆ i went to Gusto by myself for dinner tonight. i had parked my bike by station A but came home to station B so i had to go get my bike. on my way there, i noticed the Gusto sign. not that i haven't noticed it before, or maybe i haven't? either way, i stopped in after getting my bike and they have DRINK BAR! i love me a good drink bar. haha. i foresee using it as a study spot here and there. after a day of being in a big group of people and putting on a happy face, it was nice to sit and not have to figure out what to talk about or entertain or make polite small talk. i really enjoyed walking to get my bike and might have to put "evening walk" on my list of things to do every day now that the weather is getting nice.

☆ my patience and ability to tolerate this that and the other thing are wearing thin. i'm tired. i don't know from what, but...just life? that sounds really pathetic, but i am. just tired of people. or, i get worn down so easily from being with people. i used to think i was a complete extrovert, and part of me definitely is, but i'm wondering if there's not quite a bit of introvert in me too. i usually don't like traveling alone and was worried about thailand, but now i am beginning to think two weeks alone might be just what i needed to get my fill of "me" time and then come back and be recharged.

☆ i'm going to disney sea tomorrow. it's the otsukaresama-kai for the 3rd year teachers. it'll be nice to see everyone in a different setting than school.

☆ my apartment has quickly gone back to disaster zone. must clean on tuesday because...

☆ my parents are coming to japan on wednesday!!!!!! it doesn't seem like it's only 3 days away because i've got a hundred and one other things going on, but when i stop and think about it, i am super excited. i can't wait to show them my life here. sadly i have no desk at work anymore, but i'm most definitely taking them there, and to all my favorite restaurants and all the tourist spots too (nikko, tokyo, kyoto, hiroshima). plus! they are bringing 5 friends, so it's seven completely non-japanese speaking adults and me. yeah, it's gonna be an intense 10 days.

☆ okay, it's bedtime.