how time flies...

So sorry about not updating any earlier. I kind of wanted to wait until I had gotten Hobo before I posted anything, and then I just got really, really busy. I mean, I do make rather loooong ass posts.

Anyway--since the last time I've updated, I've changed my apartment a lot. A few (well many) trips to Nitori proves to be bad for my wallet, but hopefully by this Sunday I'll have a more accurate image of what I want my apartment to look like. I'm trying this whole living as an adult thing. I did manage to get a few things for my living room though! So it looks pretty chillax and shit, which I enjoy. And I finally have a kotatsu! I had to put all this shit together by myself of course, but the expensive computer chair was the most difficult. But whatever, I did it, here's a glimpse of my newish living room area:



I'm hoping to keep a more brown/green color scheme for the apartment, but so far it's kind of jumbled up. It will probably take a while before it actually looks the way I want it to look. I need paintings and clocks and shit on the walls. IDK, something cool and artsy.



I've been having a blast with my new friends (it's about time I got some!) They're all so fantastic and just genuinely wonderful, fun people! Yes I do have a pretty big crush on one of them, but you'll have to Skype me to figure this shit out. :P

Here are a few photos:





So onward ho--I work now at Taga Junior High School. It's about a 10 minute bus ride away, but it's a fine school. It's not new like Komao, and it's a lot bigger, but the kids seem really great and so far the school lunches haven't sucked ass (I'm waiting for the big ickyness that awaits). I honestly just don't even bother asking what I'm eating anymore, I just try it and if I like it, I eat it.

It's mystery meat all over again! It's kind of funny how you end up missing the mundane simplistic chicken fingers and mashed potatoes every single day just because you didn't have to wonder if you could stomach your lunch the next day.

I really like working at Taga. Aside from being a rather large, extremely boisterous school, and it's impossible for me to remember the names of the students, it's sort of relaxing in a weird way.

I was able to take a lot of photos yesterday, all of them are on Facebook, but here's a little sampling:







And for the main event, Hobo.



I named him before I got him, and it's funny because he actually fits his name quite well. He's extremely obnoxious, will eat anything (including trash), and finds fun in kicking a hair band across the floor. He's almost 6 months, so he's getting fixed soon, which will hopefully take some of the obnoxiousness away. I love him dearly, but I don't like anyone waking me up at 5:30am for no reason.

He has his own hut and things, which you can see on Facebook if you want. I didn't feel like Photoshopping all of that together. Wah, I'm lazy.

Anyway, although I'm allergic to him, I'm not really at home as much as I'm at work (which is kind of sad in a way), but he entertains himself quite well.

I'm going to try to update sooner, but I'm INCREDIBLY busy busy busy this next month. Ughhh.