Darin’s Blog

Yes, summer is almost here. And with summer, comes summer vacation. Unfortunately, before summer vacation can start, us students have testing.

I’ve been super busy as of late finishing up projects, completing new ones, writing papers, and studying for tests. It’s put a lot of stress on me and causing keeping me from sleeping at night as well. So, there haven’t been many posts as of late, and their probably wont be for a while. But once the semester is done, I hope to pump out a lot of information I’ve had running through my head on both this general blog and the political blog as well. But until then, don’t expect too much from me.

As for today. Well, today, being Thursday, I have 3 classes. 1st Period German, 2nd Period Psychology, and 4th Period Economics. Psychology was canceled so I came home to do some laundry and work on a paper before I go back to school for Economics. German was brutal. It was so freegin’ hot. The classroom technically has air conditioning, but the air coming out wasn’t any cooler then the room already was. I mean, it’s super hot here. Check out the dashboard:

If you’re unfamiliar with Celsius, I also took a shot of it in Fahrenheit as well.

Yea, 281 degrees. I thought I was going to die.

Now, you’re probably saying to yourself, “self, 81 isn’t all that hot.” But it’s not the heat that kills you, it’s the humidity. It’s the same in the winter. It doesn’t really get all that cold in the Tokyo area in the winter, what kills you is the wind when you’re going down hill on your bicycle. What kills you is the paper thin walls that all the heat escapes out of meaning your room is just as cold is it is outside.

And for all you Mac users, just go to your dashboard and put another weather widget on. Set the location to Tokorozawa to follow my weather more closely if you like. I have one open for Madison as well.

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I was out to take money out of my American bank account and then deposit into my Japanese bank account so my rent money could be deducted. My station has a Post Office ATM in it so I can just run and get money out really simply. But my Japanese bank doesn’t have an office here, so I have to go over to the next station AND cross the tracks too (a major hassle that takes you all around and is just a big fiasco.) Well I was tired after all this work when suddenly, I saw a KFC. Yummie I thinks to myself, and away I go. I notice a new “Asian Spice” chicken and figure, “why not” and order one piece to go along with my Southern BBQ Twister (which is now back by popular demand so says the sign.)

A 10-15 minute bike ride later and I’m back home enjoying my Twister. Now, time for that “Asian Spice”. BUT THERE IS NONE! I double check my receipt to be sure that the order got taken right, and sure enough, there it is.

220Yen, wasted. It’s too far to go back, and calling wouldn’t do any good because I’d still have to go get it. So depressing.

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