Dressed, it Seems, in Blues and Greens

first of all, thank you to all of you who have had to endure my half-assed attempts at describing my current modest abode. i would imagine hearing the words "nice," "enough," and "small" as many times as i have said them in description must really be trying. at long last, i have posted pictures of the "bedroom" corner of the apartment. on the other side of the bookshelf, there is a small kitchen alcove with a hot plate burner and a sink with a water filter that i installed all by myself. the kitchen also consists of a rice cooker, a toaster oven, two microwaves, two fridges, a garbage can and a whole bunch of empty cupboards. living alone makes shopping in japan more expensive than you would realize, so i end up eating out a lot. i know i must spend a fortune on food this way, but i just couldn't stand to see food go bad because i didn't have enough time to eat it. besides, i am told that japan has the highest per-capita restaurant ratio in the world, so i like to get out and try what i can find.

tomorrow i finish a four-day week only to embark on a four-day weekend, one that shall culminate in the ascent of japan's highest peak, mt. fuji. standing at 3,776 m above sea level, the great fujisan will be waiting for me in shizuoka when i go there this weekend to visit my friend jacob and climb the stubborn old thing. this piece of landscape has been an integral part of japanese artwork for over a thousand years. it stands waiting for me, and i expect to conquer it.

i am happy with how this blog is turning out. i regret that i feel no more informed regarding the ongoings of the lives i have left behind back in canada, and hope that you people will make an effort to contact me whenever you find the time (you know who you are).

time now for a mass email to advertise this little website i have put together.