Crunky Biscuits Don't Work!

And even more hilarious is the fact that the phonetic pronunciation of the Japanese writing is KU-RA-N-KI BI-SU-KE-TO. Sounds like Cranky Biscuit to me!!!

Have you ever been so sleepy that your eyes started to cross or only one eye would blink? Do both at the same time and you’ve got me at my desk at work doing NOTHING ALL DAY!!! With no Internet at that. I finished reading Memoirs of a Geisha today and, although it’s a good book, I nodded off every 5 seconds. A few times this week I just put my head on my desk and took 5-10 minute naps here and there. One of today's classes was the worst yet. Maybe because it's Friday or something (the 13th for those of you who are superstitious). The kids weren't listening at all and their teacher didn't do anything...not like she ever does when I'm in the classroom. Even had she said something I'm sure no one would have heard it because she never speaks above a whisper. I'm surprised the kids haven't tied her up and locked her in the boy's bathroom. After class she apologized for the way the class went and told me that she "was feeling sorry for [me] in the class."

I think that this week I experienced the decline after the euphoria of…cultural acclimation. I won’t call it culture shock because I was never shocked. It kind of feels like school again. Except, this time it only took 3 months and not 3 years. My junior year in college (after I got back from Senegal) I began to feel antsy, like it was time for a change which worked out because graduation was around the corner. Well, it feels like that time has come again. I’m no longer in the “honey moon” phase. Nothing makes me say “Wow!” any more. Unlike school, there’s no new semester in the real world. You’ve just got to deal with it. I’m sure the changing of the weather isn’t helping either. 3 down…months that is. I’m not homesick, just getting a little bored...Payday can't come soon enough...hehehe

So in an effort to combat these feelings of listlessness, I started taking Taiko drum lessons and I will be dropping in on a few salsa classes on the weeks that my Taiko classes don’t conflict. Aside from my “extracurricular activities” I have also been searching for what to do next, after Japan. Although it’s easy, I really don’t want to teach after this. What to do, what to do? Hmmmmm...

1. Get a B.A. in International Relations. Then, get an advanced degree in the same.

2. Get a B.S. in Chemistry and possibly explore the perfume world.

3. Research potential entrepreneurial ventures and start by own business.

4. Be a bum.

My problem is that I lack focus and I have no idea what I want to be when I “grow up.” My other problem is that lunch has been borderline yucky all this week! And this one (above) was the worst! The only thing that tasted good, aside from the rice (can't go wrong with rice...ask the RiCe BoOtY), was the egg.

On a lighter note...We're having a BBQ tomorrow afternoon and the English teacher from the other school (that I commonly refer to as "Heaven") invited me to an event at a Spanish/Italian restaurant...SALSA! I told one of my Japanese friends about it and later found out that they know each other! SMALL WORLD! They both attend English conversation classes at NOVA, which coincidentally is the company I started the application process with before I decided to do this! Anyway I'm off to bed. 10:25 pm on a Friday night and I'm going to bed (sigh) with a headache I've had all week. I'm sure tomorrow will be a better day...