And the rest...

I pressed a magical combination of buttons the last blog accidently and it sent the blog off to publish! Spookily it happened right when I had to go to class!

So to continue, yesterday was a public holiday, so on Monday night I met Rei at Onoda station to go to Tokuyama. Rei being holed up in the hospital with a gammy knee was having her first trip outside of the hospital in about 6 weeks (except for one day 4 weeks ago). It's quite amusing escorting an invalid through stations. In my time of doing so, I have picked up a sympathy walk where I too walk up and down the stairs with one straight leg! In Tokuyama we went to the brilliant Ganesh Indian restaurant and had the 'old setto', as one could only get when in the company of Jimmy, who was around when this was just a regular setto! Then we headed off to Ell's Ditch for a few drinks, meeting up with Eleanor and Jamie, and later Paul.

Yesterday was a planned study day. But having gotten home at about 1am, then getting to bed about 3am it was 10.30 before we woke. Then we breakfasted, went to buy prizes for the 'Habitat for Humanity' Thanksgiving Dinner, and tried of 50 paper bags for size (for a game that was a secret, but 'if a bag was to go on people's heads' we needed to know they would fit, so I volunteered!). In the end Paul and I only did an hours half hearted study at Gusto...very poor effort indeed!

Thanksgiving Dinner was awesome. I can't believe Ann and co. put together a huge feast (and I mean it was BIG) for about 55 people. I mean they did have a school home ec. room to prepared and cook most of it (not silly little Japanese oven/microwaves), but honestly it was such a huge undertaking. Jimmy and Paul entertained us with games. The bag game ended up being where we had to put the bags on our heads and then Jimmy said "take off something you don't need". Us smart cookies took off the bags. The not so smart cookies started taking off watches, then shoes, socks, jewellery. The silly cookies kept going til they (he) had no pants on before he said he wasn't taking his top or anything else off! Thank God I had witnessed this type of game at school camp when I was a kid, so not to be caught unaware and embarrassed!

To top off a great couple of days, as Rei and I were hobbling down the platform stairs going home, the train left! The 'fuckers' as Rei so nicely put it! Honestly at least 2 station employees had seen us, one was even coming up the stairs when we were getting nearer the bottom. But no one, tried to stop the driver from leaving and waiting for the invalid and her caregiver! So today I'm tired after getting home at 12.15am and getting up at 6.30am! I can't even vege when I get home cos I have to go to my Bo-nen-kai (End-of-year Party) tonight. I so can't believe it's that time already...scary to think nearly 8 months to go..!