what i've been doing

i went bowling
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my cousin sam (gordon's baby) is visiting from neenah, wisconsin. he sleeps on my floor and yells in his sleep. this japan stuff is a lot for a young person's subconscious to process, surely.
we went bowling for a thousand yen a pop. we both lost.
i am turning japanese. i ate rice for breakfast and am wearing socks over my tights today.
hilally duff is blasting from "tokyo's number one radio station," omotesando breeze. i am tolerating.
my student fumiko cancelled today. too bad--i was looking forward to some impeccably packaged gift fruit. that's not the only reason i like her though. she also dreams of going to alaska to see the aurora borealis.
i dream of snow. i heard there's been snow in the midwest.
everything is decorated for christmas here, but they have a tackier, colder version, and use much more blue.
my roommates and i had dinner together last night, as a family, with red wine and a boiling pot of nabe in the middle of the table. everyone scooped out vegetables, tofu and fish at will.
it was delicious but i really miss home food. i miss mollie with her dollar boxes of rice and campbells soup. i miss 317 east gorham street and the smell of christmas decoration! moll, are you listening to your xmas cds yet? they drove me nuts last year but i would kill for one of those this year.