Quiet Weekend

So, I haven't posted anything recently. I have two drafts on here and two or three ideas for other posts. But I've been super busy; it's speech season after all. And every time someone mentions that I haven't posted in a while, I feel guilty about it, and then I don't want to think about it. So I don't. Which means I don't finish my drafts or start new ones. Long story short: the more you ask for, the less I'll give you.

Moving on.


I had a pretty crazy week, so I made no plans for the weekend. I spent Saturday doing laundry and some home chores, but mostly being lazy. I woke up earlyish on Sunday and Skyped with my parents and grandmother. That was fun. Then I went out and ran some outside errands. Then did a bit of shopping.

I finished earlier than planned, so I finally stopped at one of the two cat cafes in Crea Mall in Kawagoe. It was a really nice place. Petting cats is super relaxing. I wandered around the small space a bit. But I spent most of my 1/2 hour watching this one younger cat playing, trying to get a ball out of a maze. When he stopped and started to bathe himself, I picked him up and plopped him in my lap. He didn't seem to mind, so I sat and pet him till my time was up.

The door sign

Cuties!

On my way home, I decided to get off at Wakaba station and see what movies were playing. It turns out, I got here 10 minutes before Guardians of the Galaxy starts. As I've been meaning to see it, I bought a ticket, and now I'm sitting in the theater waiting for the lights to go down. I should probably turn my phone off though, don't ya think?

Bunkasai Day 2

I'm so exhausted right now. I'm into my 8th day of work in a row at the moment. And have been surprisingly productive despite the urge to giggle at everything.

But the weekend was fun.
Saturday ended with a wonderful performance by the dance club and also some of the finalists from the class dance contest. But most importantly, the workbook and journal for the second years was finished and copies were made! I had a big hand in making most of the second year materials, with input from others of course, but it was still a proud moment for me to see the finished copies.

On Saturday, I watched the guitar club's performance, met a bunch of former students who came back to visit, and went to the tea ceremony and flower arranging clubs. Several of my students are in the guitar club and one is in the tea ceremony club. She was able to explain the ceremony and what we were supposed to do in English. My advisor, the main English teacher, Kato-sensei, is in charge of the flower arranging club and asked us to come visit. They were very nice and showed me how to make a bookmark. Kato-sensei later brought me a small bouquet, which I added to my desk decorations.

We get tomorrow, Tuesday, off as a substitute day for working on the weekend. The other teachers get Wednesday off too, but Jeremy and I go to our visit schools on Wednesdays. Instead, we get to pick a different day, sometime this term, to take off.

I'm planning on sleeping a lot tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll get some cleaning done too, because my apartment needs it.