Saturday I couldn’t really shake my sore throat – I still felt good but the throat was annoying. I was pretty bummed out because it buts a damper on my weekend. I went and did some shopping around lunchtime, and then came back here to rest. Around three o’clock Miss Kageyama came over – we originally had considered going out to dinner in Tarumi, but since I wasn’t feeling great she insisted on coming over and checking in on me.
She brought some goodies – some Valentine’s chocolate, Tomb Raider 2 on DVD (in Japanese and English!), and a new CD by one of my favorite Japanese groups, SPITZ. We settled on simple dinner of rice with chicken and egg – kind of a Japanese comfort food.
While we were eating dinner the weather started blowing pretty good – it was raining and howling outside. I walked Miss Kageyama back to the station because I hated to send her off in the weather… then I came on back and went right to bed.
This morning I woke up even more stuffed up, and so I’ve been resting today and trying to recover. Next week is a big week for me – I’m going to be teaching a lot more classes than usual. I’ll need my energy. Today I may just lay around the house and rest.
One thing I rediscovered lately is that I can listen to NHL hockey games over the internet. It’s nice to catch up with the Sharks and Sabres here in Japan of all places.
