Finally something (relatively) interesting to write about. Finally a big event that will change my life forever. Yes, it’s true –
I tried Ice Cucumber Pepsi.
I didn’t set out to try Cucumber flavored soda, but I was shopping for groceries last night and there it was sitting on the shelf. I picked up a bottle and took it home to chill until Kuniko got home from her drinking party.
We tried it together, and it was better than I expected. After trying the wasabi soda a while back I was ready for anything, but this one wasn’t as exotic as I had hoped. When you open it you really do get a gentle but unmistakable hint of cucumber. It’s pretty heavily carbonated and that kind of balances out the sugar level, which seemed kind of high for a cucumber soda. It reminded Kuniko of melon soda which is a staple on the soda fountain machines here in Japan.
I don’t know if I’d buy it again, but it is kind of fun for the novelty factor. It was cheap, too – only 97 yen for a bottle.
Kuniko crashed out but I was still awake so I camped out in the living room with the laptop and surfed the web hoping to fall asleep. There was some good news, however – I got a congratulations e-mail from the grad school I had applied for – I’m in! They are sending the official paperwork by “courier”, which I think it Australian-speak for “mail”, but I’m not sure. Anyway, that was really good news, and the next step will be getting the classes I want, getting the right textbooks, and paying the (gulp) first bill.
Kuniko is in the second of three weeks in a row without a day off. Having a drinking party tonight was a good stress reliever for her, and I was glad she could do it. Hopefully she’ll have another chance or two before the ordeal is over!
