Golden Week, or That Time I Went to an Anti-Nuclear Power Protest

Sorry for the delay! This week has been really busy, and it's still only Tuesday! There isn't much going on here, really, except homework and room repairs. My water heater broke (again) last week, and right after that got sorted out, my bathroom decided that it would be really cool if it would flood completely after using the shower or sink for only 30 seconds. It's great. I meant to talk to my dorm head today about that, but I was so drained after class that I just came home and crashed, then did homework until 10:00 PM. I'll talk to him after class tomorrow. I'm home earlier, anyway, so there will be more time to take care of it in case it's a major problem. Yaaaaaaay.

Last week was Golden Week, so we had all week off from school. I didn't do much for the first part of GW except for homework and knitting, which was nice and relaxing, but my friend Jenny came to stay with me for the second half of vacation, and that was lots of fun! On Friday we decided to explore Okachimachi, particularly Ameyoko, which used to be the big black market in Tokyo during World War II and the American occupation until around 1953.

Easter Hanami!

So... bad news. I'm sick. I have a sore throat and congestion and the sides of my neck hurt so now I can't turn my head and instead have to turn my whole body. This makes walking home on a busy road a bit interesting. I'm taking today off from school; I went to my one class yesterday afternoon and I wanted to die by the time I got home. So I'll take it easy today and get some things done around my room, like laundry and catching up on some emails. Exciting, I know.

It's cherry blossom season now, though! Tokyo is gorgeous this time of year; there are cherry trees all over the place, and the entire city is in bloom! Thank goodness I take allergy pills daily, though. If I didn't, I'm sure I'd be less than happy with the pollen count these days.