and the temperature climbs!

yesterday it was 10.C outside. today it was 24.C outside. enough said? i think so. (aka. im so happy right now, and jason was deliriously happy too!! sun is fabulous!)

today i drove may-sensei to sagae, the last day, and when we arrived at the community centre, and i parked the car, these old men, the parking lot monitors, with orange battons, and trucker hats, told me that i could only back in. i was already out of the car and was like, "ah, soka.. shock!" they laughed, and i pulled into the spot ahead to be basically "backed in". why is this? you ask. well, everyone here backs in. into every parking spot. every car. its something that i will totally miss, put i still pull in... most of the time.

last night i bought a shop guide for yamagata, fukushima, and sendai. now i know where vivienne westwood is, the puma store, the arnie palmer store, and just gaaa!!! there are about 20 maps at the back, and pictures of all the stores, phone numbers, times open, and labels that you can buy in said store. all in japanese of course, and i cant read the other stuff, but what i mentioned above is the most important. im so going to john galliano. so i think that i will plan a one day trip to sendai, sometime before i leave, and just take pictures of all these stores (comme de garcons!) and maybe pop into Y-3 and buy some sneakers (im sure they'll pass for cheap.. ha ha!!)

my wonderful friend terumi (sister of eiko, other terrific friend.. wonderful, beautiful, smart, fun, i cannot say enough fun things about these women!!!!) has two kids. mirei, who is 5, and akari, who is two. both girls. both tall, both with the darkest hair and the thickest darkest eyelashes you've ever seen. tottemo kawaii des! anyway, mirei was taking a class with may-sensei through the yamagata office, and well, i just wanted to say that they are terribly cute, and ill get pictures of them before i come home. (there was really no point to that).

so now i will go to bed, after some teeth cleaning action, and get up early to do the work that i didnt get done today. ive reconciled my inability to take account of my budget this month, and subsequent overspending. it just carried me away, and i think that i can get back on track.