Coming out of the station:
Walking home, there is a soccer field nearby..
And fallen leaves litter the still-green bushes:
I find it interesting that some of the trees have already lost their leaves, most are still laden with bright orange/yellow ones, and yet others are still green. =D
I've gotten a really bad cold. It's alright after I've medicated myself, if I don't mind the runny nose/lethargy. But in the morning my throat screams with pain.. It doesn't hurt right now, but I really hope that it gets better by tomorrow morning. If not, then I'll go to the doctor on Monday because I certainly don't want it to get any worse, and I have such a delicate throat (there hasn't been a winter in Japan yet where I haven't gotten seriously sick in my throat)..
Actually, while I'm on a bad topic, I want to state that I HATE public transportation. Saving the environment = good. Cheaper = good. Disgusting smelly men crowding you out every single morning so that your arms fall asleep from being shoved against = bad. Gross salarimen smelling of pee/bo/cigarettes (sometimes all three) = bad. Men trying to fit into tiny spots so practically sitting on you = bad. Being stepped on = bad. I HATE hate hate trains. Yeah, I nearly shoved a guy yesterday morning because I was so fed up with it all, and especially his rudeness. Next time I don't know if I'll be able to shrug it off anymore, I might just explode. Just thinking about it makes me upset, and there's not much that upsets me. But people on trains can really get to me these days. *grumpy*
On the good side of things (where I'd rather be! I'm not on a train right now, so yay!), I finally saw Stardust. I don't know if it was me, and I haven't read the original book, but it was really boring. There are times when I like predictable movies as much as the next person, but this wasn't one of them. It's too bad too, because it had such good potential.
And did anybody else see the season finale of Desperate Housewives? OMG. Same thing with Heroes. I'm totally crazy for all of the Slusho references that have been popping up. Contemplating flying to the US just to see the film when it opens. There's no mention of it coming out here, but I can't really afford that I guess.. Ahh, these seasons were so short! I wish that wasn't the case. And where did my beloved Moonlight go?
Oh! But I am contemplating doing this this summer. http://www.chinastudyabroad.org/ But to stay in Shanghai they charge WAY too much and don't have any short courses. Can anyone recommend another program that's cheap and based in Shanghai?
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