The weather here is definitely getting cooler, I've already set up the kotastu. Not quite cold enough to turn on the heat, but we'll see how it goes. I've had a cold for the past week which has really cut into the after school sports and such I usually do. Prob. start again Wed. with volleyball, can't really go to kendo for 2 hours coughing up a storm :P
In other news, I bought a ticket home! Yippeeeeeee!!!! I'm leaving the 16th or December and returning Jan. 12th. So it's almost a full month. Grandpa was nice enough to help me with the ticket cost - thanks a bunch! <3 Mom was ecstatic when she heard that I changed my plans. Now just gotta make a list of what to bring back :-P
Halloween is coming up pretty soon, how are your plans going people? I have a fall-back costume from Prince of Tennis that I bought at a convention a while ago. Last Saturday I went to a friend's house and taught 4 kids and 3 adults how to carve a pumpkin. Interesting how something we grew up doing is completely new for them. It turned out quite well! We went upstairs for homemade cheesecake and tea afterwards, mmmmm.
I joined a site called couchsurfing. It connects people from around the world to meet, greet, chat and provide a free place to crash while traveling. There is some risk letting a stranger stay at your place, but there are a lot of built-in safety measures also. Looks like someone's interested in staying at my place sometime this fall to do some hiking.
And I leave you last with a cute wallpaper I found a while ago. A bit busy, but still cute <3 Japan is full of little notepads and stationary with these little characters on them.
