in the case of the missing slipper

As originally posted on Bunspace.com, where rabbits can, apparently, type.

It's kinda cold in Japan. I woke up early this morning and couldnt find one of my white fuzzy slippers. So, I just put the left one on, and sat on the couch, with a blanket on my lap. Raspberry, who had been in her cage all night comes running at me to steal my blanket. We battle. She surrenders. Exhausted, I go back to bed.

Later, when I woke back up, still looking for my slipper, I peeked into her cardboard box, the one she'd been dashing into every time she lost a fight to steal my blanket. Well, wouldnt you know, but inside the box with the four inch cut-out door sat my missing slipper!

Questions. How could she possibly get it in there? Was she holding it hostage for later negotiations? If not, what was she planning on doing with an adult size slipper, anyway?

I start back at work tomorrow. Three weeks vacation well spent, I'd say.

Did It!

The day we've all been waiting for has arrived! Motto and I adopted a bunny! Her name is Raspberry-chan and she's the cutest bunny in this prefecture. She enjoys chewing cords, pooping in her litter box dutifully, and biting feet. She dislikes sudden movements, bananas, and when I hit her in the head with the door. I taught her one trick already, too.

Work Work

So i just finished my second day of work. Not too bad. Most of the time it is easy, but students can ask tough questions. It is hard to explain what something like "convincing" means, without using any more complicated words. But the workday seems like it can go by rather quickly.


The Mall

There is a pet store right across from the school. They have... baby bunnies!! Um, Im not sure how many days it will be before I take one home. I am using all my strength and intellect to keep myself from getting one. But I go there on my breaks and squeal at them.

There is a coffee shop on the bottom floor, that sells soy lattes. Only 370¥, less than Id pay at home I think. So I really have all I need here. Except a good mixer. I cant find cranberry juice at all.

Oh and today when I was on my dinner break there was a festival going on outside The Mall. People were dressed up in different costumes and dancing and there were tables with people selling different foods and cotton candy. I wish I had my camera.

So after spending 2500¥ last night on dinner (and beers), I tried to cook tonight. Didnt go so well. I had a potato and onion and some broccoli to fry up, and I went to the 7-11 to find some tofu. I dont know if it was tofu I bought. It wouldnt fry. It seemed like egg or something. So when it wouldnt do what I wanted I chucked most of it and put a bit into my fried potato/onion/broccoli thing. It was OK. I guess I cant really cook.

Last nights food was good though, I went to a restaurant (I have no idea what it was called) with my neighbor after work. I got some weird purple vegetables, yellow vegetables, french fries, and edamame beans. The place was close by, and the menu had pictures. He ate squid. Little baby ones. The legs wiggled as he slipped them into his mouth.

I guess the toughest thing about being vegetarian here is not the lack of options, but not knowing what my options are. For all I know they have veggie-dogs and seiten kabobs but I just cant read anything. And most of the vegetables are so foreign I dont know what to do with them if I bought one. They have a lot of leeks here. I need a leek recipe.

The fruit is small and sometimes expensive. But I find most stuff to be on par with prices in the US. The things I buy, anyway. I havent gone clothes shopping or anything. But lattes, they're the same price. That's my point of reference.