This week I came down with a light cold, which I’ve been fighting off largely by… working all day. That turned out to be a bad move, so I’ve taken this morning off, and will head over to the campus shortly. I was hoping to get a lot of work done here, but despite piling up a lot of books and papers, that wasn’t enough motivation. Thus off to a big red brick building to establish some focus.
I’m generally not ever at home between the hours of roughly 8am and 10pm, so I honestly didn’t really know what to expect. In the morning, the place is silent. At night, silent. Which is really quite lucky, and a refreshing change from my old apartment in Osaka, whose 6am noises would wake any hibernating bear I’m sure. That said, this place is brimming with activity during the day! Thumping on all sides, people walking around, gathering and chatting outside – I literally don’t know a single person in this place, not for lack of trying, but because I don’t think I’ve ever actually *seen* anybody inside the building! My next door neighbour is practicing his bass guitar right now. I had never seen or heard him before, and now I know he’s got interests outside of sleeping! An educational day on the domestic front.
Last weekend we hopped a cramped bus to Nozawa onsen (野沢温泉) for a bit of snowboarding. The weather and snow, just unreal. Photos to come… eventually. Progress is continuing on the mass upload, however, so my “eventually” may not be an empty promise this time.
Canal near Fujinomori.