Sutorenjaa In Japan

Let it slush, let it slush, let it slush!

This morning started like any other morning. I rolled out of my warm bed and shivered my way around my apartmet getting ready for work. I heard noise outside that sounded like rain so, I made sure to put on the rain boots instead of the much cuter kitty slip-ons I usually sport. Opened up the door to go outside and lo and behold... it was snowing!!!! How wonderful, you say! It must have looked beautiful on top of the old Japanese houses and over the surrounding rice patties...but you would be mistaken... OH how you would be mistaken. This was no ordinary snowfall and no ordinary snow.

As I walked outside, a flash of lighting lit the sky and was soonafter follwed by thunder. WTF was going on?! I thought it was snowing... but upon further inspection (aka... running like a madwoman to my car)... the sky was pelting down slush and not powdery cute little snowflakes. PELTING, I say!! Not falling, drifting, floating, or even gusting... but PELTING. I was under attack from the sky. I was just happy that I had taken my friend's advice the night before, and purchased a snow scraper and brush. So, after brusing off the snow (yes, yes, I did it all by myself... there's a first time for everything I suppose), I hopped in and crawled to work.

I was already running late, but I didn't know if I had my snow tires on or not so it was a slow drive in 2nd the whole way to school. I terrible flashbacks of gaijin traps and damaged rice patties, little obaa-chans and screaming in japanese. But I was able to make it there in one piece.

It was just miserable cold the whole next day. Lights at school flickered in and out and we got lots of lightning and thunder and PELTING. The only good-ish thing was that it was mad warm in the teacher's room so I was nice and toasy all day. I got some grading done, recording of scores, exam writing... and yada yada yada, it was time to go home. Sweet. Ah yes, the only OTHER good-ish thing is that I got the care package from home... woo hoo! I have never been so happy to see mac & cheese. Thank you M&D&M for making this holiday season bright.

Lastly, I found out I do have snow tires on my car already so the freak out ends today. ALSO I learned how to use my kerosene heater. Its absolutely worthless. It uses both kerosene AND electricity to run!!! What is the point of that I ask you! I thought it was cheaper to run or something... but it smells terrible, is a hassle to refil, takes electricity AND doesn't really heat well. Blah. What a start to winter.

posted by KidBach @ 1:12 PM