Making a snowman

So today, I ditched an hour out of work to go back to my apartment to build a snowman (I felt it was an important thing to do). So, being from CA, I'm not too accustomed to building snowmen.

For my first ball, I kinda piled snow on the ground. My upstairs neighbor saw me:

"What are you doing?"
"Making a snowman."
"It looks like a mountain, more than a snowman."
"I'm not done yet."
"If you're going to build a snowman, you should start with a ball like so..."

I thought I was going to punch him. j/k He did try to help me when I had my bat problem.

So later today, I took his advice and re-built my snowman. He came back out and saw me:

"Ah! You're doing it the right way, I see!"
"Yeah."
"Good well...ganbatte kudasai! Do your best!"

:-/

Nikko

So Tokyo was friggin' awesome. And there was SO much that happened, but I just want to blog one day.

My man James and I went to Nikko, it's a 2-hour train ride from Tokyo. It's famous for its shrines and waterfalls. But apart from the sites, it was a really quaint town. It had a lot of character. In the day it's bustling with tourists (but no where near as many as Tokyo), and at night it gets really quiet. It's very much like a small town in an RPG game.

There was a river. The most beautiful river that I've seen in a long time. Definitly much better (and cleaner) than the "San Diego River." Despite all the white water, you can easily see the bottom of the river with all the rocks.

My experience in Nikko was truly magical. There is definitly something in the atmosphere that totally relaxes you and makes you enjoy your short time there. I can't say too much about it, other than you have to experience it for yourself.

OH! And if you're going for a hotel...I recommend the Turtle Annex Inn.