W00+, home from work! Finally...I generally don't get home until 10. Today we finally found somewhere that takes American ATM cards, so our financial concerns are alleviated. :) Oddly enough, it wasn't a bank ATM, or one in a convenience store, or even one at Nagoya Station. It was actually at the post office down the street. ^.^* The post office is a huge affair; it's the entire first floor of an entire block of buildings. I'm rather afraid of the post office, really. It's so huge and imposing! And like everything else in Japan that's at all official, the place is simply overrun with forms. I've heard from coworkers that it isn't bad sending stuff off, but I'm still rather daunted. But...their ATM's are great! They speak English, and have English on the screens, at the push of a button.
In other news, today I felt my first earthquake. To be honest, I didn't know what it was, as it happened at 8:30 am, and I was really only half awake. But I was laying on my stomach and all of a sudden I felt like I was shaking. My first thought, actually, was that I was coming down with something. It lasted about thirty seconds, long enough for me to wonder what the heck was going on. But I didn't know what it was until I was at work, and my coworkers mentioned it. I felt like such a dork! Heh, but at least I felt it. Aimee slept right through it. ;)
Posted by Mandy at October 6, 2004 12:21 AMI guess it finally hit me. You are in Japan cut off from the rest of the homeland except by some virtual (who knows) thing called the internet. Well we got through that ok.
Now that Halloween is coming, you are not around trying to figure out a theme for this year's outside the house makeover and all the costumes and props. The neighbor's will wonder but we know that you will be celebrating your own Halloween in Japan. No doubt with your own decorations.
I will come through and get you some candy because no Halloween is complete without candy.
No I am not sending cider and donuts. That will have to wait until you get back.
Let me ask you this is Christmas that far off?
Posted by: Daddo aka Bigd1 at October 6, 2004 03:01 AM