Well, I havn't written anything for a long while because nothing much has happened. I've actually been doing a pretty good job of keeping up the jogging...when I say 'pretty good job' I mean that I've done it more than twice in the past week. I would have run again tonight but I've been feeling a little under the weather.

Today was a holiday for me. I don't have any idea why, but I decided not to ask questions in case my boss decided to take it back--something he would be very likely to do. It wasn't the relaxing, refreshing break I was hoping for. I ended up riding my bicycle all over Fukuoka. First to Jin's to take him to the airport. He is headed back to Korea for a couple days to attend his best friend's wedding. I found myself really jealous and I'm not sure why. Was it because he gets to go on a mini-vacation to a different country? Was it because I would have liked to have been able to go, too, and been able to eat all the delicious food and have the experience of attending a Korean wedding? Was it because he doesn't have to go to work/school for a few days? Or, maybe it was because I wished I could be going home where I could drive a car, bake cookies, buy clothes that actually fit me. I don't know. I guess I'm over it now, after all, he missed all the snow, sleet, and rain we had here today.

Anyways, after I dropped him off, I did a little shopping, tutored English, and finally went to my pottery class. Today I made a couple of mugs. I thought they would be relatively easy but they turned out to be the hardest thing I've made so far. Who knew that making a straight edge would be so difficult? But, I've been getting better. My apartment is filling up with pottery and I can't decide if it's a good thing or not. Before I began using the bowls and cups I've made, dishes would sit in the sink until I had no choice but to wash them. Now I am so protective of my pottery, I have become obsessive compulsive about washing the dishes immediatly after eating dinner...and sometimes even before I'm finished! Which is better? By the way, I'm taking orders. It will take a while because I'm kind of booked for a month or so. I can make almost anything (the rounder the better...I am especially good at bowls) One of these days I'll put some pictures of my work up on the site.

Anyways, as I said, nothing too exciting happening here. After I got home, I shucked garlic for an hour and a half until my fingers burned unbearably. It just doesn't get any better then this.