Phrase of the Day: "Takusan yuki o futteimase". This means, a lot of snow is falling. Despite the fact that it isn't supposed to snow in Saitama in December, I go outside this morning to go to school and there is three inches of snow on the ground, and it is still coming down. This of course turned my normal rushed 15-minute bike ride into a harrowing, excruciating 25 minute bike slide. Unfortunately I am not in possesion of several items which can only be considered minimum essentials for such a situation, such as a warm jacket, or a heater for my apartment, or boots without holes in them. Furthermore I am not in an economic situation which facilitates obtaining these items. Hence my supposition that this may in fact be my last entry, as I expect to be dead soon. It's really pretty outside though. I have heard that everything looks really beautiful and sparkly right before you pass into oblivion. Oh well, I need to see if I have anything flammable around here.


