Brrrr . . .

.... because I miss the warm osaka winter.

I just got home right now freezing my little nuts off. It is seriously cold here, and although my body doesn't take too well with the cold, I am loving every snowflake that falls. I am still confused at some girls who dress like its a pleasant day in the Sahara even though its cold enough to freeze a witches proverbial teat. It takes a heap of dedication to wear a tiny little skirt in this weather. A heap of dedication.

I am currently huddled under my heating blanket, eating kansai style udon with shrimp tempura (mmmm..., God's most glorious gift to humankind, minus chocolate ice cream and Bryan Adams (cause who doesn't love BA ?!?)) contemplating life's great mysteries. When i get serious and thing about life, I really just pontificated on such topics as eternal truth, the existence of the soul, the essence of being and other low-brow, uni-dimensional philosophical queries. However, with the temperature dropping faster than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest, I find myself thinking about life's really important questions. Such as, do I really need to put my groceries away when it is arguably colder in my room than it is in my fridge? (The answer is no, I don't. Just yesterday I left all of my groceries out, including frozen products, most of the evening and everything remained right as rain. After all, it was hovering around friggin' freezing in that damn room, so it does make sense). I was also pondering whether my fa-fa-faaaaREEZING room could have some health benefits. Does excessive shivering act as a type of exercise? More importantly, is it possible that at extreme temperatures my baby-producing fishies could actually be cryogenically frozen inside of my body? That way, if I ever started to shoot the proverbial blanks, a doctor could just properly unthaw the correct bits and pieces and *voila* my problems would be solved? The list of questions could, of course, continue, but I wouldn't want to overload anyone's brain with too many thought-provoking questions. We are only human, after all...

On other news, this weather does mean that I am out of luck if I want to use olive oil (this does mean that my olive oil wasn't winterized...the cheap bastards!)


Anyhoo, onward and upward to topics not related to snow, ice, sub-arctic temperatures, or frozen sperm ... I am officially tired and need some sleep but life doesnt work that way. I gotta burst my arse working on my due thesis project. Jigou Jitoku (well-earned punishment). Ganbarou