signs of life...

So, 3 weeks ago, to the day, mornin and I planted some seeds up on the roof. We sewed some wild oats (joke) and some chili peppers and some mini tomatoes. It's the first time I've ever tried to grow anything before and after no sprouting for such a long time I was beginning to think that we had done something wrong... but I checked today and the faintest sign of little green leaves has appeared, actual little green leaves!Only 2 of the 10 seeds we put in have actually reached the surface so far but it gives me hope that soon more will follow. And who knows, in a few months maybe we will have actual fruit!

slip of the mind...

One thing that I totally forgot to mention in last week's show was that it F'n SNOWED!! I was pretty geeked. I woke up in the morning and the sound of the cars on the road outside was different than normal. It sounded like it had been raining or something, so I peeked my head out through the curtains and saw SNOW! I started screaming "Yuki da! yuki da!" (It's snow! it's snow!) I was very happy, I'd been waiting a loooong time for it, and it finally came. Of course it wasn't the so-called "accumulating snow" and most of it just melted away as soon as it hit the ground. A little dissapointing, but, oh well. There is some rain in the forecast for tomorrow, and if it stays cold enough... cross your fingers!

Day 28: Welcome to my jungle!

In an effort to avoid studying Japanese the other day I put together some pan-o-ramtific pictures of my room that I'd like to share with you now.

I've spent a whole lot of time here lately... a lot of time...