golden days are here again
i went to bed early with a raging headache last night and had a troubled, dream-full sleep, filled with strange characters past, present, and tv. i think i shall have to stop watching tv before bed. sleep is, after all, supposed to restore your faculties to working state again by morning, not rouse them to yet another level of agitation.
it is the day of showa today - or what was previously the birthday of the showa emperor – leading up to almost a full week of holidays next week, in one of the most anticipated breaks in japan. golden week starts today for some. thanks to the recession, some employees have been made to take as many as 16 days off. 16!
it doesn’t mean much to me, except for the happy fact that half of tokyo has left town, and i am free to enjoy the spring cheer without having to jostle with many inebriated people. work and study have to go on as usual; i do not foresee a real break for a long, long while, but for now, that does not quite matter.
it is enough to steal little moments of joy here and there – walking down to shimokitazawa through those narrow little alleys, having coffee at that cozy cafe just around the corner while the mistress of the said cafe gives her tarot readings to worried housewives and curious young ladies, singing faure, watching the laundry swing lazily on my sad excuse for a balcony. there is enough joy. for now, that is.
i registered at monthlyinfo.com because i could never remember to keep track of my monthly comings and goings, so i woke up this morning to this kind reminder in my email - you have approximately 2 days until your next ovulation.
aaaaaaaaargh! i could not stop laughing.
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