July 3, 2000 - Monday
Today was humid. I think the humidity was about 98 per cent. Yuck. It was cloudy
too, visibility was bad everywhere I went.
I went to bed around 4:00 am this morning. I was watching movies and I wanted to
get the garbage out of my apartment. I took it out, first time, and it must have
been okay as it all went. Yay. Then, bed.
I finally roused myself around 11 and I took a shower and went out. I decided that
I was going to go to Sapporo today. So, I did. I mailed the 3 letters that I wrote
yesterday, and tried to pay a bill from Tsuruoka, but I couldn't. Sigh.
I found a train to Sapporo and and as I had some time before it left I grabbed a burger
for breakfast. The train ride was uneventful, and as there was no visibility, really
boring! I got a bit lost in Sapporo station, but I banked on the fact that usually the first way I try to go is a mistake, so I turned around and went out the other
exit. Good thing too, as it was the one I wanted to use!
I walked to Odori Park and beyond, going and looking in some shops and just looking
at other places. I found the Virgin Mega store and restrained myself to only buying
5 cds. (Restrained???) I got a Dean Martin cd, one that is actually 2 records on
one cd. I'm looking forward to that one. I got a couple of variety cds, and a KT Oslin.
In a fit of nostalgia for my high school/university days, I also bought Jack Wagner's
All I Need cd. I have the record....but it's in Canada.
After the Virgin Mega store I went shopping for books. I found Kinokunia, but wasn't
terribly impressed. I did however buy the newest Sue Grafton "O is for Outlaw" and
the British Cosmo. Then, I went looking for Maruzen books and found it. I'd walked
right by it on my way to Virgin. I bought an Ian Rankin book from the bargain bin,
plus a magazine and some fake tattoos. I know it sounds silly, but these ones are
Egyptian and they look really cool. Too bad I can't wear them at work....or can
I? (he he he!)
Then I was getting a bit peckish again so I went for something to eat. I went to
a really posh looking place in Mitsukoshi, and had a very salty "gratin" or as I
like to call it, "macaroni and cheese with shrimp". The atmosphere was nice, but
really the food was too salty.
Having done all that I decided that I should leave Sapporo. I found a sidewalk stall
that was selling Indian goods and I bought a couple of rugs for my floor, and to
cover the zaisu. Then, back to the station. However, I realized that there were
many people going in the same direction and I didn't want to be on the same train as all of
them. Eek. I decided to do a bit more window shopping (a girl can never have too
many windows after all). I went into a store, Tokyu to be exact and just rode the
escalator for a while. I did find a floor that purported to sell large size clothing so
I had a look around. There was a section with extra large sizes, and I had a look
around. The clothes were quite nice, but to be honest, horribly expensive. I have
no wish to pay ¥19,000 for a shirt. I could get my sister to go to a store in Canada, buy
one, ship it to me, and pay her $50 dollars to do it and it would still be cheaper.
However, having said that, it was really nice to find a place where I can go if
I'm desperate for something new.
Then, back to the train station. I finally got there and of course, I just missed
the express, so I took a local train. It was fine, I got a seat and just relaxed.
I got off at the local station and came home. I popped in the last of my videos,
"A Life Less Ordinary" with Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz. It was awful. The only good
part was a karaoke bit which ended up in a dance routine. Just a waste of good video
if you ask me.
I later read my British Cosmo....I think I should change my subscription to the British
one, it's so much funnier and I don't even know the celebs the American one talks
about now anyway.
And that's about it. Oh yeah, I got an e-mail from a friend in Canada to tell me
that she's expecting baby number four. Wow.
So, I'm off to bed and off to work tomorrow....wish me luck!
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