I want to read the news

But its fucking boring. All I see is rambling about Canadian politics and
coalitions and I don't understand what half of it means (nor do I really
give a crap... politics is a foreign language to me) but it seems to be the
only thing the Globe & Mail has to print these days.

I have a feeling I will be teaching a class truly solo today. I think Jun
is off? I haven't seen him today and his computer is not on his desk which
usually means he's gone. He was wearing a mask the last few days so maybe
he's off sick. And so he should. I approve of people taking sick leave:
it's their right. He's supposed to be with me for 2-2 but I should be
okay. They're a group that have at least a little yaru ki (willingness to
do) so it shouldn't be terribly painful. It would be just like having any
of the other teachers who don't speak English there. The most they do is
police the room and wake students up and point out what they are supposed to
be working on.

I am going to upgrade to Firefox 3. It's been crashing a lot at home so
I'll test it at work and see how it goes.

I can't just spend a little money, can I?

I got Firefox 3 finally and we are already off on the wrong foot.  To get the damn thing to work I have to turn off the program control on ZoneAlarm and I really shouldn't have to.  Hopefully when I restart this monster it will work properly.  It's on the list of allowed programs so I don't know what's the big fucking deal.  D<

Got a bit of X'mas shopping done.  I'm going to customize a shirt for Andrew.  I need to do some testing -- gotta see if 100 yen black ink bleeds when you wash it.  Otherwise I'll have to hunt specially for fabric paint.  I'm thinking of an argyle pattern or something... I'll have to research.   UGH I hate X'mas.  It's so goddamn stressful.  The only time I have to shop is really next Sunday before my furoshiki class and the weekend just before X'mas but I am going to be fuckng pooooped from working.  I'm dressing up stockings for everyone so that will be part of their presents, especially for Takeshi and Tama since I don't really know them enough to know what they would like. 

Also bought boots.  Motorcycle-like boots with a buckle around the ankle.  I was hestitating since they only just fit--they're roomy at the toes for once, but snug around the ankle.  :O  There's a shocker.  I They were only 5000yen so I figured why not.  I've wanted to get boots cuz my feet freeze in my cons.  I'm going to wear them around the house for a while and see if they stretch a bit.   If they start cutting off circulation, we'll have a problem.  I'll try and return them if they don't work out.  I don't think I can stuff my jeans into them (they aren't zip-up) but they fit well underneath.  But I personally think stuffing your jeans into boots looks kind of retarded anyway.  

I thought I had something else to say... but I don't remember. 

I feel sleepy.  It's only 9.  I'm an old lady.