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First we drove a couple hours to New Haven.
At the time, I just thought we were driving straight to NYC, so when we got to New Haven, and my parents were all like, "Get out, dear :D" I was kind of upset. I started this trip at 50% because of Thanksgiving. It just goes to show how low-energy I am when a trip to Rochester tires me out. And of course, I looked for tall suits of armor or little cranky blonde men with automail, but why would they want to go to New York City, anyway? So we got on a train in New Haven. I text messaged Yang, who called back, and we talked but I did not enjoy that train ride. (And neither would I on the way back...lalala....)
When we got into the city, it took us a long time to get a cab, so there we were, walking, with luggage. I need to put walking on my list of pet peeves. I really hate it. I mean, I really fucking hate it. (THEN WHY ARE YOU IN NYC MY DEAR?!) I thought I would die. The hotel, when we finally got there, was really nice (the bed had a down comforter on it). We ordered burgers for dinner, and it wasn't room service, either! ...and they cost $72.
So that's me, finally in New York. Have you ever been to New York City? I'll understand if you haven't. Some people have trouble walking, some people have trouble reading. Some people haven't been to New York. That's okay. But if you don't WANT to go to New York? You're STUPID. You're absolutely NUTS. Because New York City is, despite all the cars and greyness, a very nice place. You should at least WANT to go to New York. At least once.
We took our sweet time getting ready the next morning, which was just the right thing to do. I was feeling very happy and well-adjusted. We went here for lunch. Dad had oden, mom had Hakata ramen, and I had that thing on the top page with the shrimp and the tofu. Yeah, that. That's menchanko. Only the broth was with curry, and YES, I DID SPLATTER! XD It is the most wonderful restaurant ever. (Hakata ramen! For crying out loud!)
We visited Kinokuniya next. I don't remember exactly what I bought, and we had almost all of it got sent along in the mail to us, but it was about $200, mostly more manga to go with series I already have (MORE RENAI CATALOG YAY). And a Hagaren calendar. *_* AND workbooks for my test. I ended up looking at them that night, and the one I got on the reading section was for level one, oops. So I'll just use that next year. =_=
Continuing my food indulgences, we went to Minamoto Kitchoan. Wagashi places as snooty (and fresh and good) as this one are very rare in America. I imagine this one could be one-of-a-kind on the east coast (no promises for Californy, they're crazy). None of the stuff we got is currently on the web (「＿「 stupid seasonal crap), but it was two steamed sponge cakes (komachimeguri and miyamanokinshuu), and some jounamagashi (for MY reference, momijigasane, temari, akinonishiki, and kuriyose). All of these are so pretty and rainbowy I could die.
That night I studied and watched Law and Order (right there in New York! Woo!).
Now, I didn't actually go to New York to hit wagashi places and spend my parents' money extravagantly, though I did a lot of that. I went to New York to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Level two, to be exact. Because my very good friend Olive said I should.
( A collection )
As you may already understand, I was tired and now we were going to get on a train to go to New Haven. It was crowded. Remember that section of one of the Hagaren novels I translated, with Ed and Roy and the train? I felt like Ed. I'd been crawling around in the dirt and couldn't wait to get back to civilization and there was no place to sit, only this time there wasn't even any Roy to harass. And I could have really used him to harass, give me his coat for a blanky, be my pillow, etc. We did eventually make it to New Haven, and then home, where my family and I promptly agreed to not try to do anything together until tomorrow. Amen to that.
Um. So I think I did okay on my test, despite the mystery fatigue and all. Next year I plan to take the level one test. My parents also said that we should just stay the night after the test, too, and I'm all for that. The moral of the story is, damn I'm tired. I'm just going to hunker down and have my Christmas now, please.
At the time, I just thought we were driving straight to NYC, so when we got to New Haven, and my parents were all like, "Get out, dear :D" I was kind of upset. I started this trip at 50% because of Thanksgiving. It just goes to show how low-energy I am when a trip to Rochester tires me out. And of course, I looked for tall suits of armor or little cranky blonde men with automail, but why would they want to go to New York City, anyway? So we got on a train in New Haven. I text messaged Yang, who called back, and we talked but I did not enjoy that train ride. (And neither would I on the way back...lalala....)
When we got into the city, it took us a long time to get a cab, so there we were, walking, with luggage. I need to put walking on my list of pet peeves. I really hate it. I mean, I really fucking hate it. (THEN WHY ARE YOU IN NYC MY DEAR?!) I thought I would die. The hotel, when we finally got there, was really nice (the bed had a down comforter on it). We ordered burgers for dinner, and it wasn't room service, either! ...and they cost $72.
So that's me, finally in New York. Have you ever been to New York City? I'll understand if you haven't. Some people have trouble walking, some people have trouble reading. Some people haven't been to New York. That's okay. But if you don't WANT to go to New York? You're STUPID. You're absolutely NUTS. Because New York City is, despite all the cars and greyness, a very nice place. You should at least WANT to go to New York. At least once.
We took our sweet time getting ready the next morning, which was just the right thing to do. I was feeling very happy and well-adjusted. We went here for lunch. Dad had oden, mom had Hakata ramen, and I had that thing on the top page with the shrimp and the tofu. Yeah, that. That's menchanko. Only the broth was with curry, and YES, I DID SPLATTER! XD It is the most wonderful restaurant ever. (Hakata ramen! For crying out loud!)
We visited Kinokuniya next. I don't remember exactly what I bought, and we had almost all of it got sent along in the mail to us, but it was about $200, mostly more manga to go with series I already have (MORE RENAI CATALOG YAY). And a Hagaren calendar. *_* AND workbooks for my test. I ended up looking at them that night, and the one I got on the reading section was for level one, oops. So I'll just use that next year. =_=
Continuing my food indulgences, we went to Minamoto Kitchoan. Wagashi places as snooty (and fresh and good) as this one are very rare in America. I imagine this one could be one-of-a-kind on the east coast (no promises for Californy, they're crazy). None of the stuff we got is currently on the web (「＿「 stupid seasonal crap), but it was two steamed sponge cakes (komachimeguri and miyamanokinshuu), and some jounamagashi (for MY reference, momijigasane, temari, akinonishiki, and kuriyose). All of these are so pretty and rainbowy I could die.
That night I studied and watched Law and Order (right there in New York! Woo!).
Now, I didn't actually go to New York to hit wagashi places and spend my parents' money extravagantly, though I did a lot of that. I went to New York to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Level two, to be exact. Because my very good friend Olive said I should.
( A collection )
As you may already understand, I was tired and now we were going to get on a train to go to New Haven. It was crowded. Remember that section of one of the Hagaren novels I translated, with Ed and Roy and the train? I felt like Ed. I'd been crawling around in the dirt and couldn't wait to get back to civilization and there was no place to sit, only this time there wasn't even any Roy to harass. And I could have really used him to harass, give me his coat for a blanky, be my pillow, etc. We did eventually make it to New Haven, and then home, where my family and I promptly agreed to not try to do anything together until tomorrow. Amen to that.
Um. So I think I did okay on my test, despite the mystery fatigue and all. Next year I plan to take the level one test. My parents also said that we should just stay the night after the test, too, and I'm all for that. The moral of the story is, damn I'm tired. I'm just going to hunker down and have my Christmas now, please.