Kiryu

So i went to sleep fairly early yesterday so that i could wake up at 6am and have plenty of time to get ready for a school field trip which starts at 8:10am, i figured i'd get up around 6 then eat breakfast and be done around 6:30, brush my teeth and get dressed, put on make up and be out the door by 7:20 to make it in time for the 7:30 train to school......... that was the initial plan

in reality my life goes something like this,

wake up at 7

wolf down that piece of toast i bought yesterday because i had a feeling that i might not wake up in time for my dorm's breakfast

wash my face and brush my teeth, bathroom etc.

get dressed

3 minute make up

check the clock, it says 7:20 ----- "shit!!"

put on socks and grab my bag

run out the door around 7:25

and barely make it for the 7:30 train, actually i didn't think i'd make it but i did!! yay!!

get to school at 8:05! not late!!! woot woot (for like the first time...)

but... out of my class of roughly 40 students...

there shows up 3...

figures...

so we wait another thirty minutes and the end result multiplies into 9 students, but seriously... are you serious??!!?!?!?

.....whatever, at least we all had plenty of space in the bus and it actually wasn't that bad

so our field trip today was to Kiryu which is in the countryside of Japan about two hours away from Tokyo by bus

it is famous for textile manufacturing and silk i guess, apparently the obi (japanese belt worn with kimonos) in Memoirs of a Geisha was made in Kiryu... yup...

so anyways we went to go see a textile factory there and it was actually pretty cool, and we got to dye our own hanker chiefs with indigo, it reminded me of the time we made tie dye t-shirts in the 5th grade, it was pretty gnarly

mine came out ok, except it didn't really dye all the way to the core, but i'm thinking of adding calligraphy or writing in the giant blank in the corner

my theme is the sun.

it looks a little light but the color becomes darker as it oxidises which is really cool, indigo is actually very interesting!

for lunch we ate all you can eat soba and udon!!! it was soooo good!

the waitress ladies kept filling our bowls with noodles as they passed by, it was never ending!!! hee hee

then our final stop was to an exhibit on traditional clothing from Hungry, Poland, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia, i always loved Hungarian and Polish traditional wear and it was so cool to see this and traditional clothing from other countries as well! The clothes looked so comfortable to wear, it made me want to dance!!

today i wore the scarf i made in class!! actually i started it awhile ago (see earlier post) but never finished it until last week!! i must wear it out before spring is here!!

outfit.

top.dkny men's

sweater.fcuk

jeans.seiyu

socks.naigai (kuromi!)

scarf.handmade!

2.26.2010

this post is for yesterday~

25th is payday for me, so i decided to spend the day out~

first i went to the nearby grocery market to buy fruits and various foods for lunch, i have decided to cut back on buying from the convenience store and make my own lunch instead. Since i don't have my own refrigerator i am quite limited in the stuff i can buy... but i am still able to put stuff in the shared refrigerator downstairs so it helps, but there is limited space in there and sometimes there are some moochers sneaking a bite...

anyways, i thought sandwiches are a good start so i bought bread, ham, and cheese~ pair that with some yogurt and fruit and voila easy lunch! yippee~

after coming back, unpacking then eating lunch (which i bought at the grocery market deli... ) i decided it was getting cold out so i changed... also my skirt was a little short and the wind was blowing like a maniac!!

and yet... i wasn't practical enough to change into pants....

lunch.

inari sushi

potato croquette

meat croquette

yogurt

tonic water

orange

then~

off to kinshicho i went

kinshicho is a pretty good city for shopping, there are some malls and a movie theater, lots of restaurants, and its only two stations away so i go there a lot when i need or want something, mostly for the fabric store which has a good variety for a decent price, plus i have a member's point card ;)

surprisingly the fabric store was closed today... i have no idea why~

but instead i bought:

eating utensils (fork, knife, & spoon)

bowl (for my fruits!)

a cutting board

fruit washing bowl

colored ball point pens

a photo album book

powder foundation

bourjois paris brown nail polish

french connection jacket

and a skirt from earth music & ecology (which came in a super cute cotton bag!)

a ton of shopping today! and yet i didn't even spend a hundred dollars!!

i think shopping is a talent ;)

Paris February 2010

Barcelona February 2010

back in Tokyo

i am back in my cozy small dorm room with my luggage unpacked and sitting on my shelves, my trip to Barcelona and Paris was so much fun~~

i hope to go back there again, maybe next time for a while longer

the weather in Barcelona was a little warmer than Tokyo, but Paris was much much cooler, it even started snowing, and even though we were all shivering around with numb fingers, i think snow in Paris is wonderful~

My favorite part of Barcelona was the fountain in Parc de la Ciutadella, it was so much fun~

my friends and i were just walking around after visiting the Chocolate Museum nearby and just happened to stumble upon it, at first we just saw a small part of it from a distance and as we walked we discovered how giant the fountain is, really though, its HUGE!!

and randomly there was a mammoth statue across from it which was cool too, kinda scary, but cool

And for Paris, I'd have to say my favorite part was walking from the Arc de Triomphe to the Eiffel Tower, I really like walking by all the pretty apartment buildings in Paris and imagining what it would look like inside, i imagine them to have nice interiors with trendy furniture and corresponding wallpaper. Then walking through the park nearby where you can get a nice view of the Eiffel Tower away from all the souvenir vendors. As i walk closer and closer towards the tower, i start to feel like an ant, the tower is sooo big and staring up right at it makes me feel like the world is such a big place with so much to see, well i know the world is big, but staying at the same places too long makes me feel like an elephant trapped in a little tent, so seeing the Eiffel Tower reminded me that there is so much more out there and that i should keep on discovering new things. Dork.

Anyways, i should go to sleep soon to try to get rid of jetlag, i have school tomorrow, boo, but whatever, just a few more days then i'll be on my spring break. Wow, it's almost a year since i started going to this school and pretty soon i'll only have a year left, time really does go by fast. I've literally taken hundreds of photos while i was on my trip so if i were to post them up, i'd have to go through them and post just a sample of them later. I'll try to remember to post them up tomorrow, if not.... well you could always go see it for yourself!!

ok~

ZZZZZZZ

mad as a hatter

i made a beret in class today, which is very easy to make

i'm sure you can find a pattern online and make it within a day

my theme color is navy and was lucky to find this cute material with ribbons and roses

i love this fabric and for only four bucks a yard, i'd say it was a deal~!

anywho, the process didn't involve mercury of course, but i did go mad from my constant battle with the school's sewing machine

we can never get along, yet i'd like to think the hat turned out ok~~

....... maybe a little small......... just a little bit ><""

oh~ and it is snowing outside ^.^

it is very exciting! i'm excited for tomorrow morning!

it'll be like in the movies!!

i've had multiple dreams where i'd wake up and there would be snow outside... but then i'd wake up for real to just see plain grey pavement

but this is for real!! yay~~

my nose is on a run to find some tissues

i think i caught a cold, or its just a bad case of a runny nose

either way i feel very stuffy and tired, hopefully it will go away

by wednesday! oh please please please!

it would suck so much if i couldn't go on my trip because of a cold

anyways, today i am wearing my pjs

but above is an outfit i wore on thursday... i think

the cardigan and plaid dress are from earth*music*ecology