WEAK-END.

highlights from my weekend:

1. experiencing the experience of selling used clothes in tokyo for the first time.

this might not seem interesting, but if you don't know...i worked at three used/vintage clothing stores in my brief history, spanning around four years (partly to blame b/c of college, partly to blame because of portland). i have sorted through enough hobo's dirty laundry to last me a lifetime. anyway, i sold some things to this random used clothing store in harajuku...and, MY OH MY it was weird. first of all, it was super fancy which kind of intimidated me because i was selling some not-at-all-fancy things (we're talking leather couches and champagne). then, of course i was served some beverages (i opted for oolong tea, still cold-stone-sober) and cookies while i waited for them to go through my lame clothes i brought there. finally, i was escorted to a separate room where they showed me they took two things and then gave me 50,000 yen for them!!!! 50,000 yen = $50 USD. holler.

2. i bought the most HORRENDOUS shoes for work, and they're called "office walkers" (i presume this is a sort of coin on the term "office worker"...which most people in tokyo describe as what they do for work.)

you would think that tokyo would make me spend every last penny i have on some weird japanese clothes, but it is quite the opposite. i'm just going to make a random guess that 80% of my wardrobe is black. i kind of hate clothes right now (maybe because at work i have to dress super lame-like). if you lived in portland circa 2006-2008, do you remember how i dressed?! for god's sake, i proudly wore neon orange high waisted stretch pants from the 1980s for crying out loud.

3. as i walked home just now, a fellow foreigner said hello to me! 

foreigners never ever EVER say hello to other foreigners! and it was my neighbor! ok, its not such a big deal but it made me pretty happy.

4. i concocted my own veggie burger patty recipe.

i fear that i may be returning to my old vegetarian ways...maybe i gorged myself with too much meat these past 9 months? ugh. but, i'm avoiding meat. except fish...i still like fish a lot.

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

i teach tomorrow, but then i have wednesday off. horray for random japanese holidays every other week that sometimes fall on a working day! horray!