busy

i have been thinking way too much this last week. It's been 10 days for an entry. I'm learning some Japanese and am comfortable speaking what I know. I still feel weird going somewhere by myself though. I don't know enough to talk or understand enough while listening. So this leaves a lot of time by myself. I've been trying to be productive, but it's short lived. I am missing the craziness in Madison. Last semester in school, all i wanted was to get a break from it. Now i have a huge break. It feels wonderful to be able to get back in shape, work 40+ hours a week, learn a foreign language, etc, but somehow I still feel bored. I've also been living on a maximum of 6 hours of sleep and am feeling fine. I guess that means I'm over mono.

I think my hardest part is wanting to do what I used to always do when I got bored: help the Madison LC. I'm even participating in fantasy sports again to pass the time. The problem with this is that I'm staying pretty connected with the US. My sleep schedule on the weekends is still rediculous because I stay up watching college football till at least 6am, then go to my english lesson in the afternoon for 6+ hours, come home and 'watch' the nfl. Now hockey started and I'm following this. Alsok, partially because of working on Toyo's racing team, partially because I just love racing, I have been following NASCAR and the NHRA. Notice how none of this is Japanese. In fact, the local baseball team, the Hanshin Tigers, you know the team that Ichiro played for, is in the playoffs.

I forgot how to relax. I'm going to a 'hot spring' this next weekend; I have to.