Vacation is Over

Today I ran. I have to stop eating everything in sight. So, from now on, moderate eating and a little more excercise. I hope to stick to it. It's easier at home because I can just run down to the basement and get on the elliptical machine. Here I need to run. A Japanese guy from home told me that people didn't run on the streets here. Well, they do. I think this may be a recent development or it is becoming more common. But the funny thing (funny to me but probably not so strange) is that the runners I see all wear track suits. I throw on sweats and a t-shirt but they have the whole track suit on. It's just funny because it's the norm. I always thought that the good thing about running is that no special gear is required. Here, apparently it is.

I went to Shinjuku where the big bookstore is with the foreign book floor. I bought two more books. One is a brick so that should keep me going for a while.

This upcoming week is Golden Week. It's supposed to be crazy with people everywhere. I guess all of Japan travels during Golden Week. I will be working. I guess it's fine because I don't really want to deal with the crowds. They're bad enough during a regular week.