The red, The white, and...Oh that's it.

Happy Fourth of July! I woke up this morning to another mamasan masterpiece- hotcakes! Aka pancakes, but they were a bit thinner than the pancakes I'm used to- very delicious though! lots of butter.  (Oh and mom- no worries, you still have the best pancakes out there.  But you'll be happy to know japanese mamasan does a good job feeding me.)  Today's agenda was planned all around food- We went to lunch at an indian restaurant that someone had found and it was delicious.  HUGE nan bread that was tasty enough to merit a promised return to the restaurant.

Next we wasted some time looking around shopping malls and trying to find funny shirts before finding a place to go to dinner.  The plan was to do dinner and then climb Mt. Hakodate for the famous night time view at the top, but unfortunately it was really cloudy and we had to settle on a delicious italian food dinner instead.  The chopstick holders were absolutely adorable- they were weiner dogs!

Also- look at the wonderful "Sparkring Wine" they had on the menu.  Ha!

Tomorrow will be a huge day of studying.  And if I'm not mistaken its also Shinon's birthday, it should be quite fun.

High: Even my high advanced level friends were awed by my knowledge of the bus system.  Ever since that one epiphany day, I've pwned the bus system.  Some one even referred to me today as the "bus-whisperer."

Low:  I didn't eat a hot dog. Its the freaking fourth of july! Fun fact though- The Japanese word for fire work literally means "Flower of Fire." Cool right!?

Hero: Jon Russell, who is right now recovering from a stay in the hospital after hurting his leg. My thoughts and prayers are with you buddy! More love than the number of times Godzilla has destroyed Tokyo!