wow did i ever luck out

things are good today. besides the absolute meloncholy i feel towards the news that lindsay will be leaving japan, all other matters are good. after meeting with my employers yesterday to sign another year of my life away here, i also found out that i get more holiday in april than i had origionally anticipated. now the only question is where to go???
i've decided i'm now NOT going to holland in may, it's not necessarily the best time. so i'm going to visit a friend in kyushu, and we might go to korea together.
and tonight is girls' night. the girls around our area meet for a weekly chat/dinner/drinks in niigata or shibata or wherever we end up. it's a lot of fun and ensures that the lot of us see each other on a regular basis.
yuck just had lunch. natto was on the menu AGAIN! luckily, as soon as the teacher's opened the pot and saw this disgusting substance, they said, "justine sensei, natto wa daijobu desu ka?" (is natto ok?). i must have made a face or something because they didn't put any on my plate, and gave me an extra piece of fish instead. aw they're nice.