First Cold and Worst Meal

Well I was wondering when the generally warm weather would finally begin to feel like Fall ..... Friday it was sunny and warm enough that one guy I know wore shorts, flip flops, and a T-shirt like a true Californian ^_^ Saturday I didn't just rain, it poured and today the sharp cold wind was enough to cut through my jeans and hooded sweatshirt and make me wish for a warmer coat....

But it's not that kind of cold that I dislike...... I got sick (*_*) After yelling and selling Takoyaki for Niji no Kai last week Sunday, I completely lost my voice and could only manage to croak out a few words that sounded like a toad with rocks in his throat... the worst was coughing so bad that I woke my host mom up a couple of times and couldn't sleep much for 3 nights .... Saturday's rain really matched my mood (U.U)............

I was feeling better today to hang out with my friends for a while. I joined this Waseda Illumination project to decorate some buildings and trees at Waseda for winter (not Christmas, because there are Muslims here to and it wouldn't be considerate (T.T) and I thought Japan didn't care about religion stuff....) Anyways we went shopping in Tokyo fabric district Nippori (i know where to buy fabric for cosplay now! ^^) but it took such a long time for everyone in our group of 8 people to agree on what material and color to use for the decorations, like 3 hours.... I like the group's leader, but she's too kind to make a firm, fast decision so that everything ends up taking way too long to decide (U_U)....... sheesh, Japanese group decision making......

Well I came home because it was cold and I didn't have anywhere to be but my host mom wasn't back yet from her business trip, so I was forced to fend for myself for dinner...... rather than feel like I was stealing supplies from the kitchen, looking clueless shopping in the store, or even touching the precious kitchen of my host mom's great hobby of cooking with my germ stained hands, I headed out to eat. Unfortunately, I don't live near a big station, so restaurants are not easy to find (and I've never looked for one in my area much....). After riding my bike around the area close to my small station Shin-maruko, I decided on udon soup at this shop with pictures of edible looking food in the window and names I could read.

I walk in and it's completely empty... is this usual for a Sunday night at 8:30? dunno... so I sit down and order the "Yama-kage" thinking it's noodles, egg, and maybe meat. What I get is a giant bowl with tons of noodles and an egg that was raw until it was halfway cooked by the heat of the broth.... yes, it's edible but barely....

And then I realize just what this brown broth with frothy egg and green onion looks like - the dirty water after cleaning my kitchen floor, frothy with soap bubbles and pieces of food from the floor...

........ugh.....

At 735yen ($5) I've eaten SOOOO much better for cheaper, specially close to school......

Well, it proves wrong what a friend told me, that there is no such thing as a really bad meal in Japan......... while mine wasn't BAD, it certianly was on it's way there........ I should have just asked them what was in the soup instead of just guessing...........