Shigoto o shitte, tabete, nete. Kurikaeshite.

The last few days have been rather uneventful, just working, eating and sleeping. We had an activity report meeting on Friday, so I got to meet most of the grad students who are working in the X-ray group here. Many of the professors and postdocs were off at a meeting in Sapporo last week, so things were a bit quiet.

I did get my first electric bill, for 206 yen ($1.82). That's about all I could figure out from the bill. Now I have to figure out how to pay it. I wonder if they would turn off the electricity for want of two bucks?

Tomorrow I'll probably take off and go to the mall, or perhaps wander around the Minoh National Park, about an hour train ride. There are some nice trails and gardens there, and a large waterfall. But I think I've mentioned that before.

Hope everyone is surviving the rain and the Red Sox loss.