Monday, Monday... Can't Trust that Day....

Technically since I'm in Japan, I should be singing about Getsuyoubi rather than Monday. I'm a little depressed--I guess I thought that since I am in Japan, I wouldn't be having any bad days. Today has already proved that theory wrong.

For starters, last night I foolishly watched a movie with Aki-chan (the younger of my host sisters). Said movie turned out to be a scary movie, and the fact that I couldn't understand half of what was said only made it that much more scary because I may not be able to understand what is said, but I can definately follow the images and the screams, ya? I think it would have been less scary had I known what was going on. And, like any scary movie, I couldn't just stop watching the movie.

So I didn't sleep very well (I kept thinking that someone was staring at me, but that's just me being paranoid after a movie in which people wake up to see someone staring at them, and then die...), and on top of that I got sick (I attribute that to either the tofu or the egg that I ate at lunch yesterday, which tasted a little funny). I already don't sleep well because I sleep on a futon that's extra thin and wake up with a sore back in the morning anyway, so it's safe to say I got maybe two hours of solid sleep. So, I'm very tired, I have a massive headache and on top of THAT I'm still sore from Saturday's climb, and I woke up late and so I had to pedal as fast as my sore legs would let me all the way to KGU where I was five minutes late for the review test.

Oh yeah, the review test. The review test is meant as a final placement--do badly on this and they might put you back in a lower class. So, I simply HAD to make a high enough score to stay in the level that I'm at (it feels just right), but not too high or they'll bump me up into level 4 which I am NOT ready for. Of course, considering everything that went on last night and this morning, I did well. But the graders aren't considering that, are they? So now on top of everything else I am stressed out about that test and worried that I didn't do well enough to show them that I know what I'm doing and need to stay where I am. I may go talk to the teacher later to explain what all has been going on, but I already feel bad because I was late (I did say sorry but still...)

So I really hope and pray that I did well enough to stay in level 3. Tonight I'm going to get extra sleep and be ready for the placement test in the Kanji class. In that class I know I'm a little ahead, so... Maybe I'll move up to level 3 in there as well.

The goal today: don't fall asleep in Anth class.