First day at work

Well, yesterday was my first official day at work - although it doesn't actually seem like it yet because all I'm doing is sitting in on classes taken by the current teacher who hasn't left yet and isn't leaving till April. So, it's more like training by watching. Anyway it's ok.

It takes me about 45 minutes to get there, and I have to ride 3 different trains (for those who care, it's the Tobu Tojo line to Ikebukuro, the Yamanote to Takadanobaba, then the Tozai Metro line to Minami-sunamachi). Cost is 500 yen one way but work pays for that :) The worst is when I have to catch the train back late, like Mondays apparently have the latest class starting at 6:30, so by the time i get on the train home (say, 8 o'clock or so), all the office men are on their ways home and the trains are PACKED to SHIT. Last night it was all i could do not to be accidentally felt up on the train! haha no, just kidding. but we still looked like sardines in a train-shaped sardine tin.

Hmm, here's a random thought. For those who don't remember, I have a room with no windows. I was getting the shits because I'd wake up after x number of hours and still be out of rhythm no matter how many hours I slept, I think because my body didn't see any light and it wouldn't know to start waking up - i.e. I'd be all tired even after sleeping for like 13 hours or something. Well, problem solved! Now I set my alarm half an hour before i need to get up, wake up, turn my heater on and my LAMP, reset my alarm for half an hour later and roll over and go back to bed. So I fall half-asleep, start getting warmer, and start waking up a little bit. In half an hour my room is toasty and I'm ready to get out of bed! Works a charm.

Anyway, that's my genius thought for the day. Now I'm off to work! Seeya!