There is a speck of parmesan cheese on my screen

And I have internet right in my kitchen this weekend!

Somehow, it has never occurred to me that I could simply take the school laptop home! Stupid. Downloaded the wireless driver from Amy's apartment last night and, viola, instant internet right here on my kitchen table, next to my pesto alfredo. Heaven.

I have Furusado ekiden race tomorrow with the teachers' team. A 3.2km leg with a slight decline. Hopefully I will be able to run it under 13 minutes. Ran 4 miles this morning, 2 hard 2 easy. It was probably a bit too much of a workout the day before the race, but I feel strong and confident, and I don't mind my legs being slightly tense tomorrow. They'll be there for the 2 miles that matter.

The teacher's team will be running against the boys and girls ekiden teams of our school, the elementary school kids, and an unspecified number of men and women teams from Nakayama. If I run 13 minutes, I should be able to 1) keep up with the jr. high boys and 2) not be overtaken by jr. high girls.

After the ekiden race, I have to go back to school. The students begin to prepare for their cultural festival, and I have to decorate the classroom for Halloween. I've been putting it off all week, and today I found out that, no shit, you can't buy ready-made Halloween decorations in Japan. I guess I have to cut out my own interpretation of Jack-O-Lanterns and witches from construction papers tomorrow. I have Mon off instead, but I will probably have to spend it working on the Halloween shit too so that it'll be ready for Wed's class. Stupid Halloween. I just want to get drunk and party in costume, is that too much to ask?