A. Noyd @A_Noyd@octodon.social
Cis, female, aro/ace, mentally ill, white American living in Japan.
I finally got myself a name seal for documents and stuff. As a foreigner in #Japan, I can't just find my last name on a pre-made seal, so I knew I had to get a custom one.
I put it off for 3 years (I really put the "pro" in "procrastination") because I thought it would require placing an order and then going back to pick it up.
Turns out a seal-making shop can do one up in 10 minutes, and you can pick the look you want and have them adjust everything to your exact specifications. Oops.
Today was the official opening of the showering-twice-a-day season for me. Ugh, humidity.
And it's random-derangement-o'clock in #cat time again. Today's derangement: attacking the corners of things. Chairs. Boxes. Flashcards. Floor cushions. All corners are suspicious and must be clawed or pounced on.
Today I participated in #Japanese culture by working 9.5 hours without any break other than a quick lunch.
And then, on the way home, I participated even more by picking up an item a student had dropped, going back to school, and handing it over to one of the regular teachers.
After that, I delighted an elementary school student (not one of mine) by yelling at the jerk who almost ran over both of us with his truck—which was perhaps not the Japanese thing to do, but satisfying all the same.
My thumbnail is tearing across the nail bed. The expensive nail repair material I got to fix it keeps failing. It's not flexible enough.
Little patches of cloth tape work fine, though. The tape is flexible, sturdy, waterproof and readily available at the schools where I work.
The only downside is that it gets gummed up with lint and cat hair within a day and needs replacing.
But at least it doesn't come off at random!
It's random-derangement-o'clock in #cat time again. Today's derangement: running sideways through the apartment with one's tail poofed out and curled like an S on its side. Bonus derangement: not looking where one is going and crashing into doors and walls.
Me: I wonder how long this nail glue takes to dry.
Me: *glues thumb to nail powder container by mistake*
Me: Okay, pretty much instantly then.
Me: *pulling thumb off nail powder container* Also, ow.
So Nikki, the new #cat I was trying out, decided she hated my house so much that she went on a hunger strike until I returned her to the rescue. Sad now.
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Say hello to Nikki. She’s with me for a week or two to see if my other #cat accepts her.
Me three minutes ago: This #futon is only comfortable if I lie like *this*, but then I’m too close to the wall.
Me just now: You’re on a *futon*, you nitwit. You can just *slide it away from* the wall.
I’m so tired right now my language skills are deteriorating. I was trying to tell a shop clerk that it’s not that I don’t like soft boiled eggs or that I have texture issues, but that they’re hard to peel. The words weren’t coming so I was like (in equivalent #Japanese, with accompanying pantomime), “You go ‘clonk’ and they go ‘ploop’.”
During my washing machine installation today there was a problem with the supply tap leaking. It kept slowly oozing water even after it was turned off. Lacking plumbing tools, the installation guy was at a loss for what to do, even though it wasn't technically his problem.
I provided a temporary fix by whipping out a maxi pad and taping it around the tap. The look on the installation guy's face when he realized what I was doing was so precious.
Just got back from a run to the recycle station. Couldn’t find #cat anywhere. Tried to close open dresser drawer. Couldn’t.
Found cat.
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