AND it's still raining.

Today I got a nice care package from my mom with pringles, snickers (I had to stop myself from devouring it all upon opening), a long sleeve shirt (useful around the apartment since, hey, we don't build buildings with insulation in this developed country), and some toiletries. EXCELLENT. Speaking of excellent, while most of Japan's procedural infrastructure is mired under mid-19th century paper-filing systems - need I remind I paid my tuition in cash with a bunch of paper forms and received a hand-written receipt for it - the mail service here is actually awesome. You weren't home to receive a package? Well then sign onto the internet or pick up the phone and tell them when you want the package delivered; you can choose any day of the week, and anytime between 9 AM and 9 PM. Now that is service. And you can pretty much mail anything from anywhere to anyone's doorstep, which makes traveling with a ton of luggage a lot easier. Yay for mail. Anyone who remembers my hatred for the USPS that was birthed in the early days of this past summer can see why I am pleased with this mail system. Oh two other good things: I placed into the Japanese class I wanted and I finally got an e-mail from my professor who sounds very nice. I'm meeting with him sometime in the next couple days.

On the bad side of things, it is still raining outside. When will it end???