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yanchamonkey even if you only rarely check LJ. I have stuff to send you, I just am slow and behind. ;;_;; And also one to ironfish246 not that you check LJ often either. >>;
I'm depressed, just like the US economy and our currency, in fact it's over the latter 2 that I am feeling down. Gone are the days where a US dollar was worth approximate 100 yen. It makes my upcoming trip at the end of April a lot more of a challenge since everything from food to hotels to my FCS is going to cost more and it is vaguely upsetting. I think the most upsetting aspect is if I'd known the dollar was going to free fall like this I would have exchanged more money when I was in Japan last trip and I would have made sure to bring home a lot more cash with me. ~.~ Instead I spent my last bills on a cab to Wakayama eki.
For hotels, I've found booking in dollars might actually save me money in the long term. I've booked the majority of my nights, I am just going to get hit hard on my rail pass now. I need to book 4 more nights in Tokyo in groups of 2. I'm still trying to figure out where I want to stay.
I'm trying a new hotel in Kyoto which will hopefully go well. I realized if I'm going to be going up to Kyoto nearly every day it makes more sense to stay there. The hotel supposedly has a bath on the top floor which is very happy indeed and will hopefully prevent me from ending up with bleeding toes again.
On the good news side, my aching teeth seem to have just been... sensitive teeth and not an actual cavity. I'm trying to get back into going to the gym and back into doing weights. I much prefer the cardio, but the weights seem to actually help me physically more. I also need to fill out the paperwork for my passport. Maybe I will bring it all in on Thursday when I go the County since I think at this rate I am stuck doing the express service no matter what since I need it in 4 1/2 weeks. Since it's a renewal I would think it's not so hard if I pay for the express.
I also so need to order seeds so I can get some seedlings going. I have high hopes that if I plant my tomatoes in April this year I might actually get some to eat rather than planting them in July >>; At least I know peas grow super well! *_*
yanchamonkey even if you only rarely check LJ. I have stuff to send you, I just am slow and behind. ;;_;; And also one to ironfish246 not that you check LJ often either. >>;I'm depressed, just like the US economy and our currency, in fact it's over the latter 2 that I am feeling down. Gone are the days where a US dollar was worth approximate 100 yen. It makes my upcoming trip at the end of April a lot more of a challenge since everything from food to hotels to my FCS is going to cost more and it is vaguely upsetting. I think the most upsetting aspect is if I'd known the dollar was going to free fall like this I would have exchanged more money when I was in Japan last trip and I would have made sure to bring home a lot more cash with me. ~.~ Instead I spent my last bills on a cab to Wakayama eki.
For hotels, I've found booking in dollars might actually save me money in the long term. I've booked the majority of my nights, I am just going to get hit hard on my rail pass now. I need to book 4 more nights in Tokyo in groups of 2. I'm still trying to figure out where I want to stay.
I'm trying a new hotel in Kyoto which will hopefully go well. I realized if I'm going to be going up to Kyoto nearly every day it makes more sense to stay there. The hotel supposedly has a bath on the top floor which is very happy indeed and will hopefully prevent me from ending up with bleeding toes again.
On the good news side, my aching teeth seem to have just been... sensitive teeth and not an actual cavity. I'm trying to get back into going to the gym and back into doing weights. I much prefer the cardio, but the weights seem to actually help me physically more. I also need to fill out the paperwork for my passport. Maybe I will bring it all in on Thursday when I go the County since I think at this rate I am stuck doing the express service no matter what since I need it in 4 1/2 weeks. Since it's a renewal I would think it's not so hard if I pay for the express.
I also so need to order seeds so I can get some seedlings going. I have high hopes that if I plant my tomatoes in April this year I might actually get some to eat rather than planting them in July >>; At least I know peas grow super well! *_*
