Monday after all

After getting lost and asking directions multiple times (everyone was very nice about it, by the way! I got lots of, "Be careful!" and, "Oh crap uhm... *directions* Do your best! ^^;"), I finally found the bank (on foot), only to be told I needed my hanko to pull out money without a bank card. My hanko that's at school so that I don't lose it or forget it when I clock in each morning...
The best part is, in my getting lost on the way to the bank (there are no street names here), I ended up in front of the school and it was open for whatever reason. I probably could have gone in and gotten the thing had I known.

So I am limited in my funds at the moment... Which will make furniture shopping and paying for the enkais rather difficult. I know I still have about $100 but I need to pay Sensei for the after party I went to on Saturday :| Maybe Sempai 1 will know what to do.

Did another load of laundry before I left, though, only to discover that the spin cycle knocked the drain hose off the drain... resulting in a flooded washroom. Not sure what to do to fix it. Sempai 4 had suggested tape but I don't think that will cut it. I'll try to get pictures of it tomorrow so my friend can show her dad and maybe get some advice.

At Don Quixote, however, I bought a foot stool that is in fact not quite tall enough for the cabinet's top shelf... But it gets me closer, at least. I can use it for the closet and get the taller one later. I also bought some alcohol (squee!), and a squeegee for the shower since it was not designed very well. It takes three days to dry on its own, and as such I've been apprehensive of showering regularly. The squeegee will make a huge difference, though, and that will be a relief come the summer. Today was fairly muggy with the rain coming in for the week, and summer will only be worse. I can smell the mold and mildew getting ready...

I encountered a small handful of my students while walking around; the first group was a bunch of boys looking at trading cards and there was an air of, "Aw, crap, it's sensei..." as I approached. All the girls I encountered, however, were fairly excited to see me, and had they not been on their way to something or I to the Mega Donkey, I would have chatted with them. I'll find out if word gets around school that I wear earrings, but I don't think any of them are old enough to even know what SKIN was, never mind why it's a big deal to SKIN fans that I have a T-shirt with the band logo on it. *evil chuckle* (4 big Japanese solo names formed a band and they only had one show, and it was in America. You could feel the butt hurt from across the Pacific.)

I also had lunch at Lotteria to take advantage of their Shingeki no Kyoujin/Attack on Titan campaign. I got the clear file today, but my next target is the hand towel, and then the fry bucket. I was impressed by Lotteria's fries! They're just like home. The cheese burger I had tasted and looked a lot like the McD's cheeseburger, just a different sauce. It was a small meal, but for $5 I was fed to satisfaction and I got a clear file that's normally about that much money, if not more. The cashier was very nice about helping me order, as well, using slow Japanese as she pointed and gestured.

Speaking of people helping me out! I mentioned this on Facebook but not all of you are on there:
Mom had sent me a box but it arrived while I was at school, and I was left a Failure of Delivery notice. While it was rather obvious what was needed of me, there was no way I'd be able to make the call and set up a time for re-delivery on my own. I had been told to go to Conbinis for missed deliveries, so I took the notice to the 7-11 at around midnight, after the enkai, when everyone was asleep and everything else was closed. The two clerks pored over the notice to figure out what to do and explained it to me as best they could, but then figured it best if they just made the call themselves. They went through the automation for me and set it up for a Sunday delivery. T^T So kind of them!