Thanksgiving!

On Tuesday night I biked my ass off to Iwajuku station to catch a train for Maebashi for the JET Thanksgiving dinner! You know I want some turkey when I choose to bike uphill in the cold for 30 minutes. I met up with Cindy on the train, and we went to the restaurant and became bitchy anti-social hos! We made someone leave our table by totally ignoring them and not introducing ourselves. We are evil people. Oh, well, it’s good because our table turned out to be a cool table. We went in worried that we’d have to sit with people we don’t like or know. Did I mention we’re evil? But really, isn’t being anti-social and clique-y what Thanksgiving is all about?

All worries that there wouldn’t be enough food were put aside after I ate 3 full plates of REAL Thanksgiving food. Turkey, mashed potaters, gravy, salad, veggies, bread, stuffing…..good stuff! Mmmmmmmmm! It wasn’t as good as my Grandma’s AMAZING Thanksgiving dinner, but few Americans could beat her, let alone Japanese people! But it was MUY delicioso, and definitely satisfied my Thanksgiving food craving. For dessert there was yummy-as bread pudding, and pumpkin pie. However, Japanese pumpkin stuff is weird ‘cause it’s not as pumpkin-y or sweet as American stuff. It was good, but it wasn’t real pumpkin pie. Oh, well!

After the dinner, Kristine, Cindy and I decided to walk the 25 minutes to the station rather than cab, in an attempt to burn at least a few calories of the enormous meal. It was a very good choice.

Wednesday was the Thanksgiving holiday, so no school, woot! Got to sleep in, make tres hotcakes (yeeeea, Holly!), and talk to my boy before going to Ashikaga with Shindy and Ann. Unfortunately we didn’t have much luck there, as shops were closed and stuff for the holiday, so we ended up going to good ol’ AEON. After making the dire mistake of eating McDonald’s (note to self: never again), Shinders and I went to see Elizabethtown, despite our mutual hatred of Kirsten Dunst. Her and Katie Holmes should both go to hell for their horrible facial expressions and “acting!” Kirsten can joyfully sniff coke the entire way there.

Anyway! So, the movie wasn’t very good. It tried to be like three movies in one, and didn’t succeed in being any of them. Focus, Cameron Crowe, focus! Also, Orlando Bloom was just playing Orlando Bloom with an American accent, and the two didn’t have any chemistry. And if Cameron Crowe wanted Kirsten Dunst to do an impression of Kate Hudson in Almost Famous, why didn’t he just hire Kate Hudson or something? Who knows. Anyway, it wasn’t that bad, but it wasn’t that good, either. Not worth the 16 dollars (with a coupon, might I add!). While at the theater, I got a ticket for Saturday’s showing of Harry Potter, yay! At least that will be worth the 16 dollars.

Speaking of movies, Rent is out in the States. Mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! It needs to be online NOW. In a completely legal format, that is. Mmhmm. Anyway, is it sad that I would totally be willing to fly home for a day to see the movie, eat Thanksgiving dinner, and see the movie again? Yes, I know it’s sad, but I don’t care! Meh!!!!

Today is the usual painful-work-day-after-having-a-holiday-in-the-middle-of-the-week day. Let’s skipping school!