Well, this was a very uneventful weekend indeed. (But perhaps only comparatively since last weekend was so much fun..?) After successfully completing a week at the factory, I took the evening to relax my swollen feet and ever-so-ungreased joints, and the rest of the weekend was spent simply becoming familiar with N--t again. On Saturday, my family and I trotted off to the M--- Cottage, a quaint little British tea and luncheon house on Main Street, for a quick Greek salad and tuna sandwich, which was followed by a drive around the town with my dad as practice for my upcoming G2 license test. I know it is sad that I still haven't gotten my license but I have a few excellent excuses up my sleeve! 1) I have been overseas most summers for most of my life, 2) When I am not overseas, I am slogging away at university, 3) I don't have my own car hence no need and 4) Little to no interest...though my interest is gradually picking up as I gain confidence behind the wheel! Either way, I am very comfortable with my driving skills now, and as long as I don't do something really idiotic like run a stop sign, it should be clear sailing from here on out.

I've also been indulging my weird obsession (Japanese, everyone, Japanese) by watching NHK news pretty much consecutively for the past week, and shockingly enough, I woke up one morning and on the tip of my tongue came spewing out a speech in news report format! It was out of this world! I have to thank my dad for repurchasing TV Japan for me as I don't know where I would be without it.... Anyway, that was my little buzz for the week...alcohol does it for some...Japanese does it for me....*sigh*

Oh...I also went to the doctor's for a check-up today. A full physical is required for the exchange, including some extra oddities such as a lung X-ray scan and blood tests which I have to go in for next week. Going to the doctors can be a really unnerving experience and I really admire people who accept it as a part of their daily routine. Take my grandma, for instance, who has been diagnosed with pretty much everything under the sun, but treats it like a walk in the park. In fact, most of the things she is diagnosed with turn out to be false alarms. (My theory is that the disease figures that it can't break her, so it just moves on to the next poor soul.) Nevertheless, it takes true strength to deal with health issues in such a hard-headed manner...hats off to you grandma...

I have also made a "life changing decision"....but before I explain, I have to ask: have any of you ever watched Under the Tuscan Sun starring Diane Lane? It is a beautiful movie, if you haven't. Really makes you long for something more. A few years ago, I thought all I wanted was a ordinary family, with an ordinary husband and ordinary children but the older I get, the more I feel compelled to jump around, explore new places, tear up my roots and plant them again in a completely different kind of soil. I don't want to be tied down by the responsibilities set out by society. I mean, what is life if not for living? I think Diane Lane's character faced this realization in this movie. If I could be just like her, spontaneously buy a hidden villa in Italy, surrounded by gorgeous Italian men and fine dining...I could really be happy. That is why I have decided never to settle down, at least, not until I know with all my heart what I really really want. *cue Spice Girls* But of course, the happiness would last only until my next urge to hop off to somewhere else kicks in...*runs off to find movie*

Yeah...that is about it... I'm back to work tomorrow for another 80 bucks to put into my pocket. Luckily, mum rented me some books on tape so I might become very well read by the end of the summer...ciao!