Some of you may have noticed the recent lack of “out in Japan” type of blog posts which I’m accustomed to bringing you. Truth is, I’ve been quite the homebody (read hikikomori) since the beginning of the year. Just going from home to office, office to home. I feel like Tom Hanks in Joe vs the Volcano. Even the roadster has been neglected. I filled up the gas tank yesterday and when I looked at my notebook where I write down my mileage I saw that the last time I got gas was October last year!! All those beautiful sunny weekends wasted!!

The problem is not that I don’t want to go out but rather that I want to stay in. My house is getting comfier and comfier and I just like staying at home, watching a film, reading a book, studying, playing Wii etc. The other day I rearranged my office. I had the desk in the centre of the room for some feng shui reason which I completely forgot what it was. I pushed the desk against the wall and the room suddenly felt bigger and welcoming. The space seemed a bit empty so I got a monster cushion (170X112cm) which is a great alternative to buying a sofa and extremely cozy too. Once you lie in this thing you’ll never want to get out. It’s soo comfy. Unfortunately, it smells like toxic waste and I’ll have to air it out some day soon to get rid of the odor. You can see the monster cushion in the crappy stitched panorama I made above. Also note that Keroro was a gift from a friend so I was obligated to display it somewhere, so don’t get the wrong idea. Tomorrow, I took the day off, and not to do something lame like my taxes, but to meet some friends of friends who are visiting Tokyo for the first time. So maybe I’ll get some nice photos of the city.