And no, I don't mean the book by Richard Castle. I actually enjoyed that. lol.
Anywho, it's warming up here in Japan and it's been predicted that this year, like last year, we're going to have a LONG summer. What does this mean? It means I'm going to drink a lot more liquids and hopefully sweat out more fat. GO ME! It also means that I'm going to sweat buckets in my business attire because I, unlike my teachers, have to wear business clothes while teaching. My teachers get to wear track suits. Honestly? I don't care about looking good so long as I don't have sweat all over my pretty clothes. Sadly, the company cares.
Along with the heat there are monsoons. I don't mind the rain itself, but I hate the intense humidity before it happens. I HATE my skin sticking to everything I touch simply because it's so darn humid. The women here have a small towel that they dab themselves with every couple of seconds because their skin is "beta beta", or sticky because of the humidity. Fun tidbit: The Pokemon Grimer and Muk in Japanese have names that derive from this onomatopoetic word.
At least when I get home I can strip to shorts and a tank and not care. Sometimes I wonder if it'd be better to wear leggings instead so that my skin stops sticking to itself when I sit at my desk.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
24 Cycles
Guess what? MONDAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY!!! :D I am now 24 years old. The wheel in the sky keeps on turning.
I've been busy ever since. lol. This week was Golden Week (a series of holidays at the beginning of May), so I had Tuesday through Thursday (today) off! :D This still means that I had to work on Monday, which sucked in the sense that having a holiday on my birthday would've been awesome, but it was AWESOME because I taught my first graders at one of my schools for the first time and they were SOOOO CUTE!!! I mean, seriously? I had at least 6 little girls run up to me during lunch time and tell me that they love me. B'awww.
After a long day at work because I had to be especially energetic for my little ones, I went home to change out of business clothes into comfy clothes and went out to the ramen shop near my house with my friend Eric. Aki, the owner of the ramen shop (who has also become a friend) gave me two slices of char siu on the house since it was my birthday. :3 Eric ate a bunch of gyoza because he didn't feel like having ramen while I porked out on, well, PORK. And ramen. :D
Kazupon, who I'd only met once but is really sweet and nice, came over a little later and gave me a present! She bought me a little Happy Birthday card that looks like a chocolate cake (IT LOOKS DELICIOUS!) as well as a cute beige scrunchy. So adorable! Eric gave me a Hawaiian Red Guava scented air freshener that I keep sniffing even now. It smells SO good, and you just know he got it for me because I'm from Hawaii. hahaha.
Eric left early because he was going to spend the night at his mom's place because of Mother's Day and I went out drinking with Aki, Gou, Kazupon and Hanawa, Kazupon's boyfriend. There was also the guy who lives in Chigasaki, but I forgot his name. D: If anything, I have the excuse that I'd already had two whole bottles of beer, and I mean Japanese bottles, not the smaller American ones. Haha. After a few drinks I totally knocked out because I 1) drank a lot, which made me sleepy and 2) it was late and I'd woken up early because of work. Luckily, I had Gou's shoulder to sleep on. I don't think he minded at all. He thinks I'm cute. XD
After I'd woken up from my catnap we bought more booze at the nearby 7-11 and went to Aki's place to chill. Aki started pushing pressure points on everyone's feet. Apparently, if you didn't feel it that was a sign you're healthy. If that's the case, Hanawa and I are NOT healthy. Why am I not surprised? Hahaha. Out of boredom I went around giving shoulder massages after Kazupon left early, and I guess out of mutual boredom Hanawa and I gave each other simultaneous foot massages. I apparently did a really good job because he could really feel the difference when he walked around afterward. Hahaha.
After all of 3 to 4 hours of sleep I woke up and got ready to go down to Odawara for the parade they have there. I brought my yukata and T helped me put it on. She's no pro, but I couldn't do it myself without a mirror so it really helped to have her help me. T wore hers and she also helped out friend Christina get into the one T gave her. We met up with some friends at the Odawara Castle to watch the parade. It was swarming with people, but because of the earthquake and the tsunami back in March, the parade was smaller. It was probably less than half the size it was last year. Sad, but still pretty. I took video, so hopefully I can upload that eventually. I'll probably forget though. lol.
We wandered around the festival stands and got food. I got rainbow shaved ice, which was AWESOME, along with a GIGANTIC burger. I can't believe I ate the entire thing. Haha. They had shop stalls as well. The girls were interested in buying kimono because they had used kimono for sale. I actually got a pink silk kimono, an obi and the under kimono for about $35! The woman was going to sell the kimono for $50 at first, but she saw that I was skeptical and said she'd lower the price to $30. SO awesome.
After swinging back to T's place and changing into normal clothes, we went out with Christina again to a party for a bunch of foreigners living in the Odawara area. It was fun. We had Yakiniku and the meat was, of course, good quality and therefore tasted ridiculously good. We went to a bar afterward where I was hit on by a VERY drunk Japanese guy who kept asking me to kiss him. Of course, I didn't. He moved on to another girl after my continuous refusal, only to return again once that girl had left. I was so mean. He said "Maybe I'll just go home." in Japanese and I replied "Yeah, maybe you should." Honestly, that's what you get for being 34 and hitting on a 24 year old that you KNOW is 24.
I spent the night dancing along with my friends and went back home to T's place covered in sweat from the heat of the bar as well all the dancing. T and I fell asleep almost right after we got home and woke up relatively early to have some coffee. Her friends came over to visit while I was getting ready to leave. They were so nice and gave me a lift to the train station so I wouldn't miss my train! :D
After dropping off my stuff at my place, I went back to the station and hopped on a train bound for Yokohama where I met Shimbo and some of her friends. We went to Karaoke and did Purikura before two of her friends had to leave. I had a Matcha Cafe au Lait with Shimbo and Kobayashi while talking about what had changed at one of my schools since Kobayashi had moved to another school.
We split ways after coffee and I dropped by Uni Qlo and Putumayo afterward and did a bit of shopping. I bought an ADORABLE outfit and skirt from Putumayo as well as two adorable Care Bears themed shirts from Uni Qlo. Something comfy to wear out with the new skirt I'd bought. :3 I also dropped by a jewelry shop in the same department store and bought some earrings.
While walking home from my station I noticed that Aki's shop was still open and dropped by, only to find that he was sitting having drinks with some friends. They invited me in and I got drunk on Shochu that was delicious.
And now it's Thursday. The week's gone by surprisingly fast and I've done so much only to spend today checking emails and fiddling around with my computer. I've got to say, after all the fun it feels really good to just sit and relax at home. Especially since my neck's hurting from some serious head banging when we were all dancing at that bar two nights ago. Ouch.
I've been busy ever since. lol. This week was Golden Week (a series of holidays at the beginning of May), so I had Tuesday through Thursday (today) off! :D This still means that I had to work on Monday, which sucked in the sense that having a holiday on my birthday would've been awesome, but it was AWESOME because I taught my first graders at one of my schools for the first time and they were SOOOO CUTE!!! I mean, seriously? I had at least 6 little girls run up to me during lunch time and tell me that they love me. B'awww.
After a long day at work because I had to be especially energetic for my little ones, I went home to change out of business clothes into comfy clothes and went out to the ramen shop near my house with my friend Eric. Aki, the owner of the ramen shop (who has also become a friend) gave me two slices of char siu on the house since it was my birthday. :3 Eric ate a bunch of gyoza because he didn't feel like having ramen while I porked out on, well, PORK. And ramen. :D
Kazupon, who I'd only met once but is really sweet and nice, came over a little later and gave me a present! She bought me a little Happy Birthday card that looks like a chocolate cake (IT LOOKS DELICIOUS!) as well as a cute beige scrunchy. So adorable! Eric gave me a Hawaiian Red Guava scented air freshener that I keep sniffing even now. It smells SO good, and you just know he got it for me because I'm from Hawaii. hahaha.
Eric left early because he was going to spend the night at his mom's place because of Mother's Day and I went out drinking with Aki, Gou, Kazupon and Hanawa, Kazupon's boyfriend. There was also the guy who lives in Chigasaki, but I forgot his name. D: If anything, I have the excuse that I'd already had two whole bottles of beer, and I mean Japanese bottles, not the smaller American ones. Haha. After a few drinks I totally knocked out because I 1) drank a lot, which made me sleepy and 2) it was late and I'd woken up early because of work. Luckily, I had Gou's shoulder to sleep on. I don't think he minded at all. He thinks I'm cute. XD
After I'd woken up from my catnap we bought more booze at the nearby 7-11 and went to Aki's place to chill. Aki started pushing pressure points on everyone's feet. Apparently, if you didn't feel it that was a sign you're healthy. If that's the case, Hanawa and I are NOT healthy. Why am I not surprised? Hahaha. Out of boredom I went around giving shoulder massages after Kazupon left early, and I guess out of mutual boredom Hanawa and I gave each other simultaneous foot massages. I apparently did a really good job because he could really feel the difference when he walked around afterward. Hahaha.
After all of 3 to 4 hours of sleep I woke up and got ready to go down to Odawara for the parade they have there. I brought my yukata and T helped me put it on. She's no pro, but I couldn't do it myself without a mirror so it really helped to have her help me. T wore hers and she also helped out friend Christina get into the one T gave her. We met up with some friends at the Odawara Castle to watch the parade. It was swarming with people, but because of the earthquake and the tsunami back in March, the parade was smaller. It was probably less than half the size it was last year. Sad, but still pretty. I took video, so hopefully I can upload that eventually. I'll probably forget though. lol.
We wandered around the festival stands and got food. I got rainbow shaved ice, which was AWESOME, along with a GIGANTIC burger. I can't believe I ate the entire thing. Haha. They had shop stalls as well. The girls were interested in buying kimono because they had used kimono for sale. I actually got a pink silk kimono, an obi and the under kimono for about $35! The woman was going to sell the kimono for $50 at first, but she saw that I was skeptical and said she'd lower the price to $30. SO awesome.
After swinging back to T's place and changing into normal clothes, we went out with Christina again to a party for a bunch of foreigners living in the Odawara area. It was fun. We had Yakiniku and the meat was, of course, good quality and therefore tasted ridiculously good. We went to a bar afterward where I was hit on by a VERY drunk Japanese guy who kept asking me to kiss him. Of course, I didn't. He moved on to another girl after my continuous refusal, only to return again once that girl had left. I was so mean. He said "Maybe I'll just go home." in Japanese and I replied "Yeah, maybe you should." Honestly, that's what you get for being 34 and hitting on a 24 year old that you KNOW is 24.
I spent the night dancing along with my friends and went back home to T's place covered in sweat from the heat of the bar as well all the dancing. T and I fell asleep almost right after we got home and woke up relatively early to have some coffee. Her friends came over to visit while I was getting ready to leave. They were so nice and gave me a lift to the train station so I wouldn't miss my train! :D
After dropping off my stuff at my place, I went back to the station and hopped on a train bound for Yokohama where I met Shimbo and some of her friends. We went to Karaoke and did Purikura before two of her friends had to leave. I had a Matcha Cafe au Lait with Shimbo and Kobayashi while talking about what had changed at one of my schools since Kobayashi had moved to another school.
We split ways after coffee and I dropped by Uni Qlo and Putumayo afterward and did a bit of shopping. I bought an ADORABLE outfit and skirt from Putumayo as well as two adorable Care Bears themed shirts from Uni Qlo. Something comfy to wear out with the new skirt I'd bought. :3 I also dropped by a jewelry shop in the same department store and bought some earrings.
While walking home from my station I noticed that Aki's shop was still open and dropped by, only to find that he was sitting having drinks with some friends. They invited me in and I got drunk on Shochu that was delicious.
And now it's Thursday. The week's gone by surprisingly fast and I've done so much only to spend today checking emails and fiddling around with my computer. I've got to say, after all the fun it feels really good to just sit and relax at home. Especially since my neck's hurting from some serious head banging when we were all dancing at that bar two nights ago. Ouch.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Skype is Awesome
So today I spent 2 hours chatting with a Japanese friend of mine I met through my schools who's moved to Canada to become fluent in English. He emailed my cellphone asking me to "tell" him English. He later corrected himself while we Skyped that he wanted me to "teach" him English. Oh, the cuteness.
Anywho, all of a minute after I finished talking to my friend, guess who called? MY FAMILY! :D My parents have gone to my brother's house for a visit and they skyped me from the couch in his living room. Chucky was showing off his spiffy new Mac. I don't like Macs, but I have to admit that the sheer fact that it came ready with a mic and a webcam and therefore allowed us to Skype made it a lot more appealing. Not to mention that Macs are shiny, but I digress.
Skype is wonderful. Mom said that AT&T is probably crying from all the lost business. hahaha.
Anywho, I'm still alive and kicking. I'm probably the most active on Twitter (my screenname is Chiyokins) because I can easily update that from my phone. I'll try to be more active on my blog. I really will try. I mean it. I will. *shifty eyes*
Anywho, all of a minute after I finished talking to my friend, guess who called? MY FAMILY! :D My parents have gone to my brother's house for a visit and they skyped me from the couch in his living room. Chucky was showing off his spiffy new Mac. I don't like Macs, but I have to admit that the sheer fact that it came ready with a mic and a webcam and therefore allowed us to Skype made it a lot more appealing. Not to mention that Macs are shiny, but I digress.
Skype is wonderful. Mom said that AT&T is probably crying from all the lost business. hahaha.
Anywho, I'm still alive and kicking. I'm probably the most active on Twitter (my screenname is Chiyokins) because I can easily update that from my phone. I'll try to be more active on my blog. I really will try. I mean it. I will. *shifty eyes*
Friday, March 11, 2011
Earthquake
A lot's happened since I last posted, but I feel I should post the most important thing first and come back to everything else when it's not 4am.
Japan was hit by an 8.9M earthquake today, March 11th, 2011, off the coast of Sendai. There was a 13 foot tsunami that hit the northern side of Japan, which later also hit Hawaii but with much less force. Sendai is north east of where I live and, luckily, I was south enough where it was strong enough to shake the building, but didn't topple anything over. I came home to find a bag of bottle caps had fallen down and that's it.
There were fires up north in Chiba, which is next to Tokyo. There were also some fires in Sendai. Last I checked the death toll was at 40 people and rising because Japan has many underground parking lots and subways... and sadly not everyone got out of them alive.
I bet you're wondering what I'm still doing up at 4 in the morning. I stayed up until 10pm Japan time, 3am Hawaii time to keep an eye on the tsunami. It wasn't very strong and I fell asleep at my kotatsu waiting for more updates. I woke up around 1am to find that the tides in Hawaii were simply higher than normal and everyone seemed alright. Considering Grandma and Auntie Fay live on a mountain I figured they'd be fine either way. Still, having everyone running out to fill up their gas tanks and pumping the gas stations dry was disconcerting.
And for some reason I just haven't gotten back to sleep. I know once I lay down I'll crash, but for some reason I feel kind of restless. We had another little tremor just a little while ago. Larger than most of the itty bitty ones in the sense that I heard my windows rattle a bit and also still feel my apartment building, new as it is, still swaying a bit. I think I know what lying on one of those vibrating beds they have at motels feels like now. hahaha.
Anyway, considering it's so late I'm going to curl up in bed. Stay safe everyone!
Japan was hit by an 8.9M earthquake today, March 11th, 2011, off the coast of Sendai. There was a 13 foot tsunami that hit the northern side of Japan, which later also hit Hawaii but with much less force. Sendai is north east of where I live and, luckily, I was south enough where it was strong enough to shake the building, but didn't topple anything over. I came home to find a bag of bottle caps had fallen down and that's it.
There were fires up north in Chiba, which is next to Tokyo. There were also some fires in Sendai. Last I checked the death toll was at 40 people and rising because Japan has many underground parking lots and subways... and sadly not everyone got out of them alive.
I bet you're wondering what I'm still doing up at 4 in the morning. I stayed up until 10pm Japan time, 3am Hawaii time to keep an eye on the tsunami. It wasn't very strong and I fell asleep at my kotatsu waiting for more updates. I woke up around 1am to find that the tides in Hawaii were simply higher than normal and everyone seemed alright. Considering Grandma and Auntie Fay live on a mountain I figured they'd be fine either way. Still, having everyone running out to fill up their gas tanks and pumping the gas stations dry was disconcerting.
And for some reason I just haven't gotten back to sleep. I know once I lay down I'll crash, but for some reason I feel kind of restless. We had another little tremor just a little while ago. Larger than most of the itty bitty ones in the sense that I heard my windows rattle a bit and also still feel my apartment building, new as it is, still swaying a bit. I think I know what lying on one of those vibrating beds they have at motels feels like now. hahaha.
Anyway, considering it's so late I'm going to curl up in bed. Stay safe everyone!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Michiko's Takoyaki Stand
Hey, guys. Turns out I caught another cold, but I like looking on the bright side of life: at least I didn't catch the flu. The flu's being going around all my schools, but they've been doing a really good job at making sure that kids with the flu GO HOME and DON'T SPREAD IT TO EVERYONE ELSE. Still, the cold weather and my bad habit of staying up late finally caught up with me. At least I had a whole month of not having a cold. lol.
Anywho, Friday, in the midst of my cold and after having six whole classes that day, I decided to treat myself and have Takoyaki. Not only is it warm, but it's also delicious. So I walked on up and chatted with Michiko, the lady who works the stand, when two fifth grade boys come up on their bicycles calling Michiko "Oba-san", which means auntie. We talked for a bit. I kept chatting with Michiko and all the while one of the boys kept staring at me. It wasn't one of those creepy stares or the 'I don't know you, but I don't like you' stare. It was full of curiosity, and I actually saw him tilt his head as he looked at me. Very adorable. I think he was mostly curious because 1) I was a foreigner (Michiko told them how I was an English teacher), 2) I speak Japanese pretty darn well for a foreigner and 3) I was wearing a mask because I didn't want to get anyone else sick. I think the mask really did it because I think he was really curious as to how I looked, because his main focus was my face.
I just found it really curious. I mean, here's this cute little kid looking up at me from his bicycle with these large eyes just kind of analyzing me. lol. Makes you wonder if he'll become a scientist or something when he grows up.
Oooh. Also, both boys really liked skulls and crossbones, as do I. We got on the topic of Dokuro, the Japanese word for skull and crossbones, because Michiko was wearing a black knit beanie with hot pink skulls and crossbones on it. Very cute. I showed her my Dokuro watch and my Dokuro backpack. The cute curious boy showed us his wallet, which had a really gorgeously drawn skull on it with (I think it was) flowers framing it. He bought it with his own money. DANG. These kids were wearing some nice stuff too, and apparently it wasn't all bought by just their parents so they must get a sweet allowance. Considering they go to Jyuku, cram school, until nine pm, I can see why. Geez.
Anywho, Friday, in the midst of my cold and after having six whole classes that day, I decided to treat myself and have Takoyaki. Not only is it warm, but it's also delicious. So I walked on up and chatted with Michiko, the lady who works the stand, when two fifth grade boys come up on their bicycles calling Michiko "Oba-san", which means auntie. We talked for a bit. I kept chatting with Michiko and all the while one of the boys kept staring at me. It wasn't one of those creepy stares or the 'I don't know you, but I don't like you' stare. It was full of curiosity, and I actually saw him tilt his head as he looked at me. Very adorable. I think he was mostly curious because 1) I was a foreigner (Michiko told them how I was an English teacher), 2) I speak Japanese pretty darn well for a foreigner and 3) I was wearing a mask because I didn't want to get anyone else sick. I think the mask really did it because I think he was really curious as to how I looked, because his main focus was my face.
I just found it really curious. I mean, here's this cute little kid looking up at me from his bicycle with these large eyes just kind of analyzing me. lol. Makes you wonder if he'll become a scientist or something when he grows up.
Oooh. Also, both boys really liked skulls and crossbones, as do I. We got on the topic of Dokuro, the Japanese word for skull and crossbones, because Michiko was wearing a black knit beanie with hot pink skulls and crossbones on it. Very cute. I showed her my Dokuro watch and my Dokuro backpack. The cute curious boy showed us his wallet, which had a really gorgeously drawn skull on it with (I think it was) flowers framing it. He bought it with his own money. DANG. These kids were wearing some nice stuff too, and apparently it wasn't all bought by just their parents so they must get a sweet allowance. Considering they go to Jyuku, cram school, until nine pm, I can see why. Geez.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
告白
告白 means "confession".
Last night I confessed to my crush that I liked him and he confessed that he likes me too! I don't know if this means we're dating, but either way I'm just so darn happy I've been on Cloud Nine ALL DAY. I had to teach six classes today instead of my normal four or five and even though I'm tired I'm still so gosh darn giddy it's almost creepy. lol!
I know I said in my last post that I was going to go shower and go to bed, but I think I'll text him first and maybe draw a lovey-dovey doodle because I feel like it. XD
Last night I confessed to my crush that I liked him and he confessed that he likes me too! I don't know if this means we're dating, but either way I'm just so darn happy I've been on Cloud Nine ALL DAY. I had to teach six classes today instead of my normal four or five and even though I'm tired I'm still so gosh darn giddy it's almost creepy. lol!
I know I said in my last post that I was going to go shower and go to bed, but I think I'll text him first and maybe draw a lovey-dovey doodle because I feel like it. XD
枕のブロッグエントリ
The title of today's entry is 枕のブロッグエントリ, or "The Pillow Blog Entry". This is a dumb little play on words from 枕草子, or "The Pillow Book", written by Sei Shounagon. Silly little Japanese major thing.
MOVING ON.
It never ceases to amaze me just how nice the people in Japan can be.
I swung by the futon shop near my house because I've been thinking about buying a new pillow for some time now. Well, I picked up a cheap pillow that I thought after some beatings might do me some good, but the man at the counter stopped me when I gave it to him to make a purchase. He started off by saying, "Isn't this pillow a bit tall?" I agreed, and he started telling me how the pillow is usually used for when you go on trips or for guests to use when they stay the night. The pillow itself is so darn tall that continually using it causes neck and shoulder pains.
I don't know how many of you have actually felt my shoulders, but the muscles are always in knots and I sometimes complain about how much they hurt. Well, even if you didn't already know that, I bet you're realizing just how much I started doubting about whether or not I should buy the cheap-o pillow.
He told me how more expensive things are usually more expensive for a reason. I've always been suspicious of expensive items because, well, sometimes they're just expensive because they have a brand name attached to them. The man also told me that in the past he would've sold me that pillow no questions asked, a sale is a sale. But nowadays, if you buy that cheap pillow that will give you neck and shoulder pains rather than the one that doctors researched to get a better shaped and all-around better designed pillow that'll give you a great night's sleep, there's no real satisfaction. He doesn't like making that kind of sale. I know that some of you may think "he's just trying to milk you for money", but I can't help but agree with him. If I invest the extra money and get the better pillow, then I'll sleep better and hopefully not have such crappy shoulders. Rather than sticking with crappy pillows you'll want to get rid of within a year, it's better to get the pillow that you'll keep until it breaks.
He showed me a few pillows, even had me try them out. I eventually bought one that's filled with small plastic pipes that you can remove to adjust the height of the pillow. It's WONDERFUL. I chose it over the more expensive pillow because the more expensive pillow, having three pouches instead of the single one that the one I bought has, was stiffer. Because it has three pouches, the pipe pellets can't shift along with your head when you turn to sleep on your side. Especially with how cold it's been lately I've been sleeping in the fetal position more and more. It's amazing how much heat you can surround yourself in when you cocoon yourself under the blankets. :D
Off to shower and get to bed early so I can get lots of sleep with my new pillow! Good night, world!
MOVING ON.
It never ceases to amaze me just how nice the people in Japan can be.
I swung by the futon shop near my house because I've been thinking about buying a new pillow for some time now. Well, I picked up a cheap pillow that I thought after some beatings might do me some good, but the man at the counter stopped me when I gave it to him to make a purchase. He started off by saying, "Isn't this pillow a bit tall?" I agreed, and he started telling me how the pillow is usually used for when you go on trips or for guests to use when they stay the night. The pillow itself is so darn tall that continually using it causes neck and shoulder pains.
I don't know how many of you have actually felt my shoulders, but the muscles are always in knots and I sometimes complain about how much they hurt. Well, even if you didn't already know that, I bet you're realizing just how much I started doubting about whether or not I should buy the cheap-o pillow.
He told me how more expensive things are usually more expensive for a reason. I've always been suspicious of expensive items because, well, sometimes they're just expensive because they have a brand name attached to them. The man also told me that in the past he would've sold me that pillow no questions asked, a sale is a sale. But nowadays, if you buy that cheap pillow that will give you neck and shoulder pains rather than the one that doctors researched to get a better shaped and all-around better designed pillow that'll give you a great night's sleep, there's no real satisfaction. He doesn't like making that kind of sale. I know that some of you may think "he's just trying to milk you for money", but I can't help but agree with him. If I invest the extra money and get the better pillow, then I'll sleep better and hopefully not have such crappy shoulders. Rather than sticking with crappy pillows you'll want to get rid of within a year, it's better to get the pillow that you'll keep until it breaks.
He showed me a few pillows, even had me try them out. I eventually bought one that's filled with small plastic pipes that you can remove to adjust the height of the pillow. It's WONDERFUL. I chose it over the more expensive pillow because the more expensive pillow, having three pouches instead of the single one that the one I bought has, was stiffer. Because it has three pouches, the pipe pellets can't shift along with your head when you turn to sleep on your side. Especially with how cold it's been lately I've been sleeping in the fetal position more and more. It's amazing how much heat you can surround yourself in when you cocoon yourself under the blankets. :D
Off to shower and get to bed early so I can get lots of sleep with my new pillow! Good night, world!
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