I hadn't realized it had gotten so late. Welp, maybe I shouldn't leave homework til the last moment next time… nah, still gonna do it. But I've been doing homework since 11, and I'm still not done. Thankfully, what I need to finish is due tuesday and friday.
Today was a rather nice day. Dragged Tamarra out of bed to go with me to the Aquarium at Sunshine City, a shopping center/mall/thing in Ikebukuro. Didn't really expect there to be an aquarium at the top of a shopping mall, but there you are. We actually stopped at the Ancient Orient museum first, also at Sunshine City. So much to do! It was lovely, if small. Didn't expect much, and it was free because of the museum Grutt pass Marie-san helped us get.
Next stop was the aquarium(suizokukan 水族館 in Japanese!). Now, this was really interesting, because a lot of the aquarium was out in the open on the roof of the building (6th floor), so the seals, penguins, pelicans, and other various animals were free to enjoy the open air. Lovely for them, but that unfortunately meant that when it started thundering and pouring, there wasn't much cover while still being able to see those animals. We headed to the aquarium cafe to see what kind of themed treats were available. … There was seasalt ice cream. Yeah. Anyone who knows Kingdom Hearts knows what I'm talking about. It was tasty, if a little sweeter than I expected, and hit me with a nostalgia battering ram.
There was a lot of aquarium inside, too. Got to see all the lovely and strange Japanese fishes. And other fishes. Didn't discriminate. Well, maybe a little against the sunfish. That guy was ugly. But saw a bunch of different jellyfish and cuttlefish, and I might have another idea for a tattoo… I unfortunately don't have my camera card, left it with Tamarra, so I can't post pics today, but I will have some to share eventually.
We also went to the highest part of Sunshine City, 60 floors up, the Observatory. A 360 degree panoramic view of the city. The rain partially obscured the view for a while, but it worked out. Got some lovely pictures of the Tokyo Sky Tree, and waaaaay off in the distance, Mt Fuji. Hung out there awhile, and then stopped in Tokyu Hands next door, before dinner. Tokyu Hands is an interesting place, too. Basically like an expensive walmart, or home store mixed with hobby and toy stores. If there's something you want, you can likely find it at Tokyu Hands. I actually got my first birthday gift this year! A little kitty coin bank, (if you wanna see it in action, there's a video here.). I"M SO HAPPY!
Dinner at Dennys again. Had spaghetti for the first time in what feels like forever, and it was delicious. Then headed home to work on homework. I'll try to get my camera card back soon, and post those pics.
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