So in the past 2 weeks or so, the scaffolding that has been around the dorm building for the past 3 months was finally taken down and I was able to open my window shades again for the first time without having to worry about finding someone standing there looking at me. Then, the scaffolding started going up on the academic building. This was ok for a while, despite being a bit distracting while we were sitting in class. Then, without warning, last Monday they started putting up scaffolding *INSIDE* the academic building, while everyone was in class. They also decided to use metal hammers to hammer away at the metal scaffolding, on the steps leading to the second floor, 10ft or so from the doorways to everyone’s classrooms. This constant noise went on until about 10 minutes before class was going to end, at which time they apparently finished their work. It was incredibly difficult to hear anything going on in class, and all of the teachers even said things about how noisy it was. So this begs the question, why oh why, did they have to put up the scaffolding in the morning when everyone was in class? Why not do it in the afternoon? Or, perish the thought, a weekEND??

Strike #2 against JCMU this week, on Wednesday afternoon signs suddenly appeared telling everyone that they would be waxing the dorm building’s floors on Friday, March 17 from 8:30am to 3pm. This would mean that we would be able to go to the academic building for our test, and….not come back to the dorm until 3pm so the floors could dry. Now, the last time they waxed the floors was over Christmas break, when everyone was back in the US (and I was in Tokyo) so clearly it didn’t inconvenience anyone at that time. So I really don’t know why the floors needed to be waxed 3 months later, since they are mopped every single day by the cleaning ladies and we aren’t allowed to wear our outside shoes into the building so they aren’t getting dirty anyway. So, since we had no where to go after the test and Friday Project, most of us went over and staged a gaijin invasion of Cocos (the place didn’t fill completely though, I was disappointed). After splitting a pizza with Brian and chatting with Meghan and Kim, we all disregarded the fact that we weren’t “supposed” to go back into the dorms by climbing in through a window on the first floor and just hanging out for a while with a ton of people until we got the ok to walk on the floors again.

And JCMU in general….I’m just really tired of being here. The people are (generally) nice, which isn’t the problem (although, there are way too many anti-social people here, its sad). Just being in the middle of no where and 3rd year being so FRICKING difficult. At this point, due to how the scaling goes, there’s no way for me to go up to the next grade point because its a 6% difference, versus 3% in-between say a B+ to A- or every other transition, so my motivation level has dropped and I really just don’t care about class anymore, because I just want to go home. Add to that fact that theres just nothing to do here during the week because you’re too busy with homework and going out somewhere requires a long bike ride and lots of $$. We’ve also had I think 4 or 5 less days off this semester versus last semester. Our spring break was *ONE DAY* long. I just need a break before I go insane. Luckily, this Tuesday, we are getting our very last day off for the semester (its day #3….yes, that includes spring break as well). Needless to say….I think I might be coming down with something on Monday and it will probably force me to stay away from class, thus making it a 4-day weekend. Hmm….

28 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!