Sorry all, too lazy for pictures

I've developed two modes of speaking: normal, and slowly with large.... spaces ....between.... words.... so.... it ....might.... be ....clear.... to ....some ....one ....that.... speaks ....little.... english (using small words helps too). I used to get a chuckle when Dr. Williams or other americans here would talk to me this way out of habit,, now I chuckle at myself.

This, however, is only surpassed by how funny my broken Japanese stuttering must be to the people here. Oh my word. Not only can I not form a sentence, I can't remember anything- 30 seconds after I ask "kore wa ningun nan to imas ka?", I forget whatever vocabulary word I just asked for (I probably screwed up that question, too. If any japanese speakers happen to be reading, I hearby offer my most sincere apology).

I do however, remember the word for room, shitsu, because it sounds like the dog breed. It's my victory for the day :).

And on that note, japanese vocabulary often combines the sylables 'shi' and 'tsu/tsa', so I'm having to get past the embarrasment of thinking I'm swearing every 5th word I say.

Had my first day of work- my labmates are pretty awesome, and there is absolutely no way I'll ever be able to adequately thank Hiro for his kindness and inexhaustable help (this, I believe, is soon to develop into a list of people that will be anti-small).

That's all for now,, hopefully pics of osaka castle and the lab in when I get non-lazy.