Now I'm Free From What You Are

Good evening all. It's been a while since I posted anything, but that's because I haven't done a lot of fun things recently. I'm really into my Japanese studying though; I've been learning between 10 and 20 Chinese writing characters a week recently (I'm up to 85 that I know now) and I now have 2 Japanese lessons a week, with a potential 3rd to begin soon. The price: free. The price is right Bob.
Some bad news though. I broke up with Ryoko on Feb. 1st. We hadn't seen much of each other in January (or in November and December) and she had plans of her own for February and I wasn't prepared to continue waiting. We lived in the same city, but often I felt like she was living in another country. There were some other things too but I won't go into detail. I'll miss her and the good times we had in the summer, but I wish her the best (more or less).
I woke up on February 2nd to Sendai's first proper snowfall. Most people in Japan hate snow and complain about it, but as a Canadian I saw it as a great day and a great sign of new beginnings and a return to a normal life and normal weather. Hey, I'm 25 and so far I've had a lot of support from my friends. You really notice your true friends during moments like this. So onwards and upwards, eh? And judging by the clouds in these early morning pictures, the Japanese groundhog (if one exists) has predicted an early Spring.
Sweet.
Things just keep getting better (^_^).