After waking up I straighted up the apartment and did laundry because it was a sunny day and I knew the clothes would dry quickly. I put in a good few hours of Japanese studying since the university has not started and I do not have internet access at the apartment.

Yesterday NTT came to the apartment and could not hook up a broadband connection without major construction that would take over 2 months. Mimi called a cable television company and made an appointment to get cable internet installed. A salesperson came to the apartment today and I filled out a service contract. Therefore tomorrow evening I should have internet at my fingertips. It has the option of an IP phone for an additional 325 yen a month so I do not even need NTT. There are a few restrictions, not able to dial emergency numbers, toll-free numbers, and something else but it is a flat rate all over Japan and affordable overseas. I can use a pay phone for toll free numbers and in an emergency I can just run or use the cell phone I will get next week.

Making public art proposals and other applications will require a lot of full color printed documents. Instead of spending a fortune on inkjet cartridges, I ordered a color laser printer online today. Should arrive in a few days and with my new internet connection will complete my home art campaign command center. Full speed ahead from now on.

I also went to a different Japanese class tonight. A volunteer group holds it in the Seto City International Center. Luckily there was a level 2 class there that I could join. I studied with a woman from China and a man from Indonesia. Now I feel like I am settling into Seto and am ready to continue my research and work.