Lost in translation

I watched the entire original Star Wars trilogy yesterday, because it's the end of the quarter and I felt like it. I still have to write my self-evaluation, but other than that the next five days are mine to do with what I please. I predict a lot of lounging in the sun, punctuated with occasional toenail-painting and pie-baking.
I like not having to do anything.

I've discovered that the reason that my Japanese roommate and I have such difficulty communicating is that my speech is way too idiomatic. Today she was making chicken noodle soup from scratch. "Is it good for sickness?" she said.
"Yeah, it's great," I said. Then I tried to explain the concept of "Jewish penicillin", but since she didn't know either of those words it didn't really go over well. I think I need to learn Japanese.

I've started packing up my room... It's making me sad to see the empty walls. Time to paint my toenails.