Kyle's World

Oh yeah, it's finally Mikan season here in southern Japan. For the uninitiated, I absolutely love mikans. I did a semi-mikan diet last year to no great results, and I'm thinking about doing the same this year if my stomach holds out. I got my first bag of the delicious orage coloured treats last week. My supervisor at work gave them to me. And of course they didn't last too long before I ate them all up. The thing with mikans is that they don't fill you up, so a bag of them is quite easy to finish. Also, they are so easy to peel, they have no seeds, and much like chips, once you start eating them it's hard to stop. I bought my next three bags while in Matsuyama, the self-proclaimed mikan capital of Japan. I ate one bag one the ferry, and another bag at my desk today. But after all that, you pay dearly for it. I ended up being late for my last class of the day because I was getting aquainted with the students washroom. Maybe like that kid in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory who turns into a blueberry after eating too much blueberry candy, I'll turn into a mikan by year's end. Results may vary, but good times.