So...if you've been reading my posts for more than a month, it's possible you've read about the terrible wind that visits Japan around this time of year. As I've said before, I am a light sleeper and the torrential gusts have been the bane of my existence (or at least my slumber) for the past two or so months. Part of this was due to the laundry pole that used to hang outside my floor-to-ceiling window over my balcony. When gusts would come, the pole would scoot back and forth on it's mounts, causing the whole wall to sound like it was caving in. Fortunately, I discovered the source of the racket about a month ago, and removed the pole (by simply lifting it) from its holders. Well, though that solved most of the problem, it did not eradicate it. With really strong winds (those above about 50mph), though the pole was no longer in place, the mounts themselves would actually blow from side to side, causing the wall to sound, this time, like it was "passing wind" (and I'm not talking about spring breezes). After searching out the source of the "farting wall" (as it is now called here), I realized that the screws holding the mounts were corroded, and thus, the mount was loose. Unable to fix it, though, and not terribly often bothered by it, seeing as the wind does come and go, I left it be. Until Wednesday. Tammy and I were sent home early from Funi-chu, so we spent the afternoon watching Evita in my apartment. By the end of the movie, since I had forgotten my caffeine that afternoon (not having been at school), I had a screaming headache. Though the winds have been rather calm lately, Wednesday they were as bad as ever, and with every gust, the horrible noise from the pole mounts grated harder and harder on my nerves. Finally I couldn't take it anymore and jokingly told Tammy that I was just going to tear the things (heavy metal contraptions, screwed to the wall by 1-inch diameter screws) off my wall. Since the screws wouldn't budge when I tried to loosen them, I wondered if the mounts would stay to one side or the other if I pushed or pulled them over. So I tried it. It seemed to be working, and anticipating success, I gave Tammy a commentary as I pushed. "I think I got it! If I just push it in toward the middle it seems to not move around as much. Just a little more, since the screw rrr is rrrr being rrrrrrrrr stubrrrrrrrnnnnnn........woops." Long moment of silence. "Tammy?....uuuuuuh....." At this point I abandoned what I was doing and walked slowly, giggling, back into my apartment...holding in my hands the foot-long mount from my wall. Woops. I guess it's not supposed to bend