Cassandra Popsicle

It's so cold over here! Here in Japan, they believe that heating children is an unnecessary expense, so at school I am pretty much in a freezer all day long. You know I am always cold at 72 degrees, and even at the bank I would wear my coat inside til we opened. I wore three layers at school on Monday... not enough. I wore my coat and three layers and tights on Tuesday - STILL not enough. I was shivering at my desk, literally. I am going to have to go for the big guns now and conceal hand warmers under my clothes. I'm not kidding, I bought them today. I can't believe it's come to this. THAT'S CRAZY! One teacher said that she wears a type of thin bodysuit, surfer-style, all day. I might look into that. If anyone knows where I can buy such a bodysuit, please tell me and I will maybe give you 1,000 Yen (calculate that lol, I'm a big spender)!! At home I've resorted to boiling water constantly, so that it heats my apartment, and turning on all lights and as many electrical appliances as possible (without the power going off). I cook every night for as long a period of time as possible. I also save dirty dishes as I try to do dishes every 1.5 hours that I'm here to keep me warm. I have heard that I can heat rice in a pillow....