Happy as a clam.

[akujunkan]

Finally made it to BookOff today. amasugiru, you would love this place - it's two floors and about twice the size of Hirabari BookOff. (It also sells doujinshi! Squee!) I, of course, loaded up on music, manga, and the collected works of Yoshimoto Banana, who I would like to marry.

Went to the CD store, and walked out of there with an indecent number of UA and Ajico CDs, once again proving that if one downloads the mp3 and it's good, one is usually apt to buy the actual product. Take that, RIAA.

My VP spent the afternoon showing me pictures of his family and business trips to America and Canada. For those who aren't aware, the Japanese traditionally keep the workplace and their families separate, it's not uncommon for people to not know the names of their coworkers' spouse. So the fact that he showed me the pictures was very personal and very, very cool. I think I'm going to like this school.

I'm off tomorrow for O-bon (I think). Am hoping to bike around town with my digital camera and get some cool pictures.

Went drinking with K and Dan, a couple of JETs who live near me. Impressed Dan mightily when I spoke some Welsh to him (he's from Wales, and did enjoy learning the language in school), and we had a nice discussion about All Things Celtic. Hopped from Danke to Akiyoshi, where we ate more yakitori than is good for one, and then to Foolish Cafe, which has to be the coolest bar in this town. The barkeeps are awesome, and the bona fide nihonjin there aren't afraid to talk to foreigners.

Halfway into the night, Adam and bald!Peter stumbled in (Drew was already there), and the night just got cooler.

Alcohol consumed: four pints nama-Kirin, one Midori & soda, one strong Malibu and coke.
Bowls of peanuts consumed: three.
Bowls of mixed nuts consumed: two.
Orders of yakitori: six (two each of tan and shinzou, one wakatori, and one negitori).

All in all, a good night/morning.

I'm off to buy a digital camera.

Comments

[tuanda13.livejournal.com]

I love "Kitchen" and "N.P."
Yeah that's right, I've heard of the lovely Banana. I checked out one book, just cause of the name. Then I read a bunch of them.
Glad you are having a fabulous time.

Excellent!

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

Kitchen and NP were the first two Banana books I read, and they are awesome. "Moonlight Shadow" makes me cry every time I read it.

I am having a good time indeed, I just wish my B-town crew was here with me!

Glad someone has a social life...

[amasugiru.livejournal.com]

Jeezus, I am still roasting in that transitional period before works. I spend every day trekking out here to check mail and what not(which your ass needs to do) and wandering around Yagi(八木 not 山羊). Melody and I made that mistake the last time.

Yesterday I grabbed lunch at that hole Lotteria. God, the food sucks. I sat on a stool by a counter instead of a table with some opaque glass seperating me from the other side. Halfway through the meal some guys walk in and one of them is carrying a camera.

The entire place goes nuts. I noticed how many girls were in the place when they started going on about taking pictures and giggling. I don't know who the fuck these guys were but they decided to sit on the other side of counter.

Needless to say, my meal was ruined. I could only take so much squealing. I left to call a friend and tell them what happened. About five minutes into the call the group leaves the restaurant and passes by my phone booth. They were followed by this gaggle of hysterical girls.

Thank god I got out when I did.

PS

[amasugiru.livejournal.com]

Did I hear a Squee?

Re: PS

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

From who? Me?

Re: Glad someone has a social life...

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

Well, as I still don't have a phone, my social life is sporadic, and involves wandering around the city center until I run into someone and go home.

And okay, okay, I'll go check my email...