- Visited some cousins from the states I haven’t seen in years
- Went out drinking with friends for the first time in months
- Had some damn good yakitori, too (mmm, namagimo)
- In the wee hours of the morning, rode three people on a motor scooter blasted out of our minds
- Also, shit our pants when another scooter passed us with a cop car chasing him yelling, “STOP! We saw your face! You might as well stop!” over the bullhorn (Note to aspiring donut-nemeses: This tactic doesn’t seem to work so well as you might expect; you must put forth the effort to lie convincingly to escaping criminals)
- Met up with the younger brother of a good friend from France who I hadn’t seen for a few years and fulfilled a promise I made to him long ago
- Stayed out til dawn, and, upon exiting the bar, cursed God for inventing the sun, and specifically, direct sunlight in my eyes
- Watched someone wake up not knowing where he was (this was hilarious because it happens to us all at some point in life, doesn’t it? Or if you can’t relate to that, maybe it just happens to good people.)
- Extracted belongings on behalf of someone important to me from his ex-girlfriend
- Managed to refrain from spitting in contempt at said party, although it was a close thing
- Arranged a plan for safe return of abovementioned belongings – at minimum additional cost
- Attended live house/instumental jam at new club in Osaka where a couple friends performed
- Reaffirmed my sincere hatred for second-rate house DJs
- Discovered they are selling Sasebo Burgers at select Family Mart convenience stores (quite pricey at 380 yen; tasty but not worth it)
- Discovered the existence of a huge online Japanese society of sex doll-photographing perverts/shut-ins/true otakuzoku
- Returned to my alma mater to convey an interest in student exchange on behalf of my wife’s university in Thailand
- My attempt was belittled by someone I respect, but I have learned to bear these things with humility, y’all (and more importantly, the attempt itself will be remembered, which was my ultimate goal – I sacrificed the chicken to win the donkey, bitch!)
- And yes, the above use of “bitch” is an honorific and purely figurative
- A friend and and I visited the grave of our beloved demon dog, Sonic
- True story – one time in the past when we visited Sonic’s grave, there was a whole, bloody pigeon’s wing right on top of it
- There was not one today
- But I got several mosquito bites behind the library, where I once had to take a crap during my sophomore year because I couldn’t make it to a toilet on time
- True story – a friend who saw it named that crap Red Indian, for reasons I prefer not to disclose as it lacks class, which is what my tens of readers expect when they come here
- The crap wasn’t there anymore
- Saw a cute girl in short yellow shorts walking a huge dog with ENORMOUS balls that swayed in unison to the girl’s hips as they walked down the street together
- The enormous balls were more disturbing than the girl was cute, so I implore all cuties of the world to choose their pets wisely, or at least neuter them
- After that, I had several hours to kill, so I hooked up with a good pal in Nara, and we shared a pizza and saw half of a B-movie at his crib
- Remember the cousins I spoke of in the first bulleted point of this entry? I met all their kids today – 7 in total, plus more cousins and and an aunt from L.A. to boot
- It would make me feel bad to say why, but the whole three day affair ended on a sour note, and on the way home, I broke a land speed record fueled on pure rage
Raising a family in Thailand // Documenting Issan food, culture, music, and people
tell me who it is, and I’ll give em five of these upside their head, a few times.
hey, I’ve got wireless routing now, so there’s a lot of catching up to do on your blog and Adam Sensei’s blog. Sounds like you’re keeping busy and productive for others, as well as for yourself. I’ll Skype you soon and almost Happy Birthday, my boyo!