The english language: about as much originality as Jack Johnson.
Speaking of which, for all you fellow audiophiles out there, Evan Clough brought this visual essay to my attention. You may wish to take a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac However, if you are NOT an audiophile, I promise it will be 18 minutes of your life you wish you could get back.
Mom surprised me last night with a trip to the library. By bike. Let me preface this by saying that if a policeman sees a foreigner riding down the street with a bike, they WILL pull you over. You must have on your person registration, permit, and transfer of ownership documentation from the last owner or they will take you to jail for 27 days. Sound familiar? They always pull over foreign bikers because foreigners often don’t have those things. So if you are borrowing a bike, or you have a used bike without proper documentation from previous owner, (owners will generally not give you document unless you ask) you are pretty much screwed. Sooooooooooooooooo I was a *little* worried when we walked outside and okaasan gave me a tiny key and motioned to the bike. Especially because not having the light on at night is considered a jailable offense, and my light didn’t even work! (“Oh as long as the switch is in the on position it is ok” she says… O.o) Although, since the actual owner was with me they *probably* wouldn’t arrest me for 27 days, so it was most likely ok. So we biked together down the crowded sidewalks and streetways, it was quite fun. Japanese bikes are not like American bikes fyi. They only have 1 gear, and you have to pedal much harder for much slower going because you always have to navigate through lots of people, you need to go slow, but you need more resistance in the pedals as well to stay balanced… kinda… Anywas, it felt really wierd. We went to the library to look for notated Japanese songs that I could learn to sing and play, but there were none to be found. Maybe later we will go to a music store.
Also, Fumiaki came back the other night, I think he has been staying at some nice hotel in the area for a while on a vacation. He had a bag full of presents he gave me! Two posters of traditional Japanese stuff, a samurai katana squeaky toy, and collapsable samurai dagger, and two rubber shuriken. I think I am almost about ready to take Tokyo on! hah
