My Wallet Weeps

Captain's Log,

So I decided to go ahead and go out with Taiki anyway. I just counted on not spending much. On the way there, the guy sitting across from me on the train was sitting there, hangin' out, shamelessly looking at a porno mag. This was on a moderately occupied train at 6:00 in the evening. Dammit, Japan.

Sadly, my wallet did not fare well. Excitement and alcohol consumption lead to me spending close to $30. It was a fun evening, but a resounding "dammit" must be said about the whole ordeal, especially with how it ended. The first bar was nothing special, we just hung out a bit. The second bar was pirate themed and pretty cool. Taiki slayed us in darts, then pool was $6.00 a game, so we opted for free jenga. And by free, the loser has to do a shot of everyone else's choice, and for some reason that person also gets to pay for it. I called it that I was going to lose first, and they pick what's supposedly the grossest shot on the menu. The liquid was clear and greenish, and these 2 little slug shaped things in them. Upon asking what it was, I learn that the slugs are 2 things of tatar sauce. To shove it in everyone's face, I do the shot without wincing and laugh. The shot really wasn't bad, didn't notice the tatar sauce, and I think the liquor was Pernod, which tastes kinda like Jaeger, but different.

We eventually leave and go to a bar I really like, The Blarney Stone. Here, the bartender gave us free rounds of shots, first of tequila, then of jaeger. Taiki mentions something about leaving, I say "nah, dude, we've got time."

We leave, get on the first train, and reality kicks me in the balls as I realize I have very little time to catch my 3rd train (I have to switch trains twice on the way home). And lo and behold, I get to the 2nd station, and find that they've stopped. I start to walk towards my town, had I known it was only 5 miles, I would have kept walking, but paranoia and desperation lead me to waving for a cab, which gave me a $24 fare. Steve-O and his wallet are not happy with him.

I've told my friends that when we drink from now on for a while, we should buy booze at a convenience store and just hang out in a park or at someone's house.

Other than that, classes have started piling on the hw. My language classes are all in Japanese, and I think I'm boned in my Kanji class. I got bumped up a level, so I have a lot of trouble understanding the teacher.

My birthday's coming up soon, it's in 10 days, I've made the facebook event, but I'm not sure about which day to have it, and whether or not to do all night, all-you-can-drink karaoke or do the mountain thing again. Hopefully with some input, we'll figure this out.