I woke up to dreams about the Super Mario Brothers traveling in a fantasy realm. Thing is, I could totally turn it into a story about two brothers who don't get along but care for each other, falling through the realms. Would be kinda neat.
Okay, let's start this. My weekend.
Friday, I got off at the usual time, went home, finished picking up, did 100_pushups and 100_crunches, and the picked up Veronica and Kat (from Ishigaki) at the airport. We were starving so we went to have pizza and then walk down Nishizato where there was apparently a street festival in honor of the Miyako Island Rock Fest the next day. Had some shaved ice. It was good. Oh, and they brought me birthday presents. I got Hello Kitty Shisa, a pair of beautiful wood chopsticks, a nice wooden almost puzzle box, and a box of flower flavored inside jokes from Kat, and handdrawn pictures of my Bleach boys from Veronica. I is very happy camper.
Saturday, I get up at 8 because I was just lying there anyway. I go on my run (w5d2), which I should have gone and tried to park down at the port where I usually run, but I didn't, because I got it into my head that it would be closed off and I'd have to turn around anyway (not actually true) so I parked at the big port and ran down the road towards the other port and past it, and by the end of it almost back to my house (mostly uphill, it sucked) before turning around and running back. Fun fun. Then I grabbed Veronica and Kat, we went to Mitchan's to eat lunch (heavenly!) and then head off to the fest.
I honestly couldn't believe that they wouldn't let us take water into the event, seeing how it was so damn hot, but they didn't, so I had to catch a cab back to my apartment, drop off my camera and water jugs, and then catch a cab back. In hindsight, I should have driven them down there, seen what we could or couldn't take in, and driven back and then just caught the one cab myself. But ah well.
We get in just as the first band was playing. I don't remember who they were, some girl fronter with boys, oh, Hearts Grow. In the course of the day we listen to ストレイテナー (ok), TOKYO SKUNX (really fun, bought their album), Rickie-G (good music), 湘南乃風 (good music), ELLEGARDEN (very mainstream, but good to listen to), PUFFY (as in Puffyamiyumi no Puffy. And I totally didn't realize it until Veronica and Kat were talking about it as they were going on. Holy cow. They didn't play anything I knew, except for Green Day, but it was a pretty good performance), FUNKY MONKEY BABYS (GREAT show, music was okay, couldn't decide on their style), and MONGOL800 (who were last, and we didn't really dig, so we left).
During the course of the very hot day, we bought several 300yen CUPS of water (about 16 oz.), several shaved ices, food, and towards the end of the day, when it wasn't nearly as hot, some awamori. Then we went back home, and I showed them the wonderfullyness that is David Tennant as Doctor Who. They didn't know. Now they do.
Sunday was their last day in Miyako, and seeing how it was Kat's first, we tried to go to Sunnyside for lunch, but failed because she was closed, so we hit Family Mart. We drove out to the cape where the water was the clearist I've ever seen it. Like, down by the far end, where the really big waves hit, we could see the rocks underneath the waves. I mean, it was just perfect.
Then we do a driveby of the Ueno German Cultural Village, get a bit lost getting to Utopia (but agreed it was totally worth it), then drove out to the Kurima bridge and Maehama for a minute. Maehama was closed. But get this, it's a public beach, it can't close. Yeah, they'd blocked off the parking lot for the Festival workers. So that they could have a "private day on the beach." After a few minutes of actually getting the story out of the guys, we turn around and go park down at the port--the Other End of Maehama. If we had wanted to, we could totally have walked all the way to the best part of Maehama. It was totally pointless. But we only stay a minute before heading to the bowling alley and playing a few games before leaving to drive them to the airport at 5:30 to catch their 6:15 flight. Or that was the plan.
Shortly after the first game, my dad calls. Like Calls My Cell Phone, something that's just not done. Yeah, my grandmother had passed away in her sleep that morning (like just a few minutes ago), and I cried for a bit, but rallied, because it was a good day, and they were here and all, and we finished the game. For your information, 125, 122=247, avg. 123.5. Running total is 937. Running avg is (8 games) 117.25. Running session avg is (3 sessions) 117.7. And that was with a 10 lb ball. Usually I roll with a 9 pounder, but it wasn't there, so I had to take what I could fit my fingers into. I was Tired after just the 2 games, but it was pretty good. I think I might try to use that ball from now on, but I'm kinda scared to. I don't think I have the endurance to do it for 3 games yet. It was heavy.
I take them back home, mope for a bit, talk to my dad for a bit, and then go out for Janine's birthday.
We started at the bowling alley izukaya that I hate. Mostly cuz they're slow. And that was fun. I was actually told I looked "knackered" by Kirsty, and she said it was a good reason to look knackered. We sat down at 8, left for our karaoke apt at 11:30, added another hour to our 2 hour booking. Then, because Justin (from mainland Okinawa, not nextdoor neighbor), Suzy and Jon (from Ishigaki) and Jan and I weren't quite karaoke'd out, we hit a smaller room for another hour. I got home at 4am. Then I talked to Leo, until I could honestly say that I was passing out on the couch, and then I crashed.
But for some silly reason I woke up at 10. My super called and said she'd been thinking and yes, I should be able to take this week off, not just because I wanted to go home (because I didn't, 2 days travel time each way, along with I'm coming home in 50 days, it's just not worth it), but because I didn't want to go home I'm more lonely and sad so I shouldn't have to deal with children. Yay. I sent out an email to everyone telling them that my day would consist of lunch at Sunnyside at 12:30, beach, and then dinner at Pisala at 7:30. I said I didn't want anything, just company.
Jason, Kirsty, and Amy joined me at Sunnyside for lunch. I had the ebi curry and the chocolate cake with the molten happiness inside (she even gave me a happy birthday decoration :) ) and we stayed there talking for 2 hours. It was awesome. Also, Jason went home to Hawaii recently, and I asked him to bring me back something free (because everyone says bring me back something, but it's just a pain to find things that people will like and whatnot, so I said, something free, something small, but if you forget, no worries) and he brought me back a postcard of O'Ahu. It's really pretty, and I loved it.
I then proceeded to go down to Maehama, where no one I knew was there, but I had a lovely time reading, sun bathing, and occasionally dipping into the perfect water. I mean, just cool enough to be soothing, just warm enough to not be a shock. Perfect.
Just as I had finished my hour and a half at the beach, I get a phone call from Curi who just called to talk, and we talked for 30 minutes, while I pulled my car off to the side of the road in the shade of some satokibi. It was awesomes.
Then shower and Doctor Who (OMGWFTBBQ this week's episode *splodes!*) and went to Pisala. Jeff, Jonathan, Jason and Erika, and Justin showed up. Nana was working (of course) and I had the amazing tuna and mozzarella pasta, and then Nana surprised me with cheesecake and candles, and a free drink (I had a maitai~ish, it was loverly). Then we went to "31" and I had a strawberry cheesecake cone. I finally got home around 10, so again about 2 and a half hours of just good company and good food. Towards the end Erika gave me a small cell dangly with okinawan glass and a hibiscus flow. It's really pretty, and was really sweet.
I had a near perfect birthday. Considering you all weren't here. A ton of people mailed me or called me to wish me happy birthday, the only one that got a hold of me was Rosie (sorry I wasn't here or asleep when the rest of you called) and we talked for a bit. My head is still sploding about her and Jason, but whatever. It's good.
Today, I'm taking it easy. I was thinking about running and whatnot today, but it's already 89 degrees, heat index 109, so I'm not doing that until much later. I have bowling tonight, which I'm going to go to, as it makes me happy (and that's what this week is going to be about, making Kim happy--I got it off, due to death). But because of bowling, I might do my crunches earlier and then my pushups after. (Because making Kim stronger and more able to out run the zombies also makes her happy). And I don't want to get too behind on my programs (because finishing the programs and obtaining the goals will also make her happy). I'm even in the process of cleaning. Not because cleaning makes me happy, but living in a clean house does. And I might pack up a box of extra clothing to send home. Because that would make me feel more accomplished. And applications for working need to happen this week, but probably not today.
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