Monday, January 29, 2007

Pilots, techno, and Hello Kitty Twister

Suzie and I met up with some people randomly who are all pilots-in-training. That means that in a few months, they will responsible for the lives of thousands of people. Now that I think about it, I understand why they didn't want to talk about it!

It was a bit awkward at first, but then turned into a fantastic night: we played drinking games (many shots of tequila were had, but thankfully not by me!), we played the most competitive game of foosball ever, and then the bartender let us christen his Hello Kitty Twister mat. I forgot the rules and ended up cheating, but everyone was too drunk to care.

We then headed to Isahaya and found the strangest club in the world. The minute we arrived I knew it was going to be interesting because the bartender introduced himself and proclaimed, "I'm gay!" That night they were having a Euro Trance Techno night, but it wasn't like any music I've ever heard. Even though you can't really see anything, this video captures what the music sounded like:




It was like being embedded in Dance Dance Revolution: the people had moves for every song, and they were all doing them in unison. It was by far the strangest clubbing experience I've ever had. Our pilots weren't enjoying themselves very much because I think the crowd was a little too queer for them. For example:

At a Euro trance techno night in Isahaya...the most random night ever!

So we called it a night. Suzie and I came to the conclusion that we need to do this kind of thing more often.

Monday, January 22, 2007

Just some funny pictures of me drawn by elementary students:

I had lunch with the second-graders the other day, and this was on the board when I got there

And my favorite:
A headless me saying, "Harro!"
I seem to have lost my head...but come to think of it, how smart of them!

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Slacker.

Ever since I got back to Japan, I've been a complete slackass. But I had a great visit with everyone back home, even though I didn't get to see everyone I wanted to see. One week in Raleigh just wasn't gonna cut it...

So life is good here in Japan. Our band has started practicing every Friday night, I've started training for a marathon, snowboarding season has begun, and I'm starting to wonder what the hell I'm going to do after my contract runs out. But instead of thinking about that, I'll bore you with some pics!

Suzie and I on the slopes:
Snow bunnies

Winter gimp extraordinare:
Me looking like a gimp on the slopes

At Elizabeth's book exchange party:
The crazy girls of the Shimabara hanto

My friends know what to do when I bring a leek:
But wait!  It's not over!  The leek (6)
(Are they singing karaoke with it? I don't know!!)

What's that smell?
Pictures with props: The leek (1)