We had fun and i was able to navigate mostly in Japanese. I won a cocktail set (martini shaker etc) for doing an awful impression of Domokun. Ulala got a "Potty Putter," which is a mini-putt you install around your toilet so you can practice putting. I don't think our toilet room is big enough to fit it, though, so it will almost surely get re-gifted. Most importantly, the couple looked great and happy and the food was excellent.
Then some of us headed over to Zerro and did the rounds all dressed up, which is nice to do sometimes though i really need to dry clean my suit now to get the smoke out.
Sunday we slept late and had a nice breakfast and then did laundry and headed out to Meet Phil and a few others for a Takoyaki party. We had a lot of fun chatting, drinking, and making octopus balls until about eight. Octopus balls? you ask. Yes, octopus balls. See photos.
Phil had also engineered a homemade twister game which looked good but we didn't really get around to playing much. And i finally got to meet Colin's wife Miyuki and their son Kent (so cute!!).
Got home and watched Hi-Fidelity with Ulala, which led to a really great conversation about the fact that Ulala and i see that movie very differently. I even see it very differently after so many years. I had kind of idealized it, i think (much like what the main character, Rob Gordon, had done to his ex-girlfriends). Watching it again i found it just as interesting, but i mostly felt really sad for him and for Laura. They are trying to make a life and "figure it out" but having so much trouble. I still think it's a great movie but for very different reasons now. I highly recommend reading the book as well. The music and the jokes and the observations on relationships are all still excellent.
It was interesting to end the day on a good note after watching that movie - wherein he spends most of his time self-obsessing or arguing with the people in his life - because our day started out with us annoying each other and not getting along. Over simple typical couple stuff, as well. The kind that seems SO trivial after even the shortest pause for perspective. But it got better as the day went on. The movie, i think helped us get a little perspective and realize that these tiny little things are really not worth arguing over. If we just change our tone of voice, for example, or try to appreciate the fact that the other person may not have the same recollection of a particular conversation or moment, then we can work together instead of knocking heads in frustrating futility.
Symian is: having trouble listing his top-five movies, or albums, or books!
Currently Reading: Buzan Study Technique
Currently Listening: Current Geek Podcast
Kanji of the Day: 波／ハ／なみ
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