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8:40am JST Wednesday 31 December 2003

Really tired.

I don't know how I'll make it awakefully all the way to midnight (and a bit beyond seeing how we'll be in Hakkeijima)

Much sleep tomorrow.

Going to see Karen Plemmons today!!!!

Day with Yuuko

10:58am JST Wednesday 31 December 2003

Taught 裕子 how to say "HI Miss Llama; I've heard a lot about you." Money.

Told 裕子 about Silent Football (briefed her on the concept of no actual football and the two offensive moves) as we took the Tokaido line from 川崎 to 東京... but then...

12:09pm

We got way lost, well maybe not way lost, but got on the 山の手 line the wrong direction and Yuuko was like, "we are going to Shinagawa," which is exactly where we had been before so we checked the map and jumped off the train and back on the other direction and we got a little lost in Tokyo station, trying to get on the Sobu line but Yuuko was like, "this ain't quite right, jack" and she asked a station guy and we got on the Chuo line and made it here basically promptly.

5:20pm

I keep getting interrupted; most recently by a visit with Karen for some hours as we ate, rode the roller coasters and generally had a grand time gossiping here in Tokyo Dome City. She's the (unpaid) executive coordinator for a fly art zoo in Portland.

Yuuko got sick-ish on the indoor rollercoaster and didn't ride the next two things, but she did ride the subsequent everythings, including the Pocari Sweat sponsored Wonder Drop; we sat both in the back the first time then both in the front the second time. got a little ビショビショ but it was still fun. Then watched a guy do mostly a talk performance, but ultimately he rode a giraffe unicycle and juggled, including some oddly shaped knives and an apple. Good stuff, but more showmanship than physical performance.

Now we've just eaten in Cafe Danmark. おいしい。

10:38pm JST Wednesday 31 December 2003

Um. Long train ride to hakkeijima sea paradise. Long wait in line to ride Surf Coaster. Special thanks to the hitos who waited for us 20 feet worth of line while I tried to but free passes. Special unthanks to the machine for not having free passes available. I'm trying (wtf (*) that means) to get over having paid 1000 yen for the ticket and THEN buying a free pass. Grr. But oh well.

(*)whatEVER

Having fun with 裕子.

1:28am JST Thursday 1 January 2004

I'll probably put up a (I've forgotten the word) page of pictures for the aquarium that's in 八景島シーパラダイス (Hakkeijima Sea Paradise); they've got some pretty fly aquatic animals and an annoying number of girls going "kawaiiiii" (cute) fucking over and over at every little thing the animals do or are.

裕子 and I are running out of energy, which I predicted in half of my mind when I was like, "welp, I'll bah me a all day pass ifins it'll be good fer alla tomorra, but ifin it's only good fer tonight, you ken fergit it." or something like that.

We're sitting on the floor in the aqua museum beneath a sign that says "no sleeping."

I'm hungry.

5:46am JST Thursday 1 January 2004

We're now leaving Hakkeijima Sea Paradise. Rode Surf Coaster four times, which isn't as many times as I rode it when I came with Liz on the rainy day, BUT we spent much more time at the coaster considering the line averaged over one hour per ride. Eeeek.

We also rode the tall as drop tower and... oh man that's all we did. The lines were way long. But, well, we scoped the fish and other quatic life in the aquarium which took plenty of time.

I can tell I'm tired since I'm not typing all that fast. Maybe 1/2 speed.

fuck I'm tired.

I taught 裕子 the phrase "it's fuckin' cold."

happy new year

1:35am JST Thursday 1 January 2004

janette sent me an email to my phone right at new years. Timing was perfect, for I was able to reply "TANKSMATE!" and still get to the appointed fireworks viewing site 9 seconds before the anticipated moment.

Nice timing.

I'll get to see janette soooooon!

yuuko

7:20am JST Thursday 1 January 2004

I kissed Yuuko (no tongue) a few times. On different occassions throughout our time together "tonight." Most recently on the train platform in Shin-something station (the end of the seaside line), she was on my lap with our cheeks touching close close and then she said, "big kiss" and I was like, "mm?" and she goes, "big kiss" and we mashed lips together, and it must have felt pretty good cause we did it again immediately.

She was like, "haha two big kisses."

I wouldn't call them big kisses, but they were definitely kisses.

The previous (first) time was while waiting in line for the third riding of Surf Coaster. I was spooned behind her with my hands with her hands in her jacket pockets and I took a big bite on both of her ears and then cheeks close together and then, somewhat awkwardly, our first kiss. Then another, almost as awkward. I was like, "sorry," and "I shouldn't kiss you," and she was like, "it's okay."

10:38pm JST Thursday 1 January 2004

This story has been declassified.

zzzzzzzzz

7:26am JST Thursday 1 January 2004

Really tired. Fell asleep on each train home. Yuuko didn't, so I didn't miss any stations on the way to Yokohama. I had to watch for Tsunashima by myself, and I was successful. Nice. Oh shit I almost just fell asleep before I wrote nice; I was thinking about having to stay awake for the train and fell asleep thinking about staying awake. Weird enough.

Okay, Happy New Year and good night.