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OM

4:49pm JST Sunday 14 November 2004

Pretty fun today. OM even thanked me for my good efforts; we were pretty busy, and I got all the quintarks transacted and all that good stuff. Didn't even have to get crazy sweaty running up the stairs. Spent all day wondering about ways the system could be cracked. Pretty tight, though.

jen the meanie

4:51pm JST Sunday 14 November 2004

Jen, after saying, "I'll go home with you," was on her keitai the entire time and jumped on the Express Train while I was gawking at the escalator, wondering about its sleep modes. It was moving slowly until people got on; I wonder if it would actually stop if there were no people on it for a longer while than apparently had passed previously.

So I got to the bottom of the escalator and saw Jen was on the train (behind closed doors) and smiling sheepishly on the phone.

Okay, I gotcha; just run off without me, eh?

There's pretty much no way for me to catch her, given the way the trains run.

party for Amanda

2:49am JST Monday 15 November 2004

After Akiko's lesson, I zipped straight to the train station and caught the 8:03pm local train for Shibuya. Sent a message to Jen that I would arrive in Jiyugaoka at 8:11pm. I was surprised when I saw the clock say 8:12 when I got off at Jiyugaoka.

Found Amanda and some non-inclusive friends. I was like, "HI, I'm Rob," and they were like, " ," or "hi," after they had been all chatty together. Jen and Tetsuya arrived and the Ikumi and we called Jeff to say we had all arrived.

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The restaurant was a grill-at-yer-table restaurant, which would do quite well in Texas, I believe save for the lack of barbecue sauce. Jeff and I tossed on sliced tongue and other bloody bits, cook cook cook, done!

Amanda and her friends were pretty much all collected on the other end of the three tables we had filled. I would have been inclined to visit save for all the cigarette smoke choking the area.

Cake was layers of chocolate and chocolate cake mixed. Nice. Not super big, though.

I sat across from Ikumi, and next to Tetsuya on my right. Tetsuya was between me and Jen, and across from Hide ("he day") who was between Ikumi and Jeff. Michael (next building / Gaba) came and sat next to me, but he was quite drunk and making very little sense.

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Once Jen and Tets left, Jeff then Ikumi went soon thereafter. I was like, "welp; there goes my table," and decided to rock out, balancing my urge to stay until the party was *over*, and my urge to not inovertantly stalk Ikumi.

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By to Amanda and Katrina; thanks for the party and fun.

zzzz optimal life mate

3:03am JST Monday 15 November 2004

At home, chatted with Ikumi, Jeff, Shoko some and we (then I, as they all went to bed (oh, but Shoko came back for the end)) watched blonde Angelina Jolie as a reporter in a movie where a prophet predicts she'll die in a week. It was okay. More memorable but less delicious than the pudding Shoko bought for me. Mmmmm.

oops, falling asleep here

3:06am

Um, listened to Roger's lastest tale of trying to get some custody of his daughter back. Got to read the gory details (in English) of his court settlement. His story and his wife's story are quite different.

3:07am

It's amazing how quickly I can fall asleep (and wake up).

I decided (after Jen asked me who was my best kisser, and I came up with my best most memorable kiss as Abbey Venice) that I needed to go ahead and write down the details of my optimal life mate.

1. Female

2. Never smokes

3. Never does drugs

4. Rarely/never drinks

5. Born between 1964 and 1976

6. about my height

7. cute nose, lovely big smile

8. Physically fit and takes good care of her own body

9. likes to play wrestle

10. Has done and continues to do emotional growth/healing work

11. Knows a lot about a subject that I know very little, but am interested in

12. Is interested in some of the subjects I know a lot about

13. Well respected by her friends, family and peers

14. Bilingual, including English

15. Intelligent

16. Independent

17. Outgoing

18. Wealthy

19. Genki

20. Wise

21. Enjoys challenging herself

22. Encourages people to be their best

23. Respects the sanctity of exclusive relationships

24. Understands me

25. Loves me, loves my brain, loves my body

26. Loves herself equally well

27. Loves spending time with me, but not codependent

28. Loves high adrenaline individual sports

29. Worldly knowledgeable

30. Loves sex and is a bit kinky

31. Loves to just kiss

32. Teacher / leader type personality

33. Has her own goals and dreams

34. Similar spiritual/religious beliefs as me

35. Loves hip hop / Eminem / jungle beats

36. Artistically expressive

37. Loves hot, humid climates

38. Open to new ideas and ways of thinking

39. politically aware

40. Did not, or would not have voted for George W Bush if she is/were American

3:26am

I'm falling asleep again.