did the naughty

i had another japanese language lesson, and realized what a lazy f...i am. did not practice the previous stuff, cause i'm "shy" what an excuse. so i'm going to make a go this time. yasuko is quite serious about the lessons, bringing plans & all, now she wants me to write in kanji...yikes! i took sanskrit in india & fled a few weeks after starting. i am quite scared of that kind of writing. anyhow, i need to put more effort into it. after 2 hours, i had to cut her off, cause she was exhausting me. my pea brain can only take so much. we parted ways, as i made my way to kiddyland in harajuku. zen had drawn me a map & it was easy to find. 6 floors of japanese toys. yow!! i was dumbfounded. paralyzed, i continued into harajuku & dragged myself into several boutiques. i am such a slob here. i'm so embarassed. however, i refuse to wear the short minks, short skirts, and stilletto heel boots everyone is sporting. it's just not my thing. and everyone who wears these heels can hardly walk. it's just too painful. almost too much attention to fashion. everyone into the latest thing.

so i've been scouting several "burger" joints, not because i'm a fan of the burger, but i've been very interested in what the japanese version of this american food was like. so i did the naughty---sorry, yogis, but i went into a place & got a cheeseburger. they did well! plenty of ketchup & mustard, pickles, etc. was totally tasty-even better than some of ours! i just had to know! could have eaten another, actually!

than around the corner into a weird bar where they had vinyl, mostly r & b and jazz. no one there, except me. i rapped with the bartender, who was not very attentive. i think they keep your drink filled in the states because they are tipped. here, you can sit with an empty glass forever. they will never ask you for another. you have to ask. which is very strange to me, being american. so the bartender said his dream is to go to chicago. good line, right? but i think he meant it. so i was like, "all nippon airlines has cheap direct flights for undr 100 thousand yen" i mean, it's SO easy to go to japan from chicago, and vice versa. you don't even need a visa! america loves japan. japan loves america. we are friends. so they basically avoided me as soon as the bar began filling with american speaking japanese & men. so i left, to the train, and can't get lost anymore cause i "get it" now.

home to a huge bowl of crab soup, but it's too late. have to have that for lunch. how horrible!