Second Day

May 14, 2010

So, after the post yesterday, Keiko and I went to some electronics/computer, manga, and video game stores. I remember a time when I used to do all this walking, it was back when I lived here.

For lunch we went to Takaraya (宝屋) for ramen. We both had a large takara-ramen, and shared some gyoza. I also had an onigiri (riceball). We then returned to the hotel. We ended up taking a nap until around 5:30pm.

For dinner, we went to a sushi place called すしてつ on Pontocho (先斗町). The sushi there is a little more expensive (only 5円 more) than most conveyor belt sushi places, but sitting at the bar you get to see them make the sushi and such.

After dinner we went to King Brit. A bar owned by a friend. Everyone lovingly calls him Jiji (meaning old man). I had a Lagavulen 16 yr and Genlevit 12 yr there. We stopped briefly at a friends kabob shop (which now sells lamb kabobs on the weekend, again ) , and ended our night at Nikki’s Bar. Staggared home, and went to sleep. I guess since it’s past 1pm we should probably get ready and head out for the day. More later.

Japanese Word of the Day:

二日酔い

Hiragana/Katakana: ふつかよい/フツカヨイ

Romaji: futsukayoi

Meaning: hungover

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Weekly Lifestream Summary for May 13th

May 13, 2010

	After a burger from the hop w/ Ting, I’m headed to the Little Red River for the night. [darkjstr]
	Me: when will you get back from Fayetteville? Ting: by party o’clock. [darkjstr]
	Going through God’s country, Searcy… [darkjstr]
	Great bit about "the pill" on need to know on pbs. [darkjstr]
	At the Lyon graduation. [darkjstr]
	Well my dad now us a doctorate of humane letters. w00t [darkjstr]
	Home again, home again, hippity hop. [darkjstr]
	Random Movie Quote: "We’ll do what the rich people do, bathe… in fish!" [darkjstr]
	Umm… hot! RT @ichc What A Coincidence! – Celebrity Pictures, Lol Celebs and Funny Actor and Actress Photos -.. http://bit.ly/ba9YRw [darkjstr]
	お前が二十歳になったら、一緒に酒を飲みたいものだ。 [darkjstr]
	Liked 4 videos.
	Liked If Super Mario Bros. Was Made in 2010.
	Liked Street Fighter Characters Get Zombie-fied – Geekologie.
	Liked Futurama as South Park.
	Liked Back Candy: Huge Batman Tattoo Collage – Geekologie.
	Liked Powerful Peripherals: Superhero Keyboards – Geekologie.
	Liked Pure Genius: A Keyhole For Drunk People – Geekologie.
	Liked 3 videos.
	Liked The Fastest and Funniest LEGO Star Wars story ever told.
	Published Arrived in Japan.

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Arrived in Japan

May 13, 2010

Amazingly, I was able to get to Japan and Kyoto without a hitch.

My flights were on time, and I was able to buy a ticket from Narita Airport’s Terminal 2 all the way to Kyoto. Once I arrived in Kyoto, I met up with Keiko, and we headed off to our hotel. After spending a little time there we walked to the Nagoya style nabe place called Akakara (赤から).

After dinner I was beat, so we went back to the hotel room, and I passed out. Of course, thanks to jetlag, I woke up at 5am. I guess that is better than 4am, but not by much. Right now we are getting ready to start our day, though most of the places she and I would visit still aren’t open yet.

Japanese Word of the Day:

I haven’t done this in a while, so I thought I would do one that is relevant to my current situation:

時差ぼけ

Hiragana/Katakana: じさぼけ/ジサボケ

Romaji: jisaboke

Meaning: Jetlag

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Weekly Lifestream Summary for May 6th

May 6, 2010

	Is it just me, or do the Navy Officers in One Piece remind you of Yakuza? [darkjstr]
	Word of the night: faggle. A group gay men. [darkjstr]
	Liked Official Music Video – Ayaka – Why – Feat Crisis Core.
	From @downloadsquad: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/04/30/five-android-apps-for-it-admins/ [darkjstr]
	Liked Recover Data Like a Forensics Expert Using an Ubuntu Live CD.
	Liked Why Ubuntu excites me more than Windows or Macintosh.
	How Every Video Store Should Organize Their Movies http://bit.ly/bWMVBT [darkjstr]
	RT @albotas TFcat – Combining Transformers and Pussy for Supreme Plush Awesomeness http://bit.ly/aDLQ3Q [darkjstr]
	Liked 4 videos.
	One Final Project and One Final Test done. Another test, small project, and paper to go… Ah, the joy of Finals Week. [darkjstr]
	後一週間だけ！ Only a week left! [darkjstr]
	They got Sue to Vogue… Total props! She looked pretty good too. [darkjstr]
	cool video: http://www.viddler.com/explore/epicwinftw/videos/6/ [darkjstr]
	Liked 3 videos.
	Liked Musical Duo Pays 8-Bit Tribute to Tron.
	Just installed Bumptop, and I’m enjoying it so far. Wanna to try it out? you get it here before the 7th: http://eol.bumptop.com/download.php [darkjstr]
	App Net final stilll sucked balls… er, I mean, it was horrendous… [darkjstr]
	App Net final sucked balls…er, I mean it was horrendous. [darkjstr]
	Liked Street Fighter: Legacy.
	RT @droidnews: Sprint HTC Hero Getting 2.1 Update May 7th? Best Buy Seems To Think So http://goo.gl/C7k7 #Android [darkjstr]
	RT @CoolTechZone: Sprint Deletes HTC Hero Android 2.1 Rumor Threads http://bit.ly/dmQJYL [darkjstr]
	RT @News4Android: Still No Android 2.1 Update for Sprint’s HTC Hero | Mobile …: Sprint customers using the HTC Hero will h… http://b … [darkjstr]
	It would be nice to hear some positive news about the 2.1 update, since the 2Q has started… [darkjstr]

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Weekly Lifestream Summary for April 29th

April 29, 2010

	Finally changed my Japanese Windows Vista to an English Windows 7. [darkjstr]
	Database 36hr extension, thank-you very much! [darkjstr]
	Database’s 2nd milestone submitted. Whew… [darkjstr]
	RT @tingyo: Switch…. to Kryptoniiiiiiiiiigggghhhttt!!! [darkjstr]
	Ended up re-installing my Ubuntu partition on my laptop last night. Bad news: lost everything. Good news: native linux wireless driver. [darkjstr]
	RT @halolz Eyjafjallajökull Card http://bit.ly/d8yJno [darkjstr]
	Watching "A Better Tomorrow". These subtitles, too, are very Engrish… [darkjstr]
	"A Better Tomorrow" was good. I can see why it started the heroic bloodshed genre. [darkjstr]
	Don’t remember how I stumble across the movie "So Close", but it was good. If you want a more modern Hong Kong action flick, I recommend it. [darkjstr]
	WOW, that DB test sucked! Never felt more unprepared for w Geoghegan test. [darkjstr]
	ya know, I kinda miss the days of IRC… [darkjstr]
	Cold enough for retraction for half the day, and then hot enough to sweat them off for the other half… Gotta love Arkansas weather. [darkjstr]

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