the nick/helen goodbye party

at some points, it was unclear who was really leaving. classic helen.

we were supposed to bbq it up at osaka castle park, but since it was raining like a motha, the partay was relocated to helen's apartment. and it was hellishly rainy. i was biking around, with an umbrella, getting completely soaked and my fingers were actually starting to prune. i was on the hunt for a frisbee. i was bound and determined to have a frisbee for the barbecue even though there was no way in hell we were going to be able to play what with the rain and all (also ignoring the fact that no one is the least bit interested in frisbee except for me). had to go to three stores up and down thewad to find one. as i clutched my frisbee ready to make my purchase, i thought to myself, this will be my amulet. this frisbee, automagically, somehow, will turn this nasty weather into sunshine. yes. yes. frisbee. do it. no pressure. i have faith, oh-frisbee-amulet.

the rain didn't stop but the party was fun nevertheless. loads of people i didn't know but still felt completely at ease. the party ended when the neighbor a few doors down grew increasingly irate about all the noise and came to the door every few minutes to tell us to shut up. we decided to venture out into town for an all-nighter. got into town and realized that everyone's energy levels were a few notches down and away from what is required for staying out all night. the motivation just wasn't there. after a beer or two at an outdoor cafe/bar a hundred meters or so from the train station, we ran back and managed to grab the last train back to helen's town. went to karaoke and spent an eternity there (although in actuality it might have only been an hour or so). got back to helens around 3. slept.

i haven't slept at a normal hour and gotten a normal amount of sleep in what feels like forever. need to stop staying up so late. went to bed around 2 last night and was late, yet again, to work this morning. not only did i oversleep, i belatedly realized that i had left my bike parked at the station and would have to walk to school.

really only writing this much because i'm procrastinating on cleaning off my desk and checking papers and writing that stupid article about habitat. that was due last week. that only needs to be half a page long. pathetic.

Flash Slideshow