a memorysome sense of touch

Not much new over here in the land of sweaty nights and rainy days. Well, I guess it's news that I fell asleep in a chair on top of the roof at a friends' apartment this weekend. We had started drinking early in the afternoon at a place that offers 100¥ beers for an hour. Can't go wrong with that.

Well, I guess if you don't get much sleep the night before and you finally catch a cooler evening and a belly full of beer, something can go wrong. You can fall asleep mid-conversation on top of a roof in the middle of Fukuoka.

But if that's the worst I did I must be alright because I woke up in my bed and for some reason there was a small bowl of water on my nightstand. Honestly, I haven't done peyote in a long long time. There's no logical conclusion that one can reach with these few facts.

I've managed to spend quite a bit of money this weekend. I purchased a new camera, the Canon Digital Rebel XTi. 10.1 megapixels of totally nerdy aperture controlling fun. I got it yesterday and went out for a 3 hour walk through the neighborhood last night shooting away. I posted some of the results on flickr if have a second. Keep in mind that these pictures were taken with only reading the Japanese version of the owner's manual. After I got home I was able to download the English version and I swear that I'll get some better pics posted soon.

But I am stoked because I have the opportunity to capture some of the sights that surround me these days and show all you back home. If you want any of them in a bigger size I can email the originals to you.

So for now, bye. I got my Gaijin Card today so I am officially an alien in Japan. With any luck I may have internet at my place within the week. Just try and shut me up then! Ha!