A summary of the last few days, and possibly analysis

On Friday I took a nap and slept for many hours. It was nice, but still I don't feel fully rested. On Saturday I went to Ueno with a fellow UCSD student. The highlight was seeing a sculpting class in session in a room at a temple we visited.



Some of the people were very talented. We also went to a graveyard, various small temples, a Japanese paper shop where I bought a couple things, and we ate lunch at a French restaurant.



On Sunday, I met a friend that I had met at the concert I went to. Her name is Ayako and she lives only one station away from me, so that is cool.


We walked around her town a bit, ate some lunch, then met with her Senpai Yudai. I looked at his ipod and was very excited to see bands like !!!, animal collective, built to spill, CAN, modest mouse, pinback, and others. Their circle is very unique in this regard. It is unfortunate that they spend four years getting good at playing music, but that it is basically impossible for them to form successful bands due to common japanese music tastes. We roamed around a bit, then eventually met another of her senpais and the four of us went to a Thai restaurant that I have been meaning to go to.



It was tasty, but not better than I'm used to. I thought it was funny that their relationship to each other was kohai senpai, and that the were explicitly not friends. In America if two people choose to hang out with one another, they generally refer to each other as friends. (in case you didn't know?).
While the day was enjoyable overall. It is unfortunate that it is so difficult to hang out with people in Tokyo. I'd like to be able to just sit somewhere and hang out with them, but our rooms are all very small, and there is a severe lack of public space. The heat only further lessens the appeal of trying to find a urban place to loiter, even if such a place exists.

Today I went to a place where you learn about what to do in case of fire or earthquake.

(boy in my class on the way to bousaikan)


It was interactive and enjoyable.

(jerich eating pizza)
Afterwards I ate lots of pizza, returned home, did some homework, then painted another picture. Here it is.