Only in Japan

So yesterday, on our trip out around town, Andrew and I walked from Asakusa to Ueno (which is only 15 minutes from Kappabashi-doori).  There's a gay sex shop near Ueno station that Andrew knows about so we went in to check it out.  We weren't even in there for five minutes before the clerks come up and tell us that I have to leave.  Andrew asked him why (and he had to ask his friend) and they said that it's a store for gay men only and women might make the other customer's feel uncomfortable so I have to leave.  Andrew even said, "でも、彼女は僕のおこげ。" (But, she's my fag-hag) and they still said no.  The shops in Shinjuku allow it but they don't.   Andrew told them they were discriminating straight to their faces but they didn't care.  Uglkjadfsadf.  What the fuck?!  Even straight sex shops, sometimes they don't allow women inside which is totally bullshit.  It wasn't like we were making a ruckus or bothering other people.  That's such crap.  I've never had that happen to me before.  What if I was a guy?  Would you come up and say "Are you gay?  No?  Sorry, then you have to leave."  Or what if I was MTF?  They just assumed.  Ugh.  Welcome to Japan.

What the hell are they wearing?

It's that weird inbetween stage where some shows are showing pre-haircut-Jun and some shows/magazines are showing post-haricut-Jun. It's really unfortunate. How did he ever think that helmet looked good?

( Please tell me they don't dress themselves. )

I didn't realize that Arashi was on the cover of An-an last month. Yuckie is slacking because she didn't make a big stink about it the day it was published. And they all look so good! I'll have to order the back issue when it's available.

Mail's ready

My parcels are all ready to go out tomorrow. God, I wonder how much it's going to cost. I was just going to send my family's presents in an envelope but I only have an A4 size one and it's just a little bit too small.  I found a small box to use instead so hopefully that won't jack the price up that much.  It's not that heavy.  I've also got t-shirts for Destini and a mag for Alison ready to go.  The shirts won't be much and I don't think the magazine will be either, since it's smaller than the last one I sent but you never know.  Now all that's left is to get my new year cards written and mailed.  At least my family's and Alison's will be done since I'm including them there.  I've already sealed up Destini's package and I don't feel like regluing/taping everything.  I would probably have to use a whole new envelope.  Oh well.  I wasn't thinking that far ahead when I went and got that ready.  Durrr.  The only thing I have to do is wrap the box in paper and address it.  I wish Japan Post provided packing supplies like they do in Canada.  They don't even sell fucking envelopes.  

I'm not really sleepy... I should be.  I will be tomorrow if I don't go to sleep soon.  I told myself I need to start going to be earlier because I'm not able to wake up at 6 anymore.  Or I wasn't last week.  Maybe it's because I spent the whole day at home and did nothing.  I finished watching Roswell ): and played video games.  I didn't even write.  But I thought about it.  I fended off people who wanted to sell me newspapers and make me pay for NHK.  I'm surprised that she didn't try to fight with me on that one.  She asked me if I had a TV and I said yes, but I only watched DVDs.  And she bought it.  Sweet. 

I'm feeling odd.  I don't want to say lonely... because I don't feel depressed or upset about being home alone.  Actually I was really looking forward to today after having been out an about for the last few weekends with next to no downtime.  I've never really had people lining up to talk to me or mountains of messages waiting for me ever, so I don't know why it should feel so strange now.  I sometimes wonder why I don't get more emails/letters than I do.  It's most definitely the fault of MSN; you talk to people more frequently and run out of things to say.  Although I write the randomest, moronic letters that just babble on about nothing.  Even with online friends, though, it seems like I have been out of touch with some people.  I don't know if it's my fault or just life butting its fat head in.  Maybe a combination of both.  Just ignore me, I'm not even making sense.

Today is the deadline forje_ficgames.  I wonder when those will start getting posted.  I'm not even sure how the voting/point system really works... I have no idea what the rest of my team is doing except for 1 person.  It didn't really turn out to be such a "team" game, at least in my case.  There is one more day forje_holiday and then those will start to be posted in 2 weeks.  It's really bizarre: I'm more interested in the feedback for my fic, and hope the reciepent likes it, than what I'm going to get.  

I've got to think up a new challenge forkotobayori for December.  I feel like it's going to be half-assed on my part because I haven't really thought it through.  Meh.  Whatever. 

I hestitate to think about what my schedule for tomorrow/December is going to be like.  I wonder when/if Tatsuya is going to make his appearance.  He probably won't give me any warning again.  Prick.