Keith Watanabe * NET 2.0

Finally had the guts to go up to one of the Starbucks girls downstairs in Harumi Triton. But this one is always friendly and actually goes out of her way to talk with customers. Although she's cute (physically), her outgoing personality really makes her a step above everyone else there. There's another really cute girl that I (physically) like there, but compared with this girl (Miho) she seems a little demure. Anyway, I took Miho to that Comminn party the other night. She's really sweet and talkative. She had a good time which made me feel the situation was well worth it. On the other hand, when I was dating Tomoko, she rarely expressed any emotion and almost never showed any enthusiasm. The only times she demonstrated any happiness at all was when I bought her something (not including food). She always seemed depressed and negative about things. I thought her attitude caused this negative energy around her, in turn giving me bad luck. Things were actually going quite well for me until I started dating her. Funny thing too was that around the time I was initially seeing her, I was also seeing this girl Mako. Mako initially was a bit aloof/cold, but after she got hit by this taxi driver things changed. I exchanged a few sincere emails and she became quite receptive. Then I started seeing her on occasion. A little later, she freaked out and went crazy on me with little or no explaination. I kinda wonder if Tomoko's negative energy gave rise to this situation.... Anyway, Miho is more what I want in someone. She shows enthusiasm and has a lot of energy and heart. Also, she's young at 24 whereas Tomoko was 36. The funny thing is that although Tomoko was 36, she lived her life as if she were 8 years old. She couldn't make a decision (or just good decisions) and would just drag and not do anything. Whenever a problem came up, she went shopping. The frustrating thing to watch is when you knew she had no money but then go shopping in Ginza for something expensive. She claimed that stuff was cheap, but now she can hardly afford her apartment. Makes you wonder..... With Miho (at least from what I know), she lives at home with her parents so at least there's a safety net. And she's working and trying to save a little. But it's her enthusiasm and the fact that she hasn't yet been fully tainted with seeing everything that makes it an exciting adventure.