Keith Watanabe * NET 2.0

got some music that i was looking for. Joe Jackson's Steppin' Out. This one is cool because it brings back memories of driving back in my mom's old camero when i was a young child after a dinner late at night. Good, nostalgic feeling in a better time. Also, it reminds me of being at the Roppongi Wendy's downstairs in the basement of the Hibiya-sen station. I had a small mushroom burger with a side of chili, listening to this music while observing various hot Japanese ladies in the area. They had this playing as well in a pet store in Kitasenju conjoined with the Lumine building outside. The song is kinda inspiring to me because it's peaceful yet reminds of me driving late at night in a car with the sunroof open, hanging out with some hot Japanese chick like Reina Miyauchi. In my story, Reina's life is fucked up and loses a modeling contest and breaks down because it's her last and only chance at the bigtime. She blames me for the miscast vote since I vote for Shiho, who comes from a poor family in my story, which is the reason I choose her over Reina. However, I just look at Reina calmly and think damn, she's the hottest thing in the world. All the Japanese girls (Reina, Norika Fujiwara, Misaki Itoh, Shiho, Kaori Kawai, and Aya Matsuura) lose to a Paris Hilton wannabe and are extremely distraught. However, myself and Hideaki Takizawa just say, "Fuck it. It's just a stupid contest" and we hit Roppongi in my truck (kinda like the intro to that 60's show) and hang out in a club while this music plays in the background. At that point everyone realizes that the contest and materialism of all that meant nothing, but the bond of our friendship is what pulled us collectively through that hardship with the music and being together (with the aid of some alcohol :p) generating a real sense of meaning. At the end, Reina gets angry at me because she realizes that I have to return to America. But she won't reveal everything but displays the typical Japanese female annoyance whenever they have something important to admit. In the end she leaves disgusted that I couldn't see her real feelings. All that imagery from just one song! Thanks Joe Jackson!