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Either way, it looks like my decision to stay in Japan was a good one. Oil prices are still skyrocketing with no slowdown in sight. Housing prices are still outrageous. SoCal just got killed with all the fires. Most of my friends are out here now. My mom is doing better and I managed to fix the largest issue in LA for me (my mom's roof). Well, I'll just stay out here a little longer until these issues are fixed.]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:50:36 -0700 http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/11/9/c2dfd1775a50beb28e3b91ad5542661c.html http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/11/14/445f4ebabe52bd0961c2f2b73ba634a9.html Last Sunday was not insane in terms of drinking (at least for me), but just a riot over at my friend's friend's place. Had Brazillian that night. Great food. She's a SUPERB cook. But the best part was my friend eh-ya, (that's what I call her) getting piss drunk and using me as a punching bag. I haven't had a good laugh like that for the longest time. Ended up staying over and having morning coffee with three women. Watched Superbad too. Only myself and eh-ya saw it. Really needed to show it to everyone. That is just THE premier house party movie to show (and to show how it's done).

This Saturday is another party. Don't know the people but there'll be some cool people coming down. What a great week!]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:52:16 -0700 http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/11/14/445f4ebabe52bd0961c2f2b73ba634a9.html http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/11/19/ef0f40a66ee0c982cb94096006e39439.html

• Home party two weekends ago. Stayed over while watching Superbad. Three girls there and one was snoring :p
• Only worked out twice last week. Hung out with Dan one night and ate at TGIFs.
• Last Monday. Coworker's birthday. Got flippin' drunk. Coworker was pouring me endless cups of shochu and I downed each cup like water. Barely made it home that night and barely made it to the office the next day.
• Previous week before that I only could work out once since the rest of the time was meeting people every night for dinner.
• Last Thursday met up with some friends over at Shinjuku. Grabbed Krispy Kremes and El Torito for dinner. Yeah, sounds healthy, huh?!!?
• Friday felt terrible and went straight home. Needed the energy for Saturday.
• Saturday another home party. Saw some old friends. Didn't get too drunk but met some cool new people. Hung out until 6:30 am. Came home and almost immediately passed out.
• Sunday was me sleeping almost all day. I'd wake up only to fall asleep again.
• Monday, yakiniku party with two of my friends in Tokyo at my favorite yakiniku spot in town. Got stuffed. Had conversation with friend at night to cap it off.
• Thursday. Anticipate Thanksgiving dinner or someone will be like Benny Hill

Just a really nutty few weeks. I've always wanted to know what having a life was like. I tell you, if I were in LA, I'd only be able to do this once every three months. And that's because I'd have to go to Vegas for having a real life.

It's a damn tragedy that the stupid Japanese government is going to start fingerprinting foreigners and make them stand in the non-Japanese line. I say this because I want to show that I'm conflicted in living here vs being politicized here. Living here is fun once you get passed all the primary day-to-day bullshit. So I guess, I'll have to deal with it once every few times a year now.]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:11:15 -0700 http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/11/19/ef0f40a66ee0c982cb94096006e39439.html http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/11/19/cbebbd6a623d5e39ee644fa028f9b0f2.html
People think, "Hey, that's exercise!" My retort is, "No, it's feet torture!" Everyday my feet around the 3 minute mark fill as though I'm walking on hard stones. Not jagged stones, but stiff bumps that shoot straight into my foot. By the time I get to the train, I'm hobbling around. Out here, it gets so bad sometimes that I'm easily able to wear the soles of my shoes out in about 6 months.

This city is very intense. It wears you out fast like coke to an addict's nose. I figure that part of my problem is probably location. Now, I'm only two stops away from my main spot - Shibuya. However, I have to jog 10 minutes up hill, fight through crowds every morning during my one stop transfer (it's really annoying!), fight through more crowds as I descend from the Ginza-sen towards the South exit of Shibuya and then traverse a bridge because people here don't know the words "user friendly" or "architecture meant for humans." What ought to be about 10 minutes worth of a hike easily turns into 40 minutes.

The problem now is that my office is located in a VERY inconvenient spot, tucked away near the South exit of Shibuya. I'm glad no typhoons hit. Sadly enough, the office had moved about 5 years ago from a place that would've been about a 3 minute walk from my current residence. Talk about timing!

Of course, I've been saying I gotta move for months now. Unfortunately, the timing couldn't be any worse. I have to renew my contract because I simply don't have enough money for key money, deposit, agent fee, and moving cost. So I'll be forced to hold off for at least another 4 months while I accumulate some savings for this purpose.

On the bright side, despite the Midtown opening up next door, my rent didn't go up any. I will get nailed financially a bit in January, but for now I'm okay. I don't have a ton of debt so I'm not horribly worried, especially with payday coming up next Monday. And with the exchange rate at a nice 111/$, I'm doing decently.

That said, in terms of where I move, it's a huge question. I really like the Kita-senju area. It's a wonderful place and I truly miss it (minus the overly congested subways in the morning). This time I don't think I'll be able to live out there. Certainly, Kitasenju has a train that goes to Shibuya via the Hanzomon-sen, but this makes little sense for me at the moment since it's not really convenient using it either.

I've been eying the Saikyo-sen a bit, perhaps Ikebukuro. That'll take me right there. But I heard rumors of the office moving so I thought about holding off. Overall though, I need a much bigger place because I've outgrown my current spot.]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:28:33 -0700 http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/11/19/cbebbd6a623d5e39ee644fa028f9b0f2.html http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/11/22/2ec7a406bdaacd9a7214cb3bcb665453.html
Better yet, my company paid me early. Sweet. Last time I checked the exchange rate was at 108. Monday is going to be sweet.]]> Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:53:55 -0700 http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/11/22/2ec7a406bdaacd9a7214cb3bcb665453.html http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/12/21/3463ebaef4531e1ef1d6e33ee65881db.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:16:13 -0700 http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/12/21/3463ebaef4531e1ef1d6e33ee65881db.html http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/12/25/0b69af7b058f6fa007724965d4a30145.html
Being least popular isn't the same as most hated, and vice versa. Least popular just means your invisible. I feel that way sometimes. In high school, sometimes I believe that people actively ignored me, except when it was convenient to utilize me for some service. Out here in Japan, I feel the same way. I think people want to avoid me for some reason but don't admit it outloud. Reminds me of this Twilight Zone episode two decades ago where this guy was stamped with something that made him an exile. His punishment was that no one was allowed to speak with him, even other people with the same punishment. He was allowed to do anything he wanted, including theft, but in the end, he longed for human companionship.

In my case, I almost feel like I can do what I want. I practically can say anything, although recently I've been admonished about my foul language (don't give a crap anyway). I can't steal so that's the only hardship I'd face in comparison. However, a primary difference at this
moment is that I'm slowly losing my desire to long for human companionship. It's getting disappointing. You try your best, you try to be who you are, and then you get shot down. People wonder why I'm cynical, it's just that it grows gradually. My cynicism is a virus described at best, the infection growing daily with all the shit, stupidity, and people trying to convince me that I'm fucked up as facilitators in all
of this. In a way, I kinda wish that someone would come up to me as a representative of this world and just tell me that they don't want
me here. I wouldn't care nor feel bad, at least I'd hear some honesty for once in my life. In that sense, I'd actually actively want
to receive the whole least popular vote. Maybe people won't bother me anymore and I wouldn't be tempted to put anymore faith into people.

Then there's the whole "most hated" category. I really want this one these days. I've always said that if I were to become part of wrestling, I'd only be a heel. I don't think I have to try that hard either at it because I firmly believe most people out there naturally hate me. It's as if upon seeing me, people seethe with automatic prejudice and determine my background and my relationship with them all at once. I think being the most hated would be pretty fun too. My friend from Caltech once told me what the difference between going to getting into Caltech/Heaven and getting into Hell was: you actually have fun getting into Hell. I thought, "Hey good point."

The main thing about being the most hated is that you really don't have to try for anything. You don't have to please anyone. You can
just tell people to fuck off when they annoy you to death. That's the beauty of it all! You don't have to worry about people, except
yourself.

I guess if anyone bothered reading such a rant, you'd probably wonder why the sudden expose on this? Honestly, I'm just fed up trying
to make anyone happy. I don't feel like trying anymore. It sucks. I'm getting old, lazy, fat, and I really don't care anymore.

Right now, I'm sitting at home just after Christmas, playing a stupid video game and I'm actually quite happy for once. I don't have to
worry about going to a stupid job and dealing with stupid office politics and idiots trying to tell me how to behave. I can eat what I
want, have my own hours in terms of sleeping, play games as much as I like. It's great! I noticed that all my stress occurs whenever
I have to deal with people. When I'm by myself, everything goes great. I don't have to take responsibility for anyone except myself.

If I got the most hated category, I'd probably just work for a few more years and then pick up a cheap condo out in Vegas. Then
I'll live a quiet life with perhaps some job that I can do everything from the interface of a computer. No interactions, no phone
calls, just email requests. Very efficient! Honestly, I don't think it's such a bad idea after all. Imagine, getting married and
having a bunch of stupid, little brats running around! Truthfully, I'd hate the idea of having another mini me running around the house.

Anyway, I don't think being the least popular and most hated are such bad things in the end. It just makes one more self-sufficient.]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:03:09 -0700 http://www.keithwatanabe.net/blogs/2007/12/25/0b69af7b