The Japanese are obviously very serious about the drinking age. Some rare few beer vending machines will have an ID scanner, but they are very lackadaisical about it usually. Here's a little formula about this: ubiquitous beer vending machines + no public drinking laws + drunkard salarymen + long public transit commutes = WACKINESS.
I did basically nothing today. I slept in until 12:30 after getting over 12 hours of sleep, which felt incredibly great. Went to a barbeque and met a French guy studying Japanese, which is something of a rarity. One of the first things he said to me was "Our countries are a bit at odds right now, aren't they?" What am I to say to a thing like that? "Yes, they are, largely due to the fact that your country is run by short-sighted fools still laboring under the delusion that they have power in the world system?" Somehow I don't think that would be the best way to make friends.
I bought some mustard and have been eating it plain like dabs of yellow candy. If I had the One Ring, I would use its dark powers to create the perfect blend of spicy brown mustards and tart yellow ones, then market my creation at competitive prices.
The ad campaign would be "One brand to rule them all, one brand to find them, one brand to bring them all and in the darkness bind them: The Dark Lord's Mustard"
And it would be so worth it.
Seriously, though, the FDA should put mustard on the controlled substances list for Exceeding Maximum Deliciousness with Extreme Prejudice.
The Japanese will put anything on pizza. I haven't purchased any here as of yet, but I'm sure that I'll break down at some point and pay an exorbitant amount for one. At Pizza Hut, a 25cm pizza is $20 and a 31cm one is $30, which is just ridiculous. And what toppings! I particularly enjoy this offering from Pizza Hut: "The Idaho Special - diced potatoes, bacon, onion, parsley, black pepper, mayonnaise." Mayonnaise is actually a favorite pizza topping, squirted liberally all over. Don't let's forget putting random stuff from the sea on pizza: "Seafood Mix - squid, sweet shrimp, tuna, broccoli, onion, mayonnaise." MMMMMM. DELICIOUS.
You may notice a new addition to the site - at long last, I set up a guestbook so you can leave comments or what have you. I'm a little suspicious of this sort of thing, so we'll see how it goes.
