Happy Birthday to Me
I'm 24! Woo-hoo!
It's not such an exciting age, but the first 45 minutes have been nice. Anna and I found Seinfeld on DVD at the local video rental shop, and watched four episodes. I haven't seen Seinfeld even once since the series ended in 1998, so it was thoroughly enjoyable to see it again. It's hard to believe that almost eight years have passed since then!
Another nice surprise was that my friend Taka from Gunma called to wish me a happy birthday (even though I had forgotten his today -- I think). We had a good talk, even though it sounded like they were out at an izakaya. He sounded well, and has stopped working as a chef at a club/lounge in Kiryu in favor of being a mechanic/welder. He has always loved cars, and he seems to be really happy. Aki, my friend and his girlfriend, sounded well also, and they will try to visit sometime in late April or early May.
Also, I finally got a beta copy of Windows Vista, so I will spend the first several hours of my 25th year installing it on Anna's computer to get a first look. I would do it on my aging Fujitsu Lifebook, but there's not enough hard drive space free for the install. I will definitely install it on the new Sony VAIO which should arrive sometime within the next two weeks.
We went for Korean food this evening after Anna got back from work, and were amazed by how delicious the rice and Korean nori (韓のり) was. We also had scallion chijimi and bibimbab, and came home very stuffed. I was sure that they had put something in the rice to give it such an intoxicating, smooth flavor, but it apparently was just plain Korean rice. Who knew it was so good? And I imagine it has to be cheaper than Japanese rice, what with the price fixing the government does in order to keep the farmers running profitably.
I shouldn't just leave the post hanging like this, but Vista just finished burning so I want to give it a run! Yeah I know, I'm a nerd.
Oyasumi nasai...
It's not such an exciting age, but the first 45 minutes have been nice. Anna and I found Seinfeld on DVD at the local video rental shop, and watched four episodes. I haven't seen Seinfeld even once since the series ended in 1998, so it was thoroughly enjoyable to see it again. It's hard to believe that almost eight years have passed since then!
Another nice surprise was that my friend Taka from Gunma called to wish me a happy birthday (even though I had forgotten his today -- I think). We had a good talk, even though it sounded like they were out at an izakaya. He sounded well, and has stopped working as a chef at a club/lounge in Kiryu in favor of being a mechanic/welder. He has always loved cars, and he seems to be really happy. Aki, my friend and his girlfriend, sounded well also, and they will try to visit sometime in late April or early May.
Also, I finally got a beta copy of Windows Vista, so I will spend the first several hours of my 25th year installing it on Anna's computer to get a first look. I would do it on my aging Fujitsu Lifebook, but there's not enough hard drive space free for the install. I will definitely install it on the new Sony VAIO which should arrive sometime within the next two weeks.
We went for Korean food this evening after Anna got back from work, and were amazed by how delicious the rice and Korean nori (韓のり) was. We also had scallion chijimi and bibimbab, and came home very stuffed. I was sure that they had put something in the rice to give it such an intoxicating, smooth flavor, but it apparently was just plain Korean rice. Who knew it was so good? And I imagine it has to be cheaper than Japanese rice, what with the price fixing the government does in order to keep the farmers running profitably.
I shouldn't just leave the post hanging like this, but Vista just finished burning so I want to give it a run! Yeah I know, I'm a nerd.
Oyasumi nasai...
posted by jeremy at 12:47 AM
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