Thursday, November 25, 2004
Malaise
You know that feeling when you had too much beer and not enough sleep the night before? I do, and let me tell you it is not the kind of feeling to instil in you a sense of productivity.
I went out for dinner with Ayaka last night in Machida, to the Izakaya where Natsuyo is currently working (I say currently, becuase she is due to quit at the end of next month). Being the patient friends that we are, we sat around and ate and drank while she worked, then we all bailed and hit up Hub.
Ahhh, Machida Hub. It has been about three years since I have been there - and not a great deal (read: bugger all) has changed. Except maybe a slight upward price revision. After sending a few more beers down to keep the other ones company, some fried chunks of potato and some conversation, we hit the road (as we needed to make the last train home).
The entire night was pretty much a carbon copy of dozens of nights during my study abroad over here, and it was great to relive it. Although, it is a little scary how easily I could just slide back into the old routine of going to Hub and getting sloshed every other night. The joys of student life.
For some reason I still managed to summon the energy to pour myself out of bed and make it to the office this morning. God knows why. This whole 'responsibility' thing is entirely overrated, I really need to find a way to recieve paychecks while behaving however the hell I like and having no regard for things like 'duty' and 'expectations'.
Maybe I should try politics....
I went out for dinner with Ayaka last night in Machida, to the Izakaya where Natsuyo is currently working (I say currently, becuase she is due to quit at the end of next month). Being the patient friends that we are, we sat around and ate and drank while she worked, then we all bailed and hit up Hub.
Ahhh, Machida Hub. It has been about three years since I have been there - and not a great deal (read: bugger all) has changed. Except maybe a slight upward price revision. After sending a few more beers down to keep the other ones company, some fried chunks of potato and some conversation, we hit the road (as we needed to make the last train home).
The entire night was pretty much a carbon copy of dozens of nights during my study abroad over here, and it was great to relive it. Although, it is a little scary how easily I could just slide back into the old routine of going to Hub and getting sloshed every other night. The joys of student life.
For some reason I still managed to summon the energy to pour myself out of bed and make it to the office this morning. God knows why. This whole 'responsibility' thing is entirely overrated, I really need to find a way to recieve paychecks while behaving however the hell I like and having no regard for things like 'duty' and 'expectations'.
Maybe I should try politics....
# posted by Nils @ 9:32 AM 
