Good times, bad times

Our new washing machine is going to cost us 2000yen.

This makes me happy.

This guy I know (but wish I didn't) used some ghetto-ism (which I can't currently recall) to refer to the act of getting drunk. He is of course a rich white nerd-boy from New Jersey.

Ugh.

The fireworks here are spectacular (which is what you would expect from a spectacle). Some nifty pictures (if I do say so myself) can be accessed through the appropriately labelled link to the side.

I've just finished reading Of Love and Other Demons. A beautiful book, and a quick read fit even for my attention span.