It’s 2AM on a Saturday morning here in Tokyo. The weather is hot and slightly humid. I just got home and my brain is wiped out. I spent the majority of the day illustrating pirates. Had lunch with my friend Lizzie, we had chicken rice at a Singaporean restaurant in Azabu Juban that is simply fantastic. Tonight we met Waki’s friends who took us out for dinner to celebrate our wedding, a sort of late afterparty. We had dinner at this really posh restaurant called NOS which had an interior covered in paintings that looked very much like the ones Ryan use to make of cartoon characters. They had a disco ball the size of a small car. It was an amazing place, we got kicked out after three hours though since our table reservation expired. We moved to another restaurant upstairs and ordered more drinks and a plate of raw horse and some sushi. Loads of fun and here I am, back in my apartment again. All a blur and yet another week passes by. Just trying to save money now and plan for the honeymoon and the reception party back in Boston. Skyrocketing oil prices may strike down our plans and we may wind up swimming back to Boston. We’ll see. Besides all of this, I’m generally in good health, eating well and getting enough sleep. Tomorrow we’re taking a train to Izu to stay in our friends house on a mountainside. I’m excited to finally have some time away from a computer. On our way home, Waki and I stopped by a little cafe not far from our apartment in hopes of getting a cup of tea and sharing some cake before sleep. It was a tiny cafe with little cakes in the window. We asked how much it would be for a piece of cake and a cup of tea per person. $20(my assumed conversion from yen to dollars). Ya, $20 per person for a tiny little piece of cake and a cup of tea. We said thank you and walked back to our bikes. The waiter looked disappointed but screw him and screw that place. How dare anyone in such a crappy location charge $20 for cake and tea! Anyhow, that didn’t bother us one bit. It’s definitely time for bed, I’m typing boring stuff now and the alcohol isn’t helping…

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