July 10, 2006

• Operation: Do Stuff! Part 2

  …. And so it continues! I now have less than a week left here in Japan! I’m not gonna dwell on how much that sucks ass and instead will (and have been) immersing myself in more frantic activities as outlined on Matt’s “to do” list! The much-beloved, and mysteriously re-opened, local karaoke place was our first stop this week! Whats more, they had updated their song selection to include more Muse, The Used and Yellowcard! I pretty much wrecked my throat for the rest of the evening just to perform The Used’s “Take It Away!” But it was worth it!
  Next on the agenda, posing with lightsabers!!! Our beloved sabers will have to be packaged and shipped home pretty soon so on Saturday night we took the oppurtunity to dress up and go at it, Jedi style! Needless to say, geek levels were through the roof! But after much posing (and a bit of editing) we pulled off somethin pretty freakin cool! Geeky, but cool!

  

  BAlex and I duel with Sarven, a la Qui Gonn and Obi Wan vs Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace

  (We sooo have to edit more pics like this!)

  Whats more, we took a walk to a local convinience store (“conbini”) in full costume carrying our sabers! Most Japanese stare at us like we’re freaks, or pretend we don’t exist, anyway. Figured we’d give ‘em a reason to! Nothin’ like watching the look of fear and panic on their faces as we ignited our sabers whenever we passed anyone! Darkside points for that, I’m sure! (Jeez, we’re such geeks!) Continuing the Star Wars theme we’ve FINALLY finished filming Kate and CAlex’s commercial! True to our usual habit of turning a commercial project into a short film (see Metal Gear Solid: Operation I House) the film is around 10 minutes! As soon as we get it uploaded to google video, I’ll add a link to it! We’ve been watching the finished product and its pretty special, in every sense of the word!!!
  Geeky pleasures aside, I’m hoping this week doesn’t go by too fast! We’ve still got a lot more we wanna fit in but July 15th just keeps creeping closer. Havin’ week of stuff planned makes it easier, then there’s Matt and Danielle’s wedding on the 22nd! (Mental note to self! Tell parents that you’re flying to the other side of the world for a few days, a few days after flying back from the other-other side of the world!) It’s pretty mind-blowing! This time last year Matt n I’d never met, now I’m goin’ to his wedding, meeting his wife, family, friends, everyone in his life, in the space of 2 days! Its pretty intimidating (I’ll probably act like a complete dork!) but pretty awesome! Its the same with everyone. We’re like an international family now when last year we’d never met! Even those of us who knew each other before are closer now, thanks to this whole experience! And once again, my post turns into sappy hallmark-esq mush about how much all this means to me! Cry me a freakin’ river! Jeez!!!
  I’ll try’n post more frequently (but probably no less sappilly!), before I head home! 1 more Japan-based post, minimum!

  
  So, onto Inuyama tomorrow. Sumo and a final karaoke on Friday. Video-ing I House and campus, ninja run and anything else on the list TBA…! And I guess I’d better start packing and tidying up eventually! Urrrrrrrgghh….!!! We hates it!

  EDIT! Kate n CAlex’s finished film! Enjoy it! (I said ENJOY IT!!!)
  FORCE UP!

  Til next I post….

  Peace Out! Or something!
  (Couldn’t resist another pic!)
  
  

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