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Summer Day Camp is over finally! It's been great fun these four weeks, teaching little Japanese kids to weave baskets and speak English simultaneously, but it kept my summer far from being easy. This week was pretty exciting as a matter of fact.
Thursday, I went to see Dark Knight with my Mom, Saya, Mia and Aaron. I'm still not done contemplating over that movie, which was, as everyone and their moms have already stressed, by far the greatest superhero horror action film yet. Madre and I are in a Heath Ledger memorium phase, and went out to rent a few more films. Last night I watched Brokeback Mountain and afterward, felt like cremating myself and casting my ashes out into the wilderness for an impossible love.
After work and payday! on Friday, I had a family/friends dinner at home with two of my cousins and Daisuke Fujii, SUA 2nd class alum. Dad went all fancyschmancy in the kitchen and served us a bzillion courses that would never make it to the dinner table if it weren't for our special guests.
Saturday, went to have lunch and a 2 year reunion in Shinjuku with Andrew Brown! :D It was great fun catching up and gawking over how fast time flies.
That afternoon, went to Roppongi Hills with Dennis for some smoothies, Ramen and gallery hopping on the 52nd floor of Roppongi Hills. We went to see the Annette Messager exhibit which ANYONE WITH THE SLIGHTEST INTEREST IN TEXTILES AND SOCIAL CONTROVERSIES SHOULD GO VISIT IMMEDIATELY. It was rather spooky with disassembled dolls moving and hanging from everywhere but it was TOTALLY COOL so you'll be missing out if you don't check it out! What was cool was that it was open until 10pm so after the art exhibit, Dennis and I saw all of Tokyo from the tallest observation deck in the city. Awesome.
And TODAY! was a family trip to Hakone to see The Little Prince Museum, the Glass Museum and take a dip in the famous Hakone hot springs. If I haven't told you, my second favorite book after Harry Potter is the Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, which I've read recursively since elementary school. Anyway, you're probably sick of words so here are a few pictures for ya.
And then some pictures from the glass museum.
Unfortunately, it was overcast and we were pretty high up in the mountains. The place is gorgeous in the sun, apparently.
A bridge veiled with glass particles. Above are my parents.
Marie Antoinette's ring with her actual hair bundled in the locket space. Eww.
The thinnest stemmed glass in history. It actually sways in the wind without support.
Thursday, I went to see Dark Knight with my Mom, Saya, Mia and Aaron. I'm still not done contemplating over that movie, which was, as everyone and their moms have already stressed, by far the greatest superhero horror action film yet. Madre and I are in a Heath Ledger memorium phase, and went out to rent a few more films. Last night I watched Brokeback Mountain and afterward, felt like cremating myself and casting my ashes out into the wilderness for an impossible love.
After work and payday! on Friday, I had a family/friends dinner at home with two of my cousins and Daisuke Fujii, SUA 2nd class alum. Dad went all fancyschmancy in the kitchen and served us a bzillion courses that would never make it to the dinner table if it weren't for our special guests.
Saturday, went to have lunch and a 2 year reunion in Shinjuku with Andrew Brown! :D It was great fun catching up and gawking over how fast time flies.
That afternoon, went to Roppongi Hills with Dennis for some smoothies, Ramen and gallery hopping on the 52nd floor of Roppongi Hills. We went to see the Annette Messager exhibit which ANYONE WITH THE SLIGHTEST INTEREST IN TEXTILES AND SOCIAL CONTROVERSIES SHOULD GO VISIT IMMEDIATELY. It was rather spooky with disassembled dolls moving and hanging from everywhere but it was TOTALLY COOL so you'll be missing out if you don't check it out! What was cool was that it was open until 10pm so after the art exhibit, Dennis and I saw all of Tokyo from the tallest observation deck in the city. Awesome.
And TODAY! was a family trip to Hakone to see The Little Prince Museum, the Glass Museum and take a dip in the famous Hakone hot springs. If I haven't told you, my second favorite book after Harry Potter is the Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, which I've read recursively since elementary school. Anyway, you're probably sick of words so here are a few pictures for ya.
And then some pictures from the glass museum.
Unfortunately, it was overcast and we were pretty high up in the mountains. The place is gorgeous in the sun, apparently.
A bridge veiled with glass particles. Above are my parents.
Marie Antoinette's ring with her actual hair bundled in the locket space. Eww.
The thinnest stemmed glass in history. It actually sways in the wind without support.