4 years, darts, and getting dumped

[six_eight_ten]

It's right around 4 years to the day that I've been in Japan. I say "around" because according to my journal, I left North America on the morning of the 11th. You could call it either the 12th or the 13th as far as when I arrived. I suppose technically I should use the time zone I landed in, which would be the 13th. Time zones are fun. When I

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[scratchtasia]

Yes, regardless of language, you will be told you are liked "as a friend."

Once in a while, they actually mean it.

I didn't order any sake when I went for sushi recently, but they had a number of different kinds on the menu. They also had Sapporo, of course.

[six_eight_ten]

I'm not saying the line is always a lie, just that it's over-used. Actually I'm sure they usually do mean it, it's just that things often get really awkward after. It's like they're trying to say "I still care about you and you're important" but us guys always hear the unspoken "just not that important."

Perhaps one of these days I'll put up some other stuff I've written post-breakup. Granted, a lot of it sounds bitter/wounded/emo/whatever, but I can find enough of a thread of humor in the stuff I'm thinking about posting to make it digestable.