Real quick this time.

We had a busy weekend. Friday after work we left for Aki, an hour and a half east on the 33. The plan was to arrive fairly early and hang out with Anisette for a while that night, before the big ball game the next morning. Who knew when we were going to have to line up for tickets? The last line-up I saw, in Kyoto, started at 7 a.m. on New Year's day. Crazy kids waiting for concert tickets. So we were expecting an early to bed early to rise kind of weekend. But Anisette had good news! Her boss could get us in for free! We stayed up late talking and watching Deep Impact, one of those crappy asteroid movies that came out five years ago. It's wierd how all those movies came out at the same time. What's up with that?

Anyway, we slept in the next morning and left around 11 a.m. for the ball stadium. It was a pre-season game between the Hanshin Tigers - Japanese equivalent of the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox - and the something something Orix - Japanese equivalent of the St. Louis Cardinals or Montreal Expos. The stadium was well-packed by the time we arrived, so we sat way in left field, directly behind the foul ball post. Couldn't really see much, but it was great seeing people eating rice and miso soup at a ball game, as opposed to hot dogs and fries. The other thing was the cheering - there was a full brass band, and people sang fight songs and chanted and cheered the entire nine innings. It was so much fun!

In the seventh inning Hanshin went on a tear, scoring eight runs to go ahead 9-4. Nancy was so excited! Every time Hanshin hit the ball - and they were really hitting, picking the field like nobody's business - she would jump up and down like crazy. Afterward, we turned on the highlights and there was Nancy, nothing more than a pink speck way out in left field jumping around like mad. It was hilarious. Go Tigers!

After the game we headed back Anisette's for some grub and a nap before the big party in Kochi City. We headed over to Christine's for a chat, and left there around 11 p.m. The party was with some big-wig drum and bass dj. He's opened up for a bunch of famous brits, like the Chemical Brothers and Roni Size. The music was fast and furious all night. We danced until about three a.m., at which point we were exhausted and ready for bed. So today has been a nice lazy day, making MD's and doing laundry. And now, finishing up the blog. Catch ya later.