in a safe place

friday - after class some friends and i started off at heartland . [think kill bill, the second most over-cited movie in the history of tokyo. the bar where gogo stabs that dude in the stomach after asking about his ferrari.] then we checked out a surprisingly fun undergrad party at what might have been the worst bar in tokyo. i think it was a salsa bar but i was keeping my distance from that whole scene. i was to find out later that it was only the second worst bar in town. my first and last night at "muse" [the worst bar in scotland] was a short one. i cut out "early."

saturday - got wrecked at a house party in harajuku, forgot to meet a friend at the escalator records party, and eventually woke up in a hostess bar talking sneakers and slurring my way through "this charming man" by the smiths. woke up again when my ass hit the pavement after slipping on the ice. all things considered, i made it home relatively unscathed.

sunday -- akihabara, or "electric town," and conveyor belt sushi. both were cool [and cheap]. no pics.

after recovering [somewhat] from a two day hangover [slash hunger strike], i had monday to enjoy. i met up with a friend and headed to harajuku. on the way we stopped at the xbox cafe/bar/lounge. god it ruled. check it out: the hole point is to hang out and drink coffee and play xbox live (for free). oh yeah, and cute girls in white jeans roam around teaching you how to play[i think]. unfortunately, the games [and girls] were in "japanese only." after getting worked in NBA live [shaq was dominating me in the paint], we dipped out to do some shopping.

after checking out comme des garcons and prada, i found myself trying on shoes at le coq sportif. a cute girl with crooked teeth and baggy cammo pants tried to squeeze my foot [cinderella style] into a US 9.5, but it wasn't happening. i told her i'd come back when they had some bigger sizes and she was like "no, this is biggest." i'd have about 7 new pairs of shoes if i could ever find my gd size.

prada (i'll get a better pic when i go back). i haven't really bought anything yet, but i will. i like to get a feel for the scene before diving in. i think a passerby summed up tokyo quite nicely yesterday: "that place was cool but it's so fucking expensive."