That's Hinnie on the left and Allie on the right. Behind them is Hachiko Square in Shibuya, where you can find The Dog. Frances went to highschool with these two. I knew Allie from back home, but it was my first time meeting Hinnie.
Allie and me. My goodness, I didn't realize how skinny I had gotten. Not that I was some raging hulk back home, but I did look a little more like a human being and less like a broomstick with arms. Time to hit the gym.
I finally caved and bought this phone accessory while shopping with Allie and Hinnie at the Loft (a department store here). For the low, low price of 367 yen, I now have the head of Jack the Pumpkin King.
I took this shot while we were waiting for Allie's other friend, Emily to show. This girl has more friends here than I do, and she lives in Osaka! Now I really feel like a loser.
Here we are at Mos Burger. Allie got a shrimp burger and Emily got a rice burger (I don't know what that is either). I ordered a chicken burger, but got beef instead, smothered in some sort of weird sauce. I'd normally have taken it back, but had no clue how to tell them that they goofed. So I ate it, and it tasted really good. I suppose that contracting mad cow disease is the only thing I regret about it.
Emily had to scoot off to her Japanese classes for an hour, so Allie and I sat in a Starbucks and talked for a bit. I hate Starbucks, but we didn't know of any other places in the area, really.
I didn't even notice the time go by while we were chatting, but Emily came back and it was time to leave. I suppose that the staff were happy to see us go, as there were lots of patrons drinking their coffee standing, due to lack of seats.
Here are Allie and Emily ignoring me in Jiugaoka. They are looking to buy some pumpkin pastries, while I stood outside with some luggage. Gotta love shopping with girls. =P
It turns out that there were no pumpkin pastries left, so we headed back to Emily's place for a look see.
Emily's place is huge, even by Canadian standards. I would be proud to live in something like this back home. Look, the girl even has a sitting room! What's more, she pays two thirds of what I pay for rent. Thanks a lot Nova.
I was going to take more photos, but I figured that I would spare the poor girl her privacy. I wonder if there are any vacancies in this building? It's a lot closer to where I work than my current apartment.
Allie and I were green with envy (as we both live in crappy apartments), and were plotting to throw Emily off the balcony so that we could assume the lease and live here ourselves.
We scrapped the idea though, because Allie lives in Osaka and I heard that murder is illegal in this country. Oh well, Emily only lives one floor up, so it's not like our plan would have really worked anyway if we tossed her.
Emily must have tired of our gawking because she soon insisted that we go out to grab a bite to eat at an izikaya (kinda like a bar/restaurant). We were feeling a little adventurous and ordered raw octopus with wasabi. It tasted pretty good, and we are probably coming back tomorrow night to try some other things on the menu.
This was my first time at an izikaya, so I wanted a picture. Come on Allie, give us a smile.