Yoko and I made our way back to Japan after running around the Chicago for a couple of days. It was fun. We bought a nice dress and ordered my tux rental and then decided that the tux sucked. Well, I decided that. So we're looking for another suit and found a kick-ass Calvin Klein one-button suit that is apparently very rare in Japan. More importantly, since returning to Japan, I got this TV from my friend Jim who returned to Tennessee for free. It's so big. The playstation is getting some use again. Yoko and I rented a movie about elephants that wasn't very good, but I understand the whole thing with some help from the Japanese subtitles and I was mad proud of myself.
Yoko did well in the States and we had the most beautiful week together, really. Like we were married already. I enjoyed most every moment of it.
My two traffic violation tickets for not fully stopping at a stop sign and going through a yellow light that turned red, have given me 4 points on my license. This wouldn't be a big deal except that if you get 6 points, those assholes take your license away for six months. If you take a moment to consider my offenses, it's an atrocity. I should claim some sort of diplomatic immunity or something. All that to say, I gotta drive clean for a year or face the consequences.
This is secretly a blessing in disguise as now I can put more energy into my new health hobby of riding the shit out of my bicycle. Also, with the help of my Stateside acquired odometer/ speedometer/ tripometer, I can now quantify my fun. I have ridden over 100 km since Friday with a top speed of 42.4 km/ hr. That's effing hauling for those of you unfamiliar with the metric system or bicycles. I bought this new shirt that I can ride in because it lets out the sweat, but doesn't let in the heat. Fascinating. I also got a kick-ass rain suit and am now looking for a good, waterproof bag to put on the rack that I bought. Really, it's everything I dreamed it would. Yoko called me bilingual for the first time ever and I was really surprised. I certainly don't agree with her and it was probably just some lover nonsense talk, but it felt good to hear and believe for a minute.