So, today, again was a relaxation day. Got a text message from Erika wanting to know if I wanted to see Dark Knight in the movies. Wanting to get the Japanese movie experience, I said yes. Got myself to the train station, the nearest one being a 15 minute bike ride and got myself to Sakudaira, the main hub of life around here. There I ran into Tom and Joey who were also waiting for Erika. We all went to the theater together where I spent the most I have ever spent on a movie admission in my entire life, $18.00. Yah, so some of you city folk might be like that is normal but for me, I am used to going to the one screen cheap-o theaters where it is the old school movie at an old school price. So trying not to think about the fact that I spent that much money to see a movie I had already seen, I say down and as the movie began, I remembered how incredible it was and didn’t mind after about halfway that I had been royally ripped off. The previews did have Get Smart which I still need to see. I think I will rent it when I get a chance. Mat and a few others said it was funny and it looked it.
After the movie, we hung out at the arcade downstairs where it would seem like the Japanese are obsessed with picture booths and those crane “just go ahead and take my money” machines. Although, I must admit, it was tempting to play for my very own Totoro plush. One day, Totoro…you shall be mine. Um, yah, so I did get distracted by the fact that Time Crisis 4 was lined up right next to not only Time Crisis 3 but Time Crisis 2 as well. All three of my loves, lined up in all their plastic gun blazing glory. Oh Japan, how you know how to make a geek like me weep with joy.
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