Shiny things

Good god, I hate this place. Fortunately I'll only be in here for a total of 5 more days ... when that still seems like a long time, you know you're talking about some high-level hatred.

Anyway, on to 日本 ..

Today is my ex-patriate meeting, at which point I assume I'll find out where I'm going to be living. I assume that due to the short notice, they're just going to stick me in a company dorm, and originally that idea made me want to stab myself in the soul. But as I was bitching about this during the drive over to Atlanta this weekend, 小林 casually asked, "what kind of people do you think live at the dorm?" I thought about it for 2 seconds and said, "Probably a bunch of young people." Then I'm thinking, Hey, it'll be like freshman year of college again (minus Sean Sullivan)! This could be okay! It'll be worth it to share a bathroom with a bunch of dudes if it means I can blast other 20-somethings with ridiculous music all night and tell them, "This is American custom." Though if it turns out to be a male-only dorm, I'm breaking out the 魂の脇差 ...

The other thing on my mind was whether I wanted to buy an iPod before I went over there, or stick with the Minidiscs. On the one hand, it will be cooler to have an iPod in Japan, and I won't have to bring my box of 70-80 MDs with me. On the other, I have a box of 70-80 MDs which I've been building up over the years, and I don't want to say goodbye to them. Plus, these things exist now. I'm gonna buy one! That thing I said about living with no possessions? I meant, like, bigger possessions.

Speaking of things I shouldn't be spending money on, I'm probably going to order a metal hacky sack. Yeah, I know, the cheapest ones cost like $20, but you know what? I have $20, and I want to give it to the clever bastard who makes these things. It's combining 2 things I like!


Thank you for joining me in the killing of several minutes.