Wiz-fabulous

On Friday, Jeff and I left Ota for the first time in years...well, it seemed like it anyway. We went to Shibukawa and were introduced to the Wiz....the most ghetto-fabulous karaoke place EVER. I had heard stories about the Wiz...of how you have to write down your song requests on a piece of paper and hand it to the lady who runs the place instead of your normal punch-the-#-in-the-remote way of doing it. Then, the lady will stop putting in your requests after awhile, a sign that she's closing and to GET THE HELL OUT. Haha. The Wiz did not disappoint. The moment I stepped in, I knew we were in for a treat. The Wiz was just one big dark room, with dark 70s couches lined all around (the ones they sell at Asian furniture stores back at home). I'm guessing our group had about 15 to 20 people, but we were the ONLY ones there! It was cool to have the ENTIRE place to ourselves! The Wiz reminded me of karaoke bars back at home, with just one stage area for everyone, and not separate karaoke rooms like we're used to in Japan. It was really fun! Definitely a must-visit if you're ever in Shibukawa.

After karaoke, some of us headed back to Chau's place and played Taboo. I just LOVE Taboo and I can play it for hours and hours. We split into two teams, the people from the west coast vs. the east coast. I'm proud to say....us west coasters kicked ass! We more than doubled their score! Woohoo! Plus, we had Daniel on our team, and he's just a walking thesaurus/dictionary. Hehe. Who else could think of, "Depressions in the asphalt!" as a clue for "pot-hole." Genius. Haha. We played Taboo till 4am...I swear my brain hadn't worked so hard in months. Sad. This little trip to Shibukawa also hindered my diet. Oh well, weekends don't count, right? ;)

We slept at Anna's place and woke up past noon the next day. Thanks, Anna! We ate lunch, then headed back to Ota for good ol' AEON. Jeff and I met up with Ann, Jenny and Sean and we all watched Narnia together. It was the longest movie EVER and the fact that I had to pee 2 seconds into the movie didn't help at all. The movie was alright, but nothing too exciting. I'm not too into the whole fantasy genre anyway. After the movie, we ate at the Viking Buffet at AEON. Just imagine a ghetto version of a Disneyland kinda restaurant. Hmm...seems like we just couldn't escape ghetto-ness this weekend.

I had planned on going to the gym on Sunday (not really but let's pretend) but it was too um....clear outside to go. Instead, I went grocery shopping.

Thoughts of the day:

While at the Wiz, Scott jokingly said that he alternates btw Jeff's blog and mine, b/c they are essentially the same blog anyway. Also, he said that the comments in our blogs just consist of us two agreeing with what the other said. Um, I think he has a point. Dou shiyou kana? Perhaps I should just copy and paste from Jeff's blog from now on.

I am proud to announce that we have 2 new members in our Veronica Mars' cult. Jenny finished the first season of VM in 4 days, and Ann finished it in less than 3!! This must be a record of some sort. THANK YOU AGAIN, Mona, for introducing me to this AWESOME show. Next on the list, the K-drama entitled, "My Name is Kim Sam Soon." I have a feeling I will be hooked on this one in no time. Mona, you are officially my drug dealer.