I love hanging out with Jodes and Fiona (and I'm not just saying that because Fiona has read my blog before). They are an absolutely lovely pair of people, and it was awesome to have someone to talk about Harry Potter with. Although it annoyed me that Sam wouldn't leave us alone so we couldn't talk about the upcoming events. The movie was absolutely grand to watch a second time (slightly more in focus this time around, too), and the Godiva chocolate drinks and GIANT popcorns didn't hurt the experience wither (although not to readers - in Japan, a REGULAR popcorn is more than enough. Don't go bigger!). Walked them around Okubo a little to show them the area (to try to entice them back for future movie viewings :P), and then showed them our place. For some reason, I was a little nervous to show other "Japan people" our house, particularly in the state it was in. But of course, they were very nice, and didn't comment on the empty packet of corn chips next to the bed (damn/bless you 7-11 on the way home from the train station). After a bit of chatting they headed off to their respective Sunday night preparations.
We decided to have another quiet night in, in order to try to throw off the colds we have as quickly as possible, and it was the perfect opportunity to finally watch a movie I have been looking forward to for months - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World! This never got released in Japan, so we didn't have the opportunity to watch it before now (we still had to illegally download it in order to see it at all, but we will totally buy the DVD whenever we can, I promise). It was a really cool movie, as everyone else in the world already knows. It was sweet, without being saccharine; cool without trying too hard, and unpredictable without being nonsensical. All with plenty of nerdy game references for Sam and I. Yay! Still managed a nice early night to rest up and be fighting fit for the week ahead.
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| Our night of peace amidst the chaos of our house. |
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