Home and Dry
Once back on the right track we boarded the subway train and exited near Misato's condo. It was a station I had used on previous trips but always following my wife, so once again we were turned around and a bit lost. I saw a tako-yaki restaurant across the street and thought it was familiar but called Misato to ask how to get to her home.
We made it back to the condo then talked her mother into accompanying us to a yaki-niku restaurant not too far from their home. I asked how long this mom & pop restaurant had been around and was told that they had opened their doors almost 30 years ago! The food was good... with the exception of some raw, marinated slices of beef liver that my wife ordered for herself. I tried a bit of it but did not like it at all.
Misato and I have not eaten beef since our last trip to Japan. We so happened to be in Japan during the first confirmed case of Mad Cow disease in the U.S. Since Japan was the number one importer of U.S. beef and tested 100% of the food that they eat for such diseases, the country refused (and continues to refuse!) the import of U.S. beef. The U.S. tested something like 0.3% of their beef going to market for Mad Cow. Now they have really chosen to look out for the interest of the public over the interest of industry, the U.S. now tests 0.7% of their beef going to market. How kind!
So Misato has been on something of a beef binge in the few days that we have been in Japan!
After paying the bill we returned to the condo. Ross and I talked about what to do tomorrow. I could tell that Ross wanted to go out drinking tonight, but both Misato and I were both exhausted and not interested.
I mean, what were all of our parents doing at our age? I doubt going out drinking every night. I do want to get out and have some fun but I know that my wife, who had more than her fair share of partying, is not all that into bars or clubs anymore. But I am sure we will go out a few times while here. I doubt nearly enough for Ross, but oh well.
Tomorrow we may end up going to Kyoto. I would also like to go to Yodobashi and update my blog.
I fired up my Powerbook tonight in order to begin jotting notes in order to prep for the presentation next week. I still have 4 days to complete it and since I am good at talking in public I am not that worried. It will not be a long, involved talk. Just a brief discussion with a few examples on bridging the gap from 2D principles to 3D tools. I have all the stills and clips that I need so all I need to do is put it all together.
We made it back to the condo then talked her mother into accompanying us to a yaki-niku restaurant not too far from their home. I asked how long this mom & pop restaurant had been around and was told that they had opened their doors almost 30 years ago! The food was good... with the exception of some raw, marinated slices of beef liver that my wife ordered for herself. I tried a bit of it but did not like it at all.
Misato and I have not eaten beef since our last trip to Japan. We so happened to be in Japan during the first confirmed case of Mad Cow disease in the U.S. Since Japan was the number one importer of U.S. beef and tested 100% of the food that they eat for such diseases, the country refused (and continues to refuse!) the import of U.S. beef. The U.S. tested something like 0.3% of their beef going to market for Mad Cow. Now they have really chosen to look out for the interest of the public over the interest of industry, the U.S. now tests 0.7% of their beef going to market. How kind!
So Misato has been on something of a beef binge in the few days that we have been in Japan!
After paying the bill we returned to the condo. Ross and I talked about what to do tomorrow. I could tell that Ross wanted to go out drinking tonight, but both Misato and I were both exhausted and not interested.
I mean, what were all of our parents doing at our age? I doubt going out drinking every night. I do want to get out and have some fun but I know that my wife, who had more than her fair share of partying, is not all that into bars or clubs anymore. But I am sure we will go out a few times while here. I doubt nearly enough for Ross, but oh well.
Tomorrow we may end up going to Kyoto. I would also like to go to Yodobashi and update my blog.
I fired up my Powerbook tonight in order to begin jotting notes in order to prep for the presentation next week. I still have 4 days to complete it and since I am good at talking in public I am not that worried. It will not be a long, involved talk. Just a brief discussion with a few examples on bridging the gap from 2D principles to 3D tools. I have all the stills and clips that I need so all I need to do is put it all together.
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