Birthmonth Closing Ceremonies

Today is my birthday, but I've been celebrating since Saturday night! After work I went to a favorite Chinese restaurant with a few friends. Delicious food and lychee sours and special birthday treat from the owner! Super good fruity, bean paste-y fried gyoza things!

On Sunday we got up early and went to Harajuku for Hawaiian pancakey breakfast! I had the same thing I had last time (pineapple pancakes and potatoes). So good! After breakfast we spent two hours at karaoke. Beautiful singing and contraband champagne! Lovely!

In the afternoon, we headed to DisneySea and got Starlight passports (admittance after 3). The time disappeared quickly at first, as we got into a 120 minute long line for Journey to the Center of the Earth (it was dark when we got out!), but it slowed down after that. After shooting out of the volcano, we sailed with Sindbad and then got some dinner at the Mexican restaurant in Lost River Delta. Then a quick visit to our favorite bakery before viewing BraviSEAmo! Presented with - and this was a SUPER BIRTHDAY MIRACLE - a non-alternative ending! I'd never seen the full show before, so it was super thrilling. Extra great because this is my last chance to see it as the show is ending next month. After that we had a couple hours left before the park, and we managed to fit in Indy, StormRider, and Aquatopia in that time! Nicely done, us!

It was such a nice day! Breakfast and singing were lovely, and DisneySea is the best place I can imagine to spend a birthday. And PWD got me a birthday sticker at the Sea (they don't have buttons here like I got in California), so all the cast members were wishing me a happy birthday and the cashier at the Mexican place gave me a chef Mickey sticker and it was happiness.

The plans for today (actual birthday overlay) are not so exciting, but still nice. Mexican dinner later and Starbucks and relaxing and maybe a bit of shopping. Lovely lovely lovely!

Anyway, the birthmonth closing ceremonies have made for an amazing weekend of celebration!

Let the Birthmonth Festivities Commence!

Due to the happy chance of my friend Andrew's birthday being on September 18 and mine being exactly a month later, the period between our two birthdays is henceforth Super Duper Jendrew Birthmonth Jumpin' Time! The festivities began last night with food and drinks at Ba-tsu in Roppongi. I particularly enjoyed the cheese (so expensive in Japan and a little difficult to find interesting kinds) and garlicky fries and this mango drink and sangria. We then moved on to AgeHa in Shin-Kiba. AgeHa is a ridiculously massive club. My favorite DJ, Shinichi Osawa, happened to be playing, so I got to see him for the third time this year! Always amaaaaazing. We managed to end up near the front during his set, so that was excitement.

I wore some shoes I hadn't worn in, like, a year. At first I was thinking, "Why haven't I worn these in so long? They're so comfortable!" But after two hours of dancing I remembered how they gradually squeeze the toes more and more and make you want to die. Or sit down. I chose the latter option, and experienced Laidback Luke's set from a chair instead of the dance floor.

Had a little nap in the club and a massive rudely-lying-down-on-the-seats nap on the train home. And a million naps at home all day today! Lovely!