Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Studying for the GRE is a Bitch

The vocabulary is what gets you. Archaic and incredibly rare words flood the verbal portion. I feel it to be a tremendous imposition because the usefulness of this test to a musician is like the usefulness of a dollar to the pocket of Warren Buffett (although, apparently, he is Frugality's poster child). Take that, Analogy Section!

There is no tipping in Japan. I like it and I'd be willing to bet most consumers do, too. The Japanese people hold the belief that providing good service is part of the job, whatever it may be. They feel that you should not be paid extra for doing what you are supposed to be doing. I think there's something honest and commendable about that. Service is excellent in Japan and I'm hesitant to say that it can be matched.

Several friends and I went out Saturday night to Roppongi. I can't begin to explain what kind of area it is; you need to see it for yourself. Exciting and sleazy pretty much summarize the scene. Let's just say that at 6:00 am we ended up at this really nice apartment and I don't know how it happened. I was half asleep when we arrived and probably 80% asleep when we left. I honestly don't know what else I can say about that whole situation.

I need to decorate my apartment. Maybe I'll buy some posters that portray people having fun and then have conversations with them (my apartment is small and lonely). Japanese TV is...well, I don't really know how to describe it. Go to YouTube and search for "Japanese game show" or "Japanese TV" or something like that. I guarantee it will yield interesting results.

Bye bye.