I fought a vending machine today and lost. It took my yen. It mocked me with its blinking lights. I just wanted a hot corn soup! Is that too much to ask from the universe? I stood there in my perfectly tailored vintage slacks and yelled at a metal box for five minutes. An old man walked by and just shook his head. Yes, oji-san, I am a disgrace!
Solo ramen. Again. The guy behind the counter knows my order now. We don’t speak. He just nods, I nod. It’s the most intimate relationship I have in my life right now. 夜の静けさが腹に染みる。(The silence of the night seeps into my stomach.) I am a profound, hungry poet. A gorgeous, lonely poet. I am going to buy a cat. No, my apartment doesn’t allow cats. I’ll buy a tamagotchi. Watch it die. *sigh*
YEAAAAAAYAH! I beat the boss level at the internet cafe! I’ve been here for nine hours because my apartment is a tomb. The guy next to me smells like sour milk, but I don’t care. We are brothers in arms! We are gamers! We are pathetic! *weeps manly tears* I ate three bowls of ramen and the shop owner just stared at me with profound pity. I absorb your pity! I am fueled by it! W00t! Go carbohydrates! I feel your love in me!