Last night Yasu came by to visit and to drop off a container that I had given his family full of pasta carbonara a couple of weeks ago.
As usual, Yasu came bearing gifts – some omiyage from his trip to Kyushu, a gigantic Japanese cake that looks delicious. His mom also sent two apples from Nagano – they are the biggest apples I have ever seen. The Japanese seem to go for quality rather than quantity when it comes to produce. They look delicious.
Yasu and I had a couple of beers and talked about December. Yasu was in a lottery for Radiohead tickets for next April, and he won. He gets the opportunity to spend way too much money to see them in Osaka. Yasu is a big Radiohead fan – he can play some of their songs on his guitar, and he’s got just about every recording that they’ve done. I’m glad that he’s getting the chance to see them.
Melanie was supposed to call and take me over to see some Taiko drummers at the local community center, but I think she forgot. She never called, and so I spent the time with Yasu instead. I’m hoping to see the Taiko drums later on.
