I ran down to the yakitori for a plate of sobameshi to supplement my bread, salami and cheese. I’m close enough that I can eat my first course at home and then walk over there for the main course. The idea for my own main course disappeared when I found out my local grocery store was closed.
At the yakitori I watched a game show on TV – there was a part where a contestant had to jump on and hang onto a giant wooden spool that sat on big metal tracks. As soon as his weight hits the spool, it slowly starts rolling downhill. The contestant wraps himself tightly around the center of the spool, and soon the spool is rolling really fast. The guy is holding on as tightly as he can, but the thing is spinning faster and faster, until he is a blur.
Rather than letting the thing slow down, they have a big wall at the end, covered with artificial turf. The spool hits the wall, and depending on what position the poor guy is in when it hits, the guy flies either into the wall, directly into the ground, or two or three feet behind the spool.
I’m not sure what the object was, but it was fun to watch. I’m lucky I don’t have a TV – I’d watch this stuff all the time!
