Oh, I love you Overheard in New York...

I wonder if this will work in Dark Ages?

(from Overheard in New York)

Kid #1: Paper beats rock. BAM! Your rock is blowed up!
Kid #2: "Bam" doesn't blow up, "bam" makes it spicy. Now I got a SPICY ROCK! You can't defeat that!

(mom and I got quoted in an Overheard in NY column once. ;) )

Hopefully, Apartment!

After several failed attempts, I think I've managed to peg me down an apartment in Tokyo. It's no where near the one I really wanted - it's pretty much in the exact opposite direction, in fact, fairly Southwest instead of Northeast. I'm a bit disappointed - it's not nearly as interesting a neighborhood - but whatever, I need a place to live more than I need an interesting location. :) And it's still near a Book Off, so no harm no foul, right? :) Now I'm just trying to kill time until the paperwork arrives in my e-mail. Filling out e-mail requests appears to have achieved nothing, I had to call them to sort things out, a little tough cause of the accent of the folks on the other end of the line, but we managed. :)
( A little babbling about my (hopefully) apartment! Now with EDIT power! )