Jack & Thrash

That sounds like it ought to be the name of some kind of band.
Nevertheless, last weekend! Jack Cafe, for the 3人 joint birthday party was lots of fun. turns out Jack Cafe is this 50s-style American hamburger joint. or, the Japanese conception of what a 50s-style American burger joint would be like. there were a lot of us, so Jeff just arranged a bunch of appetizers and stuff, for a flat fee. Hence, no burgers, but the rest of the food was surprisingly good. they served chips with actual guacamole, which totally made my day--and the fries were really good, too. but just in case anyone started to forget we were in Japan, there were about 20 jars of mayonnaise stacked on the counter.
なるほど。
then Saturday was 久しぶりのThrash Zone (yay!). the place was really full, so we ended up standing down near the end of the bar, but that was ok. It's always a really neat crowd in there--lots of people who seem like regulars and friends of the bartender, and very relaxed. Misa was adorable, though. she was totally staking out the tv, waiting for the end of whatever music dvd they were playing, because the instant it ended, she jumps in with "So what DVD are you playing next?" and the bartender, a man who clearly knows a hint when it hits him over the head, goes "Did you want to pick something?" to which Misa replies "AC/DC!!" and points at the shelf, to the dvd she's clearly been eyeing since we arrived.
LOL.
anyway, it was fun times as usual. b(^_^)d