Eugene's Sayonara Party

Photos:

• Top: At the end of the night when we were splitting the check, I made a point of telling him "not to touch his wallet." (You're not supposed to pay for your own going away party.) This was the response I got.
• Middle left: I asked everybody to look natural and this is their idea of "natural". Laura was pretty surprised, too.
• Middle right: Take a good look at this one. It's probably one of the only times you'll ever see Kraavor smiling in a photo. He threatened to kill me after he realized that I'd secretly taken the photo.
• Bottom left: (Most of) the gang. I still can't figure out what Eug is trying to see.
• Bottom right: This is Laura and I making the scary face. I think she did a better job than me in this one. :)

A statue, Tokyo Tower (again...), and yet another Japanese beer poster

Photos:

• Top left: Statue near the entrance to Zojoji Temple
  
• Top right: This is what the base of Tokyo Tower looks like. I'm always amazed at how much bigger it looks when you're standing at the bottom...
  
• Bottom left: view of Tokyo Tower from somewhere in Roppongi
  
• Bottom right: yes, another beer poster. I always laugh when I see this one. Mostly because I didn't think it was possible for anyone to get this excited about a can of beer. Ironically, this love of beer is one of the primary causes of the growing (pun intended) weight problem that the Japanese government has recently begun a national campaign against.