Day 82 - Perform. Drink. Repeat.

Soooo. Dance today was a raging success. Mean that I made it through without contracting heat stroke, and I didn't mess up terribly either. So yeah, success. I am so freaking glad that's over. It was fun, especially when people were actually serious and gave a shit about how well they performed. I kinda wish I'd done the Scottish dance. Oh well, woulda coulda shoulda. But their group looked like a bunch of fun and was really tight-knit.

A couple of friends came to the show, and managed to snap a few shots. Kenna took this one, and I'm really happy with it:

This way you actually get to see my yukata and obi as well. The little red splotches are goldfish. You can't see it here, but there's tiny white and purple flowers on it as well.

Nomikai afterwards was both fun and appalling. People here drink like crazy, until they're falling over, and in only a few hours, that's pretty impressive. What's less impressive is how strong the alcohol is. I drank over 10 glasses tonight, but they were tiny, and I'm not even really feeling it anymore. Definitely not worth the 2500yen I paid. >:( Oh well, I know better for next time. The other thing is how freaking loud the group was. Yeah, there were about 150 of us, all crammed in a tiny space, but they were so rowdy and outrageous. I don't think I'd do it with a group that size again either. But it was definitely a Japanese experience that one should not miss out on.

That's it for today. I'm pretty much exhausted from almost 6 hours of practice and performance. As well as classes from early this morning. Glad to finally get a break. But tomorrow is gonna be a little busy too, depending on if I manage to drag a couple people to another aquarium.