Friday eve was fellow ALT Jon's birthday. A Hawaiian native, he had a get together - tabehodai, nomihodai [all you can eat/drink, for you non-linguists out there] at the Alohana restaurant in Fukuoka. Great food there, and always some Jack Johnson or IZ on the speakers.
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The birthday boy himself, on at least his third shot of the evening, with a birthday cake made out of that Hawaiian staple, Spam Musubi.
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The face one makes after
somebody [Hi Kathy! Hi Sandy!] switches out a shot that looks like a mild Kamikaze for a 99 proof Spiritus shot.
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This is Kathy, totally faking a reaction to a shot made of water! Oscar nomination anyone?
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At some point, Jon dragged balloon artists off the street to come join the party for a while. Alcohol makes you do funny things.
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More shots.
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Hey everybody! Kathy's drunk! Isn't she a cute shade of red?
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...and more shots.
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...and even more shots.
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You know, I'm getting a little old to be doing shots at birthday parties.
Let alone shots of blue stuff.
Let alone shots of flaming blue stuff.
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"Hey! Everybody look at me! I've apparently spilled something on myself."
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Happy Birthday Jon...