Saturday and Slice of Life in Book Five: Working Through the Maze 2018

The trip has been fairly okay so far. Different than normal but not necessarily in a bad way.

Normally, a trip like this would have been Friday: Straight to Anime Binge watching. Saturday would be drinking, over eating and more anime binge watching. But this time? It is a little different.

Friday, MBFITWW made dinner and we ate, killed about 1/5 of a bottle of Jack, caught up on how things were going for each of us, and watched Adult Swim. This morning… I slept in A LOT, we ate lunch… watched K-On. I’ve had exactly two beers today, two bags of chips, our breakfast and then dinner. So… not over indulging on food or drink. Almost as a gag, I weighed myself before coming on the trip so that I would know how much extra I’d gained. lol. But that number may not be that high!

As for the Anime? It was my suggestion. The last time we had hung out, we’d started K-On but had not finished the First Season. I don’t like leaving things unfinished, so I selected K-On and asked to continue through the Second Season. Only thing is? That means today has been entirely K-On.... a slice of life anime about a group of high school girls that attend an all girls’ high school and form a band. As far as friendship and music appreciation… it is all right. There are no sexual elements, no magic or monsters, no fan service, no fighting. It is very much a “here’s people being people” kind of anime. Which is all right. I mean… seeing these girls grow as friends and live their lives is… okay. But mostly what watching something like that does for me is make me think about my own experiences. Whereas… something a bit more sexy/fan-servicey gets my more primal attention, and something with magic and monsters often engages my love of mythology and cultural lore. Slice of life is perfectly fine but… I guess I just don’t enjoy it on a binge basis the same way I enjoy something like “Hell Girl” or even “Xam’d”.

As always, though, for me it often FAR less about what we’re watching. I’m here to spend time with my friend. If he would prefer to spend time just hanging out watching Anime, I’m very okay with that. Because (even when I would prefer to be doing something more social) the important thing is being present for our friends. It may not be as moving or touching as a heartfelt conversation; but if I can just sit with him, enjoying his beloved hobby, maybe that is what being a friend is.

AN unfortunate PS to all of this:
Apparently, I can’t sleep. Sitting for such a long period mixed with the current cold temperatures and barometric changes have resulted in increased leg pain. Normally, the two ways I’d take care of this and get to sleep are (1) hot shower or bath to loosen me up some; (2) masturbate. As both of those activities have not been enjoyed in more than 72 hours… I would enjoy either and they would be certain to help me sleep. But I’m not that kind of house guest. So, I’ll play light music, I’ll meditate, I’ll do what I can to try to snag at least a little sleep. Because no matter what, the drive back home will and does make me sleepy!

Last updated April 15, 2018