THIS AIN'T NO STINKIN' COLLEGE DORM RAMEN!!! and other things I consumed.

^but this is...

OK, so I may have overdosed on ramen on the trip...
but I <3 my noodle soups!
The first night we found this ramen shop in Shinjuku:


They had Tonkotsu ramen:


The following visit was to a tiny place where you order from a vending machine and hand your order slip to the chef:


This meal was had after a lol-tastic trip to a maid cafe
(AKA... Japanese Hooters/Money Trap):


Other things that happened... RIT REUNION!!! and delicious sushi.


OK, so there were copious trips to Japanese convenience stores. I will post a 7-Eleven/ Lawson/ Family Mart shoot-out next time I'm in Tokyo... but for now, a small selection of snacks:

I'm not exactly sure what this was... but it tasted like curry chicken. Actually, I'm pretty sure these are curry chicken Cheetos (currently my favorite meat-flavored Cheeto).


The packaging says it all...

^I'm a sucker of kawaii packaging design...
Don't even get me started on the new Yogurt Land cups...

Snacks that aren't Pocky sticks:

The two outer snacks were disappointing despite their endorsements. If you take Corn Pops cereal and coat them in icing, you'll have achieved the same.

The custard Koala's were the best out of the four.

Tokyo Photo Dump

I did not have much time for photos this trip, and when I did have free time, I was lazy... I will plan better in November, but for now, here is a lazy post of things I liked:

A little bit of Philly in Shinjuku:

The flight:

Yeah yeah, I really liked the view...

Tokyo at 5am:

The elevator lobby on each floor:

Three guys, a girl, and a dolphin:

Wandering for food at night:

ICE CREAM CREPES!!!

^and the lack/misuse of apostrophes!

Ridiculous shopping in Shibuya:

Fancypants shopping in Ginza!

A quiet Yoyogi:

A post on food will follow...

Desynchronosis

It's 2:45AM. Ten days ago I left on one of these:


Reality:


My brain's interpretation on reality:

^Shinjuku

Trip highlights:
-Mini RIT reunion
-Awesome Namco-Bandai programmers
-Work
-Ramen
-Trains
-Shower restrictions
-Maid Cafés w/ Barclay bankers
-Nerding out with an Evergreen 747-200F Captain

When are we eating?

The beginning of the end of the world college friend wedding phase of life has commenced!!! First up:

From Colorado Springs, we have Jill!
From NYC, we have Ant!

This was probably the most fun I've had at a wedding.
This was a RIT gathering at its finest:

Q: The ratio?
A: spot on.

Q: Endless talk of airplanes, spaceships and race cars?
A: obviously

Q: Hooning?
A: duhhhh

Q: Lots of whiskey fueled shenanigans?
A: lolz lolz lolz

Q: A TRUBOTRON?!?
A: JEA!!!


Now, the trip... Flying out over the Rockies was aight. Flying over Mt. Rainier?

^AWESOME!!!


Lt. P. Lo showed us around an abandoned AF Academy:






Q: Whoa, Phil! What did the Air Force do to you?!
A: huh?
Q: You're HUGE!
A: I guess? You make it sound like I'm some sort of freak...

^Yea man, FREAKIN awesome!!!
The P. Lo fan club at the Chapel.


One of many hipster moments:



And finally, the beautiful Bride and Groom!!!