Totally messed up and spent all my cash at the restaurant when I should have saved it for drinks. Now we're short $1000 yen which is only about $8.00! How embarrassing — though I don't really feel embarrassed. Maybe it's the shochu. Clay went to the ATM, but I'll bet it doesn't take American cards. I just remembered I stashed $45 in my purse. Wonder if the bartender will take it. Where is Clay?
I'll bet the machine didn't work and he's freaking out. Wonder if he went back to the hotel. Wonder if they have an ATM. I'll bet they'd change US dollars there. Wish I could get in touch with him now. I have to pee.
The bartender is nice and there's another man here — a doctor — he "loves soul music". He just said, "Excuse me, sister..." and asked me if the music playing was soul or the blues. I told him the blues was music about bad things happening to you one after the other. Not only did your woman leave you, but your dog died and your mamma did, too. He said he understands. Where is Clay?
I'll bet it's really only been 5 or 10 minutes. The music is really good here. Guess he'll be here soon. At least I get to talk to the doctor who "loves soul music". He just asked me if "Angel Doll" means something special in english. I told him it doesn't. "Definitely not idiom?" he asked.