Cancer claimed the life of my father 7 years ago, it started off with the docs believing it was an ulcer, then found signs of cancer around the liver a few months down it moved to his spleen and all over his body, it was not much longer till he passed away after that.
My buddy who lives 8 hours away was complaining about not being able to hold down certain foods. which is funny cuz buddy weighs 300-400 lbs, docs diagnosed ulcer, then found cancerous cells. last night he gets a diagnosis that its gone to the rest of his body liver, bone, and a few others. dude is 28 years old, same age as I am... WTF. I gotta go spend some time with the guy, I don't know what else to do.
I don't know what I would do or how I would handle my own mortality.
tsuchi kane ya
iki wa taetemo
tsukihi ari
earth and metal...
although my breathing ceases
time and tide move on.
AtsuJin ....
Tomorrow I will travel the 8 hours to see my buddy. 3 of us friends are going up there to see him. I guess the plan is to go up and party our brains out or something... deep inside something seems wrong about it... then again dying at 28 is wrong... 
my family would change the tv to enlighs for me.
i found some engrish, but it was as we were driving, so no pictures. sorry.
im in tokyo for 3 days now, then yokohama for 6, then back to tokyo for.... i guess 2.