Gemini dakara, atarimae deshou

I've noticed recently I have my feet in two entirely separate worlds here in Tokyo, based entirely around my friends. Let me explain.

My left foot is in the world of the university students. University students consider "busy" to be having to prepare for a test, or having class for the day. University students are also very poor. When I go to eat dinner with this kind of friends, we search for a copy of Hot Pepper (a discount publication) to find a discount coupon so we can get the best bargain on dinner. If we go out and drink or to karaoke, it's rare and needs to be planned in advance. Everything is paid for separately. But friendships are not about where you go or what you eat, they're about the people! And I assure, except for when they frustrate me with their talent of being difficult to reach, these are good people.

My right foot is in the world of the investment bank employees. In this world, busy is ... busy. It means having to cut dinner short because you have to get back up to office to finish up more work. But investment bank employees are.. not poor. When I go eat dinner with this kind of friends, typically someone picks up the tab. And typically it's a big tab. Often, if it's a weekend night, we will go drinking or clubbing at fancy places on the spur of the moment. Everything is expensive. But I assure you, these are good people too.

Just thought I'd let you know.

Oh and today I finally watched Battle Royale II. While not as good as the first one, I thought it was much better than the heavy criticisms levied against it. I found it pretty moving at the end too. And was relieved when Nakagawa Noriko finally appeared in the movie. Tonight, I get a haircut. Does anyone know how to translate "Cut it in a short messy faux hawk" into Japanese?