July 2011
I contemplated not going, but now I am so glad I did. I went to the arcade with my brother and a family friend, Ivan. My brother is a master at those claw/UFO catcher machines and won a plethora of Pokeballs. I, having no skill, did some coin tosses and ended up winning a bag and a couple of shower hooks shaped as monkeys. I was incredibly excited that I actually won something that every 5 seconds, I went to my brother, “OH WOW, LOOK WHAT I WON. BEST DAY EVER.” My brother continued being a winner and gave me this pink, big eyed fish plush that is very soft when I rub it against my face. Still in my “I can’t believe I actually won stuff” phase, I constantly started rubbing the fish on my brother’s face asking him, “ISN’T THIS SOFT? O WOW.” The best part was, collectively, we had these weird Namco tickets, enough to get a (are you ready for this?) HELLO KITTY POT. It is my pride and joy at the moment. The employee who was getting it for me warned me that it was very small, and when I asked how small, she said that it was good for one ramen. PERFECT.