last night the massive viking (aka wookie) and c dropped by around 8:30ish. c *did* warn the massive viking that i was ill, but that didn't deter him. anyway we had a lovely visit and the massive viking and i caught up on quite a bit of the past (and apparently the massive viking possesses some significant holes in his knowledge of the past. if he reads this, these may be my last words. so listen carefully everyone.)

at some point in the night the massive viking wandered into my bathroom as i was talking with c. he then interrupted us asking, "saf, what's this above your faucets?" (on my sink).

"what are you talking about?" i replied in a slightly worried tone, envisioning embarrassing growths of fungus inhabiting unconventional regions of my sink's taps.

the massive viking said, "what is this? 1 = 5 is less than 5 = huh???"

at this point i am pretty confuzed. "um, massive viking, WHAT are you talking about?"

massive viking continues, "i don't get it. what does this mean? IS it 1 = 5 is less than...."

i barge into the bathroom and look where massive viking is peering (bent in half, pretty much, because he's rather huge.) i take one look and suppress the hilarity i feel rising in myself.

"massive viking, that's japanese."

"huh?"

"you pronounce it jya gu chi. i'm learning japanese. jya gu chi means faucets."

"really?! that's so cool! what are those weird things above 'faucets' then?"

"those are from the hirigana, massive viking. they are the letters the japanese use in their alphabet."

"ohhhh i get it. so when did you start learning chinese?"

"japanese, massive viking, japanese."

don't get me wrong, this guy is pretty smart. he's also pretty funny. sometimes he's just a little out of it, that's all.

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