Petite.

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It is a genuine shame that all children aren't this awesome.

Japan.

For those of you who may not have heard, my precious friend Natale is currently in the thick of a stint performing in Gift of the Angels, aka the Universal Studios Osaka Christmas Extravaganza. It's freaking great. Basically he sings Western Christmas songs in his real voice and then lip synchs along with pre-recorded Japanese lines to tell a heartwarming Christmas tale. His experience thus far has only served to fuel a deeply rooted stereotype of mine: Japan is, straight up, the most ridiculous country on Earth. I received the following e-mail this morning at work and was so amused that I decided to spread the wealth a little. So without further ado, below please find... an e-mail from Natale. Yup. An e-mail all the way from Japan. Imagine that. 

Hey Poops!

Just wanted to shoot you a quick e-mail letting you know that I FINALLY got a camera so you can expect some pics POST HASTE. I can't wait to show you the oh so very skewed vision of the French these Japs have! (In case you didn't know, our show is set in Paris, and Rachel and I (Melissa and Andrew) work at the Louvre and fall madly in love whilst singing about Christ (O, Holy Night).

On another note, I have not tried any sushi yet...hopefully I will soon, i must admit that some of it looks tasty. (The "trendy" californians who consume it all the time would have sush-gasms at all of the varieties I have seen so far.) Other than that, earlier tonight, I actually just got myself a FREE flu vaccine due to the fact that I am a Christmas Singer who is exposed to the elements every night and must NEVER get sick! So that's fun.

The shows have been going great so far and I am having a blast doing them! Rachel and I went out to Bubba Gump's the other night at Citywalk and were recognized by a cadre of Japanese school girls who started SCREAMING their heads off in the middle of the restaurant demanding that we take pictures with them. They were like "IT'S ANDREW AND MERISSA!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" I was laughing so hard and WISHED that you, Ray, and Heather could have seen them...it was an experience let me tell you.

Other than that, I have been exploring the city as much as I can shopping way too much (I need to stop). But I got some AMAZING dick stomping boots and some funky japan clothes that I can't wait to show you! "That is SOOO FUNKY JAPAN!" Speaking of which, it is SO FUNNY walking around the streets and seeing the MOST effeminate men carrying purses and wearing SO MANY ACCESSORIES...and walking right beside them, their Sarah-plain-and-tall girlfriends. It's really hilarious how metro-sexual bordering on trannies the male style is out here.

Anywhoo...that is all for now! I miss you all so much and hope that all is well over there!

MUCH LOVE!!! ARRIVERDIERCHIE!!!!

~Natale~

That's my boy! Voice of an angel.