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Author\u2019s Note: OK, last time I attempted something like this, it went over well, but again, I feel I must warn you. While the events outlined did take place, and it led me to make a phone call, only about 5% of this transcribed phone call actually happened. The rest is made-up so as better to tell my day of adventure. It\u2019s called dramatic license, folks, and I\u2019m sure you don\u2019t find it in your average online journal.<\/i><\/p>\n
Ring, ring<\/p>\n
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Chuck>> Hello.
\nMe>> Hey! Guess where I\u2019m calling you from!
\nChuck>> Uhh, the top of Mt. Moiwa.
\nMe>> Not quite. I\u2019m still at the winter sports museum.
\nChuck>> What\u2019s so special about the winter sports museum?
\nMe>> I\u2019m calling from the top of the ski jump.
\nChuck>> \u2026really?
\nMe>> Really.
\nChuck>> The Olympic ski jump?
\nMe>> The one and only.
\nChuck>> Huh. I didn\u2019t know you could go to the top.
\nMe>> Well, dude, the view from up here is amazing! Why didn\u2019t you and L come up here when you came?
\nChuck>> I don\u2019t know. I guess we didn\u2019t know at the time.
\nMe>> Well, when you get the chance, you\u2019ve got to come back and do this. It\u2019s\u2026it\u2019s\u2026wow. Did I say it\u2019s amazing?
\nChuck>> Well, take lots of pictures, then.
\nMe>> Oh, you know I am.
\nChuck>> So how long have you been at the museum?
\nMe>> Most of the day. This is how I\u2019m ending my trip.
\nChuck>> You\u2019re leaving after this, then?
\nMe>> Yup. Well, I\u2019ll probably go to the gift shop, stand in line, get my souvenir miniature ball of twine, but that\u2019s about it.
\nChuck>> Did you try the ski jump simulator?
\nMe>> You know I did! Ahh, that was so cool! How they strap you in, put on those goggles, and then, whoosh! You\u2019re ski jumping!
\nChuck>> How far did you jump?
\nMe>> About 80 meters.
\nChuck>> That\u2019s all?
\nMe>> Yeah, they said I jumped too soon.
\nChuck>> That\u2019s always the case. Did you try any other ones?
\nMe>> Well, if the hockey simulator is to be believed, I\u2019m ready for the NHL. I\u2019m not much of a speed skater, so I didn\u2019t perform too well on that one. The biathlon was cool, but I can\u2019t aim worth shit.
\nChuck>> Yeah, when L and I and a friend of ours went, we spent an hour on the biathlon simulator. Those targets are tough! It wasn\u2019t until my fifth try or so that I actually hit one.
\nMe>> I know. I love this museum!
\nChuck>> So, you still going to try for Mt. Moiwa?
\nMe> I\u2019m not sure if I should bother. I mean, I can see Mt. Moiwa from here, and I\u2019m about level with the top. I\u2019ll probably go for it anyway. I don\u2019t know when I\u2019ll be back in Sapporo!
\nChuck>> That\u2019s true, man, go for it!
\nMe>> Soooo\u2026..
\nChuck>> Sooo\u2026.
\nMe>> What have you been up to today?
\nChuck>> Just doing some drawing\u2026playing around more with Zoo Tycoon.
\nMe>> Ahh. So, how\u2019s it going?
\nChuck>> Well, I did some more looking around on the KaZa network, and I managed to find the complete version. I think it\u2019s the complete version. It was from some guy\u2019s custom install, so I think there\u2019s a few files missing. At least, with some of the pictures, it comes up \u201cfile not found.\u201d Anyway, I\u2019ve been playing it, and it\u2019s crazy what you can do! I filled my zoo with bears, sealed up the exits so people can get in but not out, jacked up the price to $150, then let all the bears run loose to eat all the customers. And you know what? People are still coming to my zoo! It\u2019s nuts! I love this game! (silence) You still there, man?
\nMe>> Yeah, I just got lost in this view, man. Sorry. You were saying?
\nChuck>> Yeah. I see that attendance to my zoo is on the decline, so I think the only conclusion I can draw is that the bears have begun eating customers. They have to be, because I\u2019ve got no zookeepers to feed them. And\u2026you still there?
\nMe>> Dude, this view up here just rocks! Why didn\u2019t you guys come up here when you came here last?
\nChuck>> I don\u2019t know, maybe it was closed, or we just didn\u2019t know. We probably just didn\u2019t know.
\nMe>> Well, you\u2019ve got to do this sometime.
\nChuck>> Yeah, I guess.
\nMe>> I guess that\u2019s the beauty of being a local. You can come back up here and do it whenever you want.
\nChuck>> That\u2019s true.
\nMe>> Except in April. According to the guidebook, the ski jump is closed to the public in April.
\nChuck>> Good to know.
\nMe>> Anyway, I\u2019m burning daylight here. I\u2019d better head on down to the gift shop and then over to Mt. Moiwa!
\nChuck>> Hey, why did you call me?
\nMe>> I dunno, man. I just thought the view up here was incredibly cool and I wanted to share it with someone\u2026..
\nChuck>> Aww\u2026.
\nMe>> \u2026and my folks were long distance.
\nChuck>> Oh.
\nMe>> Anyway, see you tonight.
\nChuck>> Bye.
\nMe>> Bye<\/p>\n
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Chuck still resides in Sapporo. No word yet on whether he\u2019s made the trek to the top himself. The bears did eat all the customers in his zoo. And despite our radically different political views, I still consider him my best friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Author\u2019s Note: OK, last time I attempted something like this, it went over well, but again, I feel I must warn you. While the events outlined did take place, and it led me to make a phone call, only about 5% of this transcribed phone call actually happened. The rest is made-up so as better … Continue reading A View from the Top<\/span>