Well, t-minus 1 week to the first part of my trip to Japan. I go to St. Louis next Monday, Tuesday I fly to LA and Wednesday I fly to Japan. Due to the time difference I land in Japan on Thursday afternoon. Thus begins 2 weeks in my favorite place on Earth, Tokyo.
This time I am going to try to do a daily journal type thing with at least one picture a day as opposed to my ususal randomness. I am trying to get the 2001 trip pics up before I leave. I am also working on a super-sized new addition of content to my site, but not sure when that will be going up.
Not a whole lot else to talk about, just trying to get ready for my trip. Yay!
Having been to Akihabara a few times, I know that the geekiness is almost palpable in the air, but now it seems it is rising to an even higher level. On my upcoming trip to Japan in August I actually HAVE to go over to this district on some business, now comes the question though, will I be able to resist the urge of checking out one of the mentioned resturants? They don’t appeal to me in any sort of perverse way…well that’s not entirely true. The appeal to me in the perverse sense I want to see how the Otaku act!
I will admit, I am a HUGE geek (or Otaku), but at least I have SOME social graces. So going to one of these places appeals to me almost in the “Oh look…a train wreck” sort of way. Sounds like a truly fascinating way to witness another part of their culture.
One thing I do like about blogging for sure…I can do it from anywhere. I can’t wait for my next trip to Japan so I can do updates from there instead of trying to fill everyone in when I get back.
I know, how sad, I go to Japan and I still can’t tear myself away from the computer. When you spend as much time working with one as I do nowadays, it almost feels like an extension of yourself. Luckily the hotel I stay at provides free internet hookups in a little office center with 8 comps. So I just stop in, plop myself down and get to do all my work really quick. Trust me, I don’t spend much time in there, and do spend quite a bit of time outside the hotel:)
