Buying a new suitcase at the last minute, downtown Shinjuku, Akihabara (and are otaku required to go to bed at 8PM on a Friday night?), Ginza (aka Tokyo Times Square) at XMas, 30 Megs per second at the new hotel, and more Blade Runner-esque cityscapes.

There aren't enough hours in the day, it seems. It's midnight here, and I'm just sitting down to write this, so again, I've got the details in my phone, which I'll have to write up later (maybe on the plane ride back). Brief snippets for today: Tokyo Disneyland, a broken handle on my suitcase, a better buffet than Vegas, a bug bite that's testing ( Read more... )

It's 12:30AM, I've been up for 18 1/2 hours, and I have to catch a 6:30AM shuttle for Disneyland, so I'll make this short - I bullet-pointed everything for this entry on my phone, so I'll be able to put it in the full write-up tomorrow. To whet your whistle, let me say that Tokyo Disney Sea and a Shinjuku hotel with a view from the 33rd floor does ( Read more... )

Alternate Title: "Blian! You Take Out The Lecycerabres ( Read more... )

Alternate: "There. Your body matches your brain ( Read more... )

I was going to use "Folks, we're experiencing some moderate Godzilla-related turbulence at this time, so I'm going to ask you to put your seatbelts back on", but in googling the episode to see if I could find anything funnier, the above bit sent me into giggle fits ( Read more... )

...Give me my sweater back, or I'll play the guitar ( Read more... )

No one's guessed the reference after the first day. Oh well; I'll list them all out afterwards ( Read more... )

Appropriate title, but a bit cruel? Visited Hiroshima and Miyajima today.

This was a long day - out the door at 8AM, back at 9:30PM. Took the JR rail as far as Himeji, then hopped on the Shinkansen for the rest of the trip. Took about 2 hrs transit, plus time to walk to and from the station, plus changeover time.

( From the Sands of Miyajima to the Sounds of Hiroshima )

Same drill. I've got another quote from a later episode of the show for a different day ( Read more... )