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Yeah, leaving in 10 minutes to go to the hospital to have my ribs X-rayed. They are in much pain...the doctor yesterday said one may be fractured. In any case, I'll update when I get home.

Oh and Kenzie, if you're reading this, send me your Mom's address ASAP!

I'm back! Today was such a long and stressful day. It's about 8:30pm here and I woke up at 4:30am this morning and couldn't fall back asleep. We checked out of our "hotel" at 8am and walked over to the airport bus stop and I didn't stop traveling till 5pm when I got home after all the travel rigmarole...first I felt ill on the airport bus, then the ( Read more... )

So yeah, we went to the De-Militarized Zone yesterday, which was pretty damn cool. Specifically, we went near Seoul, where the third tunnel was discovered in the 70's, which is a mere 52km away from Seoul and was built by North Korea for a surprise attack. So we get our hard hats on and sit in a roller coaster car looking "elevator" for the decent ( Read more... )

So I'm writing from an internet cafe in Seoul while Tom, the game adict, plays some sort of cute bobbly thing racing game next to me. We've been checking out the markets today and doing some omiage shopping. I'm feeling broke already. But given the amount of alcohol I poured down my throat last night, I'm really surprised that I'm totally ok today ( Read more... )

I know, I know, I should have updated long before now. But as always, the thought of trying to catch up with my Kyushu trip leaves my knees a knocking. For now, I'll say aside from getting sick and such, it was awesome. If I had to choose a city to live in for the rest of my life, I might just choose Nagasaki. There was much history, many cool ( Read more... )

So before I head off to Kyuushuu, and slightly less likely internet access than Thailand, I think I've decided how to deal with creepy oyagi guy. I think I will write back to him as the teenage son of a middle aged woman who "owns" my account. I'll try and get it written and sent off today before I leave: C.O.G. has now taken to wasting internet ( Read more... )

So, do any of you remember way back in Novemeber when I wrote about the creepy 35-ish Austrian guy who started hitting on me after I gave him my email? The one who just couldn't take a hint? Well he's still not taking the hint, and has taken to sending me emails practically every week. So for your viewing enjoyment, I give you his pathetic "let's ( Read more... )

Introducing: Vanillin! Straight from a Japanese lab, this is the newest artificial vanilla scent extract! Coming soon to vanilla scented candles and shampoo near you! Now what has that to do with gas stations you might ask? Japanese researchers in a different lab were experimenting with the same substance that Vanillin comes from and managed to ( Read more... )

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