Countin' Chickens

So here I sit at Narita Airport, about 4 hours in...my flight has been delayed so I have about another 7 hours to kill. Continental tried to buy me off with a 100 yen ($10.60) food voucher.

I will be sending the food voucher to the CEO along with some choice words.

Countdown

Sitting here, 3:41AM Saturday morning in Osaka...been up for about 2.5 hours. Day begins for real at 5:45AM with a trip to Itami for the flight to Tokyo, then a very long day at Narita until my flight leaves at 5PM local.

I will be home in about 26 hours...finally. Can't wait to see the tribe.

Cultural Puzzle

So I ate at an Italian restaurant in Japan last night. Interesting. Couldn't bear to use chopsticks with the salty angel hair.

Countdown to leaving the Land of the Rising Sun is on. I feel the U.S.A. calling my name.

Sleep Deprivation

From wikipedia:

Sleep deprivation, a sleep disorder characterized by having too little sleep, can be either chronic or acute. Long-term sleep deprivation causes death in lab animals.[1] A chronic sleep-restricted state can cause fatigue, daytime sleepiness, clumsiness and weight loss or weight gain.[2] Approximately 50 to 70 million Americans are reportedly affected by sleep deprivation or other sleep related disorders.[3]

Or you can visit Japan. I am getting about 3-4 hours of sleep and waking at the ripe old hour of 2 or 3 AM. And the CNN you get here isn't the CNN you get there. So I am cruisin' the laptop, watching whatever movies I brung and going stir crazy.

Enjoy a classic from Cheap Trick Live at Budokan

Word Association 2

Hot -
Muggy -
Humid -
Creepy -
Corny -
Stinky -
Weird -

JAPAN!

Got the best vending machines though!

Live From Japan!

Ever see Lost in Translation?

Long Flight

Tomorrow, going to Japan. Not my idea. My work's.

Anyway, leaving Sunday, coming home next Saturday. Fly to Tokyo then to Osaka. Return trip is a doozy with a 7 hour layover in Tokyo Narita airport.

Fingers crossed I have 'net access. Check back.