hi from Kyoto!

Wow, I dont even know where to begin.....
I guess Ill start with the bad news.

Mom, Dad, Im sorry, I lied to you. Im not coming home. This international dorm is BEAUTIFUL and as nice as any hotel ive ever been to, full kitchen, washer/dryer, bath/shower, living room, comon room with tv, EVERYTHING.
So, just keep paying tuition for me ok?

On to better news...
Woke up today at my now-usual 4am and bummed around for a bit before showering and checking out. Before taking the bullet train to Kyoto, I decided I could survive no longer without power for my devices (hey, even my camera wont last long at the rate I take pictures)so I went to Akihabra`s "Electric City." Take frys, radio shack, and every electronic vendor at the swap meet, multiply times 100 and spread it out over about 8 city blocks with some buildings being 8 stories high. I didnt shop much, I had a mission, and it was acomplished. Got both a universal plug thingy that has those round plugs for my camera and cd player, and the Palm travel kit so I can charge my palm.
Gamers is there, so was a GIANT SEGA store, but I had all my stuff with me and had to come here to Kyoto so Ill check it out again sometime. Then it was off to the bullet train. Got to Kyoto and took the subway and then a taxi to my new permanent home. (^_^)

But, no pix for you. As the day isnt over yet, I`m not uploading those from today (maybe tonight) However, I AM uploading yesterdays pics. Theres a TON of great pics there. Im probably about to spend the next hour making coments for the pictures (well when they finish uploading anyway)

****** NOTES ********
FRANK-
1. special mission for you: go to here and burn the Japan folder to CD for me. I have a stack of cds in my room on the box near the tv as you come in. PLEASE make sure the cd works, as I will eventually be deleting the originals. As I will soon fill up my 800mb limit at this rate, I will be shrinking the originals that are on the website to 800x600 which is less than half quality but still good enough to see. Please add a coment at the bottom of this blog when you have done that.
2. Have you or anyone in the family used my computer? if not, I may have a hacker (god damned idiot kid, eazy to be destructive when I`m not there to kick your ass isnt it?)
I may have to give more special instructions about that via email at another time.

ok, end of longest post ever, believe me, I left out a lot.