I Try to Make Everyone's Day a Little More Surreal

Today's news headlines remind me of SimCity... In the 3000 version there's a news ticker at the bottom that tells you what's happening in your virtual city. For example, "Is Kitty Kibble Shortage A Hoax? Sims Search For Truth", or "Cat Hijacks Municipal Bus; Riders Applaud Good Timing At Stops And Courteous Meows"

In today's (real) news:

Puppy swallows 13-inch knife, survives

World's tallest man saves plastic eating dolphins

And finally...

Hermaphroditic deer with seven legs 'tasty'

And these aren't National Enquirer either, it's MSNBC and CNN.

New Years trip planning has been completed. It's a trip to Kyushu for me, seeing Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Mt. Aso, and Beppu. Looking forward to the private showers in my hotel room, contrasted with the famous public onsen in Kumamoto and Beppu, haha.

I also calculated that the total travel time between the cities I'm going to is around 43 hours. That doesn't include local travel within the cities either. Oi.

One month from today the Killers (a band) will be playing in Osaka, I'll probably go, tickets go on sale tomorrow. In February is Yuki Matsuri (Snow Festival) in Hokkaido, which will be expensive but fun. And my hotel looks very cool. I should get a thicker jacket before then. March is Tokyo, to tour one last time, and see Bloc Party as well. Plus I'll be busy at the gym, and with pushups, and practicing guitar and hacky sack and Japanese, time should go by fast. Too fast... ~.^

I'll be writing another blog today/tonight, so expect it up soon.