Over the ocean and through the air, to grandmother's house we go...

Looks like I'm headed out to Japan for a week and a half in mid November. Should be exciting to fly over the pacific ocean, head into one of the most bizarre / wacky countries known to man and screw with the minds of the Japanese (that guy over there with the big forearms... is he japanese? or American? he speaks Japanese but his vocabulary is that of a retarded gaijin! I don't get it...).

To be honest, I'm not thoroughly excited yet. I'm going over there after a microscopy conference for work and meeting up with my sister to travel a bit. Should be fun, but I'm so busy lately that I don't want to plan the logistics. And that's no good. I'd rather not sleep on train platforms and eat ramen b/c I didn't figure the logistics out. that'd be bad. Like cold wet socks. Yeah.

I'm sure it'll hit me and I'll find the trip really fun. But till then, I'm going to run around San Diego like a chicken with his head cut off. And once someone glues that head back on, then I'll plan the logistics.

Anyone got any suggestions? Kinda sick of seeing Tokyo... want to see some place else like Nara or Hiroshima.