Because I've been bad.

It's been a while, but I haven't really had much to say. School starts on Monday, and I'm fairly freaking about it, but I really don't know what would work well, so I'm not thinking about it until tomorrow. It'll work out fine. And at least I've memorized a simple introduction in Japanese that I can say to the kids at the opening ceremonies, although I'm praying to several little gods that they won't call me out. It's gonna happen, but I can still pray.

Back home, it's Dragon Con. This means all of my friends are going to a huge (more than 20 thousand people huge) sci-fi/fantasy event that I haven't missed in 9 years. My first con was the year before Leo and I got together. I'd like to remind everybody that this con is so special to me because the next year at Dragon Con was when Leo and I got together. It feels really odd to miss it. Time doesn't seem to move here.

So, for this weekend, all of my friends who are usually so good at posting periodically will be off, being their geeky selves, meeting people like Jonathan Franks and Brent Spiner (not that they were my favorites or anything. Really. Not that I've loved them and their work for years. Really) and various other people that so many of you don't care about, but I do. And I could say poor little me. But I'm on a sub-tropical island with my tatami room flooring and my new basil plant on my back stairs. XP I'm not really upset. It just feels weird to not be going. And to not be going not because I have anything really special to do (Kirsty's birthday party is tonight, but it's not like a wedding or funeral or something, ya'know?), but because I'm on the other side of the planet and can NOT logistically get there. It's going to take me 2 days just to visit Chris in Niigata, let's not even talk about trying to work out coming to America.

So go off and have fun, you silly little sci-fi nerds. And you better post pictures when you get back.

As for what's up with me? I caught up to Japanese tv on Naruto, I had people over for dinner, which was good. Then we went out and I got sick, which was a good reminder not to do that. I got a basil plant for a house warming present and haven't killed it yet (Janine is so nice). I also got some tea I haven't tried yet. I tried to throw out some boxes and they came back with stickers on them telling me why I can't throw them out today, but the poster I have says that I can do it on Saturday, so I don't get it. And yeah, birthday party tonight.

Oh, and if anyone can ever get the funds up to visit me, there's this really nice guest house right down the street from me called Hidamari Guest House that has dorm style rooms for 1800 per person per night, and private rooms for 2800 per person per night. Very cheap. Miyako is a great place to visit. You should consider it. How often will you have someone who (kinda) speaks the language offering to show you around the Jewel of Japan? Very tempting, I hope?

(sigh) Don't mind me, I'm just having my "its the middle of the afternoon and the middle of the night for everyone back home" moment. Mu.