Just another day

Random photo from hanami season; anyone identify the location?

Riding the train out to Shin-Unuma for some work today. I would be more upset about working over the Golden Week vacation if I had any faith that I would do anything else interesting if I had the time off. Looking forward to a bit of a walk around the mountains out here when I finish what I have to do today. The place is in the middle of nowhere and if you walk a bit further you come to a lovely river scene. I will probably not go that far today, but if I do I will post a picture or two.

Everything is coming up Ray~Ray today kids!

Got the good seat at SB, got to teach new staff here that yes, I can have my coffee the way I want it, and I am still awesome. Few things are popping into my radar, and that is good. I like money. Looking forward to Okinawa next month for Wayne's wedding. I get to officiate; big fun for Ray~Ray and the wedding party will be friggin EPIC. If no one gets naked and I don't end up in jail I will be sorely disappointed- though hopefully those two things won't be related! :-).

I know what Japanese ladies lune

Potassium iodide for two! :-) yeah girls, I'm the man. Thanks to Joseph for shipping me this... now let's hope I won't need it ever!

TGIF - hikikomori here I come!

Another strange week.  Weather is good today though, so there is always that.  I get one day off this week, and I plan to spend it in my apartment bothering my cat.  I really do not feel like talking to anyone.   I am not sure who stole my mojo, but I figure that out and there is going to be a reckoning!  I get my shipment of potassium iodide today, at 7pm.  It only took DHL a month to get it too me.  They were pretty good about working with me and customs, but they were terrible at calling me back.  I had to call three times, and the third time I had to warn them that if I had to call them back again there was going to be unpleasantness. Once they figured out they were screwing up they did ok though.  I know we do not need them pills, but a friend offered, and I figured why not.  Wish I would have received them while I was up in Fukushima though-again, not that I needed them, but it would have been a comfort! 

Random me - as if there was any other kind.

Just feel like posting.  I have taken up smoking a pipe.  I know, odd.  For some reason I thought it was really cool when a couple of my friends had them.  I am such a joiner.  I own that.  Since I bought one, and paid an embarrassing amount for my first one, I have really taken to it.  It takes a long time to smoke a pipe, and it really gives you time to think.  About what, that is another story, but usually about 20 minutes; there are actually contests to see who can smoke it the longest without re-lighting.  It is more difficult than I imagined as well, there is a real technique to doing it.  Smoke it too fast and you get condensation gurgles, too slow it just goes out.  You can get all geeky on the type of pipe you choose, or you can get all geeky on the type of tobacco you smoke. Sure, they will both kill you, but who wants to live forever?  Certainly not me; life is hard!

I forgot I had a blog!

I guess I should post more stuff eh?  Of course that means will have to do more stuff... hmm... we will see.

Me working in Fukushima For Hope Japan, delivering supplies to Tohoku.  

 A train on top of a mountain in Tohoku.  Not currently a great place to be.