| Monday, October 15, 2007 |
| Armchair tourist |
 More cheap armchair lodging options: internet cafe! Post-Izu, my poor planning skills left me at Yokohama at midnight with nowhere to stay. Media Cafe Popeye is cream of the crop. For $15 overnight, you can get a reclining chair in a cubicle, speedy internet and a selection of movies to watch, a TV that is only hooked up to adult channels, free soft drinks, access to a shower, and more manga comic books than you could read in your lifetime. Above is just one corridor of manga shelves. Multiply by 100, add in salarymen and Halo-nerds and you'll have a better idea of Popeye at 3am.
 Yokohama was grey, Tokyo was misty, Narita Airport was calm and efficient, and I lept through the sliding doors as they closed on the Japan chapter(s) of my life. My sister told me I had 2 weeks to talk about Japan after getting home, and my time is nearly up, so my focus is sliding elsewhere. Peacey Boat just rejected me for the only job I ever coveted, I am predictably crushed, and now have to adjust my plans. Probably will take the J-government's money and run somewhere more 3rd-world. For now, back in America, where cider doesn't meet condensed milk, but hot dogs and Velveeta have been married for decades... |
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