Jim Goes to Japan

In thirteen hours and twenty minutes I will be shoved onto a metal tube with wings and jet engines to launch myself across the Pacific on a thirteen hour trip. I’ve never traveled anywhere before. I’m still not really sure what is going to happen. Airports are monolithic botched attempts at automating the herding of humans and I will be very tired — I’m worried that I’ll end up like Tom Hanks in that movie I never saw. He got lost in the airport and basically lived there for a very long time. People forgot about him! What if I get lost and confused and they lose me?

Well, at least I’m packed and ready to go. Almost my entire wardrobe fits into one carry-on. I’ll also have all my gadgets with me (camcorder? check. camera? check. cell phone? check. laptop? check. Nintendo DS? check). I won’t be a bored forgotten airport guy. I can always blog about being lost in an airport.

This site is pretty much ready for my trip too. I created a Flickr account and set up a set for all my Japan photos which you can check out in the side bar. Comments are moderated for first-time posters, so if you comment doesn’t show up right away please be patient. Once you’ve been approved the first time, your subsequent posts will show up automatically (unless you start posting with more than a couple links or naughty words). Look forward to many video posts, travel recommendations, photos, and love. Tokyo style.

Tomorrow: the airport adventure.

After that: Narita airport in Tokyo when I land.

On to Japan!