Annnddd done.

With this (mis)adventure.

It was great trip for culture, new beers and seeing old friends. I got lost in 5 or 6 different historic towns and got to see how those areas actually look now. How the locals really are, not some polished and shined version they roll out for tourists. I learned that the Japanese are either super polite or insulted me as I walked past. Yes, I do know what 'gaijin' means. No, it isn't very friendly. I also found it isn't true that Japanese women throw themselves at Americans.

Don't worry parents, I was never really in a position to meet people my age partying. I spent my nights praying, sleeping and reading about culturally important mounds of dirt.

And I did a lot of thinking. Good thinks, bad thinks, fantasy thinks, but since I couldn't talk to anyone I had to talk to myself. I swear I'm not crazy. But I'm glad I got out of Chicago for a while. This town is awesome, but too much time in any one place will drive a person crazy. And I have finally decided which stupid pile of code I want to work on next: financial trading. Hah! I don't think I have the skill set for it, but I will try to win a hedge firm over with my wit and charm.

Heh, I will be on food stamps in 2 weeks if I actually have to rely on my wit and charm.

And I figured out some other stuff, but that stuff is boooring and just helped me realize that being a programmer is fine, so long as its exciting stuff.

So this thing is done, its green-ness will know no new posts. If you want to get a hold of me, shoot an email to coffeepac@gmail.com, or aim: bink189 or telegram: wait, shit, Western Union closed their last telegram offices, didn't they? So, no telegram. hah! Suckers.