...Do as the Japanese do. Or something like that.

My brother, sister (TwistedCyberChick) and I will be in Japan from the 9th of October to the 3rd of November.

Our mother is making us all keep detailed diaries of our trip.

While in Japan (if I have daily access to a computer) or once I get home, I plan on typing up those diary entries (or spruced up versions of them, including pictures and or videos) on this world.

I hope you will enjoy!

Now, here's some wicked awesomeness for you to enjoy until then.

Tis Bump of Chicken, and a song they recorded for One Piece (thus explaining why a flock of Luffy's goes running by twice) called Sailing Day.

Twisted is a guest poster here, so perhaps you will get to read some semi-intelligent posts along with my nonsensical random ones.

Otober 8th: 24 hours away

Our flight out of KCI (the so called "international airport" in our city, though it isn't international AT ALL) leaves at 9:00 on October 9th. After that, we fly to Detroit, get on a new plane, and fly 13 and a half hours or so to Narita, in Tokyo.

What's the crap in this situation?

I have as of yet to manage to fall asleep on an airplane.

Let's see how long I'll be awake for, shall we?

I'll get up at about 5:15 because all five of us have to shower and whatnot before leaving for the airport at 6:15. One hour so far. Now, our flight leaves at 9:00. 3 hours and 45 minutes.

What's the time in Japan at this point? 11:00 at night on Thursday. We will arrive at the airport in Narita around, say, 4 on Friday afternoon, I believe. So, that's 17 hours? So, 17 plus 4 ish. That's 21, right?

Then we have the 4 hour car drive from the airport to Maebashi, give or take an hour. That's 25 hours already. That's more than a day without sleep, in case you were wondering and needed to be sure.

Then, at this point, it'll be around 8:00 at night on Friday. The family who is picking me and my sibling persons up is the family Twisted and I are staying with. My brother is staying with someone else. It is very likely that they will want to meet us somewhere to receive my brother and eat or something. Lets add another hour. So that's 26.

Now we have to drive home from wherever we are in Maebashi. That'll be at least 45 minutes, so let's have one more hour.

That's 27 hours. Now, give us time to unload out luggage, talk some (though we will be incoherent with sleep deprivation) and then time to get ready for bed while figuring out just exactly where the two of us are going to sleep in a one bedroom house.....

We will probably be without sleep for around 28 hours.

My brain hurts just thinking about it. Ugh.

So, I have to go to the chiropractor today (my back and neck are in a constant state of outness, and that's not such a good thing when my brain and the rest of my body don't wanna party) so I've gotta call to make an appointment.

Can't wait till we leave (though we haven't quite finished packing yet because the brother person (to be known as TwerpFace until further notice) had not packed a thing prior to our making him try on every combination of clothing he owns last night) but I'm also really nervous. Not to mention, dreading the flight and no sleep. Oh well.

I've got stuffs to do today, so I'll be seein' ya.

Later, ya'll o(^-^)o