Time to write something again I suppose, it's been a while... as always seems to be the case. Except from now on I'll at least have the means closer at hand. You see the texture of my universe was altered yesterday when I got the AirH card working, I can now spend all these bored moments in my room online instead of sitting around thinking up reasons to study. This morning the universe shifted again when Norm left, his room having been a center of activity for most of my friends here. So it's time to get used to somewhat different conditions (at least I hope I won't find myself knocking on the door to an empty room :P). Other things have also happened that have the potential to change my outlook much more drastically, but I won't bring that up here where any and all might read without understanding... not that I understand entirely myself yet, that's part of the fun and the problem.
Did that seem cryptic? no? well, I'm glad I'm being transparent.
For the rest of todays entry, I give you: Random stuff written on my pda on the way back from Tokyo last week.

From Ueno, joban line for Iwaki. 16 past 1, 2, 3.
Today I took the 16.16 one. In Iwaki the first train to Sendai was a limited express. Since I didn't know if I could go on that with the 18 kippu, I asked a conductor walking along the platform. Having his assurance that it was all right I boarded the train and found a free seat, unfortunately it was in the smoking section since everything else was taken. The first conductor to come along took one look at my ticket and in a few words of broken English managed to convey that my ticket was only for the local trains and not the express and that I would have to get off at the next stop, Tomioka. In Tomioka I went and found a convini to get me something more substantial than the dozen or so Ritz crackers that had up until then acted as both lunch and dinner. After an hour and a half at Tomioka station, not a bad place to wait though a bit cold, the local train for Sendai arrived just late enough for me to start wondering if it might be cancelled. So now I'm aboard the train, comfortable though a bit too warm, noting that the batteries for both my mp3-player and my pda are starting to run out. I think I might add this to my blog when I get the chance, but first I must manage to install the software to connect it to my computer and then get the RH-card working so I can upload it.
This is the longest I've written on the pda so far, it's a bit of a pain, but not as bad as on a mobile phone. And it's taken about 8% of the battery. I'm saving the last 30% to have something to amuse me once the mp3 player dies.
Ok, the player is dead, or at least in a state of suspended animation. Got through most of Rush's 2112 before that though. I should be a bit more than halfway between Iwaki and Sendai now, maybe as far as two thirds. Wonder if I'll manage to catch the last bus home to the kaikan or if I'll have to walk. My backpack is quite heavy, since I packed to be away for 20 days and only having to do laundry once. I only ended up being gone for... let's see, 12 days in Okinawa, two days on the boat to Nagoya and then a day with Sayaka in Tokyo adds up to 15 days. Long enough, I hope there hasn't been anything terribly important lying in my mailbox for twe last two weeks. Oh, Okinawa was great by the way. The first four or five days were wonderful and sunny and we ate a lot of icecream and visited a few beaches. After that it turned cloudy and rainy, except for the day we went to the aquarium. We continued to eat lots of ice cream but didn't swim much in the ocean after that. Norm forgot to bring swimsuit when he came down on the fifth, but unfortunately he didn't need one.
The train just left Iwanuma, which means I'm getting fairly close to Sendai... and the battery warning just popped up when I was writing that, how appropriate. I will end this here.
pofo out

I have since learned that there is also a train at 16.16 that should allow me to reach Sendai in time.

I'm afraid I don't make much sense this morning, my mood won't let me. Try mixing melancholy with bubbling happiness and filter through fine grained confusion and see how you take it.
Or you could just ignore me... that's probably the best right now :D *takes own advice*