There were many things running through my head while I was on the airplane to Japan. Mostly, what the hell was I doing going to a foreign country by myself without a strong clue as to where and what I was going to be doing?! Yeah, I know what I want to do, but as far as getting from point A to point B, I am a noob. OK, that’s not true, I went to Japan last year so I do have a clue as to what I’m doing.
Just not a very strong clue.
And I thought taking the Pacific Surfliner from Union Station to San Diego by myself was pretty scary. I think this is a few times scarier.
Some of the other thoughts that were passing through my head was, the plane is going to fall out of the sky and I’m going to die!! The wing is going to rip off and I’m going to witness our fiery decent since I’m sitting right next to the window. And honestly, how many lives has those life vests saved? ZERO. We’re doomed! I think I see something flying over the ocean. Are all those white dots birds? Or fishes? ….Or trash? -_-;; Why are we flying over land? Why are we still flying over land?? I need to get a globe and draw a straight line from Los Angeles to Tokyo. The airplane is shaking, we’re DOOMED!!! Dramatic, yes. I have a paranoid streak going.
On the flight, I finished book 5 of the Stookie Stackhouse mystery, Dead as a Doornail. There were a few movies playing as well. I got to see Hancock, which was a pretty cute movie, but I wasn’t too much of a fan of the ending. Saw most of Get Smart. I will have to see that movie again just to catch the parts with Masi Oka that I missed.
When I arrived at Narita, I discovered that I was short of what I thought I had in traveler’s checks. Um. Not good. I must have exchanged them last year and not remembered. Or I lost it. At least I have backup funds and credit cards.
Currently on the Narita Express going to Shinjuku.
Currently 8:46 PM, October 7, 2008.