Well, it's day 1 and we haven't left the airport yet. My g/f made it over at roughly 2:00am and by the time we finished packing and checking that we had everything it was right at 3:00am....that gave us about 1.5hrs to get some sleep before we had to get up.
No problems getting here, and we pretty much waltzed right through security. Now it's almost 7:00am and I am dead tired, but at least I am chilling in the Admiral's club. The chick at the counter asked if it was too early for bar coupons. "Um...no, it's not too early."
We have a flight to LA and then a slight layover before the long flight to Tokyo. I'll write more when I can, but I am not taking a laptop so I am not sure when I'll be back online. For most of you, this will seem quite normal (me not writing for a while).
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Japanese Language Guide?
I am heading to Japan tomorrow. I’ve got almost everything wrapped up. We found a great travel agent that deals extensively with travel in Japan. Though there has been a bit of a language barrier they’ve been very helpful.
They even sent this cool language / translation guide:
Thank god they sent it, after reading it I am sure I’ll have absolutely NO problem while I am there….
They even sent this cool language / translation guide:
Thank god they sent it, after reading it I am sure I’ll have absolutely NO problem while I am there….
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Imagine Me Naked....
…going through airport security screening. Well, it isn’t going to happen. I know, I know…the government says that people polled indicated that they really don’t mind going through the naked scanners. Personally, I think that is a bunch of bull. Who did the survey? Besides, most of you…that’s right, you…are fucking sheep that will do whatever you are told to do.
Baaah….baaah…yes I’ll give up my rights
Baaaah…..baaaah…. search my bag and ask for my receipt it’s OK
….baaahh….baaahhh….let the government save me even if it’s unconstitutional….
Baaah…..baaah…. sure I’ll strip naked to get on airplane even if I don’t have to so much as pass thought a metal detector to ride a train or a bus.
What a crock of shit. And what really pissess me off is that it’s still the illusion of security. Think I am kidding? Think again! Many employees of the airport or third party companies like Sky Chefs don’t have to go through this crap.
Everyone is saying we need to do something!!! But we DID do something. We’ve made it harder and harder to get on airplanes. We have no-fly lists, and all kinds of stuff….but it was all ignored when homie got on the plane with his home made shoe bomb. The issue isn’t doing MORE, it’s simply following EXISTING policies!
People have asked me if I’d be willing to go through one of those things. Off the top of my head? Absolutely fucking not. I’ll take a pat down, and if they want to feel my junk then I’m just not going to fly.
Imagine what would happen if at even ONE airport everyone refused to go through this bullshit. You’d have cancelled and delayed flights. And it would quickly cripple the airline industry. They’d lighten up and be more sensible, but will it happen? No. Why? I already said it…your sheep! We’ve already shown that we like to be morons that can’t group together and fight for decent service from people.
Mandatory arbitration in contracts? Wouldn’t be a problem if we’d stop doing business with companies that demand it. Idiots that complain about Wal-Mart stopping them six and seven times to see their receipt? Hey fucktard! Go somewhere else!!
And this? Well, I’m quite sure I’ll be sitting next to someone on a flight bound for somewhere with them being pissed off because they had to go through one of those see-all scanners. Me? I’ll sit back, put on my iPod, smile to myself and try to adjust myself from the pat-down.
Baaah….baaah…yes I’ll give up my rights
Baaaah…..baaaah…. search my bag and ask for my receipt it’s OK
….baaahh….baaahhh….let the government save me even if it’s unconstitutional….
Baaah…..baaah…. sure I’ll strip naked to get on airplane even if I don’t have to so much as pass thought a metal detector to ride a train or a bus.
What a crock of shit. And what really pissess me off is that it’s still the illusion of security. Think I am kidding? Think again! Many employees of the airport or third party companies like Sky Chefs don’t have to go through this crap.
Everyone is saying we need to do something!!! But we DID do something. We’ve made it harder and harder to get on airplanes. We have no-fly lists, and all kinds of stuff….but it was all ignored when homie got on the plane with his home made shoe bomb. The issue isn’t doing MORE, it’s simply following EXISTING policies!
People have asked me if I’d be willing to go through one of those things. Off the top of my head? Absolutely fucking not. I’ll take a pat down, and if they want to feel my junk then I’m just not going to fly.
Imagine what would happen if at even ONE airport everyone refused to go through this bullshit. You’d have cancelled and delayed flights. And it would quickly cripple the airline industry. They’d lighten up and be more sensible, but will it happen? No. Why? I already said it…your sheep! We’ve already shown that we like to be morons that can’t group together and fight for decent service from people.
Mandatory arbitration in contracts? Wouldn’t be a problem if we’d stop doing business with companies that demand it. Idiots that complain about Wal-Mart stopping them six and seven times to see their receipt? Hey fucktard! Go somewhere else!!
And this? Well, I’m quite sure I’ll be sitting next to someone on a flight bound for somewhere with them being pissed off because they had to go through one of those see-all scanners. Me? I’ll sit back, put on my iPod, smile to myself and try to adjust myself from the pat-down.
Japan Bitches!
…at least that is how it looks in my outlook calendar right now. In just a couple of weeks I’ll be in Japan on a well deserved, and very long, vacation. I’m pretty excited about it and a little nervous. It’s not like going to Europe where our own culture is largely derived from European culture. No, this should be completely alien.
Fortunately, we have several contacts over there and at least one of us has made many trips. That means that I’ll be with some people for a few days that know how to get around and understand the culture a bit.
I plan on getting some snowboarding in near Tokyo and at Sapporo, but we aren’t making this a ski vacation. We want to check out some of the more local cultures, towns and temples.
Right now, we are still trying to lay out or itinerary and who we will be traveling with and where. There are some logistical issues traveling in Japan – like how much luggage you can carry as apparently the trains don’t have much room for it. I think I can get down to one small bad provided I can find some place to wash clothes. We haven’t even decided if we will take a laptop, but I’m sure one would be beneficial.
My x-g/f used to tell me that I never liked to go anywhere and do anything. I always found this confusing since I could recall many times I tried to get her to go out and do things with me, but she wouldn’t ever go. Most of the times, she would go off on her own or with her friends.
Since we split up, I’ve been to Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Lichtenstein, and Jamaica. Inside the U.S. I’ve been all over the place as well…sometimes for work, and sometimes for vacation. So was it me, or was it the girl….
Fortunately, we have several contacts over there and at least one of us has made many trips. That means that I’ll be with some people for a few days that know how to get around and understand the culture a bit.
I plan on getting some snowboarding in near Tokyo and at Sapporo, but we aren’t making this a ski vacation. We want to check out some of the more local cultures, towns and temples.
Right now, we are still trying to lay out or itinerary and who we will be traveling with and where. There are some logistical issues traveling in Japan – like how much luggage you can carry as apparently the trains don’t have much room for it. I think I can get down to one small bad provided I can find some place to wash clothes. We haven’t even decided if we will take a laptop, but I’m sure one would be beneficial.
My x-g/f used to tell me that I never liked to go anywhere and do anything. I always found this confusing since I could recall many times I tried to get her to go out and do things with me, but she wouldn’t ever go. Most of the times, she would go off on her own or with her friends.
Since we split up, I’ve been to Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Lichtenstein, and Jamaica. Inside the U.S. I’ve been all over the place as well…sometimes for work, and sometimes for vacation. So was it me, or was it the girl….
Mark McGwire is Also an Idiot!
I read in the paper the other day that he is sorry. Really really sorry that he used steroids. He was crying on the phone to the McPaper (USA Today) reporter….boo-fucking-hoo.
Give me a break. He’s not sorry he used steroids. He used them for YEARS and he became very successful because of them. He made MILLIONS of dollars because of them. He set world records and got endorsements and fans loved him.
He’s not sorry because of that. He’s sorry he got caught…..
Give me a break. He’s not sorry he used steroids. He used them for YEARS and he became very successful because of them. He made MILLIONS of dollars because of them. He set world records and got endorsements and fans loved him.
He’s not sorry because of that. He’s sorry he got caught…..
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