The big catchup post part 1: Coming back

So... sup.
Yeah, if you dust all the cobwebs off, you will see my blog is still alive. Barely. I had to unfreeze it, use those heart shocker things, and give it cpr. It wasn't pretty. I made sure to use mouthwash after too. Also, I'm ditching the Japanese. Sorry.

So... two entire months unblogged. Where was I? What did I do? Where in the world WAS Carmen Sandiego?
A tragic (not really) tale. Love and loss. (Mostly loss.) A fake fire drill and earthquake. Exams. O RLY chocolate. And scary karaoke. Pronounced kah-rah-oh-kay. Say it right, you stupid American..
Ladies and gentlemen... here are the two months you never thought you would see. Fasten your seat belts, and please turn off all explosives during the film.

January

Where the hell was I in Janurary? for the first 9 days of it I was home. Home sweet home in Providence, Rhode Island. (Or as my Japanese alien ID said: Phode Island, but that's another story)

I remember I wanted to write a blog while I was on the plane. I saw lots of stuff. Clouds, mostly. But I looked down and saw the vast pacific ocean. The mountains of northeastern Russia. The coastline of Alaska and Japan. The Rocky mountains of America.
And those babies wouldnt shut up for any of it. Forget putting kids through school and college and raising them well... the freakin baby stage must be the hardest part.They do nothing but cry! Freakin babies. I know I was a baby once. I'm sure I was an annoying crybaby then. I bet you were too. So there. No wonder my SUNY Albany roommate eats babies...

Ok, enough about babies.

I got back to Japan ok. It was easier getting back alone cause I knew the railways from trip one. I also hung on to my luggage and managed not to lose it on the way back. But I lost it on the trip up, costing me time looking for it. Yes, I found it.

What else happened in January... uh... dam, I forgot.

to be edited with pictures to jog my memory...