Japan is still awesome.

Back in Japan. It's still awesome.

My flight back was totally uneventful - I spent most of the time blissfully asleep, read some pretty decent Greg Bear, and watched The Illusionist, which is not that decent at all. I did have to kill 5 hours in Detroit, but I managed to find a restaurant that does a delicious veggie omelette and an excellent, unsweetened iced tea. I didn't even lose my passport.

I don't have any class until Thursday, and as of Friday the term is done. Which sounds relaxing, but in reality I'm up to my neck, maybe my forehead, in essays, and on top of that have a 10 lb. brick of a Japanese grammar final on Thursday. The essays aren't long - they average around 4 pages, double-spaced, and most of my sources are class readings - but I was not very enthusiastic about work over the Christmas break (hell, who is?) and now I'm paying the price for it. Boo that.

Anyway, back to the grind. I guess I should post some pictures from Christmas back in T.O. or something like that. Gimme a couple days.