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Well, I leave Monday. My bags are mostly packed. I have told my friends when I intend on arriving. I have loaded up my laptop with Anime -- Koi Kaze (the manga was good), Shion no Ou (can someone please continue scanlating this...), Venus Versus Virus (I read the volumes scanlated, & will be picking up the official releases soon), Mahoraba (this manga was very fun), Shigofumi (I hope this is as good or better than Shinigami no Ballad) and Mnemosyne (how can I not watch an anime titled after the mother of all the muses?).

Now don't think that I intend to go to Japan to watch anime I procured in the states, that would be silly. That is for the weekday and plane trip. I am also packing several books: Tyr (vol 3), Rene Guenon: A Teacher for Modern Times, The Age of American Unreason, Shinto: World Religions (updated Version), and Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines. Again, this is for the trip over & for downtime while I am working.

Working? Why yes, the US Navy, in its wisdom, is sending me to Japan for my two week training. I should have some evenings and the weekends free. This means I will be able to hang out with my friends in Japan (mostly English Teachers). This will be the third trip in four years (last years trip was interrupted by my being sent to Kuwait -- not an adequate substitute).

Just being in Japan makes me happy.