![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Entry tags:
Wanderings, classical music, and daylight savings can SUCK IT!
Ever since I found out that Arizona doesn't observe Daylight Savings, I have been pea-green with envy. In a country obsessed with time, Arizona is Timex Switzerland. And what the Hell...springing forward this early in the year is unnatural! Would any of this have been neccesary if we had just stuck with the Mayan calendar?
Feel free to disabuse me of my notions...half the time I don't know what I'm spluttering on about, anyway. *grin*
Okay, now for the big news: I am going to Japan in May so I can visit the awesome Arwen and also fulfill a longtime dream. I can't wait! I am simultaneously thrilled and terrified. I am also an idiot because I booked the majority of my trip during a time when the Ghibli Museum will be closed. Yeesh. But as JP put it, there's always next year. And the idea that I would make this a yearly vacation fills me with much *squee*.
But I am getting ahead of myself. I know some of you are veterans of Japan travel, so if ya'll have any helpful hints, I would love to hear 'em. I am currently studying a couple of guides and poring over atlases and train schedules. Also, I have "Where is the bathroom?" and "How much is it?/I'll take it!" down. Well, it's a start, anyway.
In local news, two of the other supervisors are on vacay this week, so in addition to the HELL that is software upgrades, I will be covering their stuff, too. Hello, fourth week in a row where I hit or surpass 50 hours!
Also - I am happy that we received rain, but that meant scrapping plans to go to the outlet mall in San Marcos today. Pooh.
Aaaand, I don't know if I mentioned it or not, but the antenna snapped off my Jeep last week, so now I get two stations on my radio: a popular rock one and the classical station. Who knew they had such a strong signal? Anyhoo, I've been listening to a lot of classical music, feeling all pleased with myself because I can correctly identify like 30% of the music they play. It reminds me of how, as a child, I used to incessantly listen to my dad's record (RECORD!!!) collection of classical composers and make up little stories to go with each piece. Told you I was strange. Time Life Famous Classical Composers and Michael Jackson's Thriller would pretty much sum up the musical stylings of Melissa, circa 1983.
Okay, I'll shut up now.
Feel free to disabuse me of my notions...half the time I don't know what I'm spluttering on about, anyway. *grin*
Okay, now for the big news: I am going to Japan in May so I can visit the awesome Arwen and also fulfill a longtime dream. I can't wait! I am simultaneously thrilled and terrified. I am also an idiot because I booked the majority of my trip during a time when the Ghibli Museum will be closed. Yeesh. But as JP put it, there's always next year. And the idea that I would make this a yearly vacation fills me with much *squee*.
But I am getting ahead of myself. I know some of you are veterans of Japan travel, so if ya'll have any helpful hints, I would love to hear 'em. I am currently studying a couple of guides and poring over atlases and train schedules. Also, I have "Where is the bathroom?" and "How much is it?/I'll take it!" down. Well, it's a start, anyway.
In local news, two of the other supervisors are on vacay this week, so in addition to the HELL that is software upgrades, I will be covering their stuff, too. Hello, fourth week in a row where I hit or surpass 50 hours!
Also - I am happy that we received rain, but that meant scrapping plans to go to the outlet mall in San Marcos today. Pooh.
Aaaand, I don't know if I mentioned it or not, but the antenna snapped off my Jeep last week, so now I get two stations on my radio: a popular rock one and the classical station. Who knew they had such a strong signal? Anyhoo, I've been listening to a lot of classical music, feeling all pleased with myself because I can correctly identify like 30% of the music they play. It reminds me of how, as a child, I used to incessantly listen to my dad's record (RECORD!!!) collection of classical composers and make up little stories to go with each piece. Told you I was strange. Time Life Famous Classical Composers and Michael Jackson's Thriller would pretty much sum up the musical stylings of Melissa, circa 1983.
Okay, I'll shut up now.
no subject
If you're going to be in Tokyo for any amount of time, invest in a Suica train card -- they just made them usuable on all Tokyo-area trains, including the subways and monorails. I've found mine invaluable, even though in the past it was for JR trains only.
no subject
Just out of curiosity: how long have you been going to Japan?
no subject
no subject
no subject
I also had the Daylight Savings Time grumbles. However, I have figured out the foolproof way to make it an easier transition, and shall be passing around a petition shortly.
Fall Savings, setting the clock one hour back: During the weekend is fine.
Spring Savings, setting the clock on hour ahead: Instead of doing it over the weekend, make the switch at 10am on a Monday workday. That will make EVEYRONE happy. (Or at least me.) :P
no subject
no subject
WOoo Japan trip!! I was just looking at plane tickets the other day too. I'll need to plan too, I'm such an idiot when it comes to travelling. I'm definitely a home body. ^^;
no subject
I hear ya...I was hemming and hawing about the tickets FOREVER and one night I pulled out the credit card and gave myself a stern little lecture. I bought the ticket and nearly had a stroke. LOL...
I will send you an email on my very sketchy plans thus far. I am allotting plenty of time under "Get lost in Tokyo. Again."
^__________^