Friday, September 14, 2007

2007/09/02 at 19:23

There are three computers downstairs that are free to use. Two run as Administrator, one runs with reduced privileges. Guess which computers have the most spyware? Coincidentally, guess which computer I'm unable to connect Sparky to, as I can't install the USB device driver?

Oh well, I can wait.

After idly surfing for a while, answering journal posts, figuring out if I was, in fact, in the area where Shenmue took place (quite possibly yes,) calling my Qualcomm contact), I came upstairs, watched some news about the current fires in Greece, got bored, then went to lunch.

It was the same shop as I sent to the first day. They don't seem to have noodles, only rice. The first day I'd gotten that tasty cheese dish. This time I got a dish that had some sort of meat on it, topped with something white, somewhat creamy, and full of granular material of some sort. I had to fight not to think of it as cold phlegm. I much preferred the cheese.

I also had an Asahi beer. I didn't intend to order a large bottle for myself, but then again, I didn't actually /ask/ for anything, I merely pointed. It was a lot of beer. More than I'd ever drunk at once. Needless to say, I was a bit tipsy shortly afterwards. It was only mild, so I got over it fairly quickly. I returned to the hostel, checked mail again, read journals, and came up here.

I did discover, though, that there is a typhoon headed towards Japan, It will be hitting in three days. Television doesn't seem to say anything about it, and if it weren't for a friend's inquiry, coupled with a Google search and data from NASA, I wouldn't know anything about it. It might become a Category 3 by the time it hits. I'll be in Kyoto, and it ought to prove interesting, at the very least!

For now, sleep.

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