Lost in Speculation

Well, I'm sitting in my hotel room on the 28th floor of the Century Southern Tower Hotel, in Tokyo. It's located in Shibuya, which is one of the biggest districts in the city, so it was pretty interesting walking around the area this afternoon. I went around looking at shops, but I can't really afford to blow any money on anything thanks to the upcoming ticket I'm going to have to buy to get home. I'm also having to front the money for the hotel room this weekend, which isn't that bad. It's a bit ironic (by which I mean sad and depressing) that whenever Christian and I are together, we usually have to stay at bargain basement hotels, but when she's not with me, I stay in a place like this for free.



On a fun note, I saw Mt. Fuji from the plane today, which is always cool. All day, I've been thinking about whether or not this trip could have turned out any differently than it did. The job has been aweful, which undoubtedly tainted the rest of the experience, but I wish I could have met some people I actually gave a damn about like I did last time I was here. I've been thinking a lot lately about what the difference is, and I think that one major difference is that I just enjoy being in school. I enjoy going to class and learning stuff. There are always people looking to talk about politics, religion, or philosophy just for the sake of talking about it. This trip has primarily consisted of me meeting people who don't do much for fun except drink. Which is understandable, because that's pretty much one of the biggest Japanese pastimes too. Maybe it's just as bad back home and I didn't notice it.

On a brighter note, tomorrow is the big $10K Championship in Tokyo, which is why I'm here. I'm going to be doing event coverage here. I got the job through some people because of the job I've been doing on the site I edit - StarCityVs.com. To be honest I'm kind of nervous because I'm getting paid a lot of money and I don't want to drop the ball on this one. It also doesn't help that my Japanese capabilities have been sliding in favor of learning more Spanish recently (for obvious reasons). Well, I'll post the coverage link here as soon as I get it, so you can all laugh at my mistakes and misfortune! I guess it's time to get to bed so I can get some work done tomorrow!