Greetings from the top of Mt Fuji - not!

That was the plan for this weekend anyways. I had 3 days off in a row so I thought I'd head out and check out the old hill before school vacation started and things really got crowded. Unfortunately the weather wasn't really willing to cooperate. It didn't rain but apparently it's going to be cloudy all week and dang-it-all, if I'm going to climb up the highest part of Japan I want to be rewarded with a sunrise when I get there!

So maybe I'll do it in a couple of weeks instead. The crowds shouldn't be too much of a hassle I guess. I can just close my eyes and pretend that I'm back in Pacific Mall in Scarborough! I bought a laptop yesterday as well which is part of the reason for my not leaving (but it was mostly the weather to those of you shaking your heads.) Not much to say about that I guess. It's a computer and it comes with all the frustrations that computers normally have. For some reason after I installed an English version of Windows XP it crashes every time I try to shut it down! The power button doesn't work so I have to unplug it and then take the battery out so it shuts down! So unless a new (and hopefully arriving SOON) version of Windows fixes the problem I don't know what I'll do. The laptop also makes sort of a strange sound. The only reason why it's strange is because my roommate has the exact same computer and his doesn't make it. Fortunately I was able to solve that problem myself. I call it sticking some damned earphones in your head and turning up the music! Let's see you download that Bill Gates.

I can't remember if I told you were I'm going to be moving-one floor downstairs. That's right, all that trouble to go down 10 feet in altitude. If I haven't already given you the scoop then I will some other time.
And since it seems that some of you are interested in what I actually do for a living over here, I'll make a special write up about it next time.

let me get to sleep