I vagueposted a lot last month. But at this point, who really still cares. Everything feels so come and go now. I was preparing for a trip to Japan. It began April 2, and continued through April 21. I wish I could have written my thoughts throughout the trip. However, I received a notification on my phone on the second full day saying my internet was down. That's where I connect to create blog posts. It was actually working when I got that notification, but the ISP did something and I lost connection to my internal tools after being notified it was fixed.
I'm not sure why that broke things but because of that, the trip I actually planned to keep up with the blog, I could not do that. I apologize.
It was a cool time. Way more low key than previous trips. Lots of CD searching which was cool because I came home with a huge stack of CDs. I even digitized them this year! Along with past years' catches. It's all great music. One band's entire discography still eludes me. Nobody had them. I'm sad about that.
But if there's anything I can recommend about a trip to Japan is that walking is fun. See the sights, each part of Tokyo is so unique and has subtleties that never get old to find. But the second recommendation is that you prepare to walk that much. This year, I failed to do that so by day two, I could barely hold myself up on my feet. They throbbed with pain even when laying in the hard hotel bed.
Later in the trip, I started taking long baths and really soaking in. It seemed to help; towards the end of the trip I was again able to walk like normal. It was majestic. That air is addictive. The quiet night streets have no comparison.
I would love to get to experience that any time I want. But it's not in the cards. The best thing I can do for myself is to turn it all around. Get myself healthy and assure that even as I age, I can continue to enjoy things like that.