6:51 AM so says my computer (9:51pm local time next day)

My first blog from Japan. This is as fresh as it gets. The trip over went about as smoothy as I could imagine, all the way to here to the hotel where there's free wifi internet. "I must blog" I said. A very funny thing happened in Tokyo, where I happened to bump into Jeff C. and Aruelli going the other direction. I shook his hand and thanked him for everything. Sorry for the fuzzy details right now: I'm half eating a riceball, half drinking some iced oolong cha and half thinking that Im dreaming. I think its time for a shower and bed. More info to come tomorrow from Shikaoi.