Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known

So it’s down to five days and counting…

I’m feeling quite Zen about this whole experience (the Japanese theme, maybe??). I’m not nervous or scared or worried, it just all seems like it’s meant to be happening so it feels pointless to worry, I just have absolute faith it’s all going to turn out how it is supposed to.

I know, it doesn’t feel like me unless I am holding my knees rocking and frothing at the mouth at this point close to a big event, but not working myself into a blind panic has made for a nice change of pace. I’m not sleeping well at night, but that’s because I am far too excited to do anything like sleep. I could be trawling Flickr for pictures of Tokyo, or looking on Google Street View or otherwise planning my adventures in Japan.

I still have an incredible amount to do before I go. Namely, my portfolio. It’s getting there, I have a very good grasp on the content but then I have to put it all into some aesthetically pleasingly format so I can simultaneously wow my interviewers with the contents of it and show off my artistic flair. I’ve got to get some photos printed for it as well. I also need to sort out a cash passport, I ran out of time last week and I’ve been working these past couple of days so tomorrow will be my first chance to get to the bank. Tomorrow I also have to press some buttons I’ve sold and post them off, print off some old assignments for my boss, print off some other stuff for D’Olds who are going away while I’ll be in Japan and print off maps and junk for myself so I can actually find my way to the hotel in Tokyo.

Lastly, just to see who even reads this anymore for old times sake, I’m going to hold a Crappy Magnet Photo Competition when I go away! Except it won’t be a magnet this time, it will be the single most obscure item I can procure in a 100yen store. This time, there will also be two chances to win – one prize for guessing/guessing closest to the actual number of photographs I take on my trip and the second one I will draw randomly by picking a name from the commenters on the official competition post. So even if you are a shitty guesser, you could still win!! I’ll outline the proper rules and all that junk for the kids who haven’t played before in a post soon, but start warming up your guessing muscles. Two points to note while doing your guessing – 1) I just got a brand new camera 2) It’s fucking TOKYO.

Well, this was really just a giant, steaming pile of nothing. Apologies for wasting your time, please go about your business. I’ll try harder tomorrow. My life for the past few days has been go to work, come home, think about all the things I have to do, sleep, rinse and repeat. Tomorrow will be more exciting, and if it isn’t I will try my hardest to write about it in a way that makes it seem exciting!