So many things fell out of place and now only just recently have they all come back together. After a series of unfortunate events (rusted head of screw popping off on an important handle-bar part, slip on mud that further damaged handlebar and my knee and elbow), my bike was not ridable for over two months during the best time of the year for riding. When I say a series of unfortunate events, I mean like every little thing that could go wrong in the worst order to did, but perhaps I'll write about that all later. Growing despondent and restless I bought a very cheap and light laptop, but after a premature upgrade to Windows 10 the laptop decided not to recognize many drivers and then refused to boot all together. So I sent it to the factory to get it fixed. It was bad timing because I just reignited my love for watching as many movies as possible and now the only thing I could watch movies on was my screen-cracked tiny phone. I suppose it wasn't all bad; my bike and computer were repaired for free, but it felt like I had to wait an unnecessarily long time for the bike parts to arrive. The worst part was when I sent them my address after they said they just got the part (about two, three weeks after my first inquiry). Two weeks after that, I emailed them again and asked how the shipping status was, and they said that they completely forgot about my email and needed my address one more time in English. And here I was, all getting ready for a package to arrive any day now!
Now that I have my bike and laptop, I feel stupid for feeling like my life was falling apart seeing as these are problems that only affluent young people with no real world problems can have. It just sucked having a problem that you have absolutely no control over, being in a foreign country and all.
But screw it! Now that my bike is ridable once again, I've decided to bike to Tokyo during Silver Week, with four extra days taken off for paid vacation (such an affluent, well-off lucky person I am). Here is a map:
Friday (tomorrow) I will leave for Yonago after work to take part in an open-mic night. Then Saturday is when the tour will really begin, with the first stop being in Tottori City to stay at a friend's apartment. From there, the next three days and two nights will be spent riding and camping. At Nagoya, the halfway point, another friend has graciously said he'll put me up for a night to shower, bath, and sleep. From there, it will be about two to three nights til I get to Tokyo.
Yup! If you're reading this, then you are most likely friends with me on facebook, so you can check there for pictures. Work is now over, so I need to go home and actually pack, then drive to Yonago to practice with Michael for tomorrow night. So, uh, take it easy.
