The ratio of sleep to miles

hello!

well, this was a blog for class, but i've conveniently renamed it to suit my travels

day 1-2, travling, landing, beaching

me and the rest of the design in asia gang peaced out of columbus international airport yesterday (read: god knows how many days ago due to the crazy time traveling), skipped through chicago to tokyo, and landed safely in Hong Kong at about midnight today. first reaction to the plane rides: UGH. man, nothing says 'will there be free alcoholic beverages on this flight?' like a 13 hour plane ride to tokyo. anywho, we got up this morning at 7:30, had a nice asian breakfast (steamed shrimp dumplings...excellent) and exchanged some currency. right off the bat, this city is amazing. endless skyscrapers, huge mountains, fog, rain, heat, sun, people, etc. maybe its just because i'm a city guy, but i love the fast paced nature of it. right now i'm enjoying the free wifi of repulse bay beach (don't have time to post pictures right now, but google image search it, it's very amazing) and gettin' my tan on with the rest of the crew. agenda for tonight: tram ride, dinner, relax, beers, enjoying life and being thankful we made it safely here and could even afford to come here in the first place. the internet situation might be sketchy for the next few days, but i'll try and keep this updated. i'm gonna try and keep the touchy-feeling emotional crap to a minimum, but lame as it may be, i enjoy a good heart felt description to give you the full experience of everything i'm feeling and seeing. word.

oh, also, i had this kind of neat idea i think, so check this out:

soundtrack to the day-

reverse the curse - exit 193
brian fallon - the blues, mary
skip james - sickbed blues
band of horses - funeral
the lawrence arms - the revisionist
bruce springsteen - lost in the flood
otis redding - mr. pitiful
gallows - rolling with the punches


catch you later

ryan