bring bring

so news is just pouring into my brain this week. firstly, the news that my Dad is going to take me to Japan with him in november! i can't really explain the implications of this because it is even more exciting than going to akron (and i know i said i can't really convey how exciting that is). i mean, what's next? Space Travel? i am thinking that this trip is going to be SERIOUS. serious in the way that loosing or gaining a Limb might be serious. i have been learning some things to say in japanese, which is rekindling my desire to learn Lots of Languages. i am also relearning this technique called "Expanding My Conceptions of the World Around Me" that i had temporarily forgotten in this new york induced Retardation. temporary daydream fantasy of the moment: listening to brazilian favela rap in japan. Woah. slow down there, retard.
um, i don't know what to really say about traveling. i lived outside the united states for a while and i was much happier than Now? going to other places and exposing yourself to foreign environments makes you a better Person? i was more interested in the world around me when it made me feel like i was experiencing something New?
But. this is very exciting news. very exciting.
i wish i had a picture of the type of clothes that my dad wears while traveling (and in general- please note the suspenders in this picture) because it might illustrate to you the utter awkwardness of his experience as a foreigner. an example from budapest: Tan Fishing Vest, warm up pants, hiking boots, robber type stocking cap. an example from amsterdam: Hot Pink Winter Jacket that looks like it belongs to a 12yo girl, high waisted jeans worn with belt, dress shoes. i am interested what awaits me in japan.
i really love my dad though, and this dress style is part of his awesomeness. i am totally looking forward to spending lots of time with my old buddy in this other universe called japan. (this will be the most time i have spent with him since the summer after highschool!!!)
the hellmouth: another thing to note about this week is the riot that broke out in toledo, Ohio, while neo-Nazis were protesting "Black Crime" in a predominately black neighborhood. first of all, why The Fuck was a neo nazi hate group allowed to hold a rally/march escorted by police in this country? second of all, what did they expect? for people to not riot? whatever.