Between California and Japan, where I've been these days~

I flew back to California, after a one week trip to Japan. The shortest I have ever done. I must admit, waking up in the dark hours of the morn these days, I wake up and first thought is "Oh- I need to fly somewhere today?".
So, with Ischin, and our friend Yaari (below) they got me to the airport.
And I have to admit, when dropping Sheon off at work before leaving for the airport, and then after leaving these guys, I cried. There's nothing like being torn between leaving children "behind" to be with another child, and also the man I love, Taka.

  But we do what we must do.

  I would have loved to have "visited" these Japanese baths in the Tokyo airport. Instead I had a beer bought from the convenience store next door, and plugged in, got on line, and wrote on the 'net.

  Hey, speaking of places for relief! I found this one john in the Portland airport with these devices happening! To save water!!
How cool is this? Pull up for...

liquid wastes, and push down for that other crap~ for the bigger flush! Very cool, no?! (hey, this is coming from me, after having lived in Japan with outhouses INSIDE our homes for ten years I lived there! No FIFTEEN years!!!)

But yeah, me back in the States right now. I think it's going to take a little while to feel settled back into where Taka and Zen have called home for these days. Santa Cruz. Anyway, I arrived in San Francisco airport, after having gotten to watch Michael Jackson's movie on the plane, and went on into San Fran instead of driving straight back to Santa Cruz.

Taka and I drove back to Santa Cruz. Zen's team had a game that night. An important game, and since Zen fractured his thumb, he's not been able to play. But that game was a DOOZY!!! Zen's team won by one point against their rival team Harbor.

I hope to have photos up re that game soon, minus Zen, but still great!!!