i can't sleep at all. i tried lying in bed for a while, but it didn't work. tomorrow's a long day at church, starting at 9 (am) and going until 11 or 12 (pm). i don't mind, but i do get tired.

the more and more i get comfortable, the more and more i feel like i shouldn't be. i get complacent, which is never a good thing. i shouldn't be satisfied with my imperfection or my flaws of character. i should be actively trying to change those things for the better. but i really do get tired.

i wish i could just carry around an IV drip of coffee.

i want to spend my next day off just sleeping. i'm tired.

and it's a good thing i decided not to take the joban line because it's been shut down from too much rain.

well, my trip is nearing its end. i'm on an enormously crowded train just outside tokyo and i'll probably be on it for the next few hours. i decided to stay the night in shizuoka because of a mishap. i was thinking about doing the whole trip from sendai to nishinomiya in the seventeen and a half hours it would take by local train but decided against it. i accidentally left my bag (some would call it a man purse) at a ramen shop last night. so, had to wait till they opened to get my bag and get on my way. i ended up leaving long after i wanted to, but that happens. so, i still have a long way to go. i'm going to try to rest a bit. all i've had time to eat was an onigiri at ten thirty.

i'm almost there! turns out that tokyo to sendai is much faster than osaka to tokyo. i'm in fukushima prefecture right now, only two hours from sendai. this trip has actually been a lot of fun so far. it'll be interesting to see if i can make it all the way back too. who knows, maybe i can do it in one day!

i'm leaving tokyo right now for sendai. yesterday i saw a giant robot in tokyo on an island that was made from garbage. only in japan! i had an amazing time with liza and henry who were more than hospitable to me. it was such a privilege and a blessing to me to have friends that time and time again show kindness.

i'm about halfway to tokyo now. i'm between aichi and shizuoka. although it's taking a while, i've actually had a pretty relaxing time. i haven't taken a wrong train yet and i've been able to sit on every train after the first one. i look forward to getting to tokyo though and seeing some old friends i haven't seen in a while.

mobile posts are fun. right now i'm between osaka and kyoto. the train is really full so i'm not able to sit down. if the whole trip is like this then i give up! one hour down, about nine to go.