I don't have much to say here, other than LOOK AT ALL THE PRETTY COLORS! After far too many months of white, black, and brown, I've decided to go with something a bit easier on the eyes. With some help from Jonas and Gelo, I was able to find a color scheme of blue with green accents that I thought would be easy on the eyes and a layout that was simple enough so as to not overwhelm the rest of the posts.

Speaking of posts, the layout of each has changed a bit. As you've seen, the title, date, comments link, and tags are all located at the top of each post. It's an unorthodox layout, but I like having everything consolidated at the top because it means less moving of the page and mouse to comment on something I've written.

And in honor of the fact that I'll be in Japan for a year, I've included the name of this blog in Katakana so that if any of my foreign friends make their way here, they'll have an idea of how to say it!

That's it for now. Posts may be sparse now, but once I leave for Japan on July 2nd, expect lots of new material!

Oh, that reminds me! To entice readers to read my blog, I've been advised that my posts should have some kind of hook, a unique angle that will set them apart from the many other "LOOK AT ME I'M IN JAPAN" blogs. That's why I'm inviting you, loyal readers, to throw some ideas my way as to how I should present new posts. Do you want me to focus on technology? The Tokoy nightlife? Japanese culinary culture? So long as its legal, I'll do my best to provide all of you with interesting tales and pictures that follow the themes you send my way. Help me give you something interesting to read; pitch me an idea!