Over Memorial Day weekend, my Dad's side of the family had a reunion/mass baptism. While they told me about it, I realized just how long it has been since I've updated this blog and how disproportional my blog frequency is to how much I miss my family and friends and want to share my experiences with them.
By way of explanation, I have a confession to make: I can't find my camera cable.
This is a big problem because the camera I used to take pictures of Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara and also of Gifu and Komatsu's spectacular hanami (cherry blossom viewing) seasons doesn't use a removable memory card. These pictures were to be the stars of my next posts, examples of how life goes on after national catastrophes, but...no cable.
I like blogging linearly. The thought of passing up the picture posts and moving on to less gorgeous things made me sad, so I opted to pretend like I didn't care and wait for the cable to realize it was being ignored and promptly reappear again.
Then I moved. I packed: no cable. I finished unpacking yesterday after a flurry of studying, English competition preparation, and lesson planning. Still no cable. It turns out my (surprsingly effective) habit of almost sociopathically passive-agressive commentary toward my internet connection doesn't get results with camera cables.
I think it's time to eat crow and head over to Yamada Denki and see what they sell. Incidentally, why does every digital camera seem to have a different port? Cables don't make companies that much money. Clearly the wide variety of ports exists as part of a vast and systematic conspiracy to further modern man's sense of alienation and puzzlement over the irrational rationality of a technological world.
Speaking of which, I've tried adding to this blog from my iPhone, but blogger compatible apps I've tried have left a lot to be desired, including picture posting. So far the best mobile blogging tool interface for photos has been Tumblr's, but I loathe Tumblr's self-referential reblog-as-comment format.
So, here's what I'm thinking for how to share my next year in Japan with everyone:
1. This blog, with the photo-sharing pressure off, as a way of sharing stories and happenings, plus
2. A picture a day on Tumblr to actually show people what my life looks like.
How does that sound?
