Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Nippon Hotspots

what is there to do in the country anyway?

60cities60days FAQ

Q: will you have a camera crew to follow you around as you travel the country?
A: no, im not that cool, influential or good looking.

Q: how do you plan on updating daily when you dont have the internet?
A: im not sure but ill do the best i can. after all, the internet is everywhere anyways.

Q: what happens if you get sick?
A: i might die in an alley somewhere

Q: youre a 23-year-old college student, how do you have the kind of money to take a trip like this?
A: i dont have the money, thats why i dont have anywhere to live. the only thing ive spent money on is a camera and a plane ticket.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Street Set

the acoustic setlist

1. bob dylan - the times they are a changin
2. oasis - dont look back in anger
3. oasis - stand by me
4. love psychedelico - sad story
5. smap - sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana
6. green day - boulevard of broken dreams
7. flogging molly - ?
8. ?
9. ?

i need some more ideas, stat

The Essential GEAR

my friends,

for my trip im trying to decide what types of electronic goods might be the best for me. ive got this desire to get this laptop and camera, but im not sure which one is a decent one. i also am totally torn about how im gonna carry a guitar around an entire country comfortably, maybe its not even possible.

probably not huh?

anyways, heres the frontrunners for electronic goodies. anybody got any thoughts on either one?

1. Acer Aspire One
2. Asus EEE PC

both cost like 300-350 bucks.

im already getting tired of writing. anyone wanna help me pick?

more havoc to come

The Best of Times

dear friends,

first of all thanks for visiting the blog for 60cities60days! its great of you to stop by to see what the deal is.

so i reckon i should probably just let you in on what the real deal is.

the deal is that i will be flying to japan the last week of april, almost a week after finals week at byu. ill be arriving at narita near tokyo.

my main posessions will include:
1. a camera
2. a mini-laptop
3. two sets of clothes
4. an acoustic guitar

...and thats it.

ill only use the money i make playing music in the streets to pay for food and hopefully be able to make enough for trains around the country. ill be doing a lot of walking.

ill do my best to update this blog daily with a variety of pictures, thoughts and descriptions of what im doing and how i am doing. it might be tough to find a place to upload daily, but i will keep everything logged in my computer to quickly upload when i can. so the laptop does have a tiny purpose other than updating my facebook status. (cricket sounds)

so yes, maybe its a little bit crazy. probably more experimental than sensible. downright dumb perhaps.

keep your eyes peeled for more havoc to come