And one other thing…

If anyone feels a burning need to call me, you can: 080-3451-3828. I have no idea how you dial this number from Canada (though I suspect it involves punching in the country code for Japan, whatever that is, and then entering that number in its entirety; 080 seems to be the city routing code for something), but incoming calls for me are free, and if you feel like talking, please don’t hesitate to call.

Remember that Japan is 17 hours ahead of PDT, 18 hours ahead of MDT. If it’s 17:30 here, it’s 01:30 in Victoria.