Worldcon wrapped up Monday morning, with a panel on blogs and LiveJournals in SF, which was recorded for a possible Tor podcast (it’s not up yet, but may turn up in the next few days). If you’d like to hear what I sound like when I find myself moderating a con panel with no real preparation, that’ll be your best chance.
After that, Kate and I made a swing out to the Ramen Museum (those who have been to grad school are groaning, but ramen can actually be pretty tasty when you use actual ingredients), and then into Tokyo for an evening stroll around Ginza. Tuesday, we made the trip out to Nikko, where there’s a rather grandiose shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first of the Tokugawa shogun. It really needs to be seen to be believed, but there are, of course, pictures to come.
This morning, we need to do some frantic last-minute packing, and then we’re off for a couple of days in a more rustic setting– the mountain town of Takayama. I don’t expect to have Internet access at the ryokan where we’ll be staying, so the next thing you’ll hear from me will either be a quick update from Osaka before we leave, or a “Well, I’m back…” post on Sunday. Tough to say.