Tokyo lights from above.
These, plus an anthology of short stories and my trusted companions
Vogue, Time, Nylon & People kept me busy for 24+ hours of airtime...
Vonnegut gave me things to ponder... at least briefly.
Couldn't tell you what the most amusing part of my trip was... getting assailed for sympathy by a woman in the Cincinnati airport who got her elephant-sized bottles of lotion and perfume confiscated at security (which she made sure to tearfully emphasize was gifted to her by her thoughtful grandchildren; I commiserated but secretly laughed at her stupidity) or getting complimented on "finally getting my braces off" by an TSA official comparing me to my old passport photo (to which I replied, "we don't talk about that photo," and he responded, "trust me, I've seen a lot worse").
Excited to see more of Vietnam tomorrow-- all I've seen so far is masses of people hanging around on motorcycles...
