Travel for one.
I've got my train passes bought, though I'll have to do it again because I thought they were only by one month periods, so I'll have to get more for the last 2 weeks. I got out to the training location and by my timer the trip was about 50 minutes each way. This was on a Saturday, the jury's still out as to whether Monday-to-Friday commute times are longer or shorter. I know there'll be way more people in either case!!
Mood for another...
Thank goodness, I was starting to be in a real long lasting bummer. Different from anything I've ever experienced, I didn't feel connected to myself (will/intent/joy) at all. It was starting to be a major concern.
OK... so a real nice shift in energy, mood and spirit happened yesterday, and I've got myself back. Real nice experience, reassuring indeed.
Yesterday (Saturday)
Nice breakfast, and off to the world of Shibuya and Tokyo trains. Since Tarik had given a good visual description by email, of where he gives yoga classes, I was trying to identify the building by looking out the various windows of the hotel, alas I could not find it. After I ventured outside I realized that my hotel could not have been any closer to the location. It's so close I can't even see the building from the hotel! Less than a minute walk... very good news.
Then I had a coffee in the Starbucks overlooking the intersection, and watched the crowds for a while, still an entertaining thing to do. I try to pick one person in the cue and follow them till they get to the other side... not so easy at all.
Next up, as I've mentioned, was buying the monorail pass and traveling down to the client's site.
Then back to the hotel, popped in the dvd from a friend, and that was the trigger for the aforementioned mood change (that and the positive words/wishes from friends). The dvd is the kind of thing I love to hate... self-help schlock. Final word though; it facilitated a long overdue healing, a shift in consciousness... the torpor is gone.
Sushi
Googled "sushi in Shibuya" and ended up with this:
http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyofooddrinksarchive349/305/tokyofooddrinksinc.htm
Excerpt: "Sushi Daidokoya A kaiten-zushi shop in the middle of Shibuya that caters mostly to an over-thirty crowd. The fish is bought every morning in Tsukiji, assuring freshness. The portions are thicker than in many other places so you can really sink your teeth into them. The price for two pieces is JY300.
Open 11am-11pm daily. 2-15-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku (03-3476-4066). Nearest stn: Shibuya."
And that's where I ate... yum yum... freaking yum!!
On the way I found a Yamaha music store, and drooled over drum hardware for a while. Even auditioned a 29000y maple snare... wow! I feel very self conscious doing that sort of thing. The guys in the shop helped me find Daidokoya (right across the street actually).
On the way back I stopped by the hotel's bar and had a nice Japanese single malt whiskey, then off to the room to wait for Loren to call, and eventually a nice chat with her. Felt great to be light and aware.
So still on the *to do* list is to get an english guide-book to Tokyo, lonely planet or the like, and a camera cable, charger and batteries.
Right now is a lazy sunday about 12:30, great sleep last night. Have had another nice breakfast and am goofing about the hotel room... soon going out to cross things off the *to do*.
Weather changed last night and now I can see mountains in the west.
First day of the course tomorrow.