Perhaps it was not the longest summer vacation ever but probably the most difficult. Simply getting any postings done for the past two months was virtually impossible regardless of actual vacation(s). But since one of ...but the devil...'s inspiration is Michael Nagrant's Hungry Mag and they have also been on an extended vacation, I don't feel so bad.

We're in Tokyo for the next two weeks and posts have piled up to the point that there will be plenty to see and read. For any of you who know me personally, you already know that Tokyo (and Japan) is my favorite place to be besides being home and now that jetlag has thankfully been shot in the back of the head, it's on. Or in the words of my buddy Leslie Scurry, "and it begins..."