Also short, and no photos. But still sweet.

I didn't have a good photo opp today, so no photos.  Tomorrow there should be some because the president and his daughter are taking me sight-seeing in Tokyo with a fellow Bloomingtonian.  That oughta be fun.

It turns out the Bloomingtonian here now for the big trade show is leaving the company in February.  That's a little too soon for me to hope to take his position, which s considerably higher than mine, in the company.  However, what it does mean is that I will be jet-setting a lot sooner than I imagined.  He used to be one of the point people who went to all of the trade shows in the US and some in Japan.  Now that's going to be me.  So lookout US and Canada, here I come.  I will almost certainly be in the following cities at the following times: Orlando FL, first week of April.  Vancouver BC, second to last week of May.  Denver CO, first week of June.  Santa Clara CA, first week of December.

The trade show, which has hundreds of vendors and probably in the tens of thousands range of visitors, plays Auld Lang Syne every day at 5pm.  It's hilarious, because you're exhausted from being on your feet and talking to customers all day, and then they play that and you feel like you should pop a bottle of champagne and balloons should be falling from the ceiling.  I kind of feel like they should have a countdown to 5pm every day, just to add to the atmosphere.

Anyway, that's all I've got.  Join me tomorrow for more fun!