Where am I?

I had this weird dream last night . . . I was chasing geisha (particularly maiko) all over Kyoto.  I was obsessed with getting a picture of them.  I guess it was prompted from a chance sighting while we were out last night. As we were eating our noodles in this little dive, I spotted one of them across the street . . . there were a gaggle of people following her and snapping pictures.

But I guess it was a bit prophetic because today, we ran into two sets of them : )

This was the second couple we encountered . . . their, I don’t know what to call her, handler, took this picture for me.

I don’t mean to be a tourist and all . . . but when you get down to it, it is unavoidable.  No matter how you look at it, this is pretty damn cool!

But here I am, wondering which sushi place will get me the best fish or trying to figure out how to properly enter a shrine, when I feel like I should be starting preseason, feeling the lush coolness of the grass under my bare feet after practice or actually sweating for a reason as opposed to just walking down the street . . .

I want to wish all my Whippany monkeys good luck this season.  It is strange to not be there with you all this year . . . I will miss it immensely.

Send me regular updates!!!!!

12-1-1 . . . seasons like this for everyone . . . work hard and good luck!