As you can see from the previous post, I’ve managed to figure out how to post to this site from my cellphone, using wapblogger. It’s still a bit rough around the edges (it takes the first 5 words of the post as the title, and I can’t categorize the post, which is why the “possibly related” area is blank), and frankly I’m not sure why I need this functionality in the first place, but I can’t deny I’m pleased I actually figured it out. Admittedly posting text isn’t as sexy as photos like Joi Ito’s Moblog (and don’t think I haven’t started working on Naoko for a new camera-equipped phone!). I kind of like the implementation of cellphone blogging seen at gomi no sensei, who has put his cellphone posts in a sidebar entitled “oyayubizoku” (and yes, I’m jealous he’s using that title!). I’d still prefer a way to do this via email (which is dirt cheap), rather than via my phone’s web browser (which isn’t as cheap)…
This is a test post
This is a test post from my cellphone, using wapblogger.
Off to see more snow
I’m off for the next few days of my ever-shortening winter vacation to see some snow, and eat as much sushi as I can consume (or afford). I’m going to Kanazawa in Ishikawa prefecture, with a “stopover” in Matsumoto in Nagano-ken to see the world-renowned Japan Ukiyo-e Museum. (I say “stopover” because although it should be on my way back, because of geography I have to first take a train south to Nagoya and then a second train back up north to Matsumoto). The museum is based on the Sakai collection, believed to be the largest individual collection in the world, with over 100,000 ukiyo-e prints.
It’s my first travel experience alone in Japan, we’ll see how far my Japanese goes (or doesn’t go). Not really worried, Naoko is of course only a cellphone call or email away. Speaking of cellphones, I would love to post some real-time impressions to here via my phone a la my previous post but alas, I will have to content myself with internet cafes or the hotel’s business center if they have one, or I just may say screw it and you won’t hear from me for a while (no biggie as that’s been the SOP around here for awhile, no?).