Gallery is online!

http://picasaweb.google.com/bmhelm/

This will be where all my pictures will wind up. Galleries are up for the airport adventure and for a quick stroll in Kyoto. I went off looking for a stamp shop to get a personal signature stamp made, and failed completely, but I got some pictures of part of the neighborhood anyway. Several people offered me directions, but I still couldn't find the stationary shop I was looking for. I'm going to try again in a bit, now that I've written down such trivial details as the name of the store I'm looking for and its address. Duh....

I now have a bike that I can use at least for a while; it's too small, but it blends in, it has a wheel lock with a key that looks like an old can opener, and it has a basket and a generator light. I'm probably going to take the generator light off, since it rubs on one side of the front tire, so it feels bad and makes noise; I did bring a battery headlight and tail light. Oh, it was free, too. I still haven't properly photographed it or most of the I-House, but all things in due time. I'm leaving in a bit, as mentioned, to look for the stamp shop, but also for a 99 or 100 yen store (aka dollar store) to get better slippers (the freebies are about 4 sizes too small at least) and a few other things. Then tonight I need to plan some meals so that I can eat decently and cheaply.