December 7, 2018:

We cannot move to Japan.  One in every three girls you find cute.

Akemi (December 6, 2018 – Tokyo)

Well, we’re back home and settled.  Ish.  I fell asleep at 1:30 a.m. last night.  Woke up two hours later, took a Benadryl, and slept in until 10:00 a.m.  Hopefully, tonight, I’ll be able to sleep straight through – until one of the dogs has an accident on the bed.

So, I may have mentioned that, prior to my Tokyo departure, I pitched my uber-secret Untitled Awesome Project to a broadcaster.  The pitch, I thought, went very well, but experience has taught me to temper expectations.  So even though I was incredibly excited about the project (which I’ve likened in tone and theme to Dark Matter with a potentially broader appeal) and despite the positive response to the pitch, I vowed to put it out of my mind while I was on vacation.  And then, on my last day in Tokyo, I received a message informing me that we’ve been given the go-ahead on a pilot script, a sign the broadcaster sees some real potential here.  So, still in the development phase, but a HUGE step forward.

Check it out!  Akemi found a rice cracker shaped like The Destiny.  Is this a sign?!!!

High-steppin’ back into the neighborhood.