in less than 19 hours, my brother will be stepping foot right here in the Land of the Rising Sun! i have tried for the last 4 years to get him to come over and he finally decided on his own after i gave up on him to take the trip. i think i see a trip to Akihabara in my future. if he wants to, of course. this is his vacation. i still have to work. but he's cool with it. he knows i don't make as much as he does, and he just wants to get away for a while. so, i finally get to see someone from home....