September 1, 2007

  • Free Internet

     

    After shoveling in 400 yen into this Coin Internet installation, I figured I had had enough. I was going to get off the Internet, get off my ass, and go find something productive to do in this hotel. But, after my time ran out and the console asked me for more money, the screen cleared again and went right back to my browser. Translation: free internet and therefore, blog.

    I actually feel cheated; I should have let the thing run out sooner. I would demand my money back, but the sign on top of the console clearly states "The once invested any coin doesn't return"  Also, so as to clear up any confusion, there is a watermark on the screen that says "Cautions! After insert coin. Don't pay back. The coin."

    I'm stuck in this Hotel until my flight this evening. Being stuck anywhere near Narita blows. All the hotels are surrounded by freeways and random pockets of forest or rice fields. Theres nothing to do, nowhere to go, and certainly no way to get there. I'm completely at the mercy of Japanese television and 100 yen per 10 minute computers, the weirdly magnified screen of which is slowly eating away at my retinas. Seriously. What the hell am I supposed to do all day? They should pay me back for my boredome. Also for that 19 dollar buffet breakfast I was forced to buy. Woof.