Prologue: Beware the Ides of March...

Hello, and welcome to War Plan Orange: The comprehensive guide to my move to Japan. I’m going to try to document most of my stay in this blog, and also on my computer. It’s designed to keep my friends in the western world a part of my life.

First things first...this is NOT a normal blog. I’m really anti-blog. I mean, most of them are just “blah blah bitch bitch, so and so doesn’t like me, I’m LAmeZ0rZ.” No, my blog will not fall into this void. This will be more of a story. A true story. Will it be interesting? I’d like to hope so. Pretty much, I’m trying to target two audiences with this: my friends, and those interested in living in Japan. My friends will hopefully want to keep in contact with me, and this will be a good way to explain what I’m doing with myself across the sea. And then, I hope to show the ups and downs of living in Japan. It will also be a great way for me to keep track of everything I’ve done.

And now, to answer a question I’ve already been asked several times: What exactly IS War Plan Orange? War Plan Orange is the US Defense Departments attack plan in case a war with Japan breaks out. It was established in 1907, and is still in use today. In fact in 1907 they named Pearl Harbor as a possible point of attack. Interesting. So why did I pick this name? I’m not really sure. I suppose it’s like more own personal invasion of Japan. A peaceful invasion, of course.

I also plan on having [radioliketransmission] entries. These entries will be rather cryptic, and are designed to confuse the reader. They will most likely be strange pictures with quick captions. For those of you who have been to Japan, you know there are loads of strange things to photograph.

And I shall tag every post with a Simpsons quote ...to further show that the Simpsons are superior to the Bible. I’ll try to relate it to the post.

Being the Ides of March, I thought this was appropriate:

Homer: I've always wondered if there was a god. And now I know there is-- and it's me.
Marge: You're not a god, Homer.
Lisa: Remember Dad, "All glory is fleeting."
Homer: So?
Lisa: "Beware the Ides of March."
Homer: No!