Cissy and Kai were supposed to come back from Shanghai today, but since I have to go on a business trip to Fukuoka for most of next week, we delayed this until next weekend. Here are two data points concerning their long absence.

I like pizza, but so far have very rarely ordered a delivery since coming to Japan, partly because I avoid telephones as much as possible, mostly because it is expensive. Last weekend I created an online account with Domino's, and can now order food without even touching the keyboard in about eight clicks of the mouse. Which I did. Three times this week. They keep sending me discount coupons by email. It is a vicious cycle.

Yesterday, Faiz came over to watch some DVD (by bike, nonetheless. The trip took him about an hour, considerably less than when I last tried that, for which I credit his expensive gear). He commented on the increased level of disarray in the usually shipshape apartment. And that was after I had cleaned up.