I have no idea how to publish my presentation on the blog, all nice and fancy on the sidebar. Do I just post the URL in a post, like this;
http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dcwzh7g7_2dqhntfqz&interval=10
Or is there some special blogger guru way to do it that I don't know of?

Anyway, JAPAN! WOOOOOOOOOOO! This is gonna be so much fun! Of course I am a little scared; mostly over my language usage, but also over the culture shock. Will I be able to adapt? I believe so, but only time will tell. The fact that there are only three weeks left until we leave is psyching me out to no end. One of my concerns is the little gifts we bring. Think an Animal House poster would be too much for my host student? And what kinds of knick-knacks should I bring? I know! I'll make a bunch of origami!

-Luke

PS Drat you Sam and Kellan, that you are able to type in hiragana!