Well, here I am, day 2 of my blogging career and, sadly, I have to inform my reader that this may very well be the last installment. It appears as though I have contracted the deadly Ebola virus. I'm sure you're saying, 'Oh, Kelly, she's always been somewhat of a hypochondriac.' But, this time I'm serious. It all started with a visit to my brother's house where he lives with two birds. At the time of my visit, one of those birds was crusty and ill but, being the bird-lover I am, I thought nothing of letting the poor little thing perch on my shoulder. Two days later I was bed-ridden. At present (about two weeks later) the entire right side of my face is crippled with stabbing pains, my eyes are red and burning, and my right arm is uselessly dangling at my side. How did I make the connection between my mystery illness and the bird? Well, according to recent studies found in TIME magazine, birds have been linked to the transfer of the highly infectious virus.

"Omen
Birds may be able to carry and spread the deadly Ebola virus, according to U.S. researchers. The virus, which kills 70% of those afflicted, was found to have a similar protein structure to viruses carried by birds"

So, here I am, biding my time until the end. I was meaning to spice up the site but unfortunatly I lean toward the computer illiterate side and it takes me a while to get around to researching how to do fancy things. Once I get started though, watch out!

Coming soon:
-The hair-raising adventures of Kelly and Jin traving cross country in Japan (bilingual)
-Kelly's World of Japanese Pottery (items also for sale)
-Pictures from Japan
-More tales of my exciting life here in Japan
-A more interesting layout for the site

If any of my reader(s) has any ideas or tips as to how to snazz up the site, please feel free to comment.