Zero hour nine AM, and i'm gonna be high as a kite by then

i have always thought this song is a reference to doing drugs, "high as a kite"? come on! can't get more obvious than that... anyways, tomorrow i am setting off to my trip.  first stop Tokyo and then westward for who knows how far ;) it is kind of strange that, when i was in college, everything i possessed in this world fitted into a 2 door Toyota hatchback.  and now, at this moment, all i have is a big backpack and a small backpack.  did things just come in a full circle? another strange feeling is how disconnected i felt.  no cell phone calls, instant messenging, HDTV, DVR, emails and surfing the internet for 2 days. i felt like i was stranded and back to the stone age. i can only assume the "i am finally liberated" emotion comes later ;).  also disappeared with all the connection to the rest world, is the sense of obligation.  i don't have to return phone calls and emails, no addictive-compulsive checking of messages and email.  i guess i felt i lost something and gained something at the same time