Chiba!
Well, here I am using the computer of famed UCSD Summit alum Ramon Celosia. It's great to be hanging out in a Japanese house (though not really a Japanese home), and to not only be learning about English conversation teacher life, but, obviously, to be catching up with Ramon as well.
Being here in the suburbs is great -- not nearly as hectic as Tokyo itself. And, being that it's the suburbs, it would seem that local venture capital tries very hard to emulate the feel of American suburbian contentedness.
Malls have many perks. I grabbed some cheap CDs and Wonderswan games, finally. I also tried to win a Wii from a UFO Catcher. :/
Last night I met with Christian/Pam/Ellen from JTW. They helped Chris and I on an odyssey to find a lost coin locker. I hope to recount this in full detail later so as to give proper justice to some very, very helpful folk. I must say foremost, though, how thankful I am to still be in contact with JTW homies!
I've also just heard from Year of the Dolphin author George Plamantouras. I hope to meet with him tomorrow, perhaps!
Right now, we're playing Punch Out on the Wii. Hooray.
Some other tidbits:
1. I've been having many conversations about ... one very important topic. Biiru mo hitotsu choudai.
2. I've received a very generous donation from Andrew Cherene. Thanks!
3. Tomorrow I go to see a Famicom art exhibit!
Finally, a picture of okonomiyaki, one of my favorite foods.
Being here in the suburbs is great -- not nearly as hectic as Tokyo itself. And, being that it's the suburbs, it would seem that local venture capital tries very hard to emulate the feel of American suburbian contentedness.
Malls have many perks. I grabbed some cheap CDs and Wonderswan games, finally. I also tried to win a Wii from a UFO Catcher. :/
Last night I met with Christian/Pam/Ellen from JTW. They helped Chris and I on an odyssey to find a lost coin locker. I hope to recount this in full detail later so as to give proper justice to some very, very helpful folk. I must say foremost, though, how thankful I am to still be in contact with JTW homies!
I've also just heard from Year of the Dolphin author George Plamantouras. I hope to meet with him tomorrow, perhaps!
Right now, we're playing Punch Out on the Wii. Hooray.
Some other tidbits:
1. I've been having many conversations about ... one very important topic. Biiru mo hitotsu choudai.
2. I've received a very generous donation from Andrew Cherene. Thanks!
3. Tomorrow I go to see a Famicom art exhibit!
Finally, a picture of okonomiyaki, one of my favorite foods.
Man, that okonomiyaki is yum... WTF?!
