“Yo’ mother is real nice.” Kim was leaning on my shoulder with her hand crawling inside of my jacket, rubbing my chest- a cold fingertip made its way up under my sweater to my nipples. I had told the cab driver to take us to Kim’s place, but she’d said, “No, I’m coming home wit’ [...]
Be cool. Be cool. Don’t lose it! I turned around slowly and…no Stephanie. I only half-expected to see her anyway. My next door neighbor was standing in front of her house calling to her son. He was at the top of the stairs tying his shoes in his Sunday best. I waved hello. She waved [...]
Me: I’m still in shock. Friend back in NY: It’s crazy, right? Me: Is this the feeling white people walk around with their whole lives? Like throughout history? F: I know what you mean. I stood up for the National Anthem the other day. Me: Word? Hand over the heart, and all that? Damn, everything has changed…hasn’t [...]
I just want to take a second…just a brief moment out of my everything…to say, with a heart overflowing with thankfulness that I am American…that my birthright is a country that really is the greatest country in the world, bar none! (my opinion of course) (-: Congratulations President Obama! Michelle and Family. And good luck. You [...]
5 & 6 – Service with a gleam and a song / Otherworldly Safe When I first moved to Japan I lived in Musashi Urawa out in Saitama. It’s about 20 minutes from Tokyo on the notorious Saikyo Line. The Ekimae (the area around the station) has a handful of of shops and restaurants…and as [...]
4-Natto’s not-so good- And I could live my entire life without another morsel of Goya touching my palate. But everything else, so far, is delicious! Yes, I came for the adventure and stayed for the food. I talked about the Japanese obsession with calling everything Japanese to distinguish it. Well, when it comes to food, [...]
The number one question I’m asked by Japanese people is why did I come to Japan in the first place. However, when it comes to friends and family, number one is why the hell do I stay here if it’s as bad as I make it out to be. I guess I do tend to [...]
I bought a new camera yesterday. A Casio Exilim. 10.1 Mega pixels and a 8gb memory card!!! My previous camera was a classic Sony Cybershot from the late 90s. 2.0. Mega pixels and a memory stick that held 64 mbs of memory. Geez! I remember when that was saying something. You couldn’t tell me nothing [...]
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