Archive | July, 2011
Conversation 07/24/11: Anything!
This conversation took place the other day with a private student in an AC-free pavilion in Yokohama. I was eating an ice cream to cool down. Me: This is good! Student: Is it sweet enough? Me: Yeah, it’s fine…why, is this diet ice cream or something? Student: (laughs) No…but American ice cream is sweeter than [...]
Best Shots of the Week #9
Best Shots of the Week #8
Google Loco? WTF?
My 7 links
This post is a submission to TripBase’s My 7 Links initiative after receiving a nomination from Lonlee Planet to participate. The process is simple. Nominated bloggers identify posts that meet seven specified criteria and share them with readers. In turn I have the opportunity to nominate 5 bloggers, listed at the bottom of this post, [...]
Back To Life Blog Party #11 : Why Isn’t Biggie Smiling?
PRESENTS Rain outside. Room is packed, party in full swing, the air heavy with perfume and sweat. Look over there, Saboten Girl ruling over her crew of cats like a real queen, her laughter high and hands gesturing like butterflies in the air, big golden earrings sparkling in the light. Corinne is here too, [...]
Best Shots Of The Week #7
A Love hotel Supreme…in Yokohama!
One of my favorite places in Yokohama is not a temple or a restaurant, though there are many of note. My favorite area is actually in Shin-Yokohama. The ramen museum is there, but it’s not the ramen that draws me. You can find me on the basketball court there all summer as well, but that’s the [...]
Hot Fun in the Summertime 2!
Hot fun in the summertime 1, last year’s Summer Matsuri hosted by yours truly, was such a huge success that I was afraid to try it again. You know how sequels usually go. For every Godfather 2, Empire Strikes Back, Back to the Future 2, and Shrek 2, there’s a hundred Lethal Weapon 2, Die Hard [...]

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