Haven’t had very many moments to blog, but here’s a powerful moment that happened in the middle of our trip:
When we decided to go to Japan, we all knew that visiting Hiroshima was a foregone conclusion. The site of one of the seminal moments in world history, it was our responsibility as American’s to educate […]

We’ve been keeping very busy in Japan! I might have to save the blogging for after I get back, due to lack of free time and lack of internet. But I’ve been taking copious notes and tons of pictures, so there will be plenty to write when the time comes.
In the meantime, here are three […]

How fresh are the fish in the Fish market in Tokyo? Well, let’s just say that right before processing, they are down but not out:

I started my trip by staying up the entire night before my 7:30am flight. This is a system I like to engage in called “abusing my body’s internal clock so that it forgets what Jet Lag means”. After a long night, I kissed Adrianna goodbye, made my way to the Metro, and practically the next […]

I’m positive that one of the surest measures of life (dis)satisfaction has to be the amount of time one spends thinking about winning the lottery. Every day on my way home from work I pass a billboard advertising Powerball. And I have to say that my productivity in that grey cubicle is being severely impacted […]

Super awkward moment at Improv class last night. Let me set the stage: We are being taught by this really nice, knowledgeable, and funny guy named John*. John’s a medium-set blond guy with a shaved head. He’s a really helpful, positive personality who knows how to correct you without making you feel stupid, but also […]

Here’s a post I found in the Rants and Raves section of Craigslist (which, as you might expect, is a bizarre and stupid political screamfest wasteland):
Liberals - Be Thankful I’m a Jesus Freak
I know how Liberals and you R&R people HATE Christians. Just be Thankful I believe in God, and believe I will have to […]

There will come a day, and that day seems to be rapidly approaching, when I will bid farewell to the hair on the top of my head. (Incidentally, the hair on the other 95% of my body doesn’t seem to be going anywhere). I confidently intend to rip the band-aid off all at once with […]

I am so thankful that I get along with my family. I honestly enjoy the company of every one of them, and for the most part we all get along. When we see each other, there’s laughter and smiling.
Hanging out with other people’s families reminds me that things could be so much worse. Damn, that […]

Just got off a Skype call with Scott and Caitlin. It was so good to see their faces! The internet connection they have almost ruins it, but not quite.
Everyone in the Universe should get Skype. It’s the next best thing to being there in person. Head and shoulders above the telephone, anyhow.

My roommate Desiree and I have been living together for about 4 months now. I have to say one of the greatest pleasures of living with her is that she hasn’t been exposed to nearly the amount of pop culture that I have. I introduced her to The Daily Show, which we now watch regularly. […]

Oh my god! I’ve just witnessed the most intense outburst of weather I’ve ever seen. It was just drizzling a little bit, and in the space of literally 1 second, it went from a few raindrops to the heaviest rain I’ve ever seen in my entire life. COMPLETELY instantaneous and without warning. Branches were being […]