July 2008
15 posts
Remota Hotel / German del Sol | Arch Daily →
Slow Food USA Preps for Its Big Moment -... →
I’ll be partaking in as much of this as possible
The American Scholar - The Disadvantages of an... →
to read.
I seriously don’t know how Tom did it. I don’t fit in this country. Each time I visit someone’s home I’m given slippers that barely cover half my feet. I couldn’t stand up straight in the bathroom at the restaurant today. Yesterday morning I clobbered myself in the mouth with one of the subway handles while getting my bag down from the rack. For the record, these...
I am totally ashamed of my behavior. I am the worst visitor ever. Typically, when I visit foreign cities I take the time beforehand to learn about the culture, study the maps, figure out basic phrases, and generally try to discern how not to come across as a jackass. For this trip I packed the morning of my flight and have yet to crack open the city guidebook I brought, even though this is my...
Sometimes the connectedness of the world confounds me. A few months back I stumbled across the story of a dog who would meet his master at the train station after work and walk home with him. One day, his master died while away at work and never came home. So loyal was the Akita that he continued to wait for him each evening at the station for the rest of his life. I was touched by the story...
In Tokyo
Somehow I find myself in Tokyo today. My weekend vanished before my eyes, spent on an 11 hour flight that crossed the international date line and never entered a period of darkness. Seriously, where did saturday night go?
The hotel I’m in is enormous and the food ridiculously overpriced. Last night I had a fairly standard bento dinner comprised of sashimi, tempura, rice, miso, and...
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189pineview.com on the Behance Network →
These people turned their entire house into a piece of conceptual art. Some of it I like, some of it is weird, and some of it is bad. Interesting though.
How Californians See the Rest of the World →
best of craigslist : Fixed Gear Death Trap →
Yeah, this is my next bicycle for sure.