July 2008
15 posts
Remota Hotel / German del Sol | Arch Daily →
Jul 24th
Slow Food USA Preps for Its Big Moment -... →
I’ll be partaking in as much of this as possible
Jul 23rd
Jul 23rd
The American Scholar - The Disadvantages of an... →
to read.
Jul 22nd
Jul 21st
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...
Jul 18th
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...
Jul 15th
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...
Jul 14th
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...
Jul 14th
Jul 9th
:: Hotel Puerta America Madrid :: →
Jul 8th
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. 
Jul 8th
Jul 8th
How Californians See the Rest of the World →
Jul 1st
best of craigslist : Fixed Gear Death Trap →
Yeah, this is my next bicycle for sure. 
Jul 1st