Archive for the 'Japan' Category

That Time I Was In GQ

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

Even though the statement comes with enough caveats to choke a horse, it’s nice to be able to say “Oh yeah, I was in GQ one time.” You know, without lying, like when I said it before. more…

It Gets Much Worse Than Raw Fish

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

You have two choices when it comes to eating in Japan: stick to the tried and true and only eat things you’re already comfortable with, or just give up and eat whatever creatures happen to be for sale. I opted for the latter. more…

Tall Foreigner With Red Glasses

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

“Oh, Andrew? I Totally Forgot About Him…”

I want to start off by thanking those of you who have come to visit me in Tokyo. It really means a lot to me. In alphabetical order… not a single damn one of you. Bastards all. more…

My Truck Ride to the Airport. Also, Tokyo.

Thursday, June 23rd, 2005

For the exceptionally out of the loop, I just moved to Tokyo to help start up the Google R&D Center we have out here. I’ll be in Tokyo through December.

Many thanks to those of you who emailed or sent me messages making sure I was still alive and well. I hope that you are also alive and well! As for the rest of you, I could go either way.

Short version

Rode with a crazy man to the airport, made it to Tokyo ok, being illiterate sucks, mangoes too expensive. more…