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Don’t Compare Your Inside to Someone Else’s Outside 19 Aug 2013 | 10:28 pm
There’s nothing new here that hasn’t been said before. But, sometimes, it serves us well to be reminded of adages which embiggen and embolden us. While perhaps not the most eloquent way of putting it,...
Armchair Exploration: The Haikyo Story That Inspired ‘Gone Home’ 17 Aug 2013 | 09:54 pm
Around this time last year, a rather interesting article crossed my radar. It hadn’t been long since I’d moved to Tokyo to start a new job, and my internet scavenging was at an all time low. Thankfull...
Pink Secrets of the Red Villa 16 May 2013 | 12:32 am
I usually know a good location when I see one. The Red Villa, as the nickname goes, looked like a place with a story. Mentioned on very few websites, save for one or two about modern history and archi...
Dealing with Saudade 20 Apr 2013 | 10:20 pm
This time watching the recent novel-turned-film ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ brought it on. That same feeling of wistful longing for friends and places long since turned into memories. Mostly of ...
Gakuranman Body Pillow – Available Now! 1 Apr 2013 | 09:50 am
Between writing about haikyo, Japan and bioluminescence, I often just don’t have the time to really address my readers personally. I’m sorry for neglecting you all! Thankfully, your worries are now ov...
I Took the Road Less Traveled By 22 Mar 2013 | 09:18 pm
Since my earlier post, I’ve been sitting on a bundle of comments in a rather surprising response to my naked outpouring of worry and doubt. I keep meaning to get to them and reply, but I’ve been rathe...
Oh dear! I shall be too late! 16 Mar 2013 | 01:49 pm
Over the past few months (pr perhaps years), I’ve increasingly become aware of my tendency to become fixated on people in other professions. Very often when watching videos (TED talks are great exampl...
The Honourable House of Mr. H 21 Feb 2013 | 12:17 am
We arrived at the House of Mr. H early one bright, spectacular morning towards the end of winter. Our spirits cheery and fingers poised ready in our attempt to do the abode justice. It had been quite ...
Carpe Diem 2 Feb 2013 | 02:36 pm
Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. -John Keating, Dead Poet’s Society Carpe Diem. An aphorism used everywhere these days. Perhaps that’s why I’ve never really been inspire...
Horonai Coal Mine Substation 30 Jan 2013 | 08:48 pm
T’was the brink of winter in mainland Japan when haikyo buddy Florian and I decided to venture north. Our joint adventures in urban exploration had not taken us much above central Japan until now, but...
