Surprisingly, I now know about twenty words of Japanese. Two or three "excuse me"s and "please"s each, "me," "one," "ticket," "you go ahead," and so on. Steve pushes me, gently, to do the polite meeting/parting …
In Tokyo. At Steve's apartment. I simply cannot and will not chronicle weird English here - there is too much.
I got a compromise Japan Rail pass from JTB on Kearny at Market. Working downtown: your ticket to convenience! Made copies of my passport's first page. I associate head-and-shoulders shots, especially grainy photocopied versions, with …
Much better. Mostly packed. Almost all the prep is done. Leonard will make me his awesome, addictive cheese puffs for the journey. I feel voracious just thinking of it. OK, I also need lunch.
My colleague asks, "what do you have to be nervous about? I'm the one who's getting married!"
I am not through my backlog of work, not by a long shot. I have to get done with it. I have to figure out whether to buy a Japan Rail tourist pass very soon. …
Leonard is in Bakersfield visiting his family. Today I help a friend of a friend move, and possibly see Not A Genuine Black Man at The Marsh. Next week I leave for a two-week vacation …
I just met Zephyr Teachout, Internet director for Howard Dean's campaign and ACT muckety-muck. Evidently she is wow. I just wish people had told me that she was wow while she was around instead of …
Re: store membership/discount/loyalty cards: "I remember when going to the store was not like choosing a telephone company." Re: "infatuation/falling in love" vs. "loving": "Falling in love is like the induction phase of Atkins."
Well, not quite. He's in Palo Alto tomorrow and Santa Rosa tomorrow. Still, "Simon Super Chefs Live! Is a free, all-day culinary event featuring live cooking demonstrations and book signings by Alton Brown, as well …
