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What do you do?
I’ve been compiling a task list at work to hand off my replacement, if they can ever find one (I may be *ahem* hard to replace). The thing is, I’ve…
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Blessed are the gentle
I’m on lunch break. My old pal Lenny just ambushed me out of nowhere with a Flaming Fist o’ Tuna Roll attack to the shoulder and caused me to spill…
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Moral Dilemnot
Only 26 days of work left for me now; 8 optional days off remain. I’ve been in Japan so long, I actually started feeling guilty even just thinking about using…
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Mozzie Nerve Pinch
Got stung by a rogue mosquito in the back of the head last night and now my neck is all sore from its virulent nerve toxin-saliva or whatever. Told my…
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Green Benefits
One of the benefits of working next to an R&D laboratory at an electronics manufacturer is that the guys are always playing around with cold lasers and soldering irons and…
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Doing my part…
…for world peace Today I convinced several Japanese people that Canada can be properly referred to as Little America. A Taiwanese guy in the room snorted; I was gracious enough…
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The Green Goddess
Note: This is not a tribute to absinthe. If you thought my obsessive Gmail observations last week were sad… That’s right, it’s time for DICTIONARY BLOGGING. This is my ode,…
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Don’t bread on me
I’m starting a war in the office. Let me explain. Today, I intentionally broke the Tamanegi Convention. This convention simply states that no one shall consume raw onions right before…
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Hooky
Some of my colleagues are on a company ski trip to Hokkaido. I guess it’s an allowed day off on this fine Monday, because they keep bombarding my keitai with…
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Updating my resume…
…in preparation for the big move to Thailand in October. Haven’t done this for five years – just forgot how it felt, ya know? Honestly describe your professional history in…
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Role Reversal
I’ve been walking home from work again lately. I started this eco-transportation pattern last October where I’d ride the bus to work and walk home. My coworkers thought I was…
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New Workday Schedule
– Wake up at 6:20 – Shit, shower, shave – Breakfast – Catch 7:28 bus for work – Arrive 7:45 – Morning exercises/brainwashing ceremony at 8:00 – Work – Walk…
