This is going to be a rather short post today. Almost a day off really. The reason is a little bit of celebrating. In Tokyo it is fairly difficult to get a child enrolled in nursery school. There are reasons for that as well, like shortage of teachers, but that just opens up more reasons … More Enrollment
Today was a little about promotion and a little about relaxing. The promotion side was for my wife, who is the artist over at tsunagarukanjiru.com. The relaxation was for both of us. Both plans involved putting on some fancy clothes and walking the streets of Asakusa. The goal was to get some pictures she can … More A Day of Walking
Today saw the start of a secret project. I’m pretty pleased wth how things went and am looking forward to continuing it. Not quite sure when I will be ready to give details. I’m guessing about a month. The big thing today is actually that I’ve come down with a decent cold. I’ve currently stopped … More Secret Project and Sickness
I was putting on my pajamas the other day and there was something about the motion of pulling the shirt down that made me think of superheroes. There is nothing heroic about my pjs by the way. This time of year pajamas means a sweatshirts and sweat pants. The sweatshirt preferably has a hood, not … More Thought on Pajamas and Superhero Suits
I’m attempting to follow my wife’s example and post daily. This is day number four. Last year my longest streak was five days. I think I can beat that. But the next few days will be a challenge. I’m at camp again in charge of almost 50 kids and 5 staff on my team. The … More Back at Camp
In my civilian identity I also talk all things Japan with some grad-school friends. Generally it borders conversations of how I wish Japan had better alcohol. We recently upped our end of the year podcast. Check it out here! You can also subscribe through iTunes here.
Not too long ago I recorded a podcast about the first 6 episodes of Jessica Jones. I finally was able to finish up the series. Here are my thoughts. Jessica Jones Starring: Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor, David Tennant Release Date: Nov. 20, 2015 Netflix Quick Review: This is a followup to the earlier podcast and … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Jessica Jones
This is the full cover of the paperback copy. Most likely it is the final version. I think it looks awesome. The pencil art was done by my wife, who illustrates under the pen name Rika Touma.
The other day my wife asked me the question “If you had a million dollars, what would you keep doing that you are doing now?” Recently she has been working more on her art. This was a question that was suggested to her to prioritze different projects she’s working on. She asked it to me … More Reasons to be Thankful
Scott drops by to talk over the first 6 episodes of Jessica Jones. Don’t forget to stop by Brent’s Indiegogo campaign. Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and outro music was written and performed by Manny Marx.
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