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You Aren’t What You Buy
When I was in college, I bought a Rolex. In the week or so that I waited for it to come in the mail, I got really excited about the idea that I was going to have a Rolex. To me, someone who had a Rolex was a different type of person, simply because he…
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Throwing Yourself a Softball
I got a present today and it’s not even my birthday or Christmas. That present came from myself, and it came in the form of a half written blog post and the title for another one (this post here, in fact). Since implementing the no computer after 11 rule (which, I’ll admit, I’m not totally…
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Obama’s Not an Idiot, and Neither is George Bush
There’s a lot of political talk going around San Francisco these days, thanks to the recent election. There’s also a fair deal of rioting due to the Giants’ win, but that’s a different post entirely. I’ll preface this post by saying that I’m nearly completely uninterested in politics. It’s not something I think about, it’s…
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Entrepreneurs Don’t Want Jobs
If you paid me fifty times what I make now to work at a regular job, I wouldn’t do it. Over the past few weeks I’ve informally asked some of my other entrepreneur friends how much they’d have to be paid to work a normal job in their industry. None of them quoted any reasonable…
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How I Solved an Interesting Problem and Made a Web App in 72 Hours
On Tuesday night my friend Brian and I tried out a new restaurant in Tokyo. An Izakaya is a tiny bar that also serves food, popular with Salarymen. Usually the food is huddled way over on the unhealthy end of the spectrum, but we found a macrobiotic one with good reviews. We sat there…
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A Few Stories from Japan
I’ve been in Japan for just over a week now. Todd and my Japanese teacher, Michiru, just left yesterday. My friend Brian is still here. Michiru took us to a bunch of places we’d never been before, and guided us through the murky Japanese-speaking waters. Todd took a lot of great photos (same camera setup…
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Gambling With Your Friends to Stay Honest
Here’s a habit I have which I hate, that you might be able to relate to. A friend might say that he thinks that a Zodiac boat goes really slow. I then reply that I’m not sure, but I think they’re quite fast. As we go back and forth, I become more and more convinced…
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VIDEO: Twenty Four Hours in Beijing Part I
I woke up on Friday in an incredible amount of pain. My ankle, which I injured the night before during a particularly vigorous game of trampoline-dodgeball, had swollen the point that it looked like a bruised potato with toes dangling off. Even the slight pressure of my blankets sent rushes of pain through my foot.…
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Who Are You Listening To?
Tomorrow I’m going to go check out some granite slabs so that I can replace my particle-board RV counters with granite. In preparation for the new counters I’ve ordered a new sink and faucet, and will be taking a look at a stove on Friday. The faucet came in today. I got home at midnight,…
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The Most Excessive Small RV Ever?
Whenever I pass by a Home Depot in the RV, one thought pops into my mind: are there any projects I can do? I love working on my RV. Since the last update, where I put in maple and marble floors and improved the kitchen, I’ve done quite a bit more. Following is a list…
