I went to Tech Cocktail's Chicago Mixer & Startup Showcase today. It was... overwhelming, a little bit. I don't think people really go to these alone, or at least, enough people don't that the people who do have to be really resilient. At least it was easy to inebriate yourself.

I learned...
* not all businesses are created equal, really. Some ( Read more... )

Yesterday, dim sum in Chinatown with Amy. Our second shot at this, and we tried this restaurant. The menu was pretty limited for my tastes, but it was still more than enough and really cheap and we ate a ton. The xiao long bao was delicious ( Read more... )

Went to a lunch trip event today with M&N. My first real outing! I got super lost and was like 30 minutes late even though I was actually 20 minutes early... having a smartphone doesn't solve everything ( Read more... )

oh no. did I remember to make a wish?

Today I had: strawberry daifuku, roll cake (the pink one was strawberry!!!!), nougat, tangerines, a cranberry scone, chinsukou, and a chocolate donut.

I'm in a pretty good place this year -- here's hoping it lasts.


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I went to watch sumo again today with Wenjin-- not the real 15-day tournament, but a day-long tournament-style event sponsored by Fuji TV. Tournament-style means I got to watch Hakuho in 4 matches in one sitting, which would never happen otherwise, so it was a pretty unique thing ( Read more... )

On Saturday I rolled around in bed and went to volunteer orientation for a group that gives free tours near Tokyo Station. I had to pay a bunch to become a member and there are still hoops to jump through, but it sounds like an interesting opportunity and I have high hopes. I couldn't stand the lecturing, though, so I wrote my name down for the ( Read more... )

Last Halloween, I was in Vermont with three 36+ Japanese men doing a homestay in the middle of nowhere. At one point I was sitting on a stranger's couch while my supervisor gave me a 20?-minute shoulder massage ( Read more... )

It's a three day weekend! I needed this so badly. My mom will be here at the end of this week, and hopefully while she's here I will be less tired and she'll help me move -- when I live 30 minutes (or less!) from work, I think my quality of life will be a lot better ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I was invited to go to a neighborhood festival maybe 20 minutes outside of the center of the city in a town called Entsuji (円通寺 ( Read more... )

OMFG JIN JIN JIN JIN JIN!!!!!!!1111111♥♥♥♥

ky_rin AND I WERE IN THE SAME SPACE AS JIN (and 55000 other people).

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