This post may not be the best one I’ve ever written. It won’t be the greatest, won’t get a hundred thousand views, hell, won’t get a hundred. But it’s probably going to be the one that is the most personally impactful to me, because I finally understand something about me
Some weeks, months, years, are more difficult than others. The last couple of weeks have been more difficult than most. I will not go into deep detail, as that is not necessary. I will simply say that the feelings of isolation and alienation became acute to the point of overwhelming,
There have been, and are, several reasons for this site. But I think ultimately the reason I created and still write in this site is to help me work out stuff by writing, and I just so happen to do it publicly sometimes. I need to do that now. So,
There is something about me that I have not exactly kept hidden, but I’ve kind of downplayed it. Whenever I say this out loud, I tend to try to soften it. I will say something like “present company excepted”, or “but I don’t mean YOU”, or any similar words that
I think now would be a good time to talk about all of the different projects I’m doing, Japanese or no, and their status. First off, Texihabara. I believe I will be converting that to an entirely Japanese language site. I haven’t quite figured out what the topic might be
Umm… Merry Christmas, I guess. I’m not huge on Christmas but it’s a day off, so yay. So I’ve been thinking a little more on Japanese, its role in culture, and its role in my life. I’ve been thinking about what Japanese is, in my culture. I’ve been thinking about
I have tried to write several posts over the past week, and have failed with each one What I wanted to say wasn’t working. I also was listening to a few lectures by Leonard Nimoy. He had some very interesting things to say about his acting career, and one that
I attempted to write this post previously but it took on a tone I didn’t like, so I’m going to try to redo it. Last time I talked about why I consider learning Japanese a personal failure. Now I want to talk about why I don’t think it is. Oh,
Ever since I began this blog, there have been a few ongoing themes. The one that really permeated the entire blog was the following question: Why am I bothering? Over the last few years, it’s perhaps the most important question, and the one I had the most difficulty answering. I
I want to write a post tonight, a semi-venty post, about American politics. I don’t intend to write a “social justice” post, though politics and that topic are so intermixed right now, I won’t be able to entirely avoid the topic. If you have no interest in US politics, or