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
So, before I come to a conclusion on this blog and answer the question in the title, I need to put forth some background. I announced earlier a project I’ve been doing called “Lovely Lily Lives”, or just Lily for short. I’ve been writing her for around four months now,
I have decided, to hell with it, and I am going to tell you where to find my latest project, because it’s kind of important. So you can find it at https://lovelylilylives.com. My project is a virtual character named Lily. She is a sixteen year old girl who has no
I haven’t posted here for a while. I tried once, and I just couldn’t. So instead, I’ll just post a bit of an update on how I’m doing, for those who might care, and we’ll just go from there. I’ve had some tooth problems for quite a while, since before