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Nakasendo Trail: Day 1–Magome to Tsumago

The Nakasendo (literally “central mountain route”) was formalized in the Edo period (17th century), stringing together a series of mountain passes that travelers from the Kyōto area to the Tōsando (the middle and northern mountainous provinces of the Honshu island of Japan) had used since the 7th century. The tour we chose was Nakasendo andContinue reading “Nakasendo Trail: Day 1–Magome to Tsumago”

Nakasendo Trail: the Pre-Game Show

I knew we were in for it the minute we stepped out of the Chiba train station at 8 pm and it felt like someone had thrown a black plastic bag over my whole body. It was the second of September, and yet my weather app avowed it was 88°F with 80% humidity, even withContinue reading “Nakasendo Trail: the Pre-Game Show”

Aikido and Rhetoric: Flow, Still

Look at the adversaries through the opportunity. Never make the fatal mistake of looking at the opportunity through the adversaries. J. Stuart Holden, Giant Steps If your heart is large enough to envelop your adversaries, you can see right through them and avoid their attacks. And once you envelop them, you will be able toContinue reading “Aikido and Rhetoric: Flow, Still”

Letter of Recommendation: Huevos Rancheros

I remember my mom making this dish for us for breakfast on the weekends more often than she made any other New Mexican dish growing up, and that’s probably because it’s so quick to make. Technically, it’s named for a sauce my mom never actually used because ranchero sauce contains both tomatoes and onions, twoContinue reading “Letter of Recommendation: Huevos Rancheros”

Ceramics Saturdays: Oil-spot glazes

Hey, it’s photographing things on the dining-room table day! Actually, no joke, I have the perfect table for this–it’s a Hans Wegner table I lucked into (though the cross-bars at each end bark my shins with regularity, which is like, who designs a table with bars at shin-height? Hans Wegner is who…) and it’s reaaaaaaallyContinue reading “Ceramics Saturdays: Oil-spot glazes”

Letter of Recommendation: Osprey Ultralight Organizers

I like to carry what I call a “comfort kit” that goes in my tote/travel bags stuffed with things I need to access in meetings or on planes with minimum drama: lip balm, wet wipes, Advil, a pair of cheap readers, pen, phone charger, that kind of thing. Not a full toiletry kit but on-the-goContinue reading “Letter of Recommendation: Osprey Ultralight Organizers”

A Weekend in Japantown SFO

I threatened to post this before, and this seems like as good a time to make good on that threat as any, as I just got back from a quick overnight trip to Japantown. Friday Night There’s really nowhere else to stay but Hotel Kabuki. Well, that’s not literally true, but you’re not going toContinue reading “A Weekend in Japantown SFO”

Loading…Review of Tunic

I’m inaugurating a new series on the blog with this post because I finally have gotten up the courage to come out as a gamer. I didn’t think of myself as a gamer until recently for a couple reasons: 1. Up until the Pandemic, I was pretty sporadic, and I usually just played little gamesContinue reading “Loading…Review of Tunic”

Sunday Night

I don’t know what y’all did tonight, but I put on some Gorillaz, opened a bottle of rosé, and made Eric Kim’s Ricotta Pasta all Vodka with some goat ricotta my friend Gina brought me.

ATEEZ Songs: The GOAT (Favorite and Best)

Because these are two different things: something can be good, but I just don’t like it, and vice versa. Naturally, these lists go to 11. Favorite Songs You’ll notice there are no ballads on here, and that’s not because EDEN can’t write a good ballad; it’s because I don’t like the genre. Not in aContinue reading “ATEEZ Songs: The GOAT (Favorite and Best)”