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”
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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)”
The Cocoa Krispies Method
In Psychology 101 in college, one of our experiments was training a rat using what’s called a Skinner Box, named for the famous behaviorist B. F. Skinner. I put my assigned rat (named Bianca, for the heroine of The Rescuers) in this box, which was empty except for a lever she could push down andContinue reading “The Cocoa Krispies Method”
Friday Favorites: Tomoya Studio
On this YouTube channel by One OK Rock drummer Tomoya Kanki, he usually performs drum tracks from popular songs by the band and then breaks them down for drummers and interested fans. But even if you’re not in one of those categories, I think you’ll find something to like in his videos. He’s a wickedlyContinue reading “Friday Favorites: Tomoya Studio”
Wednesday’s Child: The Discard Devotional is Finished!
I’m excited to announce that The Discard Devotional is now published on Lulu.com in either a handsome little pocket book edition or an e-book edition. As I mentioned before, all proceeds go to Awaken, a charity that helps women escape sex-trafficking. If you know someone you think would benefit from the book, you can forwardContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: The Discard Devotional is Finished!”
Living In: Sea Ranch
It really is a toss-up whether, if someone dropped a couple of million dollars on my head, I would rather have a sheep ranch just inland from the coast or a house in Sea Ranch. But for now, thanks to Pinterest, I can have both! Cheap as free! Actually, while Sea Ranch is amazing (ifContinue reading “Living In: Sea Ranch”
Cold soba noodles with dipping sauce
This is the best thing I’ve made in weeks, the perfect dinner to make your sleepy appetite prick up its ears in the dog days of summer. It’s a Japanese dish that Koreans adopted after the Occupation, so you can make either version or mash them up, as I did: I started with this recipeContinue reading “Cold soba noodles with dipping sauce”
The Rookery 