Edit: This post doesn’t really fit in with my blog, or even bring traffic elsewhere on my blog, so I will be deleting it in a month or two. Not something I usually post about, but since I’m (currently) a redhead and am searching for makeshift costumes, I thought I’d keep a list of what … Continue reading
Goodbye The bus eats the miles as it goes; The cities taste of burnt oatmeal and it pauses only momentarily to spit out the specks caught in its teeth. The life of a speck is short and violent. They sit in silence, waiting for their time to be propelled into the cold … Continue reading
Baily’s Beads The Osaka Sky Building sheltered us from almost nothing. A man in a sombrero playing the harp and assorted smells and signs, both Japanese and Spanish, greeted us. An unhappy cardboard cactus with a mustache told us the prices were not worth paying, and looking at the oddly translated quesadilla sign we … Continue reading
When talking about Japan with people who also love Japan, I often find that the conversation goes in the direction of “Japan is the best country in the world, it’s perfect!” Hearing that has always bothered me somehow, but I never know quite what to say because I love Japan too. I love it, but…it’s … Continue reading
An Inkling 