Onwards and Northwards
Good day, good people, I am currently sitting on a bullet train, drinking beer, with three of the best people on this blue planet. We have just changed trains at…
And Here We Are Again
It’s that time of the year once more. I am battling jetlag, and doing my slightly-less-than-best to go to bed early and not drink lots of cold drinks. It’s been…
And Now For Something Completely Not Different
What follows is another (real) silly automatic out-of-office reply. Dearest Comrade, I am on leave, and will be back on Monday. Here’s a (what I consider) fun fact – If…
And So It Continues – Part 5 – It’s Been A While (not that song by Staind)
Greetings from Tokyo. It’s been a whirlwind of a time. I have seen the sun rise twice (from the wrong end, mind you), quaffed much beer, walked 80km in a…
And So It Continues – Part 4 – Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Programming
Greetings from Hiroshima! The weather is getting colder (shout-out to my boy Toto Washlet with heated seat and water jets) but I believe this is preferable to the heat in…
And So It Continues – Part 3 – Unrelated
Good evening from Osaka. This post will have very little to do with any of my travel exploits, but more to do with some thoughts that have been developing in…
And So It Continues – Part 2 – Forced Politeness
Greetings once more from not sunny Osaka (it’s nighttime now, and the sun is notoriously not up at this time). I am once again struck by the height difference between…
And So It Continues – Part 1 – An Old Friend
Greetings from not-so-sunny Osaka. I am fed, watered (read beered), and fairly well-rested. The jetlag is real, but we will slowly deal with that guy. Last night, I visited one…
And So It Begins (again)
Just as the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, the journey of going on leave begins with an out-of-office reply. Below is the real out-of-office reply…