bloodsucking scum

Days back in Japan: 1 Mosquito bites: 4 Summer is looking to be really long…

Of quarantine and customs gates

And how grateful I am that the good people in Kasumigaseki (literally, mist seat, politically, the subway stop where the Japanese governments are)  have realized swine flu will not kill us all. A while ago I heard horror stories from returning Golden Week travelers.  They spoke of bunny suits, ski goggles, ir thermometer guns, and […]

Decisions, decisions…

I have a problem. Having moved to a new apartment, I find myself in need of curtains. Nice, light-blocking curtains. Curtains in Japan get pretty expensive. I could easily spend $300 on the cheapest kind. Craigslist, thankfully, presents a cheaper solution. It so happens that I’ve found some curtains precisely of the dimensions I need, […]