The cat's out of the bag. I'm moving to Tokyo! I told Facebook (ie, my friends and loved ones) about a week or so ago, but I've more or less known I'd go for a while longer than that. It was really...

Happy 10th birthday, humble little blog!  I've been blogging for ten years. In Internet Dog Years, that's a full lifetime. When I first started: -I was 16 -I had crushes on girls on the internet...

In rough (but certainly editable) order of priority:Australia Vancouver Taiwan Hong Kong India UAE Mainland China Somewhere in northern Europe when it's nice outside

For a little while there, I was thinking about dropping out. It was a symptom, and now I've finally figured out the root cause.It came on suddenly. Namely, when I woke up last week and realized that...

I'm back early! If you can believe it, I was laid off from a summer internship. My colleague (and fellow Austinite) Will Leverett wrote up the situation, and I think most of us would agree with his...

Don't let the title mislead you - I came to Texas for Mother's Day and didn't just send a text. I couldn't think of a good gift, so I came home. Mom played her 'we can do anything you want' card by...

For the first time, I write from an airplane.I'm on the way to Austin for the weekend to reunite with a college club that has a permanent place in my heart and soul: the Japanese Association at UT...