26 Aug 2004, 17:24 p.m.

Public Transit Heaven

In Tokyo. At Steve's apartment. I simply cannot and will not chronicle weird English here - there is too much.

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24 Aug 2004, 16:40 p.m.

Heck, I Worked On The Yearbook

I got a compromise Japan Rail pass from JTB on Kearny at Market. Working downtown: your ticket to convenience! Made copies of my passport's first page. I associate head-and-shoulders shots, especially grainy photocopied versions, with …

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24 Aug 2004, 12:09 p.m.

Sumanazilla Prepares

Much better. Mostly packed. Almost all the prep is done. Leonard will make me his awesome, addictive cheese puffs for the journey. I feel voracious just thinking of it. OK, I also need lunch.

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23 Aug 2004, 18:16 p.m.

Doesn't Help

My colleague asks, "what do you have to be nervous about? I'm the one who's getting married!"

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23 Aug 2004, 17:58 p.m.

Ack, Nervous

I am not through my backlog of work, not by a long shot. I have to get done with it. I have to figure out whether to buy a Japan Rail tourist pass very soon. …

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21 Aug 2004, 8:46 a.m.

Remnants

Leonard is in Bakersfield visiting his family. Today I help a friend of a friend move, and possibly see Not A Genuine Black Man at The Marsh. Next week I leave for a two-week vacation …

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20 Aug 2004, 17:25 p.m.

I Am More Angry About This Than I Should Be

I just met Zephyr Teachout, Internet director for Howard Dean's campaign and ACT muckety-muck. Evidently she is wow. I just wish people had told me that she was wow while she was around instead of …

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20 Aug 2004, 14:01 p.m.

Week of Analogies

Re: store membership/discount/loyalty cards: "I remember when going to the store was not like choosing a telephone company." Re: "infatuation/falling in love" vs. "loving": "Falling in love is like the induction phase of Atkins."

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20 Aug 2004, 10:09 a.m.

Alton Brown in SF

Well, not quite. He's in Palo Alto tomorrow and Santa Rosa tomorrow. Still, "Simon Super Chefs Live! Is a free, all-day culinary event featuring live cooking demonstrations and book signings by Alton Brown, as well …

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19 Aug 2004, 10:42 a.m.

Leonard: "Man, Jesus is so picky"

Via Body And Soul, "Church Denies 8-Year-Old's Non-Wheat Communion". "An 8-year-old girl who has a rare digestive disorder and cannot consume wheat has had her first Communion declared invalid because the wafer contained none." Next …

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