Hi All, Tonight, LD and I went to Daikanyama and Roppongi to “find life.” The night was going swimmingly well; first we went to Kin Folk in Daikanyama, then Agave Cigar and Tequila Bar in Roppongi, where three guys sat beside us, and I was chatting with the winning S, a Japanese guy with perfect English (lived in the Arizona […]
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Food and Friends: “We Happy And Smiling ‘Cause Now We Living Good”
October 3, 2012 
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Hi Friends, I promise you there won’t be a Komatsuya post every week, but… A few days ago, I asked B and LD if they wanted to go to Komatsuya in Ningyocho to be extremely carnivorous. B, who’s enjoyed the Komatsuya experience, and LD, who had yet to feel the pleasure, readily agreed. As I thought about it some […]
Read moreFinding a Place in Tokyo: Moving on Up… Up and Over
September 25, 2012 7 Comments
Dear Friends, “Make a decision and make the decision right.” – Abraham-Hicks Last week, something clicked while listening to a lecture on abundance, and I felt that my biggest desire, an apartment, could be mine now. For some months, I’ve been putting off moving into my own place by saying that I need to save more– save for moving and […]
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August 9, 2012 0 Comments
I already know how to love I already know how to kiss with tongue So now all that’s left is to dream I already know where to go I already know where to stay So now all that’s left is to live - Os Tribalistas- (Ja Sei Namorar translated) Tokyo excites me. It excites me when […]
Read moreAn Interlude: Life’s a Musical Thing
July 6, 2012 2 Comments
In music, one doesn’t make the end of a composition the point of the composition. – Alan Watts Dear Friends, This evening, I met up with R in Ginza to belatedly celebrate his birthday. For those of you who don’t know or remember, R is my fellow American and incredibly awesome housemate from Borderless House. He’s a […]
Read moreZ, an Unknown Variable
July 1, 2012 6 Comments
Dear Friends, It’s often said that before one dies an entire life will flash in quick succession before one’s eyes. (You know it, you’ve seen it in movies a million times.) While teaching my student Y, this morning, fragments of my life flashed before my eyes. He had me in a zone of tuning-outdom. He’s been taking English for […]
Read more“It’s Enough Love for Me to Stay”
June 12, 2012 8 Comments
It’s not my thing trying to get back, but this time let me tell you where I’m at. – The Jackson 5 (I Wanna Be Where You Are) 1) I recently re-joined the land of Facebook and received a message from a good friend that contained the question, “So when are you coming to this side […]
Read moreGetting Away Part 1: Then and Now
June 3, 2012 6 Comments
Hop on the bus, Gus; you don’t need to discuss much; just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free. – Paul Simon (50 Ways to Leave Your Lover) Then: In April 2004, I was teaching English at a language school in Caçapava, Brazil. The owner of the language school was a hard-as-nails woman who didn’t […]
Read more“Mi Coffee”
May 26, 2012 2 Comments
10:08 am: I’m sitting in the Illy across the street from my school, because my first student of the day called to cancel his lesson. There’s a beautiful couple sitting across from me drinking frothy coffee topped with whipped cream. The girl faces me. She sits like my sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Nosworthy, taught the girls to sit […]
Read moreJambalaya, Jumbleaya Week… (Whatever)
April 22, 2012 13 Comments
My defenses become fences; Now, I’m stumbling, I change my faces, and if you think I’m fake-up, wait around ’til I take off my make-up. – Tricky (Christiansands) A few minutes ago, a prodigal son sent me this message, “Hey V, what’re you up to this evening?” My mind ran through a multitude of responses. Now that I’ve finished week two […]
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