Category Archives: Japan

Lesson: A True Player Doesn’t Try So Hard

Three times. Three men. Three rejections. I’m struck out. I don’t strike out. A while back I lost my mojo. I was in a slump with all my XMen – the next men. I have to be honest – I … Continue reading

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Aishiteru, Nippon (I Love You, Japan)

Between my new job as a producer for a Japanese TV station, the disasters in Japan and desperately missing my friends over there, I’ve had Japan on the brain lately. I can’t get it off the brain, is a better … Continue reading

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Lipservice: Tacos Impala

We all know, the brains behind Tacos Impala are the same behind the much-anticipated, taking-on-a-mythical-status, holy grail of “opening soon” D.C. restaurants – TOKI UNDERGROUND (stage whispered only, plz). Tacos to ramen seems an unlikely transition, and while being able … Continue reading

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Dating 2010: The Best Of

Confession: I want to use all the pent-up nostalgia I already feel for 2010 and write the world’s most singularly emotive blog post. I want to emote more than a Taylor Swift song. But I will spare you. Instead, I … Continue reading

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Love Lessons: 2010 Edition

The old saying goes that if you don’t learn it the first time, you learn it the hard way. Actually, I’m not positive exactly how that saying goes – but the truth remains. But what does “the hard way” constitute? … Continue reading

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