I'm sitting quietly in my mother-in-law's new condo in Vallejo, California. I'm quite sad to see Hi disappear.

No way around it, being laid off bites it. Good thing Zeitgeist is open all day.

It's never really about saying goodbye to a place. It's only about being there. I'm sure I'll see you again soon, Taiwan.

From certain angles the city looks like Manhattan. The brief isolated bits of metropolis encourage me. The green popping out from building rooftops reminds me I'm not in San Francisco.

I came here looking for answers. Possibly the only answer possible is that there are infinite questions.

4,125 steps and counting towards Mr. Tesla.

Mitsuwa excursion for shiso leaves and green tea, amongst other things.

The ongoing switch between sweating from the humidity and the brisk chill of an over-zealous air conditioner…

Businessing with the business folks.

Beginning again. Soon to be beginning again, again.