Monthly Archive for November, 2008

Status Updates for 2008-11-29

Published on November 29, 2008 in Status Updates. Comments
  • Thanks to Michelle, I had a wonderful and perfect Turkey Day. Just the right mix of food, drinks, and friends. I think it’s my best ever. #

“I could never live in Canada — their Internet is crap.”

Published on November 28, 2008 in Footnotes. Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Cory Doctorow posted about how he can’t live in Canada because the Internet there is crap, and it made me wonder how many migrants consider this when deciding where to live.

Interesting that the quality of an Internet connection can have an effect like this. Of course, it is quite a different example, but part of the reason I don’t like going back to my parents’ house is that they don’t have a broadband connection, or even dial-up for that matter.

Status Updates for 2008-11-26

Published on November 26, 2008 in Status Updates. Comments
  • “When I left you this morning my mental image was of you sleeping next to your iPhone, like a stuffed animal or something.” #

Status Updates for 2008-11-24

Published on November 24, 2008 in Status Updates. Comments
  • Sea lions at wharf were cool. Chinatown was okay. I loved Japantown! Was surprisingly moved. On my way home now. Will miss the warm weather. #
  • Apparently I just saw Rami from Project Runway here at the airport. #

Status Updates for 2008-11-23

Published on November 23, 2008 in Status Updates. Comments
  • Walked around downtown San Francisco after midnight, but it was boring and just made me miss Tokyo. People I saw were annoying or scary. #
  • Sigh. Wish I had thought to look for goth clubs sooner. How embarrassing. Feel like a failure. That’s what I get for straying from my roots. #

Status Updates for 2008-11-21

Published on November 21, 2008 in Status Updates. Comments
  • I am at a hookah bar with Nicole. In fifteen minutes we saw two fights. Only a couple of blocks from the hotel the conference is in. #
  • Went to the Castro with Tim and Michelle. I prefer Shinjuku Ni-chome. #

Status Updates for 2008-11-20

Published on November 20, 2008 in Status Updates. Comments
  • With dilligence my paper and presentation turned out well. Was good to have some genuinely positive responses. Am more awake than should be. #
  • Staying at a hostel. Very hot last night. Otherwise great. Very cheap. Discovered I forgot underwear this morning. Woke at 8. Am tired now. #

Status Updates for 2008-11-19

Published on November 19, 2008 in Status Updates. Comments
  • “It makes a statement that LGBTI people are interested in matters of politics and governance and not just sex.” http://tinyurl.com/6rgbxf #
  • It’s 3 a.m. and my trip to San Francisco for the big anthroplogy conference has begun. Currently on the shuttle to Chicago. #
  • Sitting on the plane waiting to take off. Flight is about five hours long. #
  • I am in San Francisco now. Also, had to turn off my phone before I got a chance to mention American Airlines charges $15 for your first bag. #

Status Updates for 2008-11-18

Published on November 18, 2008 in Status Updates. Comments
  • Does this mean I can call myself a photographer? http://tinyurl.com/5e6ghh #
  • iPhone magic: “Oh shit! You’re going to be so excited. It’s made me enjoy life more. Is that sad? Fuck it. It provides pleasure right?” #
  • You know you’re a graduate student when… your eyes almost fall out of their sockets when you first see a PDF magically load on an iPhone. #

Status Updates for 2008-11-17

Published on November 17, 2008 in Status Updates. Comments
  • “Ubuntu? I’m going to learn Ubuntu?” *http://tinyurl.com/5e7pam #