Golden Week

Golden Week started out slow, but it picked up towards the end.  I have been all over the place working and visiting folks I probably should have visited sooner.  I spent some time talking with a few small business owners in Nagoya, most notably my first trip to Mondo Books.  The new shop has a cool vibe, and Mike and Jose have some interesting ideas on how to use their space.  I put in a standing order for Mike to find me a cool kids encyclopedia / picture book about bugs for my buddy Ben and his little nephew.  Hopefully he will find me something cool.

Quiet time for Ben and Boudi

Talking with Trevor D was cool as well, and he agrees with me that somehow the atmosphere in Nagoya has changed recently.  A lot of foreigners are doing their own thing now; braving all the talk about not being able to do anything in Nagoya other than teach.  I have heard it from the old guard before, that Nagoya needs a new crop of entrepreneurs, and perhaps these are the ones they have been looking for. 

I am also getting more and more interested in moving out of the office.  I have a great job, but the prospect of spending the rest of my days camped out in front of the computer does not really appeal to me.  I am not really an office job kind of guy; perhaps something else will present itself, but until then all I can do is try and save enough money to be able to take advantage of it when it does, right?  Money money money!

Yeah, that is how I roll... ok, maybe not. 

Had a great night at Karaoke the other day with Christina and Satomi;  my voice made a partial return to normalcy for the occasion!  I was almost able to sing like I usually can.  Good times, good times. 

Can you girls not read?

Technically,  GW is over.  I have to return to my normal schedule now.  What a pain eh?  First it is off the the gym for a bit, then I will camp out at Starbucks followed by a bit of time at the Hope Japan office.  From the afternoon it is HR time.

Happy Friday Japan people!