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Reunion and union

Sorry for my absence the last couple of weeks. Did you miss me? I've been a bit distracted. Certificate of Marriage Hiromi and I have been quietly planning to marry in September in Japan... most of our friends and family have known about it for a while, Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 09, 2007 1:25 AM by jason | 18 Comments

FoodEx Countdown

I’m going to FoodEx for the third year in a row next week, the insanely huge Japanese food trade show, where I will go hunting for interesting Asian food products. I’ll also go to Hoteres, a hospitality industry focused trade show. My business Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:54 PM by jason | 2 Comments

Arrived, partially recovered

Over the holiday weekend I had the good fortune to be nearly unreachable, except via my prepaid Japanese cell phone, as I attempted to recover from jetlag in the hot springs of Hanamaki in Iwate prefecture, not far from Morioka. Monday was also a national Read More...
Posted Monday, October 11, 2004 2:43 PM by jason | 0 Comments

Pioneer Square gallery sale completed

This afternoon I completed a sale of ceramics to Azuma Gallery , a Pioneer Square gallery which carries prints, screens, and ceramics. It's my first sale of note, so I'm very happy. To the best of my knowledge, it's also the first venue where the work Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 12, 2004 11:59 PM by jason | 0 Comments

Pursuing my passions

After years of working a well-paid, challenging, and ostensibly prestigious job which was often interesting, occasionally satisfying, but rarely fulfilling, I’ve decided to move on. This is the launch of my public journal, a journal of my transformation. Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:08 AM by jason | 3 Comments

Serving notice

Every time I’ve returned from a long vacation to my job at Microsoft, I’ve struggled with a ton of unpleasant feelings and internal conflicts. Most of the time, I just worked to quiet my impulses to run away and then I’d be able to hold Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 30, 2004 12:00 AM by jason | 0 Comments

Ceramics buying trip in Mashiko, and meeting the potters

Today was my first purchase of note. I picked ceramic wares from three different artists at two different dealers. My original intent was to buy from four separate dealers, but time was getting tight. I ended up buying a substantial amount of work from Read More...
Posted Sunday, March 28, 2004 12:00 AM by jason | 2 Comments

Flying away from my old life

Under something close to the least favorable economic conditions of my short life, facing the prospect of casting aside a mostly respectable seven-year career at the largest software company on the planet should be terrifying. Instead, I am strangely Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:00 AM by jason | 7 Comments