Category: Meta

  • Light Chaser

    I’m bored, and trying not to think about certain things, so let’s play a game. Pictured, a light. It’s somewhere in Tokyo. Ten points to anyone who figures out where. I may add hints in the comments section.

  • The Scheming Swede

    Assistant and PMKFA are plotting something. See, I have proof. I’m sure it’s something nasty.

  • View from my Desk

    I’ve been asked by a few people about the view from my desk at the PingMag offices in Harajuku, and so here it is (the glare is due to the crazy sun we were having — it got to 18 degrees on that day). Below, at night.

  • Time Saved

    Time Saved. Time Saved. No more. Yes, the infamous “Time Saved” mantra/bug that has been plaguing my feed for a while now has finally been dealt with, thanks to the efforts of my dear friend Joseph Keenan. The problem related to the version of Spam Karma — an anti-spam plugin for WordPress — I was…

  • PingMag: What It Means

    As I announced two weeks ago, starting next Monday I kick off life as editor at PingMag, and that means that I’ll be actively on the lookout for freelance pieces for the site. If you would be interested in writing for PingMag, and have some appropriately Ping topics, do get in touch with me. The…

  • O.Lamm, the Bubble Maker

    Me and O.Lamm at Shinjukugyoen on Saturday, spending a nice day out with the OK Fred and Neojaponisme families. As you can see below, O.Lamm was quite the bubble maker. Photos courtesy of Audrey.

  • Meet Your New PingMag Editor

    Oh, that would be me. It’s my great pleasure to announce that as of next month I will become one half of the PingMag editorial team, replacing the departing — and very dear — Verena Dauerer. Somehow, it feels like it was destined to happen — maybe the reason I link so often to them…

  • Facebook Ejection

    Well, this is certainly annoying. I just tried logging into my Facebook account, and I’m getting a message that my account has been disabled. Can’t for the life of me understand why. I hope it’s just a mistake on their part, because I don’t really want to have to go through the process of rebuilding…

  • PauseTalk Vol. 25

    Apologies for being so late on this — blame the Tokyo Game Show — but I’d like to thank everyone who came down to PauseTalk Vol. 25 earlier this month. We started as a rather small group, but it swelled up throughout the evening, and in the end we had a good bunch of people…

  • Jean and Brian’s Adventures in the Hot Tears of Shame

    I haven’t had a chance to listen to it yet, but part of the new episode of Patrick Macias‘ Hot Tears of Shame podcast (#30) was recorded at the Arcade Mania launch party, and includes Brian and me. I’m actually a bit scared to listen to it, because I was quite drunk at the time…