Author Archives: DAK

You don’t need to buy First Class “Forever” stamps to last you the rest of your life…just the Post Office’s.

I’m going to assume that I don’t have to explain social networking and Facebook to you…and seeing as you’re likely just me re-reading this later, then of course I don’t. I’m also going to assume that I don’t need to … Continue reading →

The trash receptacle at the end of the Del Taco drive-thru is stuffed full of McDonald’s bags. This disturbs me greatly.

I don’t think I’ve ever posted from Taiwan. So there you go. zaijian!

I am an introspective person by default, but traveling along makes me doubly so. Especially when in a country where even the first through third most popular languages are ones I don’t know. China is a brutal country. Not in … Continue reading →

I need to get out and about more. I’m fairly well travelled, I’ve been all around North America, the usual places in Europe, and spent a fair amount of time in common and uncommon parts of Asia. I’m better travelled … Continue reading →

Generally speaking, I don’t have a home in the traditional sense. Actually, generally speaking I do have a home in the traditional sense, in that I have an apartment that houses all of my things and I have the keys … Continue reading →

Vending machines from back in the day were clunky and huge. You pushed a button with a photo representation of the product you wanted, it fell through some labyrinth, took a few dings, and off you went. It was fast, … Continue reading →

It’s weird how there’s no time for anything anymore. I haven’t had a good ol’ fashioned hangout with some of my old friends in months? In some cases years? I haven’t called back a half a dozen people I would … Continue reading →

I don’t generally like celebrating holidays, I’ve decided. I find that the commercial aspects have taken most of the magic out of them. Ironically, Christmas is my favorite holiday for just that very reason, I like to get things. It … Continue reading →