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Meetup/Book event: Sunday September 27th, 5-7pm in Tokyo
Hi all, I am THRILLED to announce that I will be participating in a Book Launch / Book Party with three other super-talented writers on Sunday September 27th from 5:00pm – 7:00pm. You can RSVP on the...
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Comic: I’m bored!
I didn’t draw any comics about Ryosuke quitting his job and transitioning into freelance work with me. At the time, the emotions were too raw. I figured looking back in hindsight would be better. For...
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I’m not ashamed of my flaws (and you shouldn’t be either)
I am a very ordinary person with the unusual circumstance of having half a million people looking at the things I create every month (this blog, my comic books, YouTube). It’s a strange feeling. If...
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Comic: This is the countryside. It won’t be crowded.
Government offices always seem to take forever. It doesn’t matter what country you’re in. It took me several days of waiting in lines and bleak rooms in America to get all the documentation to get my...
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Comic: Apartment hunting in Tokyo VS the Japanese Countryside
People keep asking why we don’t live in Tokyo. It’s probably our “most asked” question this year. Truth is, there are a lot of complicated reasons. Part of it, of course, is finances.
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Comic: Time to find a new hobby!
Just kidding. I’m still going to keep drawing comics. For the last year, I’ve been using a specific type of pen from a specific art store in Ueno. I absolutely adore how it handles, what the lines...
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Things I love about Japan: Rice Fields in the Countryside
I have a confession: I’m addicted to Japanese rice fields. Not addicted in the traditional sense, though. I haven’t ever helped plant, take care of, or harvest a rice field in Japan.
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Comic: Ryosuke is so tall
Ryosuke finally got glasses! He’s been wearing contacts for most of his adult life (because he hated the way glasses looked on his face). However, with the amount of time he spends studying, reading,...
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6 Things I love about Hot Springs in Japan (Onsen and Sento)
I love Japanese public baths. It doesn’t matter if it’s onsen (a bath house where all the water is pumped up from volcanic activity in the earth) or sento (regular boiled water with the occasional...
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YouTube Video Roundup: Everything I published in August, 2015
These are the videos I posed during August, 2015 on my YouTube channel, “Texan in Tokyo.” Right now, I do three things. I write blog posts about my life in Japan, ranging from personal stories to...
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Comic: A Day in the Life of a Japanese Salaryman
Not every company is like this, of course. One of the main reasons Ryosuke and I moved out of Tokyo (to the quieter, surrounding countryside) is the incredible work ethic people seem to have in Tokyo....
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Comic: Embracing the Unemployed Lifestyle
In February of this year, Ryosuke quit his job. Shortly after, we moved to the countryside. This is pretty much what happened (right before this comic). Ryosuke highly recommends walking around the...
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Comic: I want to grow my beard back!
Ryosuke had to shave his little goatee when he started work last year. I drew a comic about it. Actually, this was the first comic I drew (in Japan). I drew it on some printer paper lying on the...
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Comic: Tofu Skins
I went to the city of Nikko recently with a friend. While I was there, I realized I haven’t gone on a trip without Ryosuke in, well, years. Before we met, I only traveled alone. I thought the easiest...
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Comic: I make children cry
I remember doing this once when I was a kid. I grabbed onto what I thought was my mom’s skirt and then looked up and then it wasn’t her and I ran away screaming. I assume this happens all the time. In...
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Comic: I’m a tomato!!!
I have a surprisingly dark complexion (for a white person, at least). I have a bit of Native American blood in me and spend a ridiculous amount of time outside (even in the winter). Combined, that...
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Comic: Bug Spray
I haaaaaaate mosquito bites on the face. Ugh. For some reason, mosquitoes really like biting my face. And my ankles.
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Comic: Getting in shape :/
I work out. Not often, but I do. Okay, actually I do work out rather often. But when you compare it to Ryosuke (who goes to the gym several times a week, has various workout gear at home, and has an...
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Life updates
Hi everyone, I wanted to give y’all a quick update on how our life has been these last couple months. Some things have changed (others haven’t). 1. Ryosuke is working again!
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Hiroshima and the Story of Sadako (Guest Post)
Today’s guest post comes from blogger and former US newspaper reporter, Sadie Welhoff – about her recent trip to Hiroshima. She writes: The world changed in Hiroshima. How many places on this planet...
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