By Already Eddy and The Ocean “I had a little. I saw him once in a picture. I also heard his voice once.” She looked at me over her eighth highball of the night. At 3AM, only two of us remained in the pink atmospheric lighting of the dingy Roppongi bar. We met on Tinder. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Every Situation is Similar
Ballad of the Gumball
By Already Eddy One day I stepped out my door, and I looked down to find, a pink sticky ooze stuck, to these beloved shoes of mine. Who dare spit upon the ground, in front of my front door. I swore to find the culprit, and mop them with the floor. I stepped to the … Continue reading
情け物
By Already Eddy It was winter when I found the house. The garage was open, facing northeast on a street that was running east-west. If one were walking west, anyone could easily walk right past it not knowing it was there. Perhaps I had done so this morning. But when walking back to the east one could even walk … Continue reading
Dr. Oseiji or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Chopsticks Compliment
By Already Eddy A practical crossover into Intermediate/Advanced Conversational Japanese utilizing common conversation starters. 「お箸上手です。」 Before we get into responses to this phrase, let’s talk about four modes of thought vital to Japanese conversation: 素直,謙遜,へそ曲がり, and 意地悪. 素直(すなお): obedient, meek, docile, unaffected (innocent). Many people seek to be or seem sunao in society; … Continue reading