And So It GoesThe day-to-day detritus of Calton Bolick's life in Japan."If I can fight off a bear with a brolly, I can do anything"- September 19, 2003 Last October, I told the story of a co-worker, a Scottish woman named Marianne, who was attacked by a bear while hiking near Nagano. She returned to Scotland in May, but I hadn't heard from (or about) her until today. It must have been a slow news day in Scotland back in June, but it seems Marianne told her story and the story was picked up by the BBC's Radio Scotland: Friday, 27 June, 2003 Woman fights bear with umbrella A Scottish tourist, who has just returned from Japan, has told how she.http://blogs.salon.com/0001306/2003/09/19.html#a201 Stalking the Noir Streets of Tokyo- September 18, 2003 This past Sunday I went to something I used to take for granted back in Berkeley but rarely hear about here: the author appearance. This one, of thriller writer Barry Eisler, took place at a foreigner hangout in Aoyama called The Pink Cow. I saw a flyer for Eisler's appearance posted at my office, and the name of his first book rang a bell, recalled from a Japan Times book review last year. The basic plot sounded very high concept: John Rain, half-Japanese, half-American (or, as reviewer...http://blogs.salon.com/0001306/2003/09/18.html#a200 A Makeover- September 18, 2003 Just trying out a new look for this weblog, a Radio theme called Soundwaves (There some others I liked better, but for some reason the comments buttons on them didn't work)http://blogs.salon.com/0001306/2003/09/18.html#a198 |