The Wedding of Lindsay and Lindsay's Boyfriend

As much as I would love to continue the in-joke of just always referring to Dan as "Lindsay's Boyfriend," I'm going to refrain since unaware readers might get the impression that I'm not that familiar with Dan. Suffice to say, even though I've known both Lindsay and Dan for about the same amount of time, and even though Dan is one of my relatively small number of co-workers, Jeff and I enjoy referring to him as "Lindsay's Boyfriend" because we find it funny. In fact, Jeff managed to work that joke into his announcements today at their wedding.

I spent most of my day at that wedding today, and it was definitely the funnest wedding I've ever attended. The question is, was it an inherently fun wedding? Or are all weddings really fun if you actually know the people involved and most of the people there? I'm inclined to think it's a little of both.

Hobonichi Techo

There's a craze sweeping America. It began a few years ago, infecting just a handful of people. Now its followers are numbering in the thousands, growing exponentially each year.

I am, of course, referring to the people using the Hobonichi Techo, a daily planner brought to us from Japan, whose popularity is due in no small part to my former roommate Lindsay. I've been using them for nearly two years now, and I've already placed an order for next year's planner. Today I'm going to talk about why I've grown attached to this craze, and why you might want to as well.

Flagstaff Con Day 1: Travel

This year's Starmen.Net convention was planned by me, which pretty much just means that I found a place that can fit a couple dozen people, figured out how much it would cost to stay there for a week, then convinced people to send me money to cover that amount.

This year it was in Flagstaff, Arizona, a part of the state that looks very different than the rest of it: green, grassy hills, lots of trees, and temperatures below 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. After months of planning this convention for literally minutes each month, it was finally time to go check out this house we were staying at.

The Earthbound Cult

Within Fangamer, there's a common thread with many of the workers: we are Earthbound fans, and have been for a long time. To an outside observer, I'm sure that the Mr. Saturns and Starmen all over the place must look strange.

If you've never played Earthbound, very likely we'll recommend that you do. It was a game that was very important to us, affecting our lives so deeply that I'm sometimes afraid it might frighten people, as if we're part of a cult or something. I'm sure it confuses a few people, so I'll try to explain it as best I can.

Japan Trip XXIII: The Hobonichi Office

After our interview with Shigesato Itoi, we ended up in another meeting while waiting for the rest of the group to return. Then, with everyone there, we were given a tour of the office.

Lindsay would often remark about how similar the Fangamer office felt to the Hobonichi office. After walking around the place, I could see what she meant.

Japan Trip XXII: Shigesato Itoi

Our last day in Japan was primarily spent at the office of Hobonichi, the company owned by Shigesato Itoi and the namesake of this blog. (Hobonichi means "Almost Daily.")

As the creator of Earthbound, he's definitely a hero of mine, so it was an amazing experience to meet him in person and see where he works.

Japan Trip XVII: A Day at Home

First, holy crap, I've been doing most of these posts completely from memory, not really sure of the timeline. But then, I just remembered I brought my Techo with me for the trip and, sure enough, I took note of everything I did, on the days I did them.

I love it when I impress myself, but it's funny how I remembered all these thing (pretty accurately, according to my Techo) but completely forgot that I actually kept record of it all. Memory is weird.

Anyway, we spent most of the fourth day at home, but not idle.