Getting My Shift Together (One Task at a Time)
Late Start After a train delay, I realized I’d be arriving at work nearly an hour behind schedule. I agreed to make…
Workplace Automation with Google
“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”…
Better Process Bad Results
When the Shots Don’t Fall It was my day off, and I have a bad habit of sleeping in till around noon…
Tomorrow Isn’t Guaranteed
I woke up wondering if I should try to make my way to World DJ Festival Japan. A couple of my favorite…
Cycles, Scabs, Circuits, Nostalgia, and Power Chords
In a recent post, I’ve joked that it’s taken me nearly two months to get a new blog out. It’s impossible to…
Not Every Slip is a Terrible Fall
This morning, I woke up on instinct. Looking down at the clock, panic surged through me—I had overslept by an hour. But…
Laidback Log: June 22nd Back Into the Habit
Expectations Vs Reality Last night I fell asleep fully intending to wake up early, motivated, and ready to make the most of…
Two Months Later. . . Lateback Log
Laidback Log April 15th, 2025 It’s been over two months since my last post—at least, that’s what it feels like. The hardest…
Floating On The Edge of Dreams and Exhaustion
This might be one of my more imaginative titles,b ut the truth about tour guiding is that I don’t get much regular…
Rockstar Life Minus the Money and Fame
A Tour Guide’s Quiet Journey Through Japan It’s easy to romanticize life in Japan — the food, the trains, the neon lights.…