Sunday, November 04, 2012

Return of the Drake

It’s great to hear that Big K is starting grad school in Seattle; maybe you can look out for our old friend RichardChiem. Last I heard he went to Seattle too to join his long-distance writing soul-mate. The two of you can form a club. What are your impressions of Seattle? Do you think you’d happy living there?

I’ve started writing more frequently, very soon after your visit in Princeton. If you recall one night in D-Bar over a beer, just before Nathan arrived, you were advising me to write a diary, and so I was inspired to write semi-regularly about my life. Not only do I enjoy the art of creating a sentence, writing has made me more self-reflective, something I sorely need. It changes my sense of time, introduces quiet moments in a life too fast-flowing. As I’m writing this, I am flying over the North pole from Tokyo to New York. I will land in New York after the worst of the storm is over, and trains are mostly running. The Japanese know how to design the interior of a plane to maximize comfort, their service is impeccable, and economy-class food that is prepared in Tokyo is by far the best I’ve eaten. By force of habit, I now notice these small details; I probably have a stronger opinion about planes than I do about cars.
Perhaps in turn I can convince you to write too, and the three of us (with Nathan) can form a writing club. The return of the Drake?

Haha, you are graduating in June?? This is monumental! Perhaps I’ll fly over for your graduation ceremony. 

I think I have already pre-ordered the last Wheel of Time book on Amazon, though I have to check to be sure. Brandon is doing such a great job ending it, I am very much looking forward to it. I recently read a Batman comic that I think you may appreciate. Why don’t you send me your Sacramento address and I’ll gift it to you. And how are job prospects in Sacramento?

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