Let's just hope I never have to use this particular "lifeline/get out of jail free card" here. I recently heard from a friend of mine about this particular lifestyle-- And let it be known that I too have spent a few nights at the many 24 Internet Cafes here in Japan. I mean they're quiet, convenient, there's a supply of drinks and cup-o-noodles included in the service, and for about ￥900 ($9.20) you can crash there for the night in your little cubicle. But while my little "sleepovers" were due to either poor planning (That's what I get for going to Kobe without first calling to see if my friends are free to hang out!) or because I missed the last train (virtually all public transit countrywide halts from 12am until 5:30am!), I cannot fathom having to spend $500/month to live in an internet cube. But if that's all there is between shelter and sleeping outdoors, well...
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18 May 2009
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This is an experiment of sorts to try to tie together my online identity and my offline personality. I've made plenty of business oriented sites, but I have never actually put together one for myself personally... With the advent of social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace along with blog sites like Blogger and Twitter, I find that I have cut a wide swath here in the internet, in terms of being actively online, but there isn't one place to really tie that information together. So this will be an attempt at doing so.