How to be lucky
I can hardly even believe it, but for two days, I was famous on the Internet! I got a deluge of emails, my blog got thousands of views and my…
How I ended up writing about cat ears, maids, and furries for Forbes
After my article is published on Forbes today, everyone from my grandmother to my mom’s book club will know what I do in my spare time. After today, any potential…
Welcome to otaku journalist 2.0
It’s June 6 and I’ve kept my promise. Now, let’s never leave each other for that long ever again! Welcome to the new Otaku Journalist. Same as the old Otaku…
Otaku Links: Super cool people edition
Gooood morning! I have a lot to be happy about this Saturday — I’ve been playing Spyro the Dragon all morning, the weather’s looking up, and I’m seeing some real…
Katsucon from a wheelchair
Remember when I said I wouldn’t miss Katsucon for anything? It looks like I was put to the test. On Thursday night, I injured my foot on a Metro escalator…
Otaku Links: Xenogears music, jobs for geeks, and Internet miracles
Can’t… not… post…! 1. I was interviewed on Fan to Pro, a great site for geeks who want to make something more of their hobbies! Watch for my column starting…
Mega Otaku Links: train bentos, geek movies and my new religion
I was a lazy blogger last Friday and didn’t post my regularly scheduled links. So that means you get a double helping today. Here’s everything I loved about the Internet…
Otaku Links: The archives
Sometimes I want to do a themed Otaku Links (like last week when I posted all How-Tos and the week before when I posted only anime items) and as a…
A squid comes to town, a squid leaves town
The novelist John Gardner once said that every story comes out of one of just two basic plots. The first is when somebody leaves home and goes on a journey.…
Otaku Links: the How To section
(Picture is unrelated but still totally awesome.) Phasers Set to Stun by Anna Wu. I love learning new things. So let’s take this week’s Otaku Links to pick up some…