January 3, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR, Martians! 2010 was totally jam-packed, wasn’t it? Back in February the site got a facelift, and fast forward to November when we launched our first line for the Umamimart Shop. We organized nine successful Umamiventures throughout the year, in the Bay Area, NYC and LA, and of course there were so many […]
November 2, 2010
Wow, November certainly snuck up on us, did it not? The sunlight is orange over here in the Bay Area (like the color of the World Series champs, maybe?); the air a bit crisper. The leaves are finally turning color. Amber! Crimson! Gold! Ah, Autumn in full bloom. But no time for sighs. There is […]
October 1, 2010
There’s something strange happening on Planet Umamimart. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there is a shift. I feel it. Do you? It’s approaching a whole new level, which is thrilling, but has me contemplating too. What is it? How did we get here? Where are we going? WHO AM I? Ha. […]
September 1, 2010
I try to live my life void of time constraints. I don’t wear a watch, and I’m perpetually in a rush and am nearly always late for everything. I’m not proud of this, and it’s always something I try to improve, but it somehow makes me less anxious, not knowing what time of day it […]
August 2, 2010
Sloth: Disinclination to work, or exert yourself.* Jesus considers it a deadly sin, but we all deserve to lay low once in a while, don’t we? And every year, people around the world seem to choose the entire month of August to be lazy. Cubicle junkies in the U.S. get Fridays off; New Yorkers spend […]
July 1, 2010
July is here! My god, look at this ultra blue sky– it’s so goddamn bright here, I still can’t deal with the California sun. Quit complaining! It’s gorgeous here! Fine. It’s a new month, and rent is due today. This is my first rent check I’ll be writing since I moved out of Brooklyn! I’m […]
May 24, 2010
People have mentioned to me that they want more of an “editorial voice” from this blog. I’m a serious Twitteraholic, so ya’ll can find me there anytime for some rude and crude remarks in 140 characters or less. But I’ll do a “Letter from the Editor” once in a while, like Martha Stewart or Dana […]