Froward Jason

@JasonTrue
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Elixir nerd. Obsessive cook. Bakery owner (nokucheese in Mizonokuchi)

I'm from Seattle, but I live in in Kawasaki, Japan. Come fly with me.

Twitterhttps://twitter.com/jasntru
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Githubhttps://github.com/JasonTrue
Show threadFroward Jason4d ago
@codebyjeff Yes, I think of it as a very expensive lesson. And one that had a pretty disastrous effect on my physical and mental condition, beyond the financial impact, but it's at least theoretically possible to recover. I'm just going to be incredibly down until I find an alternative path forward.
Froward Jason4d ago
Without a miracle, it looks like my shop's journey is coming to an end. Spent a little too much time with an attorney and an accountant today, and after a few silver linings earlier in the week appeared, I'm feeling extra fucked now.
Froward Jason6d ago

Didn't go out last night but did drink a little too much at home. Panicked my way to the shop in the morning for a call the email said would be "Tuesday" (it'll be Wednesday in Japan). Called my mom, my corporate bank, my corporate accountant. Met with the accountant at my shop to discuss options.

Today's my scheduled day off, but of course I'm "working", and going to a networking event tonight.

But closing the next two days to Deal.

Show threadFroward Jason6d ago
@glen_malley There's also a few places that seem like nice cockatil bars around Sangenjaya, and a jazz bar, and somewhere closer to Shimokitazawa or Daita there was an 80s-ish music bar. I haven't done much actual visiting to these places though just because of my aversion to smoke.
Show threadFroward JasonMar 16
@glen_malley there's a bunch of tiny bars in improbably standing buildings Golden Gai style near the Niku no hanamasa. And depending on what you're after a bunch of places along the road toward Shimokitazawa, and another section of tiny bars behind a koban near the department store whose name I forget. Plus standard chain izakaya and odd local places near (I think) Temple U.
Show threadFroward JasonMar 16
@glen_malley partly about my commute honestly. But there's an African bar in Jiyugaoka I like and a decent enough Irish themed pub, plus a bunch of small bars on one side of the station. Sangenjaya has its own Golden Gai equivalent plus a few fancier places, without the tourist madness of Golden Gai or Shibuya.
Froward JasonMar 16
Had an ambition to go drinking tonight (Shibuya? Sangenjaya? Jiyugaoka? Or just the place by my home station) but feeling oddly in limbo. Also weird going "out" drinking alone. I don't like the smell of cigarettes.
Froward JasonMar 13

A loan that would have allowed me to grow my shop over the next year didn't work out. I meant to apply over a year ago. But changing requirements and 80 hour work weeks meant I never had more than half of my day "off" to try to get there.

Now I'm either going to need to miraculously find a couple dozen friends or family members willing to invest or lend me money (seeking about 12 million yen total), or I'll be abruptly closing shop. Most likely this month.

Froward JasonMar 12
Well. I'm truly fucked.
Show threadFroward JasonDec 1
@jackonskates this musing makes me happy I don't live in Tokyo. And especially grateful for PR since last year