A reminder of why I still blog:
The story of an armchair and sofa
The first armchair and sofa I bought, for my first apartment, took me six months to pick out, and then an astonishing six months to arrive. In the interim, the store where I bought them filed for bankruptcy (and eventually went out of business). In fact I was already in my second apartment when they were finally delivered.
Two years later I loaded the armchair and sofa into a trailer for my move to California. They arrived almost unscathed—except for the hole that my bike pedal tore through the upholstery in the back of the sofa (thankfully out of sight when set against a wall). A little over a year later, Stephanie and I moved to San Francisco together, and of course my armchair and sofa came with.
OMG: The crappy old Cala Market a block from where we used to live is going to become a Trader Joe’s (and a CVS) (perhaps someone read my In the Trader Joe’s deadzone)
I’m famous! (on a virtual supermarket website in Chile)
Back in July, Andy Baio posted a link about these virtual South Korean grocery stores where people can shop by scanning QR Codes next to photos of the items (while waiting for the subway).
Well, apparently they’re also making a splash in Chile. I just hope they stock up on lots of tasty Justinsomnia!
This will resonate with anyone who’s been to Southeast Asia, India, or Africa: Making water sachets