Neil Hopcroft

Trust me, I’m an engineer – another Dilbert classic.

Today I ran the barriers at Shibuya station. I didn’t mean to, and, indeed, didn’t expect to – I thought I had the right ticket and was confidently strolling through when the barrier closed on my trailing foot. Of course, I was so far through by then that it didn’t make much sense to force […]

Why is it that everyone thinks I should do something with sharp knives? You lot worry me…or maybe I worry you. Thank you for your hobby suggestions anyway. The most promising of those suggested so far (while I’m still in Japan, at least) is http://www.geocaching.com , which is a bit like a cross between Fundamental […]

Todays surreal imperitive is ‘Book Off’. Wandering through Shibuya on my way home this evening I overheard someone accosting an American to sign a petition against the use of wooden chopsticks. Now, maybe I’m not the best person to comment on these things given the sheer decadance of my lifestyle, but surely there are bigger […]

There was another Christmas party at work today – this time the project party. It was held at a Japanese restaurant in Ohsaki Gate City – one of those places I’ve been meaning to go but never quite made it to. Its another shopping/restaurant/office combo with high rise walkways from the station, you descend into […]