To Darrin Hudson: BUSINESS UNUSUAL.

About Me

Name: jeffstaple

Location: New York, New York, United States

I think everyone had a "Darrin Hudson" in their lives. Darrin Hudson was in my high school, back in Marlboro, NJ. You know, that person that you had to one-up all the time. Didn't matter what it was: Gear, hair, grades, sports, whatever...it was ON. Well for Darrin and I...it was kicks. Plain and simple. Oddly enough, in a school with over 1000 kids, me and him were the only 2 really into sneakers back then. This is my blog dedicated to Darrin. This is to tell Darrin that I'm still out there, and if he wants to battle, here it is son!! Bring it!! I've since lost touch with Darrin, but thanks to him, you all get to check out the kicks I have amassed over the years. So it is here, that I will archive every pair of shoes I own. It’ll include detailed photos, a grading system, a little tidbit behind each one and every single one will be available for purchase. (Simply POST A COMMENT with your offer). Some other little goodies sprinkled throughout also. Even if I updated a different shoe every week, it would take me about 3 years to complete this project. So sit back and enjoy! The project begins January 1st, 2006...

Saturday, January 14, 2006

BUSINESS UNUSUAL.

Gangsters posing as businessmen I tell ya.

I know, I know...this is my vacation. But it doesn't feel right to fly 10,000 miles across the globe and not visit the people that help Staple tick. So today I had a lunch meeting with Uniqlo. Uniqlo is big. They are the #1 apparel company in Japan. Which puts them somewhere a little smaller than Gap and a little bigger than Abercrombie+Fitch. Business with the Japanese is kinda weird. They blow smoke in your face, try and get you drunk off your ass, make you sit in cramped low ceiling stinky bars... and these are all signs of respect! There's also a lot of no-talking...and grunting. Anyway, I was feeling kinda ill by the end of the meeting.
After the meeting, I had dinner with Hiromi at Roppongi Hills. (obviously a place for gaijins and the asian women who love them.) Hiromi was integral in the startup of Reed Space. You might remember her as the weekend manager for Reed. She now works for Shu Uemera in Tokyo (a high end cosmetics line). Congrats on the new apartment! I completely passed out afterwards. Now I'm preparing for another quick flight up to Sapporo. From there, it's a 2 hr drive to the top of Hokkaido for snowboarding in what I hope will be some epic powder. Dude.

Hiromi...all grown up.

This sign appears in all the subway cars. Apparently, random ass groping is a major epidemic in Japan. This sign basically says, it really hurts the people you touch, so, NO MORE ASS TOUCHING! Nah, for real, it really says that. Statistics show the signs are helping. I want that job. What do you? "I am an ass touching statistician."