Monthly Archives: January 2005

Rear Spoiler on Gloria

Posted on January 30, 2005 by

Like a zit on a classy older woman’ face. Or something like that.

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Random Osaka Car Photos

Posted on January 30, 2005 by

A double winner! Check out the plate holder – made of a special reflective material that prevents highway cameras from getting a shot of the number plate – that is, uh, assuming there is one. It’s art, dude! In front … Continue reading →

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Mass consumption

Posted on January 29, 2005 by

Proof that tonight’s yakiniku feast was of the all-you-can-eat type.

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Piano Brothers

Posted on January 29, 2005 by

My dad just sent me this clip: PianoBrothers.wmv

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On days like this, the world is mine

Posted on January 29, 2005 by

I was awoken by the mailman, who came with an Amazon package. I’m now listening to Aphex Twin and eating oranges and I feel very , if you know what I mean. It must be from that wine I had … Continue reading →

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Implications?

Posted on January 29, 2005 by

Unconciously sketched by the GF while on the phone with me….

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True Grit

Posted on January 27, 2005 by

The guy I work across from, Angry Hiro, spent the whole day teaching a particularly inept vendor a lesson by yelling at them on the phone for ten hours straight. I am currently trying to recall the funniest combinations of … Continue reading →

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Shopping Alert

Posted on January 27, 2005 by

If you are a techno gadget freak, this is not news to you but I’m posting this for all other forms of life in Japan: BUY AN LCD MONITOR RIGHT NOW! I bought two last week because everyone is predicting … Continue reading →

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Endangered Specieswatch: The Humpbacked Obachan

Posted on January 26, 2005 by

I am too respectful to post a pic, but believe me, I have surreptitiously photographed several. Yes, Concerned Reader, it is true: The Humpbacked Obachan is on the verge of becoming an endangered species. On my island, at least. And … Continue reading →

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Pic o' the Day

Posted on January 26, 2005 by

I beat anorexia! I so want that shirt. Update: Dave found a link where I can get one: LINK

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My high school dean was right

Posted on January 26, 2005 by

Link found somewhere (just before my browser crashed): 20 Questions to a Better Personality …. You are a WRDL–Wacky Rational Destructive Leader. This makes you a Enemy of the State. You are charismatic and winning and a very dangerous enemy. … Continue reading →

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A pile of fish sausages at the market

Posted on January 26, 2005 by

“Fish Sausage.” Nasty.

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Dumplings and Roadkill

Posted on January 25, 2005 by

Two good links today: One for the Road: West Virginia’s Roadkill Cookoff Bitter cold spurs dumpling madness

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Mongolian Mustard-seed Antagonism

Posted on January 25, 2005 by

I’m back, after a five-day stretch being tortured by Koga ninjas in their secret lair under Lake Biwa. Fortunately, I survived by using my wits and took them all out with my killer combos: whooping peony-blossom punch explosive hawk flip … Continue reading →

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Chicken Mayonnaise

Posted on January 24, 2005 by

Nam just sent me this photo of a chicken-mayo nigiri. Guess it gets boring on that bus to Osaka.

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The Other, Other White Meat

Posted on January 20, 2005 by

Go check out the Evil Sandmich’s continued writings on his adventures in Japanese cuisine last year: LINK Excerpts: One morning they had a little hit of ketchup with the Japanese omelet (which I never got tired of, the omelet or … Continue reading →

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Fishing Log

Posted on January 20, 2005 by

Here I will post what we, as a collective, have caught on Awaji up until now, and maybe it will turn into its own updated page. A baby kawahagi (trigger fish). Caught on gokai (bloodworms). Sumoto port. Torafugu (pufferfish), caught … Continue reading →

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This is a Zebra

Posted on January 20, 2005 by

English school or stationery store?

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Don't Be Evil

Posted on January 19, 2005 by

This is an interesting read: Scraping and ad-stripping Google’s results I liken it to a brave little ant picking a fight with an elephant. You applaud the little guy’s tenacity, but keep expecting to see a huge foot stomping down … Continue reading →

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What the hell…

Posted on January 18, 2005 by

I’ve decided to see how long it takes Adam to see the blogpet thing to the left. This should be a fun experiment.

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