Monthly Archives: April 2005

No work for 12 days!

Posted on April 26, 2005 by

I’m off to the airport tomorrow. I may update when I’m Thailand. Or, I may just lay on the beach…

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Mitsuoka Jidosha

Posted on April 26, 2005 by

Most people have never heard of the Japanese automaker Mitsuoka. We rode in a Mitsuoka taxi once and the driver really loved that car – it was, indeed, a very well crafted car, and he kept it impeccably clean. I … Continue reading →

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Kotatsugakure desuka?

Posted on April 25, 2005 by

I forgot who sent me this link, but whoever it was, props: Japanese sexual positions as illustrated by AIBO Once again, someone has WAY TOO MUCH TIME!

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Stupid fucking eighth-grade guidance counselors, et al

Posted on April 25, 2005 by

What a stupid bitch. Not much I can say about this, really. Subverting the Pledge of Allegiance to push your own political agenda is just so wrong… “God” is not a bad word, and if you think so – well, … Continue reading →

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Semtex Penguins

Posted on April 25, 2005 by

Something to make you smile, even though it’s the start of the week. I am posilutely ecstatic to see tax dollars so well spent…

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I'm sooooo lucky it's trash day

Posted on April 24, 2005 by

It seems my faithful, undersized refrigerator has died on me. Everything in the freezer thawed out and a kind of primordial sludge leaked out when I opened the door. NASTY. Oh well, at least I found out what that frozen … Continue reading →

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Moving

Posted on April 24, 2005 by

T just brought my bro, Adam, out from Nara to help him move his stuff to Juso, a part of Osaka famous for negi-yaki and whores. I guess the obvious question is, which one will leave a more bitter taste … Continue reading →

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Chawamushi

Posted on April 22, 2005 by

Enkai desu.

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Spreading the Word

Posted on April 22, 2005 by

Last month, a Japanese woman was able to find her missing daughter through a Livedoor blog just ten days after starting it: LINK

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Never Say Die

Posted on April 22, 2005 by

It would be pretty fun to check this out with my brother and sisters: Goonies 20th Anniversary Celebration Combined, we must have watched that movie at least fifty times. Plus, I think the little stereotyped Asian kid inspired me to … Continue reading →

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Lil' Ronin

Posted on April 22, 2005 by

Look who I stepped on at two in the morning.

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In the Inbox (April 21, 2005)

Posted on April 21, 2005 by

“We all know the Pope was elected in utmost secrecy; the rooms they held the conclave were swept for bugs, special filtering was setup for radio waves and cell phones, etc… . But you want to know the real reason … Continue reading →

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Living La Vida Vader

Posted on April 21, 2005 by

Just out of curiosity, what side of the force have you chosen? The meme of the day is sithblogging: The Darth Side: Memoirs of a Monster

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Iris Chang

Posted on April 21, 2005 by

Although I remember the headlines when her suicide was announced, I didn’t really know much about her life until I read this article: Historian Iris Chang won many battles The war she lost raged within Truly sad… It’s hard to … Continue reading →

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NES – A Cappella

Posted on April 20, 2005 by

For anybody who played the original Nintendo Entertainment System: Redefined Of course, if that gets you all teary-eyed and nostalgic (nerd!), here is the place to go for video game music: Video Game Music Archive

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What you see is what you get

Posted on April 20, 2005 by

Via English Cut, a blog written by a Savile Row tailor, comes the origin of the phrase, “no strings attached.”

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So much anger…

Posted on April 20, 2005 by

On behalf of my host country, I would like to extend an official apology to another nearby country: SORRY! OUR BAD! Now shut the fuck up and revise your own history books, you fucking commies! (and learn to throw rocks/eggs/bottles … Continue reading →

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Impoltant!

Posted on April 19, 2005 by

Recently, dealing with changes due to the new fiscal year have taken up my time at work, and today was no exception. Into my Inbox flies a matter of great concern to the corporate higher-ups: They say we have been … Continue reading →

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Treadmarks

Posted on April 18, 2005 by

Playing in the riverbed.

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A walk on the riverbed

Posted on April 17, 2005 by

I took a long walk today and snapped a series of photos with my phone along the way. At a local construction site, I stumbled upon the Engrish Corporate Slogan of the Year: Apparently, this is not a joke (this … Continue reading →

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