Monthly Archives: May 2006

-phagy

Posted on May 31, 2006 by

One of the most interesting things I’ve read in a while: Eat Me: The Soviet method for attacking infection that we can learn from Favorites passages: – “You send your bacterial sample to the lab, and it’s either matched up … Continue reading →

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Love letter to Senior Vice Justice Minister Taro Kono

Posted on May 31, 2006 by

Right back at you, asshole! (Update 2006/07/05: That link is hosed. I’m pasting a copy of the article below.) A Justice Ministry panel studying an overhaul of Japan’s immigration administration is set to propose that the proportion of foreign residents … Continue reading →

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Feverish Meat Dreams

Posted on May 30, 2006 by

I’ve been down with a completely unprovoked itchy throat/summer head cold the past week (damn you, yahweh!), which I think is more than evident in my writing. Not that I care. I have a cold, you see. It makes me … Continue reading →

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Scary

Posted on May 27, 2006 by

“Hey Justin, can you call back in ten? Nam’s driving right now.”

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"The devil is beating his wife"

Posted on May 26, 2006 by

Someone at work asked me what this phrase meant the other day. I just got around to looking it up. It refers to the weather condition when it is sunny but raining. I never knew there was a term for … Continue reading →

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Ye olde win/mac debate

Posted on May 26, 2006 by

This guy makes me feel much better about not buying a sleek new MacBook Pro. I want a pretty, shiny new toy, but I just cannot justify it. Sidenote: Why are decent graphic cards for Mac still so goddamn expensive?

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Don't bread on me

Posted on May 25, 2006 by

I’m starting a war in the office. Let me explain. Today, I intentionally broke the Tamanegi Convention. This convention simply states that no one shall consume raw onions right before coming to work. The reasons that this convention is necessary … Continue reading →

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mizuwari

Posted on May 24, 2006 by

This is a huge joke, because 99.9% of Asians do not know how to drink whiskey. I have no doubt that 1,000,000 yen buys you a damn smooth mixer for your glass of ice water, but it’s still an awfully … Continue reading →

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In a world of white Toyotas…

Posted on May 23, 2006 by

I have to admit, Mitsuoka makes some real works of art; they stand out from everything else on the street. Take a look at their lineup. My favorite, of course is the Le-Seyde, which is built on the body of … Continue reading →

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ring size

Posted on May 23, 2006 by

Measuring my wedding ring. I already forgot what size it is; ring sizes are the same as shoe sizes – there’s a bunch of different systems. They really should standardize that shit.

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Osaka Parking

Posted on May 23, 2006 by

Courtesy of the G-man, who declares, “I LUV OSAKA.” ($100/hour fine for unauthorized parking)

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Mapped Up

Posted on May 22, 2006 by

This is an interesting way to watch news headlines: Mapped Up It will be interesting to see how it develops, especially when it moves to its own domain.

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Something stuck in one's ear

Posted on May 22, 2006 by

Chinchin! One of the photos Nam took today, her last full day in Japan for the foreseeable future. We went on a drive out to Akashi to look for a dog (shiba-ken) her cousin wants us to send to Thailand … Continue reading →

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Cleanup

Posted on May 20, 2006 by

For the past month or so we’ve been cleaning up the house and finally sent 3 cubic meters of stuff to Mahasarakham via Pakmail this past Monday. Nam is taking off in a couple of days, and I’m still inspired … Continue reading →

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By the Time I Get to Arizona

Posted on May 19, 2006 by

Some of this extreme cuisine article is pretty funny until you start to suspect what a stupid redneck twat the author is… In this day and age, he can’t even pull off a convincing Long Duk Dong… Other than that, … Continue reading →

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Six Drummers

Posted on May 18, 2006 by

(video is close to ten minutes long, let it load for a while before playing) I talked to T on the phone today. He said he’s going to a factory for part time work during his spare time these days, … Continue reading →

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Zato #3

Posted on May 18, 2006 by

I’ve been delinquent in my Zatoichi viewing. I will finish them all before I leave, however. Katsu Shintaro embodies so much of what is lost in modern Japan. And that is of course what makes these movies so cool.

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Nipponese Vatos

Posted on May 18, 2006 by

Japanese Lowrider Life It’s true, we even have them out here on my island.

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This repository, my head

Posted on May 17, 2006 by

I just remembered one of the funniest things I ever heard. About seven years ago I got trapped in a conversation with a roomful of girls, and the topic of the conversation of course turned to the topic it always … Continue reading →

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307 is my magic number

Posted on May 17, 2006 by

I’m not a Numerologist or anything, hell, I hardly even believe in math. Yet, I become strangely obsessed with numbers and compulsively count things out in my head on occassion. You know, the number of steps I take from point … Continue reading →

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