Monthly Archives: July 2006

Green Benefits

Posted on July 31, 2006 by

One of the benefits of working next to an R&D laboratory at an electronics manufacturer is that the guys are always playing around with cold lasers and soldering irons and other manly tools of self-destruction. The lab is also the … Continue reading →

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Crystal Cove

Posted on July 31, 2006 by

Just some quick news from back home: Crystal Cove State Park has reopened! Crystal Cove is one of my favorite places back home. It’s been a long decade plus away, and one of the things I miss most about OC … Continue reading →

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Miami Vice Theme Song

Posted on July 31, 2006 by

Speaking of movies, apparently Michael Mann decided he wanted “nothing to do with the TV series” and hence did not use Jan Hammer’s original masterpiece in the new Miami Vice movie. Apparently there’s no Phil Collins or Glen Frey either. … Continue reading →

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The Fast and the Very, Very Okotta: Hick Drifter in Tokyo

Posted on July 31, 2006 by

Even though my masochistic hobby of watching horribly shitty movies is fairly wide known, I am still fairly ashamed to say that I sat through the entirety of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift this past weekend. It is … Continue reading →

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Pug Bowling

Posted on July 30, 2006 by

The intro drags on a bit, but they get a +2 for laying the Gipsy Kings over pug footage:

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Red October

Posted on July 30, 2006 by

Could it be said that these photos of an underground Russian submarine base are the pinnacle of glasnost? Or am I just being nekulturny? And now that I’ve expended my full knowledge of the Russian language, please move on to … Continue reading →

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Google Ads Blocker Detector

Posted on July 28, 2006 by

This is a great way to greet new users to your site: Gee, I wasn’t aware that Google Ads pay per pageview. Dumbshits. Also, FUCK ADS! (this rant brought to you by Anger Management, Ltd.)

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Eating the Gift of the Magi

Posted on July 28, 2006 by

I can’t say much about the Hongshuai Soy Sauce scheme involving production of “soy sauce” from human hair and medical waste, except that the perpetrators should be force fed their own product via beer bong. The journalists then found the … Continue reading →

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Fugu Tip

Posted on July 27, 2006 by

If you are eating fugu liver pate and start feeling a tingling sensation on your lips or in your mouth, down a cup of hot sake and then immediately slit your wrists to bleed off the neurotoxin. That is all.

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Lend me an ear

Posted on July 26, 2006 by

TK is an older guy who works in my office. He’s married, with kids who have long grown up and moved away from the island for the usual reasons; the lack of local jobs, the hellish sameness of the Japanese … Continue reading →

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Just drive.

Posted on July 25, 2006 by

I can’t figure out if this is a joke or not. “iLane[TM] consists of a powerful and small device that interacts directly with existing Bluetoothâ -enabled handheld devices and vehicle audio systems or headsets to read messages out loud and … Continue reading →

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Oh My Technorati

Posted on July 25, 2006 by

Remember that rant about “Web 2.0″ I wrote a few weeks back? That post resulted in angry geek hate mail (ooo, scawy), but today I stand vindicated: Who turned the trendportal firehose on Technorati’s front page? My proposals for a … Continue reading →

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Three days – a lifetime

Posted on July 24, 2006 by

Visited some cousins from the states I haven’t seen in years Went out drinking with friends for the first time in months Had some damn good yakitori, too (mmm, namagimo) In the wee hours of the morning, rode three people … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson – Malaysian Idol

Posted on July 24, 2006 by

Enjoy!

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Amusing T-shirts seen this weekend

Posted on July 24, 2006 by

POSSIBILITY IS NOTHIG! MEETING WITH WORLD NO SHIRT NO SHOES NO JUICY

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Cantomoko

Posted on July 21, 2006 by

There is a sex doll desecrating my bridge. That is all. UPDATE: OK, that wasn’t all. If you are feeling brave today, click here. If you didn’t poke your eyes out after that last link, go ahead and try this … Continue reading →

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The Big Lebowski – Abridged

Posted on July 20, 2006 by

Be warned: This is actually titled the F_cking Short Version, for good reason. It’s White Russian time.

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Doing my part…

Posted on July 19, 2006 by

…for world peace Today I convinced several Japanese people that Canada can be properly referred to as Little America. A Taiwanese guy in the room snorted; I was gracious enough to ignore this and refrain from making a crack about … Continue reading →

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Thai Visa Trivia of the Day

Posted on July 19, 2006 by

For citizens of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Nepal, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Egypt, Palestinian State, Nigeria, Afghanistan, China, and North Korea, the Thai visa applicant must first be granted status of residence in Japan. I … Continue reading →

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Off-season Jack Bauer Love

Posted on July 18, 2006 by

I have a feeling I will be watching 24 long past the point of it jumping the shark; such is my love for J. Bauer, Esq., that I will probably watch every episode up to and including the one where … Continue reading →

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